Everyone knows that Yom Kippur is the holiest day of the Jewish Year, but did you know that the Talmud lists it as one of the top two happiest?  How can a day that deals with such heavy themes as sin and atonement be celebrated with so much joy?  That is for sure Stuff Jews Should Know!   subscribe on iTunes 

<a href="http://stuffjewsshouldknow.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Fotolia_34792191_XS.jpg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a>Everyone knows that Yom Kippur is the holiest day of the Jewish Year, but did you know that the Talmud lists it as one of the top two happiest?  How can a day that deals with such heavy themes as sin and atonement be celebrated with so much joy?  That is for sure Stuff Jews Should Know! <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/stuff-jews-should-know/id582995201 " rel="http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-inward-bound-weekly-podcast/id479217476 nofollow" target="_blank">subscribe on iTunes </a>

What is Yom Kippur?

What do Jews do between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur? The answer to that question could impact your entire year! Join Mottle and Batya on this new episode of Stuff Jews Should Know for a fun, light hearted, and personal exploration of the Ten Days of Repentance. 

What do Jews do between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur? The answer to that question could impact your entire year! Join Mottle and Batya on this new episode of Stuff Jews Should Know for a fun, light hearted, and personal exploration of the Ten Days of Repentance.

What Are the Ten Days of Repentance?

Classic Rosh Hashanah episode of Stuff Jews Should Know.  Have a good and sweet new year

Classic Rosh Hashanah episode of Stuff Jews Should Know.  Have a good and sweet new year

What is Rosh Hashanah

Often referred to as the Jewish Valentine’s Day, Tu b’Av is the Jewish Holiday of Love. How does Judaism view a holiday dedicated to love? Batya and Mottle explain the origins the ancient celebrations, and the modern revival of this holiday that you may have never heard of. 

Often referred to as the Jewish Valentine’s Day, Tu b’Av is the Jewish Holiday of Love. How does Judaism view a holiday dedicated to love? Batya and Mottle explain the origins the ancient celebrations, and the modern revival of this holiday that you may have never heard of.

What is Tu b’Av?

Mazal Tov! You have a new Jewish baby. What is next? Have you chosen a name? Brit Milah? What is a Shalom Zachor or a Shalom Bat? How much do you know about a Pidyon haBen? Mottle and Batya take you through the sometimes confusing process of welcoming a new Jewish life into the world. 

Mazal Tov! You have a new Jewish baby. What is next? Have you chosen a name? Brit Milah? What is a Shalom Zachor or a Shalom Bat? How much do you know about a Pidyon haBen? Mottle and Batya take you through the sometimes confusing process of welcoming a new Jewish life into the world.

What to do with a new Jewish Baby

Purim commemorates the salvation of the Jewish People from a genocide in the 5th Century BCE in the Persian Empire. On one hand it is the most festive, joy filled day of the year, but to the Jewish mystics it is on a higher level than even Yom Kippur. Mottle and Batya share ‘the Stuff Jews Should Know’ about this incredible holiday. 

Purim commemorates the salvation of the Jewish People from a genocide in the 5th Century BCE in the Persian Empire. On one hand it is the most festive, joy filled day of the year, but to the Jewish mystics it is on a higher level than even Yom Kippur. Mottle and Batya share ‘the Stuff Jews Should Know’ about this incredible holiday.

What is Purim

Death is an experience that every human being comes in contact. Judaism has an incredible ‘toolbox’ for dealing with this universal experience.  

Death is an experience that every human being comes in contact. Judaism has an incredible ‘toolbox’ for dealing with this universal experience. <a href="http://stuffjewsshouldknow.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/2639459_m.jpg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a>

Jewish Customs about Death and Mourning

Where does the concept of a Bar Mitzvah come from? Today you are a man, tomorrow you are a 7th grader again. Was it always that way? Batya and Mottle dig deeper into this well known Jewish life cycle event and reveal ‘stuff’ about it that you probably didn’t know. A boy celebrates his Bar Mitzvah by praying at the wailing wall in Jerusalem, Israel. Bar Mitzvah are Jewish coming of age rituals. According to Jewish law, when Jewish boys reach 13, they become responsible for their actions and become a Bar Mitzvah.

