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
Jan 3, 2021 • 22min
47. Apocrypha? In my Talmud?
It's more likely than you think! We talk banned books, foolishness, Heidegger vs. Neo-Kantianism, and movie stars as sources of scriptural authority. 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 27, 2020 • 23min
46. This is not the Way
In-Laws and outlaws, gender roles and gender trolls, Michael and I argue about exegesis plus a fun side bit about doulas. 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 20, 2020 • 28min
45. Conversion and Shabbat
The Hot Debate of 1848, Michael's etymology corner, Xava breaks her absolute self-determinist streak. Anecdote from Contemporary Halakhic Problems Volume 4, Chapter 7. 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/xavadecordova. Follow us on twitter @xaihowareyou and @miss_figured. Music by Ben Schreiber.
Dec 13, 2020 • 21min
44. Rabbi Meir: The Next Generation
The thrilling conclusion of the Rabbi Meir trilogy, where we meet his prize pupil, Michael challenges my epistemological frame, and I mistakenly say a snake is a sheretz don't come for me. 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 6, 2020 • 24min
43. Rabbi Meir: Baby Got Back
The most powerful booty in the Talmud, the virtue of truthiness, temporal-spatial orientations and genius that goes unrecognized. 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.
Nov 29, 2020 • 23min
42. Rabbi Meir: Wit's End
The start of a trilogy on one of Xava's faves, Rabbi Meir. We wonder whether ontological truth matters in Talmud, who is a good teacher, what it means to be too cool for school and whether it pays to be a smarty pants. Visit our new 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.
Nov 22, 2020 • 21min
41. Eye, eye Captain!
Another wonderful listener voicemail, more talk about fascism and our response to it as conditioned by Talmud, and some banter about our personal dramas. Visit our new 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.
Nov 15, 2020 • 18min
40. God said no cops!
We answer a listener question about abolition, celebrate Michael's first lady pill, do an unboxing and deal with issues of anachronism when discussing police. Call or Text the Talmud Hotline at 401-484-1619 and leave us a voicemail! Support us on patreon at patreon.com/xavadecordova. Follow us on twitter @xaihowareyou and @miss_figured. Music by Ben Schreiber.
Nov 8, 2020 • 7min
39. Week Off Message
We're taking a week off this week, but enjoy this really cute and soothing message that Michael made!
Nov 1, 2020 • 26min
38. Typos
One changed letter and a listener question lead us down a rabbit hole of epistemological silliness and materialist feminist reinterpretation. 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.
