June 5, 2024Torah Smash! The Podcast for Nerdy JewsEpisode 56 - 2nd Anniversary Special - Paraders of the Blessed Ark - Part TwoThe second part of this year’s epic adventure to celebrate our podcast’s two years of being Jewish and nerdy. Can our heroes defeat this mysterious giant? Can they complete their mission? What happens to Tirza’s cat rock? Find out the answers to these questions and more on this epic anniversary episode of a Torah Smashed version of Dungeons & Dragons.00:01:40 The...

Daniel and Harry welcome stand up and comic book creator Daniel Lobell to discuss the 2011 film "The Rabbi's Cat," directed by Joann Sfar and Antoine Delesvaux.Before diving into the film, they share some thoughts on how they are processing the news out of Israel and Gaza as well the rise of antisemitism in the US.Then they talk about the film’s visual and narrative approach to adapting the graphic novels, explore the way Judaism relies on language and communication to resolve its

We discuss Cat’s favorite Jewish writer, Victor Frankl and how people maintained faith throughout the Holocaust. Cat discusses being half Catholic and half LDS (Mormon), and gives a glimpse into the LDS world, history, and their practices. Her Pros and Cons of Catholicism, LDS, and Judaism, feeling denominationally homeless and feeling lonely. We continue with discussing her High School career, extensive list of Extracurriculars, how it formed her and her twin brother: including Krav Maga and