Where does the concept of a Bar Mitzvah come from? Today you are a man, tomorrow you are a 7th grader again. Was it always that way? Batya and Mottle dig deeper into this well known Jewish life cycle event and reveal ‘stuff’ about it that you probably didn’t know. <a href="http://stuffjewsshouldknow.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Fotolia_41146226_S.jpg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a>A boy celebrates his Bar Mitzvah by praying at the wailing wall in Jerusalem, Israel. Bar Mitzvah are Jewish coming of age rituals. According to Jewish law, when Jewish boys reach 13, they become responsible for their actions and become a Bar Mitzvah.

Bar and Bat Mitzvah

Batya and Mottle do a gossip show.  It is not what you make think. (or may have hoped for).  They explore the Jewish laws about what is considered gossip and what isn’t.  It might surprise you and possible change the way you speak about people.  Check it out.

Batya and Mottle do a gossip show.  It is not what you make think. (or may have hoped for).  They explore the Jewish laws about what is considered gossip and what isn’t.  It might surprise you and possible change the way you speak about people.  Check it out.

Gossip!

Maybe the question should be ‘why are there’ major denominations in Judaism?  Batya and Mottle explore the major denominations and the origins, and try to get beyond the labels.   

Maybe the question should be ‘why are there’ major denominations in Judaism?  Batya and Mottle explore the major denominations and the origins, and try to get beyond the labels.   <a href="http://stuffjewsshouldknow.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/denominations1.png" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a>

What are the Major Denominations in Judaism?

Really enjoyable interesting way to learn in a short but thorough time.

Learn in an interesting short time

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Stuff Jews Should Know

Why does Judaism make it so difficult to convert? What are the steps required to become a Jew? How are the laws of conversion today different than they were in the past? What is the difference between a Reform conversion, or an Orthodox conversion? Batya and Mottle dive into these questions and more on this episode.

Why does Judaism make it so difficult to convert? What are the steps required to become a Jew? How are the laws of conversion today different than they were in the past? What is the difference between a Reform conversion, or an Orthodox conversion? Batya and Mottle dive into these questions and more on this episode.<a href="http://stuffjewsshouldknow.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/conversion.png" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a>

Conversion to Judaism

If I have a tattoo am I allowed to be buried in a Jewish Cemetery?  Lot’s of people ask this question but what what does Jewish law say?  Does Jewish law conflict with your Bubbie’s advice on Tattoos?  Check out the Stuff Jews Should know podcast, Jews and Tattoos.

<a href="http://stuffjewsshouldknow.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/tattoopost.jpg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/stuff-jews-should-know/id582995201" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a>If I have a tattoo am I allowed to be buried in a Jewish Cemetery?  Lot’s of people ask this question but what what does Jewish law say?  Does Jewish law conflict with your Bubbie’s advice on Tattoos?  Check out the Stuff Jews Should know podcast, Jews and Tattoos<code>.</code>

Jews and Tattoos

Everyone knows that the Torah is the center of Jewish Life.  But what do Jews mean by Torah?  Is it the Five Books of Moses?  The “Old Testament”? Does the Stuff Jews Should Know podcast count? Join Mottle and Batya in an overview of the vast library of “The People of the Book”.

Everyone knows that the Torah is the center of Jewish Life.  But what do Jews mean by Torah?  Is it the Five Books of Moses?  The “Old Testament”? Does the Stuff Jews Should Know podcast count? Join Mottle and Batya in an overview of the vast library of “The People of the Book”.

What are the main Jewish Books?

There is probably no more well known Jewish ritual throughout the year than the Passover Seder.  So many people have memories from childhood, positive and negative, and sometimes both at the same time! The word seder actually means “order” and is a specific set of experiences “ordered” to give someone a real taste of spiritual depth and most of all freedom.  Join Mottle and Batya for an exploration of this well known, but little understood, Jewish ritual.

There is probably no more well known Jewish ritual throughout the year than the Passover Seder.  So many people have memories from childhood, positive and negative, and sometimes both at the same time! The word seder actually means “order” and is a specific set of experiences “ordered” to give someone a real taste of spiritual depth and most of all freedom.  Join Mottle and Batya for an exploration of this well known, but little understood, Jewish ritual.

What is a Passover Seder?

What are those black leather boxes that you see men wearing at the Western Wall? Do women wear tefillin? What are they made of? What is the deeper spiritual meaning behind this ancient Jewish custom? Join Mottle and Batya to explore this and more!        Wanna learn more?  Check out this cool video about making teffilin

<a href="http://stuffjewsshouldknow.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/tefillinfinal.jpg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a>What are those black leather boxes that you see men wearing at the Western Wall? Do women wear tefillin? What are they made of? What is the deeper spiritual meaning behind this ancient Jewish custom? Join Mottle and Batya to explore this and more! <code></code> <h3> </h3> Wanna learn more?  Check out <a href="http://wp.me/p3GJv0-3q" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">this cool video</a> about making teffilin

What are Tefillin?

