Best Rabbi Shay Podcasts (2024)

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What Kind of Response Have We Had Over the Past Nine Months? Are We Changed People? 15:04

9h ago15:04

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What Kind of Response Have We Had Over the Past Nine Months? Are We Changed People? - Jul 29, 2024 -By Schachter, Rabbi Shay

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Holding Space with Avra Shapiro 44:18

30m ago44:18

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Avra Shapiro (they/them) joins us for a fantastic conversation about God this week. Avra is a queer Jewish mystic and freelance Kohenet and discusses their journey to becoming a Kohenet. Avra shares their understanding of God as an ever-flowing source of support and the importance of cultivating a personal relationship with the divine, especially b…

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Beis Haknesses in the Absence of a Beis Hamikdash 29:43

4d ago29:43

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Beis Haknesses in the Absence of a Beis Hamikdash - Jul 25, 2024 -By Schachter, Rabbi Shay

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Reasons We Fast on Shiva Asar B'Tamuz 22:49

9h ago22:49

22:49

Reasons We Fast on Shiva Asar B'Tamuz - Jul 22, 2024 -By Schachter, Rabbi Shay

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Queer Country Femme Ministry with Rev. Jes Kast 51:20

4d ago51:20

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We’ve known Rev. Jes Kast for a long time now and it was an absolute pleasure to have her on the pod this week talking queer, country, femme ministry! Jes is a minister of word and sacrament in the United Church of Christ and shares her journey of faith and queerness in this conversation. She discusses her upbringing in a conservative Christian env…

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Taking a Parking Spot & Borrowing a Sukkah, Tallis or Tefillin Without Permission 28:57

7h ago28:57

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Taking a Parking Spot & Borrowing a Sukkah, Tallis or Tefillin Without Permission - Jul 18, 2024 -By Schachter, Rabbi Shay

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"Don't Ever Say I am Not Significant Enough": Yirmiyahu Hanavi & His Prophecy of the Churban - Destruction of the Beis Hamikdash 54:53

14d ago54:53

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"Don't Ever Say I am Not Significant Enough": Yirmiyahu Hanavi & His Prophecy of the Churban - Destruction of the Beis Hamikdash - Jul 16, 2024 -By Schachter, Rabbi Shay

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The Individual & Personal Relationship With Torah: Siyum Hatorah With the Goldberg-Polin Family in Honor of Hersch 26:22

8h ago26:22

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The Individual & Personal Relationship With Torah: Siyum Hatorah With the Goldberg-Polin Family in Honor of Hersch - Jul 15, 2024 -By Schachter, Rabbi Shay

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The Feedback Loop of the Divine with Rabbi Andy Kahn 52:40

7d ago52:40

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Rabbi Andy Kahn is on the podcast this week sharing their journey of self-discovery, faith, and the intersection of queerness and Judaism. They discuss their experience growing up Jewish, their path to becoming a rabbi, and their work in eco-theology. Our conversation delves into the concept of God, relationality, and the interconnectedness of all …

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Thoughts on The Assassination Attempt of Former President Trump: Yad B'Yad Staff Orientation 32:04

16d ago32:04

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Thoughts on The Assassination Attempt of Former President Trump: Yad B'Yad Staff Orientation - Jul 14, 2024 -By Schachter, Rabbi Shay

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Being Guilted Into Purchasing Something 29:07

18d ago29:07

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Being Guilted Into Purchasing Something - Jul 12, 2024 -By Schachter, Rabbi Shay

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A Torah Perspective on the Current Political Discourse in The United States 38:39

19d ago38:39

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A Torah Perspective on the Current Political Discourse in The United States - Jul 11, 2024 -By Schachter, Rabbi Shay

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Living an Artificial and Synthetic Life: Using the Quieter Summer Months to Reevaluate Our Religious Lives 49:03

21d ago49:03

49:03

Living an Artificial and Synthetic Life: Using the Quieter Summer Months to Reevaluate Our Religious Lives - Jul 9, 2024 -By Schachter, Rabbi Shay

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Brian & Shay: A Big Announcement 20:27

7d ago20:27

20:27

And the big announcement is- we’re writing a book!! We’re so excited that we can finally, officially announce our upcoming book, “Reading the Bible Through Queer Eyes.” This is a working title, the whole publishing process is full of edits and changes. But we’re excited, nervous, scared, ecstatic and we can’t wait to share it with our community. Th…

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Medical Emergency Right After Kiddush Before Hamotzi 12:13

25d ago12:13

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Medical Emergency Right After Kiddush Before Hamotzi - Jul 5, 2024 -By Schachter, Rabbi Shay

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Shabbos Rosh Chodesh - Mixing Up Retzei and Yaaleh V'Yavo in Birchas Hamazon 8:29

26d ago8:29

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Shabbos Rosh Chodesh - Mixing Up Retzei and Yaaleh V'Yavo in Birchas Hamazon - Jul 4, 2024 -By Schachter, Rabbi Shay

