Best Yiddish Learning Podcasts (2025)

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Global Prayer for Israel, Gospel Golf Balls, The More I See You, Honeymooners, and Zis (Episode #218) 1:00:38

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🎙️ Jew and Gentile Podcast Episode Title: Global Prayer for Israel, Gospel Golf Balls, The More I See You, Honeymooners, and Zis (Episode #218) Release Date: Thursday, October 9 🗞️ Cultural Moment “The Honeymooners” Turns 70! This week marks 70 years since The Honeymooners debuted on October 1, 1955 — the iconic Brooklyn-based sitcom starring Jacki…

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Ep. 63- Yiddish and the Holocaust with Hannah Pollin-Galay 1:27:06

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Send us a text The Nazis’ physical war on Jews also had important cultural repercussions. One of these was its assault on Yiddish. The Holocaust not only murdered many Yiddish speakers and destroyed Yiddish institutions, but it also changed the language itself. In this episode, I talk with Hannah Pollin-Galay about fascinating work on Yiddish durin…

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Julia Donaldson: A life in language 33:38

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Julia Donaldson, author of The Gruffalo and many other beloved children's books, tells Michael Rosen about her own writing, reading, speaking and listening. Her childhood experiences were a big influence, as was busking in Paris and writing songs which ended up on Play School and Play Away. One of the songs became her first book, A Squash and a Squ…

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Trump's 21-Point Peace Plan, Adonai Mitchell, October 7th Portraits, Settled in Heaven, and Shvitzer (Episode #217) 1:05:29

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🎙️ Jew and Gentile Podcast – What Is a Jew to Do? Main Story Thou shalt not take the Lord’s name in vain... but what if the Lord’s name is lining up at wide receiver? We dive into the strange case of NFL rookie Adonai Mitchell and the buzz around whether Jewish fans can even say his name. From dropped touchdowns to dropped jaws, this story mixes fa…

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Ep. 62- Dehumanization and Genocide with David Livingstone Smith 1:26:18

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Send us a text We often hear the term “dehumanization” used in a variety of contexts. For example, dehumanization a set of beliefs, or a set of behaviors? Is it metaphorical or do people actually believe their victims are less than human? In this episode, I talk with David Livingstone Smith about his fascinating, challenging, and insightful work on…

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It's not what you say, it's how you say it 27:54

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Michael Rosen on the linguistic comfort food of clichés, pragmatics and how we use language to connect us beyond the actual words used. Derek Bousfield explains how words do more than carry meaning: context governs what we say and how it’s understood.Dr Bousfield is Reader in Pragmatics and Communication and Co-Director of The Manchester Centre for…

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Blowing the Shofar, Rosh Hashanah, Dr. Stallard, Italy and Israel, and Teshuvah/Tefilah/Tzedakah (Episode #216) 1:09:50

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🎙 Jew and Gentile Podcast Notes Episode Theme: Happy New Year 5786 – Rosh Hashanah Opening Welcome listeners – Shanah Tovah! Happy Jewish New Year 5786. Reflect on the significance of Rosh Hashanah: prayer, community, repentance, reflection. Rosh Hashanah Focus Trump’s Message: “Warmest greetings … recommitment to religious liberty, ending anti-Sem…

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The Language of the Manosphere 27:29

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The 'Manosphere' is a group of loosely affiliated mainly young males who have developed a specialised vocabulary to discuss women online in a negative and hostile way. Some of the vocabulary is a response to feminism which some men claim is diminishing their role in society. For other men a failure to attract women has given rise to phrases such as…

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Wrestling with the Goodness of God, Pilgrimage Road, Infected and Rachmones (Episode #215) 1:06:42

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🎙️ Jew and Gentile Podcast NotesOpening Scripture Romans 12:17–18 “Repay no one evil for evil. Have regard for good things in the sight of all men. If it is possible, as much as depends on you, live peaceably with all men.” If someone says they have no enemies—be careful. If you stand for Christ, you will have enemies. FOI has enemies. Equip has en…

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Ep. 27: What is a woman? 1:56:05

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Sorry for the delay dear listeners! But it will be worth the wait. Today Pastors Mary and Elise welcome Ginger Cutrell to share her experience of being a woman with a transgender experience. Ginger opens up about her story and helps us navigate how pastors can better support their congregants and advocate for all of God's children!…

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Ep. 61- Writing about Holocaust Perpetrators with Erin McGlothlin 1:23:04

