What role do books play in shaping Jewish identity, memory, and community?
In this episode of Common Faith, Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove and Jon Frankel sit down with Naomi Firestone-Teeter, CEO of the Jewish Book Council, to explore how Jewish storytelling — from sacred texts to contemporary literature — forms a foundation for Jewish life, meaning, and connection across generations.

Lessons from Pittsburgh: Resilience and Rebuilding with Tree of Life

A rabbi and a journalist walk into… not a bar, not a synagogue, but a SiriusXM podcast studio. Each week, Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove, Senior Rabbi of Park Avenue Synagogue, and Jon Frankel, formerly of Real Sports, will banter, question, and explore the big issues of our day through the lens of Jewish tradition and lived experience. The program is designed to be fun, thoughtful, and engaging—where faith matters, and conversation runs deep.