Weird Being Jewish: Three Rabbis Walk Into a Podcast
von Matt Reimer, Jeff Weill, Josh Rose
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What happens when three friends who are also rabbis get together to discuss Jewish life, religious life, rabbinic life and life life? Rabbis Jeffrey Weill, Matt Reimer and Josh Rose don't know but aim to find out. In the process they'll share their thoughts about pressing issues we all face - in the Jewish community and beyond.
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S3E4 The Limits of Jewish Debate
Are there people you won't sit down with to discuss certain topics - such as Israel? How open should we be?
S3E3 Should We Care What People Think of Israel?
With election day in Israel still unfolding, the three rabbis recorded this podcast to talk about whether Jewish people who care about Israel should pay attention to what the world thinks about the Jewish state.
S3E2 Is Judaism "True"?
Judaism is beautiful, enriches life, and helps us celebrate and cope with difficulty - but is the Torah a source of Truth? The three rabbis put on their philosopher hats and get to work.
S3E1 The Tower of Babel and the Problems of AI
Welcome to Season Three of Weird Being Jewish! Rabbis Jeffrey Weill, Matt Reimer and Josh Rose get back together after a long break and are back at it with their exploration of Jewish ideas and contemporary life. This week's Torah portion c
S2E25 How High Should the Holy Days Take Us?
What should happen at the High Holy Days? What is True Teshuvah?
S2E24 Jewish Representation: The Jalen Brunson Test
How are Jews seen? How do we see ourselves? Why do we get so excited - and should we? - when some famous person turns out to have some Jewish connection?
S2E23 What is Jewish Masculinity?
America seems to want to talk about masculinity, and a lot of folks on the right seem to want more of it! The three rabbis jump in to ask, what exactly is masculinity, and what does Jewish masculinity look like?
s2e22 Is Jewish Survival Enough?
In this episode of Weird Being Jewish, Rabbis Jeffrey Weill, Matt Reimer, and Josh Rose talk about Jewish perseverance, grit, and survival — why resilience has become such a central Jewish value, and what it costs us when survival becomes t
S2E21 Do Jewish People Do Mitzvahs for the Right Reasons?
Rabbi Jeffrey is on his annual trip to the Rabbinical Longshoremen convention in Witchita but Rabbis Josh and Matt explore the enduring question of "Why Do A Mitzvzah" and essential question in Jewish life. We explore aligning our intention
S2E20 Is Your Rabbi Using AI? Is That Good (or Bad) for the Jews?
the three rabbis take on AI and disagree about its merits and dangers.
S2E19 Strings Attached: The Challenge of Jewish Life in This Moment
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S2E18 Purim & the Jewish Take on Our World of Chaos
The three rabbis are at it again, plumming the depths of Purim. This episode was recorded before the attacks on Iran, about which Rabbis Jeffrey, Matt and Josh will likely have something to say in the future.
S2E17 A Jewish Take on Anger
Rabbis Matt and Josh kick around the idea of anger - which is having its moment in the world, it seems - and what the Jewish tradition has to say about it. Rabbi Jeffrey is out this week on an all-expense-paid trip to Ferrett, Alabama for t
S2E16 Every Jew at 22? The Jewish Gun Debate
In this episode of Weird Being Jewish the three rabbis are at it again. This time, we discuss guns, gun policy, Jewish safety and Jewish culture. Plus a question that could be applied to any number of topics in Jewish contemporary life: sin
S2E15 Judaism, Borders, and the Stranger
Rabbis Jeffrey, Matt and Josh confont the complexity of the Jewish tradition and the brutality of the current regime on immigration.
S2e14 Circles of Loss and Jewish Mourning
In this episode Rabbis Jeffrey, Matt, and Josh reflect together on how grief actually works: unevenly, unpredictably, and often shaped less by moral logic than by story, familiarity, and perceived relationship. Prompted by recent acts of vi
S2E 13 What the Hell is Going On? (Jewish Answers Only)
The episode opens with the perennial prompt, "What the hell is going on?" and uses a small, concrete moment—an eighth-grader's intense anti-cheating check at a standardized test—to probe larger cultural drift. Are we lowering the baseline o
S2E12 Doing Good, Feeling Joy: A Jewish Take on Happiness
What's the difference between happiness and joy—and does Judaism care? In this episode of Weird Being Jewish, Rabbis Matt Reimer, and Jeffrey Weill and Josh Rose discuss whether Jewish practice actually generates joy or just names it. Along
S2E11 Do You Want Hope or Honesty from Your Rabbi?
Just before this past the High Holidays, Rabbis Matt, Jeff Weill, and Josh Rose wrestled with a blunt dilemma: when the world feels bleak, what belongs on the bimah—unvarnished realism, performative uplift, or a hard-won mix of both? They t
S2E10 Are Jewish People "A People"?
Rabbi Josh Rose and Rabbi Jeffrey Weill open with quick banter about The Clash—correcting a claim that Allen Ginsberg wrote broadly for Combat Rock (it was a spoken-word feature on "Ghetto Defendant")—then pivot to their real topic: Jewish
S2E9 The "Weirdness" of Jewish Identity at This Moment
A freewheeling conversation about the weirdness of Jewish life: why Jewishness can feel both beautiful and isolating, how contemporary politics (especially around Israel) strain communal leadership and personal identity, and what the future
S2E8 Which Music Brings us to God?
The three (rabbinic) musketeers talk about music, religion and whether and which music should be part of Jewish prayer. Metal? Hip Hop? Traditional? Tune in to find out
S2E7 Do Rabbis Believe that Judaism is "True"?
It might surprise you to know that many Rabbis struggle with some of the Big Questions about the very fundamentals of Jewish religion. One of those - maybe the Biggest - is, "Is Judaism true?" The three rabbis take the question head-on, and
S2E5 What (and Where) is Conservative Judaism, Anyway?
Rabbis Jeffrey and Josh explore the current state of Conservative Judaism. Rabbi Matt is out this week but will be back for the next episode. Jeffrey and Josh are both Reform Jewish rabbis who took the leap into Conservative Jewish congrega
S2E4 Death Words! Jewish Phrases Connected to Death and Dying
Her Memory for Blessing? Peace Upon Him? Blessed is the True Judge? We explore what these distinctly Jewish phrases mean and whether we should use them at all. A delightful conversation about death in this joint episode of Weird Being Jewis
Gaza, Trump and the Jews
The three Jewish amigos sit down and try to make sense of what Judaism and Jewish values have to say about Trump's Gaza "plan." We discuss the political angle but as usual also turn to Jewish teachings and Jewish tradition to see if we can
What's the Rabbi Wearing?? And Other Pressing Questions
WBJ Rabbis Reimer, Rose and Weill discuss the expectation that rabbis must act, talk, and, yes, dress like rabbis. Must we? It can feel oppressive at times, but it may also serve an important purpose. That's what we are kicking around in th
The Enemy is.... us? Judaism, Trumpism, and the Obligation to Speak Out
Rabbis Reimer, Weill and Rose take on the Trumpian turn in the country and whether Jewish people have a paritcular obligation to speak out as Jews about what's happening. They also touch on collective responsibility and - hey, who gets to s
Hope and Responsibility: Living in the World Now
Rabbi Matt Reimer, along with Rabbis Jeffrey Weil and Josh Rose, discusses the intersections of the Torah portion Parshat Noach and the contemporary world, touching upon the election and its implications [note: this was recorded last week,
