x

75% of people globally want unbiased news (Pew Research) but are concerned they're not getting that.

Get balanced coverage with Symby. See how stories are covered across diverse outlets and spot when one side covers a story the other skips.

PODCAST

edJEWcation

Your weekly dose of Jewish wit and wisdom. Each week Rabbi Abba Perelmuter, Chayaleah Sufrin, and Jay Covitz explore Jewish history, culture, and writings. Whether you"re a relapsed Jew or an old pro there is something for us all to learn.

religion & spirituality judaism

All Episodes

01:00:36

The Seder is a 3,500 Year Old Hack

edJEWcation ·

2026/04/01

On this chag episode, we tackle a section of the Haggadah that almost everyone breezes past: Jacob's fateful decision to "temporarily" settle in Egypt, only to buy land, put down roots, and stay for 17 years. From that ancient real estate deal, the conversation spirals into the big questions Jewish families are wrestling with right now: What does Israel really mean to diaspora Jews? Is "dual loyalty" just an antisemitic trope, or something worth actually thinking about? Why

en

01:02:11

Up From Slavery: A Jewish Take

edJEWcation ·

2026/03/25

In this edJEWcation Book Club episode, Jay brings the crew one of his all-time favorite books: Up From Slavery, the autobiography of Booker T. Washington. Born into slavery in 1856 and emancipated at nine, Washington went on to found the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama and reshape what education could mean for a freed people. Jay, ChayaLeah, and the Rabbi explore the surprising parallels between Washington's vision of education as moral training and the Yeshiva model, debate the Torah's

en

00:57:26

Canaan, Palestine, Judea... What Are We Even Calling...

edJEWcation ·

2026/03/18

When the British Museum quietly updated some of its ancient Near East exhibit labels from "Palestine" to "Canaan," the internet exploded. But what does the history actually say? Israel tour guide, Jewish educator, and Substack writer Alex Stein joins Jay and ChayaLeah to break it all down, from the Bronze Age Canaanites and the Hyksos to Herodotus, to Hadrian officially naming the Roman province "Palestina" in the second century CE. Along the way they get into Jewish

en

01:04:29

Can You Uber on Shabbos...and other Responas

edJEWcation ·

2026/03/11

What happens when a wealthy man buys up all the synagogue seats and blocks the aisles? Or when a rabbi tries to convince the Lubavitcher Rebbe, a trained engineer, that an ocean liner basically "runs itself" on Shabbos? In part 2 of their Responsa deep dive, the edJEWcation crew explores how Jewish law evolves to meet the real world, from Talmudic property rights to Shabbos doorbells in modern Brooklyn. The Rabbi, ChayaLeah, and Jay cover it all: the Cypriot chicken saga, the kosher

en

01:00:15

70 Years, One Unforgettable Journey...the Rabbi turns 70

edJEWcation ·

2026/03/04

In this special birthday episode, ChayaLeah and Jay sit down with the man of the hour, the Rabbi, as he turns 70. Born in Montreal on March 4th, 1956 (the 22nd of Adar on the Jewish calendar), the Rabbi reflects on a life he never could have predicted: from growing up in a non-Chabad home and boarding a bus to a New Jersey yeshiva on a whim, to serving as a Schlaich in Seattle, building a Chabad presence in Boston's Kenmore Square, and eventually putting down roots in California where, through

en

01:03:10

Tanya White on What Purim Really Means

edJEWcation ·

2026/02/26

What if the holiday that looks the most like a carnival is actually hiding the most profound questions in Judaism? Professor Tanya White, Bar-Ilan University professor, host of the Books and Beyond podcast, and one of the most engaging Jewish educators alive, joins Jay and ChayaLeah to unpack the Book of Esther like you've never heard before. We explore why God's name doesn't appear once in the Megillah (and what that means for us today), the concept of "radical seeing" and the

en

00:59:15

Was Theodore Herzl the George Washington of Zionism?