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Should a Woman Undergoing Fertility Treatments Fast on Shiva Asar B'Tamuz? 7:35

27d ago7:35

7:35

Should a Woman Undergoing Fertility Treatments Fast on Shiva Asar B'Tamuz? - Jul 3, 2024 -By Schachter, Rabbi Shay

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Fertility Treatments on Shabbos 12:06

27d ago12:06

12:06

Fertility Treatments on Shabbos - Jul 3, 2024 -By Schachter, Rabbi Shay

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Plag Mincha/Maariv Minyanim & Answering Borchu to an Earlier Minyan on Friday Afternoon Before Davening Mincha 9:29

27d ago9:29

9:29

Plag Mincha/Maariv Minyanim & Answering Borchu to an Earlier Minyan on Friday Afternoon Before Davening Mincha - Jul 2, 2024 -By Schachter, Rabbi Shay

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Davening for One Who is Ill 33:29

29d ago33:29

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Davening for One Who is Ill - Jul 1, 2024 -By Schachter, Rabbi Shay

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Performing Chesed With Sensitivity and Caring 6:09

30d ago6:09

6:09

Performing Chesed With Sensitivity and Caring - Jun 30, 2024 -By Schachter, Rabbi Shay

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Growing Up with Jennifer Knapp 54:52

13d ago54:52

54:52

Jennifer Knapp discusses her journey on the pod this week as a singer-songwriter in the contemporary Christian music industry and her subsequent shift to more mainstream music. She talks about the tension she felt between the inspiring messages of Christianity and the restrictive expectations and shame associated with it- particularly in relation t…

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Why Can't One Tie Tziztis Strings That Ripped on Shabbos? 5:55

1M ago5:55

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Why Can't One Tie Tziztis Strings That Ripped on Shabbos? - Jun 28, 2024 -By Schachter, Rabbi Shay

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Properly Caring For HKBH's Critically Sick Children on Shabbos 29:27

1M ago29:27

29:27

Properly Caring For HKBH's Critically Sick Children on Shabbos - Jun 27, 2024 -By Schachter, Rabbi Shay

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Inscribing a Family Name Onto the Parchment of a Sefer Torah 8:11

1M ago8:11

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Inscribing a Family Name Onto the Parchment of a Sefer Torah - Jun 27, 2024 -By Schachter, Rabbi Shay

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Why Do We Always Begin Camp Simcha Sessions on a Wednesday?!? 5:43

1M ago5:43

5:43

Why Do We Always Begin Camp Simcha Sessions on a Wednesday?!? - Jun 27, 2024 -By Schachter, Rabbi Shay

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Unrestricted Gemilus Chassadim: Framing Our Time as Staff at Camp Simcha 27:22

1M ago27:22

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Unrestricted Gemilus Chassadim: Framing Our Time as Staff at Camp Simcha - Jun 26, 2024 -By Schachter, Rabbi Shay

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Perspective Taking and How We Choose To Interpret: Parshas Shelach & A Lesson From the Meraglim 6:32

1M ago6:32

6:32

Perspective Taking and How We Choose To Interpret: Parshas Shelach & A Lesson From the Meraglim - Jun 26, 2024 -By Schachter, Rabbi Shay

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Being a Good Contaminant with Billie Hoard 43:45

1M ago43:45

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We have Billie Hoard on the podcast this week for a conversation that explores the intersection of queerness, spirituality, theology, and delving into the impact of disgust and its connections with purity culture and fascism. Billie shares her personal experiences and insights, highlighting the role of disgust in shaping social boundaries and exclu…

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Status of The Non Kosher Plate That Gets Mixed Back Into the Pile of Plates 34:47

1M ago34:47

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Status of The Non Kosher Plate That Gets Mixed Back Into the Pile of Plates - Jun 20, 2024 -By Schachter, Rabbi Shay

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What Is Your Passion? Making Sacrifices For Torah Values 1:00:42

1M ago1:00:42

1:00:42

What Is Your Passion? Making Sacrifices For Torah Values - Jun 18, 2024 -By Schachter, Rabbi Shay

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Conversations with Genesis with Jessica Jacobs 46:56

1M ago46:56

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Jessica Jacobs joins us this week to talk about her new book of poetry, “Unalone.” It’s a beautiful collection of poems that are inspired by and in conversation with Genesis. As you read through them, you move through Genesis. It’s such an incredible concept and moving poetry! Jessica also talks about her life and experiences as a queer woman who c…

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Queering Contemplation with Cassidy Hall 37:56

2M ago37:56

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We are so excited to welcome Cassidy Hall to the podcast for a conversation about her book, ‘Queer and Contemplation.’ We talk with Cassidy about the importance of queering traditional religious concepts and practices. She shares her personal experiences with faith and queerness, and how they intersected in her upbringing. Hall defines contemplatio…

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