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Evolve

Evolve: Groundbreaking Jewish Conversations features interviews with thought-provoking rabbis, leaders and creators about the urgent issues faced by Jewish people today. As a part of Reconstructing Ju... Read more

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Episode 43: Reconstructionist Jews and the Struggle Over Israel’s Future

Episode 43: Reconstructionist Jews and the Struggle Over Israel’s Future

Confused, angered, and heartbroken by the push to weaken Israel’s independent judiciary? Not sure what to think? Rabbi D... Read more

20 Jul 2023

1hr 5mins

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Episode 42: How to Talk with Kids About Race

Episode 42: How to Talk with Kids About Race

Have you ever struggled to explain racism to your kids? Flubbed conversations at the dinner table? Unsure how racism and... Read more

29 Jun 2023

1hr 8mins

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Episode 41: An Activist's Journey: From Marching Against Nukes to Empowering Jewish Women in Ukraine

Episode 41: An Activist's Journey: From Marching Against Nukes to Empowering Jewish Women in Ukraine

It all started with a nightmare. The Midwest had been obliterated by a nuclear attack. Sallie Gratch awoke and realized ... Read more

19 May 2023

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Episode 40: A Cry for Help: Breaking the Stigma on Mental Illness

Episode 40: A Cry for Help: Breaking the Stigma on Mental Illness

Though Rabbi Lauren Grabelle Herrmann’s son, Mint, had faced anxiety and depression before, his cry for help was as alar... Read more

28 Apr 2023

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Episode 39: Passover (and Judaism) Disrupted

Episode 39: Passover (and Judaism) Disrupted

This Passover, please support the work of Evolve and Reconstructing Judaism with a donation so we can continue to build ... Read more

29 Mar 2023

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Episode 38: The Grand Canyon, Evolution and Pope Francis

Episode 38: The Grand Canyon, Evolution and Pope Francis

A rafting trip got Rabbi Daniel Swartz — a longtime environmental activist — thinking about the way the human experience... Read more

27 Feb 2023

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Episode 37: The Israeli Government’s War on Women

Episode 37: The Israeli Government’s War on Women

This Israeli government is different, unprecedented, more religious, and righter wing than any before. At least, that’s ... Read more

31 Jan 2023

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Episode 36: The State of Democracy in Israel and the U.S.

Episode 36: The State of Democracy in Israel and the U.S.

Like many progressive Jews living outside Israel, Marc Overbeck watched the most recent Israeli election returns with mo... Read more

29 Dec 2022

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Episode 35: The Heretic: Why an 18th Century Opponent of Rabbinic Authority Matters Today

Episode 35: The Heretic: Why an 18th Century Opponent of Rabbinic Authority Matters Today

This episode features polymath Jay Michaelson, a rabbi, journalist, scholar, LGTBQ activist and meditation teacher. Mich... Read more

23 Nov 2022

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Episode 34: The Need for Affinity Spaces for Jews of Color

Episode 34: The Need for Affinity Spaces for Jews of Color

Imagine if there were a digital yeshiva where Jews of Color could gather to learn Torah and Jewish practices in a safe, ... Read more

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