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heilig.Berlin Podcastheilig.Berlin Podcast# 41 Wie geht's euch eigentlich? - Jüdisches Erleben nach dem 7.10. In dieser bewegenden Podcast-Folge von heilig.Berlin stellt Moderatorin Juni Hoppe eine wichtige Frage: „Wie geht’s euch eigentlich?“ Diese Frage richtet sich an jüdische Nachbar*innen in den Berliner Stadtteilen Kreuzberg und Neukölln. Seit dem Überfall der Hamas auf Südisrael haben viele von ihnen schwierige Zeiten erlebt. Mit einfühlsamen Fragen und großer Sensibilität schafft Juni Hoppe einen geschützten Raum des Vertrauens, in dem ihre Gäste offen über ihre Erfahrungen sprechen können. Zu den Gästen zählen Nina Peretz, Vorstandsmitglied der Fraenkelufer-Synagoge, und Jeremy Borovitz, Direktor für jüdisches Leben un...2024-05-241h 36The Jewish WorldThe Jewish WorldReviving Jewish Life in Germany | Rabbi Jeremy Borovitz of Hillel DeutchlandReviving Jewish Life in Germany | Rabbi Jeremy Borovitz of Hillel DeutschlandHow large is the Jewish community in Germany? How does that shadow of the Holocaust impact Jewish life in Germany? Is it safe to walk with a Kippah in Germany? Are the ancient customs of Ashkenaz Jews being observed and preserved in the same cities they practiced in? How does the German government interact with Jews in Germany? How is the Russia-Ukraine war affecting Jewish life in Germany? All that and more in a fascinating discussion between Rabbi Jeremy Borovitz of Hillel Deutschland and Rabbi E...2023-03-1648 minTorah CuriousTorah CuriousS2 Ep 6 w/Anna Schapiro: An artist must be a good personAnna Schapiro thinks how we live matters. From her earliest memories of her grandparents in Moscow to her travels and travails in school and society, Anna believes in putting more goodness and love out into the world. Anna is rooted---but also wants to use this rootedness to dig deeper. Come and learn from Anna about learning, art, and how to figure out what something is really about. For more on Anna, check out her website: https://www.annaschapiro.com/2022-02-1654 minTorah CuriousTorah CuriousS3 Ep 5: Growing up Jewish in Kreuzberg w/ Dana VowinckelDana Vowinckel was the only child at the Fraenkelufer synagogue when she was growing up, a German-American Jew in a sea of memory, tension, and light. From lighting Hanukkah candles in Potsdamer Platz to summers in Chicago, her confluence of identities have allowed her to see behind the curtain of both the American and German Jewish experience. Come and learn with Dana as she tells us about blessing grandchildren, Art emerging from tragedy, and the complexities of growing up at a Jew in Kreuzberg. 2022-02-0350 minTorah CuriousTorah CuriousS3 Ep 4 w/ Paola Pilnik: The Stage is my homeBig welcome to our second LABA fellow, Paola Pilnik! Paola grew up in a progressive Jewish family in Brazil, went to University in the U.S., and now makes theatre and TV in Berlin---but none of those places are what Paola calls home. Whether in drag or confronting his own death, it's on the stage that Paola feels most comfortable. Come and learn from Paola about family trees, being yourself, and the Torah of the stage. The LABA Berlin Artist Fellowship program is preparing a series of exhibitions and performances in November and December, at Salon am M...2021-11-2450 minTorah CuriousTorah CuriousS3 E3 Feel the words with Talya FeldmanTalya Feldman's grandfather had his own way of reading Tanach, the Jewish Bible that he passed down to his granddaughter: An internalization of the words and stories, something to be experienced, not just understood. Come and learn from Talya as she talks about being a Jewish artist in Germany, drops quotes from the Psalms and V'ahavta, and tells us the importance of having our own words heard---and felt. Talya Feldman is the winner of the 2021 Dagesh Kunstpreis!2021-11-1046 minTorah CuriousTorah CuriousS3 Ep2: Waiting for the next note with Gur LirazBig welcome to our first LABA fellow, Gur Liraz! Gur is first and foremost a guitarist----and the other labels come a bit later. Come and learn from Gur as he tells us about Saul Bellow, why he didn't have a Bar Mitzvah, and why it's never to let to make the next note even more beautiful than the last one. The LABA Berlin Artist Fellowship program is preparing a series of exhibitions and performances in November and December, at Salon am Moritzplatz from November 6-15th and at Framed in Friedrichshain from December 3-5t...2021-10-1440 minNSU-Watch: Aufklären & EinmischenNSU-Watch: Aufklären & EinmischenNSU-Watch: Aufklären & Einmischen #73. Vor Ort bei der Open Lecture Series #3: Zwei Jahre nach Halle – Perspektiven auf Antisemitismus und Rassismus als Problem der Strafverfolgungsbehörden.In Folge #73 von „NSU-Watch: Aufklären & Einmischen. Der Podcast über den NSU-Komplex, rechten Terror und Rassismus“ ist Folge #22 der Podcastserie mit dem VBRG e.V. „Vor Ort – gegen Rassismus, Antisemitismus und rechte Gewalt“ zu hören. Zwei Jahre nach dem antisemitisch, rassistisch und misogyn motivierten Attentat in Halle diskutiert die Soziologin Katharina Warda in der Open Lecture #3 das Fehlverhalten der Polizei vor und nach dem Attentat an Yom Kippur 2019 und die Auswirkungen des rechtsterroristischen Attentats und der strafrechtlichen Aufarbeitung auf die Überlebenden – mit Rabbiner Jeremy Borovitz, Director of Jewish Learning, Hillel Deutschland und Überlebender des Attentats auf die Synagoge in Ha...2021-10-121h 44Torah CuriousTorah CuriousS3Ep1: LIVE with Guest Host Laura Cazes and Sharon Ryba-KahnTORAH CURIOUS HAS GONE LIVE! To celebrate our THIRD season, and our Festival of Resilience, we recorded a live episode deep in the heart of Neukolln! Come and learn about the amazing work of Sharon Ryba-Kahn, as her and Laura explore the complexity of heritage, of growing up Jewish in Germany, the meaning of resilience, and the miracle of waking up in the morning. 2021-10-0153 minInterleaved: A Talmudic PodcastInterleaved: A Talmudic PodcastSukkah No.5: Big Hut JudaismHadran Alach Mesekhet Sukkah! We shall return to you Tractate Sukkah! Finish off the tractate with us by hearing about a new, collaborative multimedia commentary on the final chapter, created by the Kreuzberg Kollel of Berlin.Rabbi Jeremy Borovitz is the Director of Jewish Learning for Hillel Germany, the co-founder of Base Berlin, and the Rosh Kollel of the Kreuzberg Kollel, a collaboration between Hillel Deutschland and OyVey Amsterdam. The Kollel is built to be a communal learning space geared towards in-depth, committed Jewish learning, and an incubator for developing new talent and creative Europe-based teachers rooted...2021-09-0219 minTorah CuriousTorah CuriousTorah Curious S2Ep16 w/Lars Umanski: The Feeling of FamilyLars' memories are filled with feelings----feelings of alienation but also of love, of acceptance, and of family. Just because we don't know each other, doesn't mean we aren't connected. Come and learn with Lars some Yiddish music, the importance of radical inclusion, and why nostalgia for a time we never new is just a means of expression of our Jewishness. 2021-07-2046 minTorah CuriousTorah CuriousTorah Curious Season 2 Ep 15 w/ Anna Staroselski: It's the ideas that matterGrowing up in Stuttgart, Anna didn't know a lot of other Jewish children, and she was often shamed for being 'different.' But as Anna attended Machane and grew into her own as a young Jewish leader, she emerged as a powerful advocate for the richness of Judaism and the rights of people. Come and learn from Anna as she talks about the value of listening, the problem with Sinat Chanim, and why a combination of 'stepping up' and humility is the right concoction for bringing our ideas (and not just ourselves) to fruition. 2021-06-3049 minTorah CuriousTorah CuriousTorah Curious S2Ep14 w/ Julia Kildeeva: Activism as a spiritual practiceJulia Kildeeva sees no conflict between her social justice values and her love of Torah Judaism. The Torah is an activist text, and it is asking us to act. Come and learn from Julia about where she feels Hashem (God) in her life, why she tries to keep Shabbat, and why the demands of the Psalms echo in our times. 2021-06-1043 minTorah CuriousTorah CuriousTorah Curious S2Ep13 w/ Hanna Veiler: Building up from the marginsHanna Veiler is a builder. Hanna came to her Jewishness a bit later in life---and as soon as she was exposed to the magic of community, especially Jewrovision, she was hooked. Her first thought was: How do I build the infrastructure so that other young Jews in Germany can be brought inside the communal fold? Come and learn from Hanna about bringing in Jews from the margins, the power of Judith, and the importance of being a fighter.2021-05-1342 minTorah CuriousTorah CuriousTorah Curious S2ep12 w/ Lena Prytula: Made of many piecesLena Prytula has a lot of pieces to her identity---German, Russian, Jewish, Jewrovision lover. Moving to Germany from Ukraine as a young child, her religion classes at school and in her local Jewish community sparked questions of identity and practice not only for herself, but for her mother and