Being Jew-ish is a podcast by Seth Everett and Dave Vaisberg that addresses Antisemitism, hate, and other troubling issues head on. Seth, a veteran podcaster in the worlds of sports, tech, and superheroes. Dave, a senior rabbi at an historic New Jersey synagogue. On this biweekly podcast, Seth and Dave dive into all topics secular, Jewish, and in between, with nothing off limits.
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Being Jew-ish is a podcast by Seth Everett and Dave Vaisberg that addresses Antisemitism, hate, and other troubling issues head on. Seth, a veteran podcaster in the worlds of sports, tech, and superheroes. Dave, a senior rabbi at an historic New Jersey synagogue. On this biweekly podcast, Seth and Dave dive into all topics secular, Jewish, and in between, with nothing off limits.
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Episode 21 is dedicated to the memory of Rabbi David Ellenson, Ph.D. David was one of the great rabbis of this generation. Among other roles, he was the head of Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion when Dave studied there and the one who gave him s'michah (ordained him). He was a brilliant scholar and an incredible human being, respected by Jews from all backgrounds. He died at the age of 76 on Thursday, December 7. For more information on Rabbi David Ellenson, PHD., see his obituary in the New York Times— https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/10/us/david-ellenson-dead.html.
In episode 21, Seth and Dave listen to the clip of the congressional hearing of the presidents of U Penn, MIT, and Harvard, and discuss the problems of their unwillingness to state without reservation that calling for an intifada is problematic speech on their campuses. Seth and Dave discuss the difficulty of choosing a college for Jewish students and then explore some lesser-known Hanukkah tidbits.''
Being Jew-ish
Being Jew-ish is a podcast by Seth Everett and Dave Vaisberg that addresses Antisemitism, hate, and other troubling issues head on. Seth, a veteran podcaster in the worlds of sports, tech, and superheroes. Dave, a senior rabbi at an historic New Jersey synagogue. On this biweekly podcast, Seth and Dave dive into all topics secular, Jewish, and in between, with nothing off limits.
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