edJEWcation ·

2026/02/18

Was Theodor Herzl a secular visionary or a spiritual seeker? A hero or a heretic? On the 130th anniversary of his landmark manifesto Der Judenstaat, Professor Gil Troy, presidential historian, Zionist scholar, and editor of The Zionist Ideas, sits down with Jay and ChayaLeah for a conversation that covers all of it: Herzl's complicated relationship with Judaism, why he was persona non grata in Haredi education, the emotional power of standing at his grave on Mount Herzl, and why Professor Troy’s

en

01:04:31

How Jewish Dating Rules Will Change Your Life

edJEWcation ·

2026/02/11

Do you know we have a Facebook Page now? Well we do and you can find it here- edJEWcation Facebook PageOn to the show…In honor of Valentine's Day, the edJEWcation crew tackles the big questions: What does Judaism really say about love and marriage? How do Jewish dating traditions actually work? And can you have a successful partnership while maintaining independence?The rabbi shares his own marriage story (spoiler: they got engaged after three weeks), explains why looking for perfection is a recipe

en

01:04:04

When Your Friend Goes Full Tucker Carlson: Loyalty...

edJEWcation ·

2026/02/04

Make sure to subscribe to our substack to keep up to date on the latest edJEWcation episodes and events Subscribe to the edJEWcation Podcast-----The Tucker Carlson situation has everyone asking the same question: when a friend goes off the deep end morally, do you stay loyal or cut them loose? We dig into this through a Jewish lens, from Talmudic principles to modern media ethics, and get surprisingly personal about struggles with Chabad identity and navigating between Orthodox and liberal Jewish

en

00:47:48

From Moses to Auschwitz: Rabbinic Responsas

edJEWcation ·

2026/01/29

What do you do when Jewish law meets real life, and real life is messy, terrifying, or morally impossible?In this episode, we dive into rabbinic responsa: the centuries-old Jewish tradition of posing urgent, practical, and often heartbreaking questions to Rabbis. From ancient debates about matzah to modern dilemmas involving technology, medicine, and identity, responsa form Judaism’s living case law.We explore how this system developed from Moses and the Sanhedrin, through the Talmud, medieval

en

01:04:38

The Rabbi Answers Listeners Questions

edJEWcation ·

2026/01/22

This episode is a recording of our second edJEWcation Zoom.Instead of a formal topic or text, we opened up the (virtual) doors and invited our listeners into a live edJEWcation Beit Midrash. What followed was an honest, unscripted conversation about being Jewish right now: how it feels, how we respond, what we’re afraid of, and why community matters more than ever.There are no hot takes here. No definitive answers. Just Jews doing what Jews have always done — talking, questioning, disagreeing,

en

01:09:05

The True Believer: Fanatics, TikTok, and the Need to...

edJEWcation ·

2026/01/08

Remember to subscribe to edJEWcation for all our latest updates hereIn the fourth installment of the edJEWcation book club, we discuss The True Believer by Eric HofferWritten in 1951 by a longshoreman with an unsettling grasp of human psychology, The True Believer asks a simple question with terrifying implications: why do ordinary people become fanatics?In this edJEWcation Book Club episode, we dig into Eric Hoffer’s timeless analysis of mass movements, self-hatred, humiliation, certainty, and the

en

00:57:12

Fast Jews: The 10th of Tevet, Jewish Fasting &...

edJEWcation ·

2026/01/01

If you haven’t already, remember to subscribe by clicking the link below:Subscribe here---------------------------------------------------Why do Jews fast, and what is fasting actually supposed to do?In this episode of edJEWcation, we dive into the 10th of Tevet, one of the lesser-known Jewish fast days, and use it as a gateway to explore the deeper meaning of Jewish fasting, repentance, and communal responsibility. The Rabbi walks us through the historical origins of the fast, the siege of

en

00:59:56

Kings II: Biblical Underdogs, Prophets, Antisemitism,...

