Tablet Studios
From weekly series examining unique angles on Jews’ place in the world, to inquiries into the details of Jewish text and tradition, Tablet Studios podcasts bring you insight and inspiration for the modern-day Jew. Our shows include How to Be a Jew, Unorthodox, Rootless, Re-Form, and more to come.
1
How to Be a Jew …. Who is Starting a Print Maga...
Tablet editor-in chief Alana Newhouse joins us to discuss the new Tablet print magazine.
23 min
2
How to Be a Jew ... Who Says Yes to the Dress
Israeli fashion icon Pnina Tornai joins us to talk about her journey to becoming one of the most successful bridal designers in the world.
32 min
3
How to Be a Jew … Like Israel's Most Famous Fem...
26 min
4
How To Do Activism Right, with Jay Ruderman, Tu...
Jay Ruderman, Tuly Weiss, and Pesach Woliki talk with Liel about the causes they advocate for and how they go about their activism.
43 min
5
How to Be a Jew ... or an ally like Zarna Garg
The comedian joins us to talk about her new memoir and being an ally to the Jews
20 min
6
Israel’s Most Controversial Politician, with It...
The minister talks to Liel about Meir Kahane, October 7th, and what he feels when protestors call him out
44 min
7
How to Be a Jew … like Matisyahu
The iconic rapper joins us to talk about his Jewish journeys
27 min
8
Passover Crossover - How to Be a Jew ... Like D...
47 min
9
Passover Crossover - Rootless - Why Dual Loyalt...
44 min
10
Why Oct. 7 Victims Are Suing a Palestinian Mogu...
The attorney joins Liel to shed light on a major new lawsuit accusing a Palestinian-American developer of knowingly aiding Hamas
41 min
11
How to Be a Jew … on Passover
30 min
12
Why God Was Right, with Mark Gerson
The entrepreneur and writer joins Liel to discuss his new book, an audacious attempt to put each one of the Torah’s claims to the test.
48 min
13
How to Be a Jew … Like Ayelet Zurer
29 min
14
How Israel Will Save Western Civilization, with...
The writer joins Liel to discuss why anti-Semites on the left and the right alike are struggling to discredit Jewish morality, and why the Hebrew Bible holds the secrets to the West’s revival.
41 min
15
How to Be a Jew… Who Contemplates the Pig
Scholar Jordan Rosenblum on the surprising history of how the pig has influenced Jewish identity
37 min
16
How Universities Lost Their Way, With Cary Nelson
The academic and writer joins Liel to discuss how universities abandoned free inquiry, how antisemitism took root on campus, and what can be done to restore intellectual integrity.
36 min
17
How to Be a Jew ... At the World Championships
AJ Edelman is back with a short update from the World Bobsled Championships
8 min
18
Why Dual Loyalty is Good for the Jews, with Rab...
The rabbi and author joins Liel to argue that American Jews ought to be loyal both to the United States and to Israel, and that each loyalty only strengthens the other
43 min
19
How to Be a Jew ... And an Accidental Gunslinger
Filmmaker, author, and Accidental Talmudist Salvador Litvak on his new movie, Guns and Moses, and the state of Jewish film.
31 min
20
Why Trump’s Deportation of Mahmoud Khalil is Pe...
The Manhattan Institute Scholar helps Liel make sense of immigration law and the justification for booting out Hamas-supporting foreign nationals
15 min
21
What to Do in Ukraine, and in Gaza? With Eli Lake
The journalist and podcaster talks to Liel about the Oscars, about that disastrous meeting between Trump, Vance, and Zelensky, and about Israel’s options moving forward
50 min
22
How to Be a Jew … like a Shtisel
After three seasons of worldwide streaming hit Shtisel, the Shtisel family is back … in Antwerp. Hadas Yaron— Libbi in the original series—and now in the prequel, joins us to talk growing up Shtisel
30 min
23
How to be a Jew … Like Dara Horn
Author and fan of all Jews Dara Horn joins us to talk about Jewish narratives in a post-October 7th world and her new graphic novel about a lost afikomen and a time traveling goat.
46 min
24
Can Orthodox Judaism Be Reformed? with Rabbi Ir...
The iconoclastic rabbi talks to Liel about God and the Holocaust, women and the rabbinate, and whether it’s time to rethink some of Orthodoxy’s most vaunted traditions
63 min
25
How to Be a Jew ... Like Olympian AJ Edelman
Israeli-American Olympic Bobsledder AJ Edelman on the importance of Jews in sports, his unorthodox journey to the Olympics, and representing his country
49 min