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by Matt Reimer, Jeff Weill, Josh Rose
What happens when three friends who are also rabbis get together to discuss Jewish life, religious life, rabbinic life and life life? Rabbis Jeffrey Weill, Matt Reimer and Josh Rose don't know but aim to find out. In the process they'll share their thoughts about pressing issues we all face - in the Jewish community and beyond.
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- 2 weeks ago31 min
S2E24 Jewish Representation: The Jalen Brunson Test
How are Jews seen? How do we see ourselves? Why do we get so excited - and should we? - when some famous person turns out to have some Jewish connection?
- 3 weeks ago40 min
S2E23 What is Jewish Masculinity?
America seems to want to talk about masculinity, and a lot of folks on the right seem to want more of it! The three rabbis jump in to ask, what exactly is masculinity, and what does Jewish masculinity look like?
- Jun 19, 202630 min
s2e22 Is Jewish Survival Enough?
In this episode of Weird Being Jewish, Rabbis Jeffrey Weill, Matt Reimer, and Josh Rose talk about Jewish perseverance, grit, and survival — why resilience has become such a central Jewish value, and what it costs us when survival becomes the whole story. Starting with the instinct to "show up" after tragedy, the conversation moves into deeper questions about Am Yisrael Chai, the Shema, chosenness, peoplehood, antisemitism, and whether Judaism is ultimately about enduring for our own sake or persevering in order to serve something larger than ourselves.
- Jun 2, 202629 min
S2E21 Do Jewish People Do Mitzvahs for the Right Reasons?
Rabbi Jeffrey is on his annual trip to the Rabbinical Longshoremen convention in Witchita but Rabbis Josh and Matt explore the enduring question of "Why Do A Mitzvzah" and essential question in Jewish life. We explore aligning our intentions with our actions, and explore how to be better Jews.
- May 28, 202639 min
S2E20 Is Your Rabbi Using AI? Is That Good (or Bad) for the Jews?
the three rabbis take on AI and disagree about its merits and dangers.
- May 6, 202633 min
S2E19 Strings Attached: The Challenge of Jewish Life in This Moment
div]:bg-bg-000/50 [&_pre>div]:border-0.5 [&_pre>div]:border-border-400 [&_.ignore-pre-bg>div]:bg-transparent [&_.standard-markdown_:is(p,blockquote,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6)]:pl-2 [&_.standard-markdown_:is(p,blockquote,ul,ol,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6)]:pr-8 [&_.progressive-markdown_:is(p,blockquote,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6)]:pl-2 [&_.progressive-markdown_:is(p,blockquote,ul,ol,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6)]:pr-8"> _*]:min-w-0 gap-3 standard-markdown"> Three rabbis reunite after a hiatus with no agenda and plenty to say. They wade into the fraught waters of Israel, the war, Yom HaZikaron, and what it means to hold nuance in a community that often demands a party line — then somehow end up in a heated debate about strings in rock music, Charlie Daniels, and whether Phil Spector ruined "The Long and Winding Road." Josh admits he's been hiding from Israel discourse behind his guitar, Jeff cops to being emotionally "buffeted" by the whole thing, and Matt drops the news that he's heading to the pulpit of a major New York synagogue this summer. It's the classic Weird Being Jewish formula: serious stuff, silly detours, and genuine friendship holding it all together.
- Mar 2, 202633 min
S2E18 Purim & the Jewish Take on Our World of Chaos
The three rabbis are at it again, plumming the depths of Purim. This episode was recorded before the attacks on Iran, about which Rabbis Jeffrey, Matt and Josh will likely have something to say in the future.
- Feb 19, 202643 min
S2E17 A Jewish Take on Anger
Rabbis Matt and Josh kick around the idea of anger - which is having its moment in the world, it seems - and what the Jewish tradition has to say about it. Rabbi Jeffrey is out this week on an all-expense-paid trip to Ferrett, Alabama for their regionally famous hat-expo. He will return for the next episode.
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What happens when three friends who are also rabbis get together to discuss Jewish life, religious life, rabbinic life and life life? Rabbis Jeffrey Weill, Matt Reimer and Josh Rose don't know but aim to find out. In the process they'll share their thoughts about pressing issues we all face - in the Jewish community and beyond.
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