edJEWcation ·

2025/12/25

Friendly reminder to subscribe to edJEWcation on Substack so you can be included in all the happenings about the podcast and join our next monthly Zoom call.Just click hereIn this episode of edJEWcation, we unpack Kings II, one of the wildest books in the Hebrew Bible, through the lens of Jewish history, Biblical storytelling, and modern meaning.From the dramatic transition from Elijah to Elisha, to miracles that feel both supernatural and surprisingly practical, we explore Hebrew Bible stories that

en

01:01:54

A Very edJEWcation Chanukkah Zoom

edJEWcation ·

2025/12/19

As promised, we hosted our first edJEWcation Zoom call on the 3rd night of Chanukkah this week, and a great time was had by all. We got the light the menorah with the Rabbi, had some great questions, and got to do some deep Jewish philosophizing. We opened the first Zoom to all our listeners, and we may keep it that way for a little while, but eventually it will be exclusively for paid members of the edJEWcation community.We’ll let you know the date for our January call soon, and we hope to see you

en

01:08:07

Solomon, Slot Machines, and the Still Small Voice:...

edJEWcation ·

2025/12/11

What are you doing on December 16th at 8PM (aside from lighting your second Menorah candle)? Well, now you have plans…join us for our first listener Zoom call. We’d love to chat with you.What do Vegas slot machines, King Solomon’s thousand wives, and Elijah’s world-class trash-talking have in common? Apparently… everything. In this week’s episode, ChayaLeah returns from her very spiritual pilgrimage to Las Vegas (don’t ask) and the crew dives back into Kings I, where the Jewish kingdom splits faster

en

00:56:14

Hanukkah: The Maccabees, the Greeks, and One Very...

edJEWcation ·

2025/12/04

In this pre-pre-PRE-Hanukkah special (because we refuse to let Christmas music win), the crew breaks down the real Hanukkah story: the oil, the civil war, the Hellenists, the hammer, and the heroic home court advantage, while also inventing a brand-new Hanukkah tradition involving sword fights and presents hidden in a makeshift Temple. Along the way, we tackle assimilation, Jewish identity, why no one ever explained the whole “Greeks vs. Syrians” thing, and the surprising appearance of a tall FBI

en

00:09:13

Mazal Tov! You Get to Hang Out with Us Now!

edJEWcation ·

2025/12/01

We’re running on zero sleep, too much Friendsgiving, and a very inflated sense of our own importance, so naturally, it’s time for… a HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT.This week, Jay and ChayaLeah unveil edJEWcation’s brand-new Substack subscription levels which include monthly Zoom hangs, one-on-one sessions, and why none of this means we’re going behind a paywall. (Relax. Don’t throw things.)Plus: why Substack isn’t scary, why the Rabbi needs a bigger platform, and why Jewish content matters right now more than

en

01:04:19

The Great Thanksgiving Detour: Chabad Conventions,...

edJEWcation ·

2025/11/26

🚨 ALERT! Have you ever wanted to Zoom with the three of us? Or maybe even have some one-on-one time? Well, the world is now your oyster because we’ve officially launched several subscription tiers, with our first Zoom taking place sometime after Thanksgiving!These will just be the starting points (we have a lot of goodies cooking), so keep your eyes peeled — and don’t worry, we’ll also personally annoy you to make sure you don’t miss out.If you’re interested in joining us, click hereOn to the

en

01:02:42

The Rebbe, the Nazis, and the U.S. Cavalry: A...

edJEWcation ·

2025/11/20

Have you ever wanted to Zoom with the three of us? Or maybe even have one-on-one time? The world is now your (very kosher) oyster, as we have officially launched several subscription tiers, with our first Zoom taking place sometime after Thanksgiving.These will just be starting points, as we have a bunch of additional goodies planned, so be on the lookout (but we’ll also, of course, annoy you to make sure you’re aware).”If you're interested in joining us..click here to sign-up!On this week’s episode

en

107 results

Similar Podcasts

Jeff Haygood, Pastor

PodPoint

PASTOR ALVARO VALENCIA

Pastor Alvaro Valencia

Grace Life Church CT.

Joseph Levesque

Pleasant View Church

Ted Nance

Christian Heritage Church"s Podcast

PodPoint