In Episode 1, Elana and Robin introduce the concept of a “blogcast” and how it’s different from the JLV Podcast, which is available to members of the JLV Shomrim. Robin asks a LOT of questions (more than 4!) and together, they explain the concept of kashrut — kosher food, keeping kosher, and even a mention about “kosher for Passover.”

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Show Notes:

  • JLV Shomrim
    • The JLV Shomrim are Jewish Learning Venture’s most generous supporters, who have committed to sustaining the Agency and its initiatives. Shomrim – guardians – are the stewards of our community who ensure that we continue to provide Jewish education and engagement across the Greater Philadelphia community.
    • Learn more about the JLV Shomrim here.
  • Vocabulary
    • Here are some words mentioned during this episode and their definitions:
      • Kashrut: the body of Jewish religious laws concerning the suitability of food. The rules cover which foods to eat, how to prepare them, and how to combine them. “Kosher” describes any food that complies with those rules.
      • Trayf (Yiddish): Food that is prohibited by kashrut. The word is derived from the Hebrew טְרֵפָה (trēfáh) meaning “torn.” Other variations: treif, treyf, or tref.
      • Hechsher: a rabbinical endorsement or certification especially of food products that conform with traditional Jewish dietary laws. 
      • Parve: made without milk, meat, or their derivatives
  • Further reading:

And if you came here looking for the answer to whether or not rabbit is kosher…it isn’t! (No cloven hooves, no cud-chewing!)

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Transcript:

Elana
Hi, I’m Elana Rivel, Jewish Learning Venture’s CEO.

Robin
And I’m Robin Matthews. I have a thousand titles. I’m the Director of jkidpride, PJ Our Way Engagement, and I’m JLV’s graphic designer.

Elana
And we want to welcome you to the first episode of our new blogcast, More Than 4.

Robin
I have questions. First, what is a blogcast?

Elana
Well, Jewish Learning Venture has had a blog for a really long time, right? And we were thinking maybe it’s time to try a new format, shake it up a little, turn our blog into a podcast. And call it a blogcast

Robin
Oh, that’s clever. But why not just call it a podcast?

Elana
Well, we already have a podcast that’s exclusive to our Shomrim, our most generous donors, and we wanted to create content that was available to everyone.

Robin
But if people wanna listen to our original podcast series, they can join our Shomrim, right? We can link the info to that in the show notes, I guess.

Elana
Perfect. Okay, so you said you had more questions?

Robin
Yeah, I have lots of questions. So, More Than 4. So that was the next question I was gonna ask what the name of the blogcast More Than 4 means.

Elana
Well, you may be familiar with the four questions we ask on Passover, and –

Robin
Don’t ask me to ask them right now. And actually, They’re four answers and