
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

Apr 25, 2023 • 24min
167. Breath Play
A listener asks: what's up with Jewish ideas and practices about breath? The answer will take your breath away! Featuring Adam, Moses, kabbalah and mystical head nodding.
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.

Apr 18, 2023 • 17min
166. Passover and Over
Michael brings a juicy tidbit about what to do if you miss out on sacrificing your lamb plus other repeat holidays! Sign up for Xava's class, Beyond Measure, here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/beyond-measure-recovering-talmudic-wisdom-on-life-learning-and-love-tickets-594079998267
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.

Apr 10, 2023 • 1min
165. Vacation Break
We won’t have a regular episode coming out this week because of Passover! We’ll be back next week with our normal nonsense, in the meantime, sign up for this class that Xava is teaching on some Mishnah that she absolutely loves and adores! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/beyond-measure-recovering-talmudic-wisdom-on-life-learning-and-love-tickets-594079998267
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.

Apr 3, 2023 • 44min
164. Vice, Virtue and other Gay Stuff
Dr. Rebecca J. Epstein Levi returns to the show to talk more about her book, "When We Collide", and the methodology we can use to figure out how to really use Jewish text in our lives. Check our her work (including this book!) at www.rjelevi.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.

Mar 26, 2023 • 49min
163. Political Spirituality: Marianne Williamson
Author and presidential contender Marianne Williamson joins us to talk about her politics, spirituality, Jewishness and transforming a broken system. Learn more about her and her campaign at www.Marianne2024.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.

Mar 20, 2023 • 42min
162. Sex, Risk and Rabbinic Fantasy
Dr. Rebecca J. Epstein-Levi joins us to discuss her new book, "When We Collide", an exploration of Jewish sexual ethics. We talk drash, poop, BDSM, practical impurity and a bunch more. Check our her work (including this book!) at https://www.rjelevi.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.

Mar 13, 2023 • 24min
161. Midrash Cinematic Universe
A listener question about the multiverse is here! Just because HaShem knows everything, does that mean everything exists? And more importantly, does it matter?
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.

Mar 5, 2023 • 26min
160. Totally Kafkaesque
Michael brings us a selection from famous (big trans energy) Jew Franz Kafka's Parables and Paradoxes. Featured are sexy sad sirens, a very suggestive dragon and Moses.
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 28, 2023 • 23min
159. Rock the Hagba
A listener asks, why do we see so few women do hagba? The answer probably won't surprise you but it's very fun anyway! This episode, lift Torah, get swole.
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, 2023 • 24min
158. Thunderbolt and Lighting
Following up on our WiFi episode, Michael has brought some tidbits about what the Rabbi's thought about lightning, duality, lungs and clapping.
Sign up for InTensions of the Heart here!
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/intensions-of-the-heart-how-deafness-and-disability-define-halakha-tickets-523288930277
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.