Talking Tachlis Podcast

Talking Tachlis Podcast
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Join us as we discuss the most pressing and interesting issues of the day, relating to Jewish life, and life in general.

  1. 187. Rethinking Israel Education With Dr. Noam Weissman

    27/03/2023

    187. Rethinking Israel Education With Dr. Noam Weissman

    How should we really be talking about Israel - in the classroom, or anywhere else? This week, Uri speaks to Dr. Noam Weissman, Executive Vice President of OpenDor Media, where he spearheads the educational vision and leads content creation across all divisions. Noam heads a team of content creators and educators for the Unpacked brand which reaches millions of young Jews each year with articles, videos and social media content. He is also the host of the popular Unpacked podcasts “Unpacking Israeli History” and “The Power Of” as well as the host of the YouTube channel, Today Unpacked. For more, see: https://jewishunpacked.com/deir-yassin-the-battle-for-truth/ https://jewishunpacked.com/the-altalena-israels-almost-civil-war/ https://jewishunpacked.com/the-kastner-trial-why-a-jew-who-saved-many-was-put-on-trial-for-working-with-the-nazis/ https://jewishunpacked.com/kfar-qassem-a-wound-that-still-bleeds/

    43 min
  2. 186. Why Do Some People Hate Eruvs?

    01/03/2023

    186. Why Do Some People Hate Eruvs?

    NY Times - the gift that keeps giving. Last week, you may have read: “For Strictly Observant Jews in Brooklyn, the Sabbath Expands," an article that highlights the new, expansive eruv covering most of Brooklyn. Within hours, there were hundreds of comments on the article, many of which were disparaging and mocking towards Orthodox and Chasidic Jews. This week, Uri and Rivky break down the article and comments, but they also go further - are loopholes a bad thing? And just as importantly, what do ritualistic mitzvot mean to us, as observant Jews? https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/16/nyregion/brooklyn-observant-jews.html

    45 min
  3. 185. What Do You Mean, You People?? (The Movie)

    14/02/2023

    185. What Do You Mean, You People?? (The Movie)

    The new Netflix movie “You People” is a romantic comedy centering around Ezra Cohen, a white Jew, who falls in love with Amira, a black Muslim. Very much in the style of My Big Fat Greek Wedding, or Fiddler on the Roof, there are culture clashes and tension, much of which stems from Amira’s dad, played by Eddie Murphy, and Ezra’s mom, played by Julia Louis Dryfus. The movie touches on a lot of hot button issues that are very much in the news (or, "the culture"), and much negative feedback in the Jewish community centers around particular lines on scenes. This week, Uri and Rivky ask,  what were the filmmakers trying to achieve with this film, what does this say about American culture and society, and what does it say about the state of Jews in America?

    50 min
  4. 184. My Surrogacy Journey with Aliza Abrams Konig

    08/02/2023

    184. My Surrogacy Journey with Aliza Abrams Konig

    This week Uri is joined by Aliza Abrams Konig.  They start by reminiscing about Aliza's previous appearance on Talking Tachlis, and they touch on a number of hot button issues including lab grown meat, the Netflix movie You People, and Joe Rogan's recent antisemitic comments.  They then spend most of the conversation discussing Aliza's experience having a child with a surrogate, including various issues relating to Jewish law, and common misconceptions.   This is a different podcast where Aliza goes into more detail about her experience. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/simultaneously-navigating-surrogacy-a-kidney/id1610003724?i=1000557506816

    43 min
  5. 183. Ethical Orthodoxy: A Manifesto with Rabbi Dr. Shlomo Zuckier

    24/01/2023

    183. Ethical Orthodoxy: A Manifesto with Rabbi Dr. Shlomo Zuckier

    Last week, Rabbi Dr. Shlomo Zuckier released a thoughtful, interesting piece about a new vision he entitled Ethical Orthodoxy. In this episode, Uri and Rivky sit down with Shlomo to ask him about this manifesto. They ask what its impetus was, what failures he sees in the religious world, and the practical ways he would want to build an Orthodox community around this worldview. Read more here: Ethical Orthodoxy: A Manifesto: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid0fjD6QnfLBJDtzLzCc3UkTGKm4k5uVYFkJmtS9xC18PR1mMGrpsSwxH1wwJ4DgEuxl&id=100005452486362 Ben Shapiro - Modern Orthodoxy's Moral Failure - https://www.jewishpress.com/indepth/opinions/modern-orthodoxys-moral-failure/2022/12/12/ Lookback window: https://hareiani.com/tag/lookback-window/

    48 min
  6. 182. Does The New York Times Hate Orthodox Jews?

    17/01/2023

    182. Does The New York Times Hate Orthodox Jews?

    Wow, the NY Times sure has been publishing a lot of recent articles about Orthodox Jews. Uri and Rivky ask, what's that about? And what does it have to do with identity, journalism, and Elon Musk's Twitter takeover? Recent NY Times piece about Chasidic schools: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/29/nyregion/hasidic-orthodox-jewish-special-education.html NY Times about Yeshiva University: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/11/nyregion/yeshiva-university-lgbtq-club.html   Astral Codex Ten: https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/the-media-very-rarely-lies

    33 min
  7. 181. A Conversation with the Creators of Jewish Horror Film "The Offering"

    10/01/2023

    181. A Conversation with the Creators of Jewish Horror Film "The Offering"

    THE OFFERING opens in theater and on demand starting this Friday, January 13th. Watch the trailer @ https://youtu.be/oMc-iybcRdc Uri discusses the film and some of its Jewish themes with one of the stars of the film Emily Wiseman, director Oliver Park, Writer/Producer Hank Hoffman, and Producer/Story Developer Yoni Yunger.

    42 min
  8. 180. George Santos and the Jews

    03/01/2023

    180. George Santos and the Jews

    George Santos was elected to the US Congress in New York’s 3rd District, representing parts of Long Island and a small part of Queens, and is to be sworn into office today, on January 3rd 2023. In mid-December, the NYT exposed Santos’s lies, including: false degrees from NYU and Baruch, non-existent work stints at Citi Group and Goldman Sacks, a fake charity, financial crimes. But most interesting to us, he also falsely claimed to be Jewish, and that his grandparents fled the Holocaust. This week, Uri and Rivky discuss, is Santos different than other politicians? Is the fact that his lies are worse mean that he can’t be trusted in this position of power? Are his lies, including his Jewish identity, offensive? And what does his claim to Jewish ancestry says about the place and perception of Jews in America today?

    39 min
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  • Creator
    Talking Tachlis Podcast
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2023
  • Episodes
    189
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