PopTorah Podcast

PopTorah

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Rabbis Michael Knopf and Jesse Olitzky are lifelong friends, pop culture fanboys, and lovers of all things Jewish. Join them every other week for a conversation about what’s going on in pop culture from a Jewish perspective and about Judaism through the lens of pop culture.
The Torah of the Snyder Cut
Rabbis Michael Knopf and Jesse Olitzky are lifelong friends, pop culture fanboys, and lovers of all things Jewish. Join them every other week for a conversation about what’s going on in pop culture from a Jewish perspective and about Judaism through the lens of pop culture. Ever since the superhero team-up film Justice League, released […]
Apr 1, 2021
Nomadland and Life in the Wilderness
Rabbis Michael Knopf and Jesse Olitzky are lifelong friends, pop culture fanboys, and lovers of all things Jewish. Join them every other week for a conversation about what’s going on in pop culture from a Jewish perspective and about Judaism through the lens of pop culture. The new film Nomadland from writer-director Chloé Zhao, based […]
Mar 18, 2021
Racial Justice, and Revolution
Rabbis Michael Knopf and Jesse Olitzky are lifelong friends, pop culture fanboys, and lovers of all things Jewish. Join them every other week for a conversation about what’s going on in pop culture from a Jewish perspective and about Judaism through the lens of pop culture. Rabbis Knopf and Olitzky welcome special guest Rev. Dr. […]
Mar 4, 2021
#FreeBritney and Judaism
Rabbis Michael Knopf and Jesse Olitzky are lifelong friends, pop culture fanboys, and lovers of all things Jewish. Join them every other week for a conversation about what’s going on in pop culture from a Jewish perspective and about Judaism through the lens of pop culture. The documentary Framing Britney Spears, now on Hulu, is […]
Feb 18, 2021
Grief and Assimilation, Now in ‘WandaVision’
Rabbis Michael Knopf and Jesse Olitzky are lifelong friends, pop culture fanboys, and lovers of all things Jewish. Join them every other week for a conversation about what’s going on in pop culture from a Jewish perspective and about Judaism through the lens of pop culture. How do we grieve for and heal from loss? […]
Feb 4, 2021
‘Soul’, the Meaning of Life, and the Great Beyond
Rabbis Michael Knopf and Jesse Olitzky are lifelong friends, pop culture fanboys, and lovers of all things Jewish. Join them every other week for a conversation about what’s going on in pop culture from a Jewish perspective and about Judaism through the lens of pop culture. What is the meaning and purpose of our lives, […]
Jan 21, 2021
Wonder Woman 1984 and Streaming Wars Redux
Rabbis Michael Knopf and Jesse Olitzky are lifelong friends, pop culture fanboys, and lovers of all things Jewish. Join them every other week for a conversation about what’s going on in pop culture from a Jewish perspective and about Judaism through the lens of pop culture. Almost exactly one year ago, Rabbis Knopf and Olitzky […]
Jan 7, 2021
Should We Be Happy About ‘Happiest Season’?
Rabbis Michael Knopf and Jesse Olitzky are lifelong friends, pop culture fanboys, and lovers of all things Jewish. Join them every other week for a conversation about what’s going on in pop culture from a Jewish perspective and about Judaism through the lens of pop culture. The rabbis are talking Christmas! Seriously. The new Hulu […]
Dec 24, 2020
It’s Alright — The Rabbis are Saved by the Bell!
Rabbis Michael Knopf and Jesse Olitzky are lifelong friends, pop culture fanboys, and lovers of all things Jewish. Join them every other week for a conversation about what’s going on in pop culture from a Jewish perspective and about Judaism through the lens of pop culture. Time out! Put on your favorite neon tank top, […]
Dec 10, 2020
Judaism and The Climate Crisis, and ‘I am Greta’
Rabbis Michael Knopf and Jesse Olitzky are lifelong friends, pop culture fanboys, and lovers of all things Jewish. Join them every other week for a conversation about what’s going on in pop culture from a Jewish perspective and about Judaism through the lens of pop culture. At the age of 15, Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg […]
Nov 26, 2020
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