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Not in Heaven
A weekly podcast about Judaism in the 2020s—because the Torah was left for us to figure out on the ground. Sublime and irreverent conversations about the present and future of communal, religious and spiritual life, led by Avi Finegold, Yedida Eisenstat and Matthew Leibl.
Episodes
Not in HeavenBite-Sized Bonjour: An Interview with Aviva Armour-Ostroff
Bonjour Chai is going weekly! Every other week, we'll be featuring shorter, more intimate episodes with fascinating Canadian Jews. Today, Ilana sits down with…
Not in HeavenNobody Wins Unless Everybody Wins
May 11 marked two big events for watchers of Jewish demographics in North America: in Canada it was Census Day, whereby Jews could identify themselves as…
Not in HeavenCan't See the Forest for the Trees
In 1975, Jason Sherman received a certificate for his bar mitzvah. Instead of a regular savings bond, the certificate explained that a tree had been planted in…
Not in HeavenIt's Hard to Say I'm Sorry
Concordia University's student union recently surprised the Canadian Jewish community by issuing an apology for indifference to anti-Semitism on campus. Nicole…
Not in HeavenThe Vaccines Will Bring the Messiah
We're in the thick of Passover, which means Mimouna is right around the corner. What's Mimouna, you (likely Ashkenazim) might ask? It's the end-of-Passover…
Not in HeavenQuaran-seder: Part Deux
Next week, Jews around the world will face their second year of Passover in self-isolation. Should the halachic rules change in the wake of these exceptional…
Not in HeavenSame-Sex Marriage Revolution
Episode Notes On the debut episode of Bonjour Chai, we bring on Rabbi Steven Wernick of Beth Tzedec to discuss his conservative temple's recent bombshell move…
Not in HeavenTrailer: Bonjour Chai
Episode Notes Canadian Jews, listen up: this podcast's for you. Join hosts Avi Finegold, Melissa Lantsman and Ilana Zackon as they break down the goings-on…