Xai, how are you?
Queer Jews Michael Sokolovsky and Rabbi Xava De Cordova play with the multi-millennial dialectic that is the Talmud. Join them as they throw drash, seek prophetic insight and uncover the rabbinic smuttiness inherent in the system.
Latest episodes
Feb 27, 2022 • 33min
107a. Veggie Heaven
A listener wanted to know: what's the deal with animal sacrifice in the world to come?! So we had the honor of having Sara Eifler of Jewish Veg on to enlighten us about some Jewish views on eating (or not eating) animals! Check out the Passover Zeder here: https://tinyurl.com/yc44c6v8
Visit our website to ask us questions at xaihowareyou.com and call or Text the Talmud Hotline at 401-484-1619 and leave us a voicemail! Support us on patreon at patreon.com/xaihowareyou. Follow us on twitter @xaihowareyou and @miss_figured. Music by Ben Schreiber.
Feb 20, 2022 • 22min
106a. God Hates Flags
Is saying the pledge of allegiance avodah zarah? Is it an oath, and if so is it allowed? A listener wanted to know, so we did our best to find out! Tune in for our findings and our usual nonsense. Visit our website to ask us questions at xaihowareyou.com and call or Text the Talmud Hotline at 401-484-1619 and leave us a voicemail! Support us on patreon at patreon.com/xaihowareyou. Follow us on twitter @xaihowareyou and @miss_figured. Music by Ben Schreiber.
Feb 13, 2022 • 22min
105a. Vacation: Animal Nature
Xava got her wisdom teeth out, so we're taking the week off. Enjoy this formally Patron-only episode about what we can learn from animals. Visit our website to ask us questions at xaihowareyou.com and call or Text the Talmud Hotline at 401-484-1619 and leave us a voicemail! Support us on patreon at patreon.com/xaihowareyou. Follow us on twitter @xaihowareyou and @miss_figured. Music by Ben Schreiber.
Feb 7, 2022 • 26min
104a. When is someone ready to convert?
A listener wants to know: do the Rabbis have anything to say about mental and emotional readiness to convert to Judaism? Well, they do and they don't! They thought a lot of different things, and we're bringing some of them to you in this hot, tasty episode. Visit our website to ask us questions at xaihowareyou.com and call or Text the Talmud Hotline at 401-484-1619 and leave us a voicemail! Support us on patreon at patreon.com/xaihowareyou. Follow us on twitter @xaihowareyou and @miss_figured. Music by Ben Schreiber.
Jan 30, 2022 • 25min
103a. What does Talmud say about mental health?
Listeners wanna know and we wanna tell you! We got a couple sugyes on how the Rabbis felt their feels and how they though we should feel ours. Some of it is good! Some of it is...weird. Visit our website to ask us questions at xaihowareyou.com and call or Text the Talmud Hotline at 401-484-1619 and leave us a voicemail! Support us on patreon at patreon.com/xaihowareyou. Follow us on twitter @xaihowareyou and @miss_figured. Music by Ben Schreiber.
Jan 23, 2022 • 25min
102a. Why would a woman wear a kippah?
A wonderful listener question came in about gender presentation and yarmulkes, so we're explore the origins of the kippah and the Torah verses on gendered clothing. Visit our website to ask us questions at xaihowareyou.com and call or Text the Talmud Hotline at 401-484-1619 and leave us a voicemail! Support us on patreon at patreon.com/xaihowareyou. Follow us on twitter @xaihowareyou and @miss_figured. Music by Ben Schreiber.
Jan 16, 2022 • 47min
101a. Jewish Liberation Fund
Joanna Ware and Jordan Gershon Mann of the Jewish Liberation Fund join us today to talk funding the left, the woes of Torah scholars, Rabban Gamliel and redistribution of power. Check out and support JLF at https://www.jewishliberation.fund/ ! Visit our website to ask us questions at xaihowareyou.com and call or Text the Talmud Hotline at 401-484-1619 and leave us a voicemail! Support us on patreon at patreon.com/xaihowareyou. Follow us on twitter @xaihowareyou and @miss_figured. Music by Ben Schreiber.
Jan 9, 2022 • 40min
100a. Everyone's a Diacritic
The fabulous and insightful Abraham Riesman returns to the show! He's here to talk apocalypse, creation, Torah trope, staying in our leyn, and to help us pick apart some rabbinic discourse. Check out his work at abrahamriesman.com! Visit our website to ask us questions at xaihowareyou.com and call or Text the Talmud Hotline at 401-484-1619 and leave us a voicemail! Support us on patreon at patreon.com/xaihowareyou. Follow us on twitter @xaihowareyou and @miss_figured. Music by Ben Schreiber.
Jan 3, 2022 • 25min
99a. What do I do when a friend grows distant?
Sometimes, no matter how much want them to endure, friendships come and go. The Talmud has stuff to say about this, and today we're digging it up! Visit our website to ask us questions at xaihowareyou.com and call or Text the Talmud Hotline at 401-484-1619 and leave us a voicemail! Support us on patreon at patreon.com/xaihowareyou. Follow us on twitter @xaihowareyou and @miss_figured. Music by Ben Schreiber.
Dec 26, 2021 • 36min
98a. Mailbag Episode
We're taking on lots of listener issues today, like where does the term shiur come from, why don't we make longer episodes and creating a glossary of Talmudic terms! Visit our website to ask us questions at xaihowareyou.com and call or Text the Talmud Hotline at 401-484-1619 and leave us a voicemail! Support us on patreon at patreon.com/xaihowareyou. Follow us on twitter @xaihowareyou and @miss_figured. Music by Ben Schreiber.
