After a one-month break from its regular monthly podcast, “The Joy of Text” returned last month with a much-awaited topic. Having come up in multiple previous episodes, [male] masturbation was finally discussed. After taking its first month off since it...
Two weeks ago, nearly four dozen audio recordings from this summer’s Yeshivat Chovevei Torah‘s Yemei Iyun in Tanakh and Jewish Thought were uploaded. Having dispensed with previous years’ arrangement of lectures on specific books within the Jewish Bible (תנ”ך (TaNaKh)), this...
Last month’s episode of “The Joy of Text” switched up its format for what it’s calling a mini-episode. In this mini-episode, in lieu of its typical format of a main topic, a guest interview, and then Q & A all...
Last month’s episode of “The Joy of Text” featured a discussion on educating one’s children on sexual matters, an interview with Dr. Joy Ladin, and a Q & A segment. This episode was the first in the series to have...
This week’s Beer 30 Show featured, amongst other people, Levi Fried, from Righteous Brew. Fried, about whom I’ve written previously, is currently on a summer visit to California for a beer tour, and was able to join the show. The Beer...
In last month’s recent podcast of “The Joy of Text”, the featured discussion was about pornography (“The Pornography Episode”), which provided the most dynamic interaction between the two hosts of the show, Rabbi Dov Linzer and Dr. Bat Sheva Marcus,...
Having regularly written about The Joy of Text series, I realized I haven’t yet gotten around to posting about the two most recent podcasts. In this post, I’ll describe May’s podcast, which came out a month-and-a-half ago (stay tuned for...
Just as with last week’s horrific shooting in Charleston, there were national rabbinic organizations that issued statements regarding a national event. Following this morning’s decision by the Supreme Court of the United States of America to allow for a redefining...
Following the horrific attack in Charleston, South Carolina which took place the other night, numerous organizations across the country issued statements condemning the attack. Amongst these organizations were many Jewish organizations. There were also four national rabbinic organizations that offered...
This month marks a Southern California monthly Jewish magazine’s first anniversary. With the publication of its first issue last June, Kosher OC Magazine is celebrating its first anniversary this month, having brought a second monthly Jewish publication to Orange County....
