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Torah Smash! The Podcast for Nerdy Jews
Episode 34 - Mishpacha of the Galaxy
August 2, 2023
Torah Smash! The Podcast for Nerdy Jews
Episode 34 - Mishpacha of the Galaxy
Think back to the families that came before us: Abraham and Sarah; Rebecca and Isaac; Jacob, Leah, Rachel, Bilhah and Zilpah; and of course Rocket, Lylla, Teefs, and Floor. Join as we review the many different family structures within the Guardians of the Galaxy trilogy and some surprising connections to a few families from the Torah.
00:01:06 The Guardians Trilogy
00:02:26 Mishpacha means family
00:03:19 The three sets of Amidah families
00:06:10 The families in the guardians trilogy
00:09:10 Related to Kevin Bacon
00:14:15 The High Evolutionary’s obsession
00:18:52 Drax, Quasar, and Warlock
00:20:57 Rocket’s Perspective and Groot’s love language
00:25:20 Swinging back to the Jewish stuff
00:26:09 Joseph, Moses, King David, and Joseph again
00:31:40 Reliving time with your family
00:35:06 Growing from the family around you
00:37:18 Some of our favorite afikomen
00:46:32 Two types of family
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