Evolve
Groundbreaking Jewish Conversations
Displaying 3 items of Evolve with the tag "jew".
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Episode 60: Former Rep. Andy Levin on Courage, the Election, AIPAC and Gaza
November 26th, 2024 | Season 1 | 1 hr 17 mins
2024, aipac, congress, courage, election, elections, gaza, israel, jew, jewish, judaism, palestine, politics, protest, reconstructionist judaism, redistricting, timothy snyder, two state solution, war
Former Congressman Andy Levin sits for a truly wide-ranging interview about the election, his concerns about the incoming Trump administration, Israel and so much more.
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Episode 56: Human Rights Attorney Turned Rabbinical Student Maria Pulzetti on Confronting Problematic Torah Verses and Examining Reproductive Justice Through a Jewish Lens
August 29th, 2024 | Season 1 | 1 hr 4 mins
abortion, bible, jew, jewish, jews, judaism, reconstructing judaism, reconstructionist, reconstructionist judaism, reproductive justice, reproductive rights
If we embrace Judaism, what do we do with passages from Torah and elsewhere that seem to directly undermine our worldviews and values? Human rights attorney turned rabbinical student Maria Pulzetti makes a compelling case that we should deal with these problematic biblical passages head-on.
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Episode 44: High Holidays: Making Your Soul a Vessel for Change
August 31st, 2023 | Season 1 | 1 hr 7 mins
high holidays, jew, jewish, judaism, reconstructionist, rosh hashanah, yom kippur
In this pre-High Holidays episode, Bryan Schwartzman asks Rabbi Nathan Kamesar how he prepares to lead Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur services. They discuss ways people can the most out of the holidays, whether they go to synagogue or not.