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Send us a text How do we write about Holocaust perpetrators? What does that tell us about not only the historical figures themselves but also the ways in which we approach, describe, and analyze them. In this week’s episode, I talk with Erin McGlothlin about how writers have dealt with perpetrators in both fiction and non-fiction and also about the…

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Charlie Kirk, Philly Baseball, Rights from God or Government, and A Chazir Bleibit Chazir (Episode #214) 1:02:59

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🎙 Jew & Gentile Podcast Notes👋 Charlie Kirk, Philly Baseball, Rights from God or Government, and A Chazir Bleibit Chazir (Episode #214) Steve “Only in America…” 🇺🇸 Story: Phillies fan demands the ball back → company offers $5,000 to infamous fan. 📰 https://nypost.com/2025/09/09/sports/company-offers-5000-to-infamous-phillies-fan-for-home-run-ball/ …

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Crash Bang Wallop: The Sound of Words 27:18

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Michael Rosen is joined by linguist Dr Catherine Laing to discuss onomatopoeia and other words that sound like their meanings. Not just words for sounds like 'crash' and 'bang', or words for animal noises like 'woof' and 'quack', but also other words which perhaps hold something of their meaning within their form. Is there something rough about the…

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How to Persuade a Courtroom 27:36

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Michael Rosen talks to criminal defence barrister Joanna Hardy-Susskind about the legal language of Crown Court cases in England and Wales. From the grandeur of the courtroom and stock phrases like "with respect to my learned friend" to the more colloquial directness of talking to a defendant. How do barristers build persuasive arguments when talki…

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Round Challah, Red Paint, Remembering God’s Word, and Yutz (Episode #213) 54:39

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🎙️ Round Challah, Red Paint, Remembering God’s Word, and Yutz (Episode #213)Opening Chris gets caught off guard by Pastor Neil’s surprise video call. Banter and fun before diving into today’s topics. Special Feature Chris appears on Stand in the Gap (Lighthouse TV). 🕍 Two Synagogues, Two Opinions Discussion on the Torah scroll incidents in NYC syna…

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Keeping My Family's Language Alive 27:35

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Michael Rosen talks to Samantha Ellis, author of Chopping Onions on My Heart, about her efforts to keep alive the language of her parents: Judeo-Iraqi Arabic. Samantha grew up in London hearing her parents speak the language they spoke in their homeland of Iraq. Now she's keen to try and speak it herself, and to share the poetic expressions of Jude…

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Fighting Antisemitism with Faith in Italy: An Interview with Tiauna Lodewyk (Episode #212) 1:01:55

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🎙️ Jew and Gentile Podcast Show Notes In this episode, Steve and Chris sit down with Tiauna Lodewyk, Canadian Representative with The Friends of Israel Gospel Ministry in Ontario. Recently, Tiauna joined a Jewish group traveling through Italy to explore the rich history of Jewish life and heritage there. What started as an educational journey—desig…

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The 7 Have Spoken: Let’s Dance! City of David Speaks, Hope in Gaza, Unashamed - Psalm 119, and Pintele Yid (Episode #211) 1:04:04

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🎙️ Jew and Gentile Podcast Show Notes🎧 The 7 Have Spoken: Let’s Dance! City of David Speaks, Hope in Gaza, Unashamed - Psalm 119, and Pintele Yid The 7 have spoken! We asked if listeners liked us dancing to Havenu Shalom during the opening — and our seven loyal fans gave a resounding yes. Chris: “The seven have spoken!” (cue David Bowie’s Let’s Dan…

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Speech difficulties 27:50

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Michael Rosen asks what happens to people's sense of identity and social being when speaking becomes hard. Jonathan Cole has interviewed people with conditions such as cerebral palsy, vocal cord palsy, spasmodic dysphonia and post-stroke aphasia. They describe in their own words what the experience of not being able to express themselves is like, t…

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Heat Waves in Israel, Holy Mall Revival, Human Compost, Psalm Dust, and Shmutz (Episode #210) 53:29

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🎧 Episode Rundown: Dancing Intros, Psalm Dust, & Pierogi Politics 👋 Opening Chat Chris: “How are you?” Steve: “I’m betwixt—caught between our classic intro and the new dancing one.” 🕺💃 Listener feedback is in: someone’s not feeling the dance moves. Let's decide together! Text your vote to 424-444-1948 — keep the OG intro or the boogie version? 🕍 An…

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The Shower Sandwich Saint, Open My Eyes That I May See, Netanyahu’s Gaza Gamble, and Mechiah (Episode #209) 1:02:48

