• S3E3 Should We Care What People Think of Israel?
    Oct 27 2026

    With election day in Israel still unfolding, the three rabbis recorded this podcast to talk about whether Jewish people who care about Israel should pay attention to what the world thinks about the Jewish state.

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    39 Min.
  • S3E2 Is Judaism "True"?
    Oct 21 2026

    Judaism is beautiful, enriches life, and helps us celebrate and cope with difficulty - but is the Torah a source of Truth? The three rabbis put on their philosopher hats and get to work.

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    23 Min.
  • S3E1 The Tower of Babel and the Problems of AI
    Oct 15 2026

    Welcome to Season Three of Weird Being Jewish!

    Rabbis Jeffrey Weill, Matt Reimer and Josh Rose get back together after a long break and are back at it with their exploration of Jewish ideas and contemporary life.

    This week's Torah portion contains the famous story of the Tower of Babel. Rabbi Jeffrey sees a connection to the challenges that artificial intelligence poses to humanity.

    Grab a seat by the fireplace, sit back in your luxurious silk robe, pour a tall glass of milk, and enjoy.

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    42 Min.
  • S3E25 How High Should the Holy Days Take Us?
    Sep 7 2026

    What should happen at the High Holy Days? What is True Teshuvah?

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    39 Min.
  • S2E24 Jewish Representation: The Jalen Brunson Test
    Jul 15 2026

    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?

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    31 Min.
  • S2E23 What is Jewish Masculinity?
    Jul 3 2026

    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?

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    41 Min.
  • s2e22 Is Jewish Survival Enough?
    Jun 19 2026

    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.

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    31 Min.
  • S2E21 Do Jewish People Do Mitzvahs for the Right Reasons?
    Jun 2 2026

    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.

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    30 Min.