Give and Take

Give and Take


Latest Episodes

Episode 261: Being a Wartime Rabbi, with Rabbi Raphael Davidovich
February 28, 2024

In this episode we are joined by Raphael Davidovich. He is the Rabbi of Cleveland's friendliest Orthodox schule. We touch on a host of issues including and especially what it means to be an American R

Episode 260: Doing Faith Holistically, with Rabbi Uri Allen
October 15, 2023

My guest is Rabbi Uri Allen. Rabbi Uri Allen is a guitar-playing Abba of three who loves cooking, traveling around the country to see his favorite band Phish and learning Torah. His passionsin the ra

Episode 259: The Einstein Effect: How the World's Favorite Genius Got into Our Cars, Our Bathrooms, and Our Minds, with Benyamin Cohen
October 06, 2023

My guest is Benyamin Cohen. Benyamin Cohen manages the official social media accounts of Albert Einstein. He is the News Director of the Forward and was the founding editor of both Jewsweek and Americ

Episode 258: Humanism, Healing and Hope, with Jane Rosenzweig
October 04, 2023

My guest is Jane Rosenzweig. Jane has spent a career working in the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion field in corporate America. She and I also spend entirely too much time on an app called Clubhouse,

Episode 257: You're Only Human, with Kelly Kapic
December 16, 2021

My guest is Kelly Kapic. Work. Family. Church. Exercise. Sleep.The list of demands on our time seems to be never ending. It can leave you feeling a little guilty--like you should always be doing one

Episode 256: Saving Grace: Speak Your Truth, Stay Centered, and Learn to Coexist with People Who Drive You Nuts, with Kirsten Powers
October 13, 2021

My guest is Kirsten Powers. Her new book is "Saving Grace: Speak Your Truth, Stay Centered, and Learn to Coexist with People Who Drive You Nuts." In it this CNN senior political analyst and USA Today

Episode 255: The Rise of Post-Liberal Man
July 29, 2021

My guest is Mathis Bitton. He is a student of political theory at Yale University. His writing focuses on liberalism and its discontents, Confucian and Islamic thought, city-states, and institution-bu

Episode 254: The 40 Day Challenge, with Rabbi Mark Wildes
July 26, 2021

My guest is Mark Wildes. His newest book is "The 40 Day Challenge". Sometimes we are spiritually frozen. This book will thaw you out and heat you up - Nissim Black, Rapper and BusinessmanWritten i

Episode 253: Supreme Court Recap, with Steve Krone
June 18, 2021

My guest is Steve Krone. In addition to being an entertainment lawyer and a prolific film producer, he also was a Supreme Court clerk for Justices William J. Brennan, Jr. and David H. Souter. We talke

Episode 252: Talking Politics, Pop-Culture, and Podcasting, with Roifield Brown
May 19, 2021

In this episode I talk with Roifield Brown. Roifield Brown is an experienced podcaster and media strategist, with an impressive track record of helping companies enhance and grow their media propertie