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🎙️ Jew & Gentile Podcast — Episode [#209] Title: “The Shower Sandwich Saint, Open My Eyes That I May See, Netanyahu’s Gaza Gamble, and Mechiah” In This Episode: Steve returns from Chicago with heartwarming and hilarious listener stories—including one involving a shower, a sandwich, and a plugged drain. We reflect on Psalm 119, explore cruise dreams…

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A Hymn Rooted in Rabbinic History, Chicago Cops, ORIGINS and Israeli Rockets, and Kina Hora (Episode #208) 59:26

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🎙️ Episode 208 – A Hymn Rooted in Rabbinic History, Chicago Cops, ORIGINS and Israeli Rockets, and Kina Hora Hosts: Chris Katulka & Steve Herzig Location: On-location at Conference Point Camp, Wisconsin This week’s Jew and Gentile Podcast is a jam-packed, heartwarming, and powerful mix of laughter, testimonies, faith, and frontline ministry. Chris …

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Ep. 60- Perpetrators of Mass Violence with Alette Smeulers 1:19:44

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Send us a text What makes someone a perpetrator? Are killers born or made? One thing that is clear in studying the Holocaust and other genocides is that perpetrators come in all shapes and sizes with just as diverse a set of motivations. On today’s episode, I talked with Alette Smeulers about her work in studying perpetrators from a variety of pers…

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Chutzpah, Cleansing, and Cheltenham: From Bibi to Bet and Beyond, and Reynikn (Episode #207) 1:06:23

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🎙️ Jew & Gentile Podcast Show Notes Episode Title: Chutzpah, Cleansing, and Cheltenham: From Bibi to Bet and Beyond Hosted by: Chris Katulka & Steve Herzig Presented by: The Friends of Israel Gospel Ministry 🔥 In This Episode: 💬 Steve’s Got Chutzpah Steve jokes that if each of our seven listeners gets one more person to subscribe, we’ll double our …

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Ep. 26: Rabbi Lizzi Heydemann Part 2! Yiddish word of the day 2:01:23

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Rabbi Lizzie of Miskahn Chicago is back! We continue our conversation about Christian and Jewish relationships, the difference and commonalities of our faiths and dive into the Israel/Palestine conflict.By Elise and Mary Anderson

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Ambassador Huckabee, Quiet Cracking, Psalm 119, Remembering Pastor John MacArthur, and Mussar (Episode #206) 1:05:46

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🎙️ Jew and Gentile Podcast — Episode #206 Title: Ambassador Huckabee, Quiet Cracking, Psalm 119, Remembering Pastor John MacArthur, and Mussar (Episode #206) 📅 This week on the Jew and Gentile Podcast: Chris and Steve crack up—literally and figuratively—as they talk about the new workplace burnout trend known as “quiet cracking”—that slow, creeping…

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The Jew & Gentile Welcomes Ambassador Mike Huckabee: Israel's New US Ambassador (Episode #205) 21:53

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🎙️ The Friends of Israel’s Jew and Gentile Podcast Episode: Ambassador Mike Huckabee on Israel’s New Middle East 🇮🇱 Hosts: Steve Herzig Chris Katulka Paul Golden (“Golden Boy!”) ⭐ Guest: U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee ✨ Episode Highlights Ambassador Huckabee unpacks the “New Middle East,” where former rivals are now embracing Israel. Heart…

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Ep. 59- The Auschwitz Sonderkommando with Dominic Williams 1:28:43

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Send us a text Arguably, one of the worst places for prisoners to work during the Holocaust was the Sonderkommando—the group of prisoners forced to work in and around the gas chambers, disposing of corpses. Yet they also managed to create a number of texts that survived the Holocaust even if they did not. In this episode, I talk with Dominic Willia…

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Yetzer Hara vs. Total Depravity, Hebron Sheikhs Seek Peace, 15-Year Cruise, and Neshama (Episode #204) 53:31

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🎙️ Yetzer Hara vs. Total Depravity, Hebron Sheikhs Seek Peace, 15-Year Cruise, and Neshama (Episode #204) Hosts: Chris Katulka & Steve Herzig 🎧 Sponsored by: FOI Equip – Free resources to study the Bible from a Jewish perspective 🕵️‍♂️ Upcoming Classes: ✅ “Judaism Today” with Bruce Scott (July 3, 10, 17) How well do you understand what Jewish peopl…

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To the Jew First: God’s Order or God’s Heart, Cusack loves Khomeini, and der ferte yuli (Episode #203) 58:34

