Can't Stop Scrolling

Avidan Halivni and Rabbi Avigayil Halpern

Can’t Stop Scrolling is a podcast for Torah teachers, Torah learners, Torah lovers, and the Torah-curious. Each week, Avidan and Rav Avigayil interview a millennial or Gen-Z Torah educator about their relationship to Torah, and learn a favorite text together. Come learn with us! www.jewishlearningcollab.org

  1. “Come on the Road with Me” with Rabbi Rachel Rosenbluth

    3D AGO

    “Come on the Road with Me” with Rabbi Rachel Rosenbluth

    What Hebrew letter are you feeling most like today? We talk Tu B'Shvat, seasons, sleep, and yoga with Rabbi Bluth. Primary source: the letters Aleph א and Bet ב Bluth's Tu B'Shvat guide 5786Genesis 2:10: "A river issues from Eden to water the garden,..."For more from R. Bluth, check out www.rbluth.com

    37 min
  2. Chavruta with an Art Piece: Rabbi Arielle Stein

    FEB 2

    Chavruta with an Art Piece: Rabbi Arielle Stein

    In this episode, we learn about Yiddish poetry and the parallels between art school critique and Torah learning with rabbi, visual artist, and Instagram star Rabbi Arielle Stein. Primary text: “Lot’s Wife” by Rokhl Korn, translated by Sheva Zucker. Rabbinic Fitcheck with Rabbi Rafi Ellenson: @rabbinicfitcheckGRWM for Yom KippurVogue: "Meet the Rabbi With a Freaky Shoe for Every Occasion"More Yiddish materials from Sheva Zucker, including a Yiddish poem for every parsha: https://shevazucker.com/For more, follow Arielle at @rabbiariellestein

    37 min
  3. "Torah Can Hold That!" with Rabbi Lauren Tuchman

    JAN 26

    "Torah Can Hold That!" with Rabbi Lauren Tuchman

    In the first episode of Season Two, we learn from and with Rabbi Lauren Tuchman about finding ourselves in the text, the perils and possibilities of religious authority, and donkeys. Primary text: Babylonian Talmud Taanit 20a & b. Other sources mentioned in the episode: R. Lauren's ELI Talk: "We Were All At Sinai: The Transformative Power of Inclusive Torah"References to the blind Talmudic sages Rav Yosef (Kiddushin 31a) and Rav Sheshet (Berakhot 58a).Dr. Orit Kent and Allison Cook., The Partnership Learning Triangle,For more from R. Lauren, see https://rabbituchman.com/

    44 min
  4. Torah as the Spiritual in the Material: Avidan Halivni

    02/24/2025

    Torah as the Spiritual in the Material: Avidan Halivni

    A Chasid and a Litvak sit down to talk about why Purim might be a holier day than Yom Kippur. Plus some reflections on ten episodes of Can't Stop Scrolling! What - or who - do you want to learn from next?? Primary Source: Rav Shagar, "The Secret of the Mask" (from Pur Hu HaGoral)

    36 min
  5. Torah as Our Stories: Rabbi Miriam Lorie

    02/17/2025

    Torah as Our Stories: Rabbi Miriam Lorie

    If there’s no seat at Kiddush for you, bring a folding chair. Rabbi Miriam Lorie teaches us about the Talmudic rabbis’ radical revision of the character of Hannah, the importance of listening to the stories of the people in front of you, and treating God with sacred impertinence. Primary Source: Berakhot 31a

    43 min
  6. Torah as Invitation: Rabbi Samantha Frank

    02/10/2025

    Torah as Invitation: Rabbi Samantha Frank

    Have you ever thought that maybe the reason Creation took so long is that the universe was too hot and that God had to blow on the primordial soup of the universe to cool it down?? Have you ever been invited into the palace of Torah? After this episode, you will have. Primary Source: Genesis 1:1-2

    35 min
  7. Torah as the Whole of the Many: Rabbi Rachael Pass

    02/03/2025

    Torah as the Whole of the Many: Rabbi Rachael Pass

    Rabbi Rachael Pass's house may be haunted, but that won't stop her from teaching the Torah of Wicked (where do you think wickedness come from??) or helping adults reengage with Judaism on their own terms. What does it look like when our metaphors for God reflect the plurality of our human and cosmic community? None of us alone know more than all of us combined. Primary Source: Dr. Judith Plaskow, Standing Again at Sinai and The Right Question is Theological

    43 min
  8. Torah as Philosophy: Hanna Sedletsky

    01/27/2025

    Torah as Philosophy: Hanna Sedletsky

    We have all lived in Berlin because we are super cool on this podcast. Hanna Sedletsky, a post-Soviet queer Jewish educator, talks with us about teaching Torah to people new to Torah, using different languages, and balancing academic and religious approaches to Talmud. Primary Source: Shemot Rabbah 5:9 (excerpt)

    42 min
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About

Can’t Stop Scrolling is a podcast for Torah teachers, Torah learners, Torah lovers, and the Torah-curious. Each week, Avidan and Rav Avigayil interview a millennial or Gen-Z Torah educator about their relationship to Torah, and learn a favorite text together. Come learn with us! www.jewishlearningcollab.org

Information

  • Creator
    Avidan Halivni and Rabbi Avigayil Halpern
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    13
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Jewish Learning Collaborative 2024
  • Show Website
    Can't Stop Scrolling

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