Bad Jew Weekly Podcast
1) S2Ep10: Bo and B’Shallach
Incredibly behind on everything, Jenna shares her thoughts on the past two weeks of Torah—with lots of Torah Airhorn. Watch the music video for Hillel Tigay/Ikar’s beautiful musical version of Psal...Show More
2) S2Ep9: MLK Weekend, White Privilege, and the Exodus - Parshat Va'eira
As Martin Luther King Jr. Weekend draws to a close, Jenna reflects on the admonishment by our Jewish sages that we reflect on our people’s Exodus from slavery in Egypt not just once a year, but every ...Show More
3) S2Ep8: Let My Women Speak
As we start the book of Shemot--the Book of Exodus--Jenna looks at the misogyny in present-day America and how it is and is not like the structural misogyny present in the Torah and the history of Jew...Show More
4) S2Ep7: Trump’s Israeli Train Station, My Bat Mitzvah, and Substance Over Style
Nineteen years ago last Shabbat, Jenna had her Bat Mitzvah, which is crazy. In anticipation of starting the Book of Shemot this Shabbat, she wraps up last week’s parshah, and the book of Bereshit.
S2Ep7: Trump’s Israeli Train Station, My Bat Mitzvah, and Substance Over Style
47:23 | Jan 5th, 2018
5) S2Ep6: Jews on Christmas, Jerusalem, and Drawing Closer
Jenna gives a special shout-out to all Jews who have family celebrating Christmas and honors the memory of her late Catholic great-aunt. Jenna also spits fire at Jared Kushner and the idiocy of movin...Show More
6) S2Ep5: A Mini-Episode on Health, the Sanctity of the Human Body, and a Prayer of Thanksgiving
A very special Mini-Episode! After a scary brush with anaphylaxis, Jenna reflects on what Judaism to say about the sanctity of the human body and what it means to be thankful for one's health. Also,...Show More
7) Midrash, Storytelling and Loving Kindness, with Special Guest Michael Bauer
After weeks of relying on the midrash to make sense of the weekly parshah, Jenna investigates the history of midrash and the role it plays in Judaism today. She then interviews Israeli educator, stor...Show More
Midrash, Storytelling and Loving Kindness, with Special Guest Michael Bauer
52:18 | Nov 15th, 2017
8) S2Ep3: Doubt, Fatigue and Pillars of Salt
This week, Jenna grapples with being overwhelmed and wondering whether she likes the Torah at all. This past week's parshah was a doozy.
9) S2Ep2: Halloween Edition: Demons, Ghosts and Monsters in Judaism
In honor of Halloween, Jenna explores the appearances of Satan, demons, ghosts and monsters in Judaism, and then tells a Jewish ghost story of her own. In this past week’s parshah, we learn about eve...Show More
10) S2Ep1: Harvey Weinstein, Noah, and the End of the World
It’s Season 2 of Bad Jew Weekly! Jenna grapples with her overbooked schedule, Harvey Weinstein’s pathological sexual harassment finally coming to light, and how the lessons of this can be applied to ...Show More