Stuff Jews Should Know

Stuff Jews Should Know


Latest Episodes

What Are the Ten Days of Repentance?
October 05, 2016

What do Jews do between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur? The answer to that question could impact your entire year! Join Mottle and Batya on this new episode of Stuff Jews Should Know for a fun, light hearted,

What is Tu b’Av?
August 18, 2016

Often referred to as the Jewish Valentine’s Day, Tu b’Av is the Jewish Holiday of Love. How does Judaism view a holiday dedicated to love? Batya and Mottle explain the origins the ancient celebrations, and the modern revival of this holiday that you ma...

What to do with a new Jewish Baby
May 06, 2016

Mazal Tov! You have a new Jewish baby. What is next? Have you chosen a name? Brit Milah? What is a Shalom Zachor or a Shalom Bat? How much do you know about a Pidyon haBen? Mottle and Batya take you through the sometimes confusing process of welcoming ...

What is Purim
March 20, 2016

Purim commemorates the salvation of the Jewish People from a genocide in the 5th Century BCE in the Persian Empire. On one hand it is the most festive, joy filled day of the year, but to the Jewish mystics it is on a higher level than even Yom Kippur.

Jewish Customs about Death and Mourning
December 03, 2015

Death is an experience that every human being comes in contact. Judaism has an incredible ‘toolbox’ for dealing with this universal experience.

Bar and Bat Mitzvah
November 16, 2015

Where does the concept of a Bar Mitzvah come from? Today you are a man, tomorrow you are a 7th grader again. Was it always that way? Batya and Mottle dig deeper into this well known Jewish life cycle event and reveal 'stuff' about it that you probably ...

Gossip!
November 05, 2015

Batya and Mottle do a gossip show.  It is not what you make think. (or may have hoped for).  They explore the Jewish laws about what is considered gossip and what isn’t.  It might surprise you and possible change the way you speak about people.

What are the Major Denominations in Judaism?
October 29, 2015

Maybe the question should be ‘why are there’ major denominations in Judaism?  Batya and Mottle explore the major denominations and the origins, and try to get beyond the labels.   

Conversion to Judaism
October 22, 2015

Why does Judaism make it so difficult to convert? What are the steps required to become a Jew? How are the laws of conversion today different than they were in the past? What is the difference between a Reform conversion, or an Orthodox conversion?

What is the Temple Mount?
November 06, 2014

For two thousand years where ever Jews where in the world, they have directed their prayers toward a hill in Jerusalem.  What is the significance of this hill historically, and spiritually?  Certain it is Stuff Jews Should Know!