grandmother, as well. Come and learn how she became the Rabbi of her family, the many definitions of home, and why Tikkun Olam speaks to her as a Jewish concept! Lena is the first in a five-part mini-series interviewing the new members of the Vorstand (Ex...2021-04-2842 minTorah CuriousTorah CuriousTorah Curious S2Ep11 w/ Rebecca Rogowski: I'm angry, and I'm a part of the conversationOf the four children at the Passover Seder, Rebecca Rogowski identifies most with the wicked child. Angry, upset, feeling separate----and yet, at the table, a part of the conversation. Come and learn from Rebecca about her grandfather (who was a real yekke), her 'acting out' at school that made her mother proud, and her willingness to search for spirituality in a secular and academic world. 2021-04-1451 minTorah CuriousTorah CuriousTorah Curious episode 10 w/ Dekel Peretz: The language of communityDekel Peretz is a ubiquitous presence across Jewish Berlin. Winner of every theoretical Theodor Herzl lookalike contest, Dekel is a bridge between communities---religious and secular, Israeli and German. And Dekel doesn't really belong fully in any camp. Born in Israel, raised in the US, 20 years in Germany, Dekel is accented in every language he speaks. Which means he always has understanding of those at the margins. Come and Learn from Dekel about Bat Yiftach, Biblical intertextualism with Greek Mythology, and when he knew he wasn't going back to Israel. For more information about Dekel, t...2021-03-1059 minTorah CuriousTorah CuriousBest of Torah Curious: Volume 1It's been 27 episodes, and we've got a lot of Torah to show for it!Come and join us as we look back at five of our most popular episodes, with powerhouses Andres Bruckner, Dalia Grinfeld, Josh Weiner, Laura Cazes, and Benny Fischer. Hear their stories, learn their Torah, and get excited for the many lessons we have ahead of us. 2021-02-1737 minTorah CuriousTorah CuriousTorah Curious Season 2 Episode 9 w/ Deborah Cohen: Becoming the Jewish CalendarDeborah Cohen grew up speaking Hebrew and lighting Hanukkah Candles, but didn't know anything about when the month of Kislev heralded the holiday's arrival. She went to Passover celebrations, but it wasn't until she led a Seder in Texas that she began to really own her Judaism. Deborah is thirsty for knowledge, and to be a part of this tradition means an intimate relationship with both text and the Jewish calendar. Come and learn from Deborah about Swiss-German-Jewish identity and that peculiarity of blessings that come in many forms. 2021-02-0344 minTorah CuriousTorah CuriousTorah Curious Season 2 Episode 8 w/Michael Groys: The holiness of the secular worldMischa Groys grew up hearing Yiddish in Eastern Ukraine, but it wasn't until much later that he began to learn about Jewish tradition. Steeped in Torah, Mischa finds holiness in drinking Gin on Passover and in infusing all of his daily actions with meaning---whether or not they are explicitly Jewish. Come and Learn from Mischa's overflowing wealth of knowledge and multiple identities as they weave into a holy whole. 2021-01-2046 minTorah CuriousTorah CuriousTorah Curious Season 2 Episode 7 w/ Sasha Lurje: The way Yiddish feels in your mouthSasha Lurje never planned on becoming one of the world's premier Yiddish singers. And her love of Yiddish isn't simply rooted in nostalgia. She likes it; it adds meaning to her everyday life. Come and Learn with Sasha about secular Soviet-Jewish identity, the world of Klezfests, and why the simple joy of jamming together can be the bedrock of community.2021-01-0752 minTorah CuriousTorah CuriousSeason 2 Episode 6 w/Benyamin Reich: Living in Camera ObscuraBenyamin Reich is looking through the lens of the camera, and sees himself on the other end. Many years ago, growing up in a Haredi family in Zichron Ya'akov, photography was a foreign artform. But along the way, from Baltimore to Paris and finally to Berlin, he learned how to harness the light, and create beautiful images on the other side. Come and learn from Benyamin about Camera Obscura, finding the truth in images, and what being Jewish means for him. 2020-12-2356 minTorah CuriousTorah CuriousSeason 2, Episode 5 w/ Eli Zaidman: Get yourself a backboneEli Zaidman doesn't take the easy way out----it's a lesson she got from her parents. The next challenge, the next obstacle, whatever's next, it's not supposed to be easy. Pushing yourself and understanding sacrifice is a part of what it means to be Jewish, and pride is something you should earn, not be born with. Come and Learn from Eli's belief in having it all and understanding of the real consequences of our choices. 