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🎙️ To the Jew First: God’s Order or God’s Heart, Cusack loves Khomeini, and der ferte yuli (Episode #203) Hosts: Chris Katulka & Steve Herzig 🎧 Sponsored by: FOI Equip – Free resources to study the Bible from a Jewish perspective 🕵️‍♂️ Upcoming Classes: 📚 FOI Equip Highlight: Chris and Steve spotlight recent and upcoming free FOI Equip classes: ✅ “…

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Ep. 58- Evolution of Genocide with Benjamin Meiches 1:28:38

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Send us a text The concept of genocide is one of the few ideas created from scratch in the 20th century. As a result, it can be incredibly complicated to interpret, both legally and historically. Indeed, the definition itself has often made it difficult to prosecute. In this episode, I talk with Benjamin Meiches about the evolution of the concept g…

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James 3, Jerusalem News, Joyful Conservatives, Jaw-Dropping Disney Prices and Lashon (Episode #202) 1:05:16

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🎙️ James 3, Jerusalem News, Joyful Conservatives, Jaw-Dropping Disney Prices and Lashon (Episode #202) Hosts: Chris Katulka & Steve Herzig 🎧 Sponsored by: FOI Equip – Free resources to study the Bible from a Jewish perspective 🕵️‍♂️ Upcoming Classes: 📚 FOI Equip Highlight: Chris and Steve spotlight recent and upcoming free FOI Equip classes: ✅ “Jud…

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Ep. 57- Magnus Hirschfeld, the trans community, and the Nazis with Brandy Schillace 1:20:17

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Send us a text When the Nazis carried out their infanous and well-documented book burning on the Opernplatz in May 1933, the literal fuel for that fire came from Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld's Institute for Sexual Science, an institution that both studied and provided treatment for LGBTQ Germans. In this episode, I talked with Brandy Schillace about Hirsc…

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History Matters, Tehran Traffic, the Timetable of Prophecy, and Abgezockt (Episode #201) 57:36

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🎙️ Jew & Gentile Podcast – Episode Title: "History Matters, Tehran Traffic, the Timetable of Prophecy, and Abgezockt" Hosts: Chris Katulka & Steve Herzig 🎧 Sponsored by: FOI Equip – Free resources to study the Bible from a Jewish perspective. 🕵️‍♂️ Upcoming Classes:📚 FOI Equip Highlight: Chris and Steve spotlight recent and upcoming free FOI Equip …

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Learning and using Yiddish - an interview with Jake (Yankl) Krakovsky 15:50

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Episode 7 // Season 6 לערנען זיך ייִדיש׃ אַן אינטערװיו מיט יאַנקל קראַקאָװסקין We’re back!!! I had a great time chatting with Jake (Yankl) Krakovsky for this interview. We discuss how Jake learned Yiddish and got into translation. This is an excerpt from a longer interview - I hope to release a little more in a few weeks as a bonus episode. Transcr…

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The Art of Listening 27:45

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Michael Rosen talks to sociolinguist Dr Haru Yamada about how we listen in different ways across different cultures and social groups. It's the side of conversation that is not about talking, but which is equally - if not more - important to how we communicate. Haru is the author of 'Kiku: The Japonese Art of Good Listening', and she believes that …

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What Is a Blessing? Plus: Anti-Israel Chants, Abbas Takes Sides, and Bentching (#200) 1:00:16

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🎙️ Episode Title: "What Is a Blessing? And Why It Matters Now More Than Ever" In This Episode of The Jew and Gentile Podcast… Chris and Steve dive into the rich biblical concept of blessing—what it is, who gets it, where it comes from, and how long it lasts. But first, they cover two critical topics that shouldn’t be missed: 🔥 This Week’s Highlight…

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Ep. 56- The Holocaust in Bulgaria with Nadége Ragaru 1:09:34

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Send us a text The story of Bulgaria and the Holocaust is often a narrative about how Bulgaria protected its Jews from the Nazis. But is this really case? Certainly not in the case of Thrace and Macedonia. In this episode, I talked with Nadege Ragaru about the history of the complex Holocaust in Bulgaria and its attempts to come to terms with this …

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Lists 27:40

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Most of us make lists in some form or other - from essential groceries to reasons to feel positive about life. In this programme Linguistics Researcher Jo Nolan talks to Michael about her interest in the language we use in their making and their uses in literature and society.Jo says the language we use in our lists is idiolectal - it reflects our …

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Steve’s Birthday, Is Two-State Solution Still Viable, and Geburtsdag (Episode #199) 55:42

