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Jewish Profundity (Sometimes)
The Zal
What did the Chassidic Rabbi say to the Jewish guy who grew up with Matzo and Easter eggs? The Zal is an informal conversation on (usually?) profound ideas found in and beyond Jewish life and traditions. Tune in with Adam Valen Levinson, Sociology Fellow at Yale, and Dovid Grossbaum, Rabbi at Chabad of Indiana. The Zal is sponsored in part by grants from The Bananaschewitz Foundation and Schmendl's Herring Deodorant.
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Ratings & Reviews
5.0 stars from 42 ratings
Whimsical and insightful
The Zal features friendly discussions on issues of the day between a religious and a non religious Jew. The discussions are approached with philosophy from each host’s world with an objective to both educate and entertain the audience on both issues of the day and those that pertain to daily...Read full review »
BergerDeebs via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 11/28/23
Thank you
FrumReporter via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 11/21/23
Insightful, poignant
Salty & sweet
ALANOBLE via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 08/25/23
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