Adventures in Jewish Studies Podcast
Adventures in Jewish Studies is a podcast produced by the Association for Jewish Studies, the largest learned society and professional organization representing Jewish Studies scholars worldwide. The episodes take listeners on a journey, exploring a wide range of topics, from the contemporary to the
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Religion & Spirituality
Judaism
Introducing the AJS Critical Sources Podcast
As a listener of Adventures in Jewish Studies, we ho...
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Mar 26 2024 1m
Yiddish Socialists and the Garment Industry
A century ago, Jews were at the center of the Americ...
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Feb 12 2024 38m
Rethinking Holocaust Education
A sharp rise in antisemitic incidents has led to inc...
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Dec 13 2023 33m
Jews in Colonial America
This episode of Adventures in Jewish Studies explore...
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Oct 24 2023 38m
The Many Lives of Kabbalah
Kabbalah, one of Judaism’s most sacred schools of th...
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May 3 2023 27m
Do Jews Believe in Magic?
While the Talmud famously forbids sorcery, Jewish hi...
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Feb 8 2023 46m
The Many Genders of Judaism
In this episode, host Erin Phillips and guest schola...
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Nov 7 2022 41m
Kol Nidre: Yom Kippur's Most Famous Melody
Kol Nidre is recited at the beginning of evening Yom...
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Sep 29 2022 26m
Disability & Inclusion in Judaism
In this episode of Adventures in Jewish Studies, we’...
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Jul 19 2022 33m
The Future of Kosher Food
Are bugs kosher? What about CBD/THC edibles or Impos...
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May 24 2022 40m
Rethinking Intermarriage
For decades, the rate of intermarriage among America...
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Jul 29 2021 19m
America's First Bat Mitzvah
The first American bat mitzvah took place on March 1...
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May 24 2021 32m
The Protocols, Henry Ford, & the International Jew
For this episode, we joined forces with Theatre Dybb...
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Mar 11 2021 33m
Is There a Jewish Environmental Ethic?
"If you harm the environment, you harm yourself.” Th...
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Feb 3 2021 13m
Why Most American Jews Are Democrats
Since the 1930s, around 70% of American Jews have co...
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Oct 26 2020 24m
Rethinking Black-Jewish Relations
For many people, the narrative about Black-Jewish re...
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Sep 8 2020 30m
The History of the Passover Haggadah
The Passover Haggadah is among the most popular and ...
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Mar 31 2020 23m
The World of Jewish Languages
This episode of the Adventures in Jewish Studies pod...
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Feb 26 2020 29m