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Welcome to the Jew and Gentile Podcast. Text the Jew and Gentile your comments, questions, concerns (OY!), and news at: 424-444-1948 Donate today: MUG-ON-A-MUG With your gift of $10 or more to FOI Equip, you to can have your very own Mug-on-a-Mug. Your generous donation helps to expand the important work of teaching the Bible from a Jewish perspect…

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The Welsh Language with Huw Stephens at the Hay Festival 27:50

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In a special recording at the Hay Festival, Michael Rosen talks to bilingual Welsh radio and television presenter Huw Stephens about the Welsh language. And then Huw gets Michael to try reading 'Dyn Ni yn Mynd i Hela Arth, also known as We're Going on a Bear Hunt.Produced for BBC Audio Bristol by Beth O'Dea, in partnership with the Open University.…

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Heads, Hands, and the Holy City: Yarmulkes, Hamsas, 1 Million in Jerusalem, and di tsen gi-bot (Episode #198) 1:04:23

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Welcome to the Jew and Gentile Podcast. Text the Jew and Gentile your comments, questions, concerns (OY!), and news at: 424-444-1948 Donate today: MUG-ON-A-MUG With your gift of $10 or more to FOI Equip, you to can have your very own Mug-on-a-Mug. Your generous donation helps to expand the important work of teaching the Bible from a Jewish perspect…

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The language that changed the world 27:27

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Michael Rosen hears the fascinating story of the origin of all Indo-European languages from Laura Spinney, the author of Proto: How One Ancient Language Went Global. Today, nearly half of humanity speaks an Indo-European language and Laura has been investigating how that came to be.Produced for BBC Audio Bristol by Beth O'Dea, in partnership with t…

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Spy, Scrolls & Shem Tov: Secrets from Damascus to the Drash (Episode #197) 53:16

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Welcome to the Jew and Gentile Podcast. Text the Jew and Gentile your comments, questions, concerns (OY!), and news at: 424-444-1948 Donate today: MUG-ON-A-MUG With your gift of $10 or more to FOI Equip, you to can have your very own Mug-on-a-Mug. Your generous donation helps to expand the important work of teaching the Bible from a Jewish perspect…

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Ep. 55- Holocaust Photographs with Hilary Earl and Valerie Hébert 1:20:52

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Send us a text In December 1941, an SS man took a series of 12 photographs of an Einsatzgruppen killing in Latvia. The negatives were stolen by a survivor who had copies made and retrieved them after the war. In today’s episode, we explore what we can learn about the Holocaust from these photographs and, indeed, from photographs in general. I talk …

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The End of the Full Stop? 27:53

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The use of punctuation is rapidly changing within the quickfire back-and-forth of instant messaging. Are these changes causing misunderstandings? Presenter Michael Rosen and his guest Dr Christian Ilbury discuss. Is the full stop on the way out? What about capital letters? Exclamation marks and question marks seem to be holding their ground, but wh…

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Acts 1:6 Controversy, New Pope talks to Jewish community, and Di Kolts Kasle (Episode #196) 59:25

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Welcome to the Jew and Gentile Podcast. Text the Jew and Gentile your comments, questions, concerns (OY!), and news at: 424-444-1948 Donate today: MUG-ON-A-MUG With your gift of $10 or more to FOI Equip, you to can have your very own Mug-on-a-Mug. Your generous donation helps to expand the important work of teaching the Bible from a Jewish perspect…

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Ep. 54- Early Violence against Jews in 1933 with Hermann Beck 1:13:27

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Send us a text When did the Holocaust start? How soon after Hitler took power did anti-Jewish violence begin? These are some of the important questions we explore in this episode as I talk with Hermann Beck and the surge in antisemitic violence in the wake of the Nazi rise to power in 1933. In his pathbreaking book, Hermann Beck has documented an e…

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Street Names 27:10

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Michael Rosen talks to sociolinguist Philip Seargeant from the Open University about where our street names come from, including Whip-Ma-Whop-Ma-Gate in York, and Michael's old address, Love Lane. Also, have you ever thought about the difference between a street and a road? Are there regional differences in the names given to streets? And why are s…

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Mother’s Day is a gentile holiday. For Jews, every day is Mother’s Day, Iran Crumbling, and Der Muterstog (Episode #195) 57:05

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Welcome to the Jew and Gentile Podcast. Text the Jew and Gentile your comments, questions, concerns (OY!), and news at: 424-444-1948 Donate today: MUG-ON-A-MUG With your gift of $10 or more to FOI Equip, you to can have your very own Mug-on-a-Mug. Your generous donation helps to expand the important work of teaching the Bible from a Jewish perspect…