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On a holiday episode of The Jewish Review Podcast, host Rockne Roll talks with Scott McKinley, a prolific sukkah builder in Portland, about what makes his sukkot unique and what makes the holiday special for him. Hebrew words used in this episode: teshuvah - lit. "returning," often meaning repentance but also describing those coming into Judaism; sukkah - "booth" or "hut;" sukkot - the plural of sukkah, also the name of the seven-day festival in which Jews dwell in such structures.
On the Season Two Premier of The Jewish Review Podcast, host Rockne Roll talks with Rabbi Josh Rose of Co/Lab PDX about the meaning of the month of Elul, which leads into Judaism's High Holidays. They discuss practices to add significance to this time, texts that examine Elul's purpose and...
Published 09/04/24
On the season one finale of The Jewish Review Podcast, host Rockne Roll talks with Jewish Federation of Greater Portland Chief Development Officer Wendy Kahn and Campaign Co-Chair Jack Birnbach about their recent journey to Germany and Israel as part of the Jewish Federations of North America's...
Published 07/31/24