For seven days the Jewish People dwell in temporary huts, place with fruit, and rejoice over water?  What is going here?!  Live from their succah in the hills of Judea, join Mottle and Batya to explore the “Stuff Jews Should Know” about the biblical festival of Succot. Never miss an episode! subscribe on iTunes 

<a href="http://stuffjewsshouldknow.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/1238152_10151583112982750_1711402993_n.jpg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a>For seven days the Jewish People dwell in temporary huts, place with fruit, and rejoice over water?  What is going here?!  Live from their succah in the hills of Judea, join Mottle and Batya to explore the “Stuff Jews Should Know” about the biblical festival of Succot. <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/stuff-jews-should-know/id582995201 " rel="http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-inward-bound-weekly-podcast/id479217476 nofollow" target="_blank">Never miss an episode! subscribe on iTunes </a>

What is Succot?

It is the beginning of the five books of Moses. We are familiar with the stories, but what is the common thread that ties them all together? Why start what is predominantly a book of laws with a book of stories? What do we actually learn from this. This is the time of year where Jews all around the world are reading the Sefer Bereishit or the Book of Genesis. Join Mottle and Batya to explore why. Never miss an episode! subscribe on iTunes 

It is the beginning of the five books of Moses. We are familiar with the stories, but what is the common thread that ties them all together? Why start what is predominantly a book of laws with a book of stories? What do we actually learn from this. This is the time of year where Jews all around the world are reading the Sefer Bereishit or the Book of Genesis. Join Mottle and Batya to explore why. <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/stuff-jews-should-know/id582995201 " rel="http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-inward-bound-weekly-podcast/id479217476 nofollow" target="_blank">Never miss an episode! subscribe on iTunes </a>

What is the Book of Genesis?

Mottle and Batya are back with the Season Premier of Stuff Jew Should Know!  Where does Jewish prayer come from?  How is it different?  This is Stuff Jews Should Know.

Mottle and Batya are back with the Season Premier of Stuff Jew Should Know!  Where does Jewish prayer come from?  How is it different?  This is Stuff Jews Should Know.

What is Jewish Prayer?

Shavuot is one of the three main biblical festivals celebrated by the Jewish People.  It commemorates the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai.  It is also intimately connected to Israel’s ancient agricultural cycle.  Learn more about this amazing holiday with your hosts Mottle and Batya.

Shavuot is one of the three main biblical festivals celebrated by the Jewish People.  It commemorates the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai.  It is also intimately connected to Israel’s ancient agricultural cycle.  Learn more about this amazing holiday with your hosts Mottle and Batya.

What is Shavuot?

Rosh Chodesh is the most important holiday, that Jews don’t really celebrate!  It is absolutely essential to Jewish life, in fact, the celebration of the beginning of the month is the very first commandment given to the Jewish Nation in the bible.  Explore the centrality of this little know but increasingly popular Jewish holiday with Mottle and Batya Wolfe.

Rosh Chodesh is the most important holiday, that Jews don’t really celebrate!  It is absolutely essential to Jewish life, in fact, the celebration of the beginning of the month is the very first commandment given to the Jewish Nation in the bible.  Explore the centrality of this little know but increasingly popular Jewish holiday with Mottle and Batya Wolfe.

What is Rosh Chodesh?

For two thousand years where ever Jews where in the world, they have directed their prayers toward a hill in Jerusalem.  What is the significance of this hill historically, and spiritually?  Certain it is Stuff Jews Should Know!

For two thousand years where ever Jews where in the world, they have directed their prayers toward a hill in Jerusalem.  What is the significance of this hill historically, and spiritually?  Certain it is Stuff Jews Should Know!

What is the Temple Mount?

Everyone knows about the Passover Seder, but did you know that Passover is really a week long celebration.  The Seder is definitely a highlight, and possibly the most celebrated of all of the Jewish holidays, but if it ends there, you are missing a great time.  Join Batya and Mottle to learn about the joy of the “intermediary days” of the Passover holiday.

Everyone knows about the Passover Seder, but did you know that Passover is really a week long celebration.  The Seder is definitely a highlight, and possibly the most celebrated of all of the Jewish holidays, but if it ends there, you are missing a great time.  Join Batya and Mottle to learn about the joy of the “intermediary days” of the Passover holiday.

What is Passover Chol haMoed

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