Elana and Robin delve into the Torah — what it is, how it’s different from the Bible (is it?), how it’s written, and how we care for it.  --------------------------------------- Show Notes: Vocabulary Here are some words mentioned during this episode and their definitions: Ark: an ornamental chamber in the synagogue that houses the Torah scrolls Bimah: the podium or platform in a synagogue from which the Torah is read Holocaust: the genocide of European Jews during World War II. Morah [Moreh]: Hebrew for a female [or male] teacher New Testament: The second division of Christian Bibles is the New Testament, [...]

Elana and Robin invite their friend and colleague, Julia Weekes, a self-proclaimed yiddishe kop, to help them figure out all the ways that Yiddish is different than Hebrew. (Hint: it's more than 4!) Stay tuned to hear Julia's favorite Yiddish words and see how many of them you already knew! --------------------------------------- Show Notes: JuliaWeekes JLV bio Website Vocabulary Here are some words mentioned during this episode and their definitions: aleph bet: Hebrew alphabet alter kaker: Elderly person, old-timer Ashkenazi: Jews who are descended from Jews who lived in Central or Eastern Europe balabusta: good homemaker balagula: person of low standing [...]

In Episode 2, Elana and Robin invite their friend and colleague, Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer to help them tackle the question of what Jews believe about the afterlife. Unsurprisingly, it resulted in many more questions! --------------------------------------- Show Notes: Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer JLV bio Website Vocabulary Here are some words mentioned during this episode and their definitions: Atheist: a person who disbelieves or lacks belief in the existence of God or gods. Dybbuk (Hebrew - "adhere" or "cling"): In Jewish mythology, a malicious possessing spirit believed to be the dislocated soul of a dead person. Gilgul (Hebrew - "cycle" or "wheel"): Gilgul is a concept of [...]