2020-12-0940 minTorah CuriousTorah CuriousTorah Curious Season 2 Episode 4 w/Rabbi Neal Borovitz: Ritual as the hook of communityRabbi Neal Borovitz vividly remembers Passover growing up---his Grandfather at the head of the table, surrounded by his numerous grandchildren, dozens of family members and neighbors crowding around too few tables. Because while he believes religion and spirituality are important, these rituals---of Seders, of Gefilte Fish, of reading Sholom Aleichem---those are the ones we remember nearly 70 years down the road. Come and learn from Rabbi Borovitz the elder about the Kaifeng Jews, Jacob's ladder, and how we can always remember the roller coaster of life is an ongoing process. 2020-11-2552 minTorah CuriousTorah CuriousTorah Curious Season 2 Episode 3 w/ Nehama Grenimann Bauch: I'm still finding my wayNehama Grenimann Bauch has accomplished a lot. A mother of two with an MA in the bag and a PhD on the way, she's lived in multiple countries working with diverse populations. And she's still figuring some of it out. Growing up Orthodox in Israel, rediscovering a love of Yiddishkeit through Reform, finding holiness in the balconies---Nehama doesn't fit into any box, nor is she trying to do so. Come and learn from Nehama about allowing our personal Gd to be the holiness that sets us on our way.2020-11-1158 minTorah CuriousTorah CuriousTorah Curious Seasons 2 Episode 2: What will we build when we have the power w/ Benny FischerBenny Fischer is searching for the Torah we need. Former President of the European Union of Jewish Students (EUJS) and a former Moishe House Berlin resident, Benny is a deep thinker with a commitment to reflection. A real "Berlin Jew," Benny can trace his ancestry here for hundreds of years and yet he is persistently forward looking. He demands empowerment, while also wondering if we will continue to preach the same once we have the power. Come and Learn about Nachshon ben Amminadab with the one and only Benny Fischer!2020-10-2754 minTorah CuriousTorah CuriousSeason 2, Episode 1 w/ Laura Cazes---Claim Your SpaceWhen Laura Cazes speaks, young German Jews listen.  Laura has worked for the past five years at the ZWST, Germany's primary Jewish social and welfare organization. Whether it is about solidarity with minorities or uplifting the voices of women, Laura wants to push the Jewish community to do and be better----but for Laura, change comes from the inside. She has coined a personal motto of "Claim Your Space"----find the places that already exist, and stake your claim in its future.  Come and Learn from Laura as we explore the power of diverse identities and the story of Ruth an...2020-10-1547 minTorah CuriousTorah CuriousTorah Curious Episode 18: SEASON FINALE W/ Rabbi BladyRebecca Blady is a powerhouse. Rabbi, Orthodox, Feminist, Partner, Mother, Daughter, Granddaughter, CEO and everything else. Come and learn her Torah as it oozes from her every word. She is one of the greats of the generation---don't miss her!2020-07-2241 minTorah CuriousTorah CuriousTorah Curious 17 episode w/ Avital Grinberg: Change is on the wayThere weren't any other Avitals in her West Berlin Kindergarten as a child---but anyway, she made a place for herself. Whether it is as a Jew in a German world, a woman in a man's world, or a student in an establishment world, Avital is putting her voice, and her narrative, inside the bubble. Come and learn how Avital is making change throughout Jewish Germany, and how change is in the wind for this growing community. 2020-07-0844 minTorah CuriousTorah CuriousTorah Curious Episode 16 w/ David Schapiro: Comfortable as you are, in any languageDavid Schapiro grew up speaking four languages at home---and can be himself in any of them. At the young age of 21, he's developed a life philosophy which is at once consistent and profound: Be Yourself. Come and Learn with David as we talk about wholeness, family, and the importance of having a foot in multiple worlds. 