Beyond The Shtetl

Jewish Essentials: Torah, Talmud, and... Jesus??

Rabbi Miriam Potok and Olivia Goodkin explore three essential questions in Judaism: -What's the difference between Torah and Talmud? -Who wrote the Torah? -Why don't Jews accept Jesus as the Messiah?

On Intermarriage and Interfaith Families

What's it like to be fully engaged in Jewish community - while being part of an interfaith family, or part of an interfaith relationship? Rabbi Potok, Evan, and Erin share their perspectives on holidays, funny and awkward conversations, and what Jewish law has to say about intermarriage. This episode was dreamed up over the Hanukkah/Christmas season - enjoy it just in time for Pesach!