Episode 2: Solving the Problems of a Divided Jewish World

This week we sit down with Heather Miller, a current student at the Pluralistic Rabbinical Seminary. Besides being a student at PRS, Heather is also a synagogue president, school administrator, and most importantly a mother of two! Apply: https://jewishpluralism.org/apply-to-our-program/ Join the Bet Midrash: https://jewishpluralism.org/enroll-community-beit-midrash/ Reach Out To Us: https://jewishpluralism.org/contact/

Alumni time! Recent PRS graduate Rabba Amanda currently serves as a chaplain resident at Emory University healthcare while she pursues board certification through Neshama: the National Association of Jewish Chaplains and launching her PRS innovation project: Sinai Pastoral Care, a concierge-style spiritual and pastoral care service. Rabba Amanda talk about what being a student at PRS is like, especially when moving twice with two kids and pursing chaplaincy at the same time Apply: https://jewishpluralism.org/apply-to-our-program/ Reach Out To Us: https://jewishpluralism.org/contact/

What is true freedom? Surprise…it’s God! A Passover message in less than five minutes. Apply: https://jewishpluralism.org/apply-to-our-program/ Join the Bet Midrash: https://jewishpluralism.org/enroll-community-beit-midrash/ Reach Out To Us: https://jewishpluralism.org/contact/

PRS Talmud instructor and text electives educator Rabbi Eric Wasser sits down with Rabbi Sandy to talk about teaching old ideas in new mediums and share a few stories of his time at PRS Apply: https://jewishpluralism.org/apply-to-our-program/ Join the Bet Midrash: https://jewishpluralism.org/enroll-community-beit-midrash/ Reach Out To Us: https://jewishpluralism.org/contact/

Starting a pluralistic rabbinical seminary is no easy task. The rabbis reflect on the past two years of ups and downs, including what they would do differently if they had the choice. Apply: https://jewishpluralism.org/apply-to-our-program/ Join the Bet Midrash: https://jewishpluralism.org/enroll-community-beit-midrash/ Reach Out To Us: https://jewishpluralism.org/contact/

How do you build a multinational Jewish nonprofit from your kitchen? Rabbi Sandy interviews Rabbi Patrick on the history of the PunkTorah network of websites, his most controversial moments of his career, and whether he’ll ever live down being “Patrick Aleph, the tattooed rabbi”. Apply: https://jewishpluralism.org/apply-to-our-program/ Join the Bet Midrash: https://jewishpluralism.org/enroll-community-beit-midrash/ Reach Out To Us: https://jewishpluralism.org/contact/

Rabbi Patrick interviews Rabbi Sandy for a candid look at his life, what brought him to the independent rabbinate, and his hopes for the future. Apply: https://jewishpluralism.org/apply-to-our-program/ Join the Bet Midrash: https://jewishpluralism.org/enroll-community-beit-midrash/ Reach Out To Us: https://jewishpluralism.org/contact/

Happy Purim with Rabbi Sandy! Rabbi Sandy shares a Purim message along with some teachings about the holiday. Text can be found on Sefaria.org Apply: https://jewishpluralism.org/apply-to-our-program/ Join the Bet Midrash: https://jewishpluralism.org/enroll-community-beit-midrash/ Reach Out To Us: https://jewishpluralism.org/contact/

The rabbis reflect on the fateful day they said, “let’s do this” and started the Pluralistic Rabbinical Seminary. Apply: https://jewishpluralism.org/apply-to-our-program/ Join the Bet Midrash: https://jewishpluralism.org/enroll-community-beit-midrash/ Reach Out To Us: https://jewishpluralism.org/contact/

Rabbis Sandy & Patrick talk about why PRS was so badly needed, the problems they attempt to solve with an online rabbinical seminary. Apply: https://jewishpluralism.org/apply-to-our-program/ Join the Bet Midrash: https://jewishpluralism.org/enroll-community-beit-midrash/ Reach Out To Us: https://jewishpluralism.org/contact/