2020-06-2438 minTorah CuriousTorah CuriousTorah Curious Episode 15 w/ Anna SIrkina: Home is where you create itFor Anna Sirkina, Home is an emotion. So is creativity. It's about imbuing your feelings and yourself into a space or a moment or a time and allowing those feelings of comfort, of taking your shoes off and sitting on the floor, to be the ritual expressions of feeling one's self. Join Anna on her journey from Hanukkah parties in Hamburg to airport floors in Israel, as she creates her home, wherever she is. 2020-06-1042 minTorah CuriousTorah CuriousTorah Curious Episode 14 w/ Valentin Lutset: It's all connectedValentin Lutset is constantly making connections. Between throwing big Jewish gatherings in Berlin to seeing behind and between the text, Valentin (or Velvel as he is known) wants to bring people and ideas together. His whole life is a synthesis---Torah and Music, Russian and Jewish, Modern and Hassid. Come and learn the deepest meanings behind the simplest of ideas, and see the world of Torah in a whole new way.2020-05-2749 minTorah CuriousTorah CuriousTorah Curious Episode 13 w/ Anastasiya Pletoukhina: The Social PriestessNastiya Pletoukhina is deeply rooted. Raised by three generations of ancestors, her knowledge of her heritage came later but she was born with a deep sense of identity and belonging. Join us on her journey of moving to Germany, relearning her great grandmother's chulent recipe, and fighting to show that the next generation of leaders can come from anywhere, especially those who might be at the margins. Meet Berlin's Social Priestess!2020-05-1342 minTorah CuriousTorah CuriousDirect Connection to God: Episode 12 w/ Martin SchubertAt the age of 5, Martin Schubert's mother told him he had a direct connection to God. The rest, as they say, is history. Join us as we take a look through Martin's theological and spiritual explorations, from the plains of Germany to the hills of Tzefat and Nepal. Martin's Torah is a part of Berlin's spiritual renaissance----come and learn what it's all about!2020-04-2940 minTorah CuriousTorah CuriousTorah Curious Episode 11: Mimouna Extravaganza!As the sun sets on the last night of Passover, Jews break out the bread. In many Arabic countries, this ushered in the Mimouna, the party/festival/meet-your-neighbors block party that brought together Jew and Gentile in food and celebration. Normally, Berlin is full of Mimouna celebrations. This year, given Corona, we've moved online for the First Annual International Mimouna Festival (https://www.facebook.com/events/580538189229905/)Jeremy Borovitz talks with initiator Dekel Peretz about the founding of the International Mimouna Festival. Poet Mati Shmuelof reads an iconic Mimouna poem by Rabbi David Bozaglo (https://web.nli...2020-04-1443 minTorah CuriousTorah CuriousTorah Curious Episode 10 w/ SabrinaSabrina reserves the right to reject her Judaism---she just isn't choosing to exercise it at the moment. Raised secular-Russian in Philly, she flirted with Islam before finding herself in the Orthodox Jewish world. Come and learn with Sabrina as she balances her multiple roads on route to forging her own path. To learn more about Sabrina, or about our work, check out basehillel.de! We have lots of Passover resources!2020-04-0143 minTorah CuriousTorah CuriousTorah Curious Episode 9 w/ Itamar GrossThere weren't so many Itamars growing up in Vienna---in fact, there weren't many who grew up like Itamar in very many places at all in Central Europe. Shabbat observant and open to the world, strictly Orthodox but still trying to understand the outside world. Come and learn how his agnosticism makes him more open, and take a listen to some people tunes that comprise the Torah of his soul. 2020-03-1841 minTorah CuriousTorah CuriousTorah Curious Episode 8 w/ Tanja BergAfter a chance encounter with a group of secular Israelis in her small German town at the age of 14, Tanja Berg began to understand that there was a whole other side to her Jewish identity. From London to Berlin to Israel, Tanja is an activist, a feminist, and a committed leader. Come and learn about her volunteerism, especially with Beit Deborah (https://www.bet-debora.net/), and get some amazing Torah from Bertha Pappenheim, the founder of the Jewish Women's Association in Germany in 1904. 2020-03-0451 minTorah CuriousTorah CuriousTorah Curious Episode 7 w/ Benjamin SchapiroBenjamin Schapiro isn't your average medical student---or, for that matter, your typical Jew, or your typical Yeshiva bochur, or your typical Sociologist, or....the list could go on. His otherness, in fact, is such a huge part of his existence, that wherever he goes, he is bound to become atypical. Join Benja (born Anatoly) as we go on a journey exploring the meaning of spirituality, Jewishness, and the mundane, and how all of it might be the same thing, after all. 2020-02-1940 minTorah CuriousTorah CuriousTorah Curious Episode 6 w/ Naomi Henkel-GuembelNaomi Henkel-Guembel stands at the intersection of Jewish, Israeli, and German