Episode #20 Friends of Yentl with Elise Esther Hearst
10/14/24 • 43 min
Ahead of YENTL’s run at the Sydney Opera House 17 October - 10 November 2024, Tami and Dash speak to author, playwright & content creator Elise Esther Hearst (who co-wrote the play with director Gary Abrahams and Galit Klas) about the urgency to tell and experience Jewish stories and Yiddish theatre in Australia. They also share some "super gay" talmudic facts.
Special thanks to this episode’s Pronunciation Patrol Rosa Alpert and to Ivany Investment Group for their sponsorship.
Articles relevant to the issues discussed:
https://thejewishindependent.com.au/podcast-sydneys-yiddish-speakers-keep-beloved-language-alive
https://thejewishindependent.com.au/the-discomfort-of-attending-synagogue-as-a-gender-diverse-jew
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Ahead of YENTL’s run at the Sydney Opera House 17 October - 10 November 2024, Tami and Dash speak to author, playwright & content creator Elise Esther Hearst (who co-wrote the play with director Gary Abrahams and Galit Klas) about the urgency to tell and experience Jewish stories and Yiddish theatre in Australia. They also share some "super gay" talmudic facts.
Special thanks to this episode’s Pronunciation Patrol Rosa Alpert and to Ivany Investment Group for their sponsorship.
Articles relevant to the issues discussed:
https://thejewishindependent.com.au/podcast-sydneys-yiddish-speakers-keep-beloved-language-alive
https://thejewishindependent.com.au/the-discomfort-of-attending-synagogue-as-a-gender-diverse-jew
Email your feedback, questions, show ideas etc: [email protected]
(You can also email voice memos here).
Subscribe to The Jewish Independent's bi-weekly newsletter: jewishindependent.com.au
Tami and Dash on Instagram: tami_sussman_writer_celebrant and dashiel_and_pascoe
X: TJI_au
YouTube: thejewishindependentAU
Facebook: TheJewishIndependentAU
Instagram: thejewishindependent
LinkedIn: the-jewish-independent
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Episode #19 Yom Kippur in an 'Upside-Down World' with Rabbi Ralph Genende
In this High Holy Day special episode, one of Australia's leading rabbis, Ralph Genende, joins Dash and Tami to reflect on Yom Kippur and the first anniversary of the October 7 attacks.
Special thanks to Ivany Investment Group for sponsoring this episode:
Articles relevant to this episode:
https://thejewishindependent.com.au/beyond-a-year-of-shattered-hope
https://thejewishindependent.com.au/october-7-set-off-an-existential-ache-a-kind-of-bewildering-fear
https://thejewishindependent.com.au/the-interfaith-conundrum-awful-time-is-also-one-of-opportunity
https://thejewishindependent.com.au/the-long-road-to-restoring-my-faith-in-interfaith-relations
Special thanks to Kehilat Kolenu for the use of their recording of Lev'vim.
To buy a copy of Living in an Upside-Down World :
https://shop.retrospect.agency/product/living-in-an-upside-down-world-by-rabbi-ralph-genende/1
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Episode #21 Paranoid and Petty with John Safran
John Safran graces the ATA studio this week to talk about the time he squatted in Kanye (Ye) West’s mansion in Hollywood, Jewish paranoia and petty family dynamics.
John’s new book is called “SQUAT - A week squatting at Kanye’s mansion”
Squat by John Safran - Penguin Books Australia
Articles adjacent to this episode:
https://thejewishindependent.com.au/christopher-columbus-was-genetically-jewish-new-dna-study-says
Special thanks to Diana Perla and Associates for their support: dianaperla.com.au
Email your feedback, questions, show ideas etc: [email protected]
(You can also email voice memos here).
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Ashamed to Admit - Episode #20 Friends of Yentl with Elise Esther Hearst
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Are you interested in issues affecting Jews in Australia , the Middle East and the world at large ? But a little ashamed that you're barely keeping up to date .
Speaker 2Well , you've come to the right place . I'm Tammy Sussman and , in this podcast series , author , historian and TJI's executive director , dashiell Lawrence , and I call on expert
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