The Seattle Limmudcast Podcast
1) Avi Rosenfeld -- Finding Jewish Identity in Joy and Listening
Avi Rosenfeld tells us about his Jewish journey beginning with a childhood in a family of “Western wandering Jews” raised secularly, to becoming an Orthodox rabbi and hospice chaplain. He grew up in s...Show More
2) Alicia Jo Rabins -- Building a Personal Bridge to the Torah with Modern Midrash
Alicia Jo Rabins talks about her curriculum "Girls in Trouble", which centers around stories of female characters from the bible, as well as songs that she has written about them. Alicia Jo talks abou...Show More
Alicia Jo Rabins -- Building a Personal Bridge to the Torah with Modern Midrash
34:10 | Dec 16th, 2020
3) Jessica Ost -- Teens Establishing a Future of Giving
Limmud Seattle 2019 presenter Jessica Ost introduces the program she runs at the Stroum JCC: Giving Initiative For Teens (GIFT). It is a Jewish teen philanthropy project where the teens act as a micro...Show More
4) Anat Ben Shaul -- Preserving the Past with Creative Writing
Anat Ben Shaul discusses how the passing of her aunt Mazal inspired her to begin on a novel about the Yemeni Jewish community and their immigration to Israel. To write the novel she had to research th...Show More
5) Marianne Tatom -- Teaching a Living Yiddish
Marianne Tatom talks about her origin story in Yiddish, when she met her partner’s aunt who did not speak English, which led her to study and later teach Yiddish. She discusses her training at the Yid...Show More
6) Esther Kustanowitz -- Star Wars and Judaism
Esther Kustanowitz discusses her love of Star Wars and how she finds similarities between Star Wars and Judaism. Growing up “Conservadox” and going to Jewish day school gave Esther an appreciation of ...Show More
7) Natan Meir: Marginalized People in Eastern European Jewry of the Modern Period
Limmud Seattle 2020 presenter Natan Meir discusses how marginalized Jews were viewed and treated in Jewish communities in Eastern Europe in the modern period. Natan starts off by talking about how mod...Show More
Natan Meir: Marginalized People in Eastern European Jewry of the Modern Period
31:13 | Dec 23rd, 2019
8) David Singer -- Connecting through Jewish Learning
David Singer discusses how his Jewish journey brought him to the role of National Director of Limmud North America (Limmud NA), and how his passion for building Jewish community inspires him to grow L...Show More
9) Al Maimon -- Discoveries from a 115 Year Old Siddur
Limmud Seattle 2018 and 2019 presenter Al Maimon discusses the siddur: Avodat Hashana, Kehilat Yaackov, published in Belgrade in 1904. By studying the prayers and texts, as well as the essays included...Show More
10) Kayla Higgins and David Warnock -- Law and Order: Ancient and Modern
Limmud Seattle 2019 presenters Kayla Higgins and David Warnock discuss how their decision to lead a session on their respective professions (law and policing) inspired them to delve deeper into the Je...Show More