identity. Which part of ourselves is that which we choose, and which part is our burden? Please join us on a fantastic journey that will take us from Rabbinic gurus in the bay area to ancient family houses outside of Mainz, as we learn from Naomi what it means to grapple with an identity made of many parts. Oh, and also, she's going to be a Rabbi!2020-02-0541 minTorah CuriousTorah CuriousTorah Curious Episode 5 w/Josh WeinerJosh Weiner is standing on the chair at his parent's Shabbat table, reaching for a more meaningful existence. From Jerusalem to London and eventually to Berlin, Josh finds meaning---and G-d---in the everyday. Come and learn with Josh as we explore Rabbi Nachman of Bratslav and the Torah of sitting with friends by the Spree river. 2020-01-2246 minTorah CuriousTorah CuriousTorah Curious Episode 4 w/ Nina Peretz7 years ago, a Rabbi's wife convinced Nina Peretz, along with her husband, Dekel, that they had to do something to help their local synagogue. Fast forward, and Fraenkelufer has turned into a young and vibrant communal hub in Berlin's Kreuzberg neighborhood. From a timid public speaker to a powerful leader, learn how Nina's work transforms her community, and how her community has allowed her to be transformed. Source sheet here: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/182373?lang=bi2020-01-0942 minTorah CuriousTorah CuriousTorah Curious Episode 3 w/ Mendel ItkinMendel Itkin is an inheritor of the legacy of Ibn Ezra---a thinker and philosopher who still stays within the bounds of Jewish tradition. Part-time Academic, part-time anti-Missionary activist, full-time Orthodox Rabbinical student, Mendel is a force to be reckoned with! Don't miss our fascinating conversation, with some impassioned Torah!Source sheet below!https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/208580.1?lang=bi2019-12-2440 minTorah CuriousTorah CuriousTorah Curious Episode 2, with Dalia GrinfeldDalia Grinfeld is a force to be reckoned with! Assistant Director of European Affairs for the ADL, Dalia is always front and center as an active representative of the Jewish people. A thinker, an activist, and a friend, Dalia does a bit of everything. Our conversation ranged from growing up Jewish in Germany, to feminism, to why Jews in North America and Israel only pay attention when something bad happens. And of course, we get to learn about Jewrovision! 2019-12-1145 minTorah CuriousTorah CuriousTorah Curious: Episode 1 w/ Andres BrucknerThere's an amazing Torah coming out of Berlin. Have you heard it? Andres Bruckner is a Rabbinical student at the Zacharias Frankel Rabbinical College. Born in Colombia to a Jewish father and Colombian mother, Andres only became interested in Judaism in his teenage years, eventually converting by age 20. Andres will teach us a bit about the Noahite laws, the seven laws which, according to the Torah, non-Jews are also obligated. Check out the source sheet link below to follow along!https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/203068?editor=12019-11-2739 minHevriaCast: Talking With Awesome Creative JewsHevriaCast: Talking With Awesome Creative JewsJeremy Borovitz On Making Friends In A Disconnected Age (Season 2, Episode 11)Elad talks to Jeremy Borovitz, leader of Base Berlin, about the difficulties of making real friends later in life and how to form relationships with people of different political and ideological viewpoints. For more on Jeremy and Base Berlin: https://baseberlin.wordpress.com/about/<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/hevriacast/~4/GgMzcIqd4eY" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>2019-04-3000 minIn the Podsha: A Weekly Parsha ConversationIn the Podsha: A Weekly Parsha ConversationParshat Naso with Jeremy BorovitzIn this week's Podsha I talk to Jeremy Borovitz, creator of the Brooklyn Beit Midrash, about why we don't practice the Sotah ritual today, some Holocaust controversy, and the ethics of donating to institutions.2018-06-1328 minHevriaCast: Talking With Awesome Creative JewsHevriaCast: Talking With Awesome Creative JewsEpisode 26: Jeremy BorovitzJeremy Borovitz, leader of Base Berlin and Brooklyn Beit Midrash, drops in to speak with Elad about how he became orthodox, how the Talmud and creativity have so much in common, and how to balance being alone with the need to connect with others in order to truly be both spiritual and creative.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/hevriacast/~4/GMrGsSpHb20" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>2017-12-0300 min