Episodes

  • The Need For and Problem With Saying Jew of Color
    Dec 1 2023

    Jew of Color or BIPOC Jew are terms used to bring attention to the diversity within the Jewish community. However, do these same terms cause Jews who fit within these identities to be "othered"?

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    11 mins
  • What is Jewish food?
    Nov 1 2023

    There has been an attempt to monopolize the idea of what Jewish food is. However, Jewish food is just as diverse as the people themselves. Jewish food is not just challah bread and matzo ball soup - it is also injera, coco bread, pollo guisado, fried chicken, and more.

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    12 mins
  • Shabbat Observance Anti-Semitism
    Oct 1 2023

    It is time to go beyond general discussions of anti-antisemitism and speak about the ways it truly impacts in our daily lives - specifically when it comes to Shabbat observance. A Jew Like Me has likely experienced backlash, resentment, or even lost job opportunities due to required Shabbat observance.

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    15 mins
  • What is Jewface?
    Sep 1 2023

    There has been a recent controversy about the depiction of Jewish individuals in films and the idea of Jewface. However, have these same discussions fighting against certain depictions of Jews also perpetuated the idea that someone can 'look' Jewish?

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    13 mins
  • Believing in God vs Believing God
    Oct 31 2022

    Do you just believe in God - or do you actually believe God? God commands us to love Him with all of our heart, all our being, and all of our might. Understanding the difference between simply believing in God versus truly trusting and believing God, is a distinction that will help us accomplish this important commandment.

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    14 mins
  • Where Can We Feel Safe?
    Aug 5 2022

    As Jews of Color, where can we feel safe? After experiencing an act of racial aggression and profiling with my family - I am now forced to ask this question and recognize the deep trauma it causes. Racial profiling is an act of violence. How do we protect our children, our family, and ourselves from racism and antisemitism?

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    18 mins
  • Who Is Jew?
    Jul 13 2022

    Let's discuss what the Tanakh says about who is a Jew and how do you convert to Judaism according to Torah. We'll also talk about how every Jew eventually becomes a Jew by Choice, even if born into a Jewish family.

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    50 mins
  • The Monopoly on Kosher
    Jul 1 2022

    What is Kosher? Did you know that five organizations control over 80% of the Kosher certifications in the US? Let's also talk what the Torah says Kosher actually is and how it is different from Halal with regard to the way the animals are slaughtered.

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    28 mins