Torah Smash! The Podcast for Nerdy Jews
Where our lives of Jewish learning collide with our love of Nerd Culture. Join us as we explore Jewish texts, history, and values and the apparent and invisible connections to your favorite movies, characters, and hobbies. www.torahsmash.com
Episodes
64 episodes since 2022
Episode 63 - The Rav and The Acolyte
September 11, 2024Torah Smash! The Podcast for Nerdy JewsEpisode 63 - The Rav and The AcolyteIn today’s episode, we learn from each other as we discuss the newest Star Wars show, The Acolyte. We discuss the best and worst tea...
September 11, 2024
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Episode 62 - Deadpool and Lamed Vavnikim
August 28, 2024Torah Smash! The Podcast for Nerdy JewsEpisode 62 - Deadpool and Lamed VavnikimThere are so many people in our world who are making the world a better place. Judaism calls them lamed vavnikim
August 28, 2024
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Episode 61 - Inside Mussar 2
August 14, 2024Torah Smash! The Podcast for Nerdy JewsEpisode 61 - Inside Mussar 2Emotions can sometimes be difficult to handle and we find that they’re also often pretty Jewish. Join us as we explore the two joyfully sad mov...
August 14, 2024
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Episode 60 - All Nerds Think About Is Sects ...With Special Guest Melissa Raub
July 31, 2024Torah Smash! The Podcast for Nerdy JewsEpisode 60 - All Nerds Think About Is Sects …with Special Guest Melissa RaubJudaism is divided into sects or branches, but they all share a few core beliefs. We agree that t...
July 31, 2024
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Episode 59 - The Messiah Element
July 17, 2024Torah Smash! The Podcast for Nerdy JewsEpisode 59 - The Messiah ElementNot the first element, hydrogen. Not the second, the third, or even the fourth element. No, this episode is about the Fifth Element, and it’s...
July 17, 2024
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Episode 58 - X-Men Again Again ...with Guest Host Joel Swedlove
July 3, 2024Torah Smash! The Podcast for Nerdy JewsEpisode 58 - X-Men Again Again …with Guest Host Joel SwedloveIn this episode, our guest host, Joel Swedlove, leads our team through a quote quote from a rabbi with a funny na...
July 03, 2024
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Episode 57 - To Everything There Is A Bluey ...With Special Guest Cantor Emily Simkin
June 19, 2024Torah Smash! The Podcast for Nerdy JewsEpisode 57 - To Everything There Is A Bluey…with Special Guest Cantor Emily SimkinThis week’s episode of Bluey is called… Torah Smash! Sometimes special episodes come into o...
June 19, 2024
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2nd Anniversary Special: Paraders of the Blessed Ark - Part Two
June 5, 2024Torah Smash! The Podcast for Nerdy JewsEpisode 56 - 2nd Anniversary Special - Paraders of the Blessed Ark - Part TwoThe second part of this year’s epic adventure to celebrate our podcast’s two years of being Jewis...
June 05, 2024
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2nd Anniversary Special: Paraders of the Blessed Ark - Part One
May 22, 2024Torah Smash! The Podcast for Nerdy JewsEpisode 55 - 2nd Anniversary Special - Paraders of the Blessed Ark - Part 1To celebrate two years of being Jewish and Nerdy, we invited some of our previous guests from the p...
May 22, 2024
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Episode 54 - Very Special Episodes ...With Guest Host Rabbi Alan Cook
May 8, 2024Torah Smash! The Podcast for Nerdy JewsEpisode 54 - Very Special Episodes …with Guest Host Rabbi Alan CookThis week’s episode will talk about something very special. Since we want it to be extra memorable, we’ll br...
May 08, 2024
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Episode 53 - Destiny Report
April 24, 2024Torah Smash! The Podcast for Nerdy JewsEpisode 53 - Destiny ReportYou’re going to listen to this episode. How do I know? Because it’s destined to happen. The fact that you’re reading this now already tells me th...
April 24, 2024
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Episode 52 - Moses and the Justice League
April 10, 2024Torah Smash! The Podcast for Nerdy JewsEpisode 52 - Moses and the Justice LeaguePassover is around the corner, so of course, we will look at the hero who, to avoid the destruction of his people, was sent by his ...
April 10, 2024
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Episode 51 - You Are So Not Invited To My Borg Mitzvah
March 27, 2024Torah Smash! The Podcast for Nerdy JewsEpisode 51 - You Are So Not Invited To My Borg MitzvahStar Date: April 5, 2063. Earth has finally made contact with other intelligent life in the universe, so we better ask...
March 27, 2024
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Episode 50 - Funny, You Don't Look Jewish ...With Special Guest Fabrice Sapolsky
March 13, 2024Torah Smash! The Podcast for Nerdy JewsEpisode 50 - Funny, You Don’t Look Jewish …with Special Guest Fabrice SapolskyPurim is around the corner (some may say it’s around three corners) and throughout the holiday...
March 13, 2024
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Episode 49 - Hogwarts School of Judaism and Wizardry ...With Special Guest Rabbi Emma Gottlieb
February 28, 2024Torah Smash! The Podcast for Nerdy JewsEpisode 49 - Hogwarts School of Judaism and Wizardry…With Special Guest Rabbi Emma GottliebFilled with decades of knowledge, halls filled with history, and helping to te...
February 28, 2024
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Episode 48 - What If Creation Wasn't The Beginning? ...With Special Guest Roy Schwartz
February 14, 2024Torah Smash! The Podcast for Nerdy JewsEpisode 48 - What If Creation Wasn’t The Beginning?…With Special Guest Roy SchwartzJudaism encourages us to ask questions. In this episode, we try to answer Marvel’s big...
February 14, 2024
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Episode 47 - Echo Of Resilience
January 31, 2024Torah Smash! The Podcast for Nerdy JewsEpisode 47 - Echo of ResilienceOur Jewish history has been passed down through the generations and some experts may say that has made us more resilient. Superheroes learn...
January 31, 2024
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Episode 46 - The Incredible Samson
January 17, 2024Torah Smash! The Podcast for Nerdy JewsEpisode 46 - The Incredible SamsonYou may have grown up hearing the story of Samson, whose strength was connected to his hair. Did you know that it was also tied to one o...
January 17, 2024
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Episode 45 - Our Heroes and Transformative Grief
January 3, 2024Torah Smash! The Podcast for Nerdy JewsEpisode 45 - Our Heroes and Transformative GriefEthan returns and shares about his brief hiatus from the show due to the loss of a loved one. In this episode, we celebrate...
January 03, 2024
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Episode 44 - Loki And The Whale ...With Special Guest Josh Edelglass
December 20, 2023Torah Smash! The Podcast for Nerdy JewsEpisode 44 - Loki and the Whale…With Special Guest Joshua EdelglassIn this episode, we timeslip between Loki, the TVA, and Nineveh with our guest, Josh Edelglass. We go ...
December 20, 2023
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Episode 43 - Love, Jews + Robots ...With Guest Host Joshua Sky
December 6, 2023Torah Smash! The Podcast for Nerdy JewsEpisode 43 - Love, Jews + Robots …With Guest Host Joshua SkyOur guest host this week, Joshua Sky, is not only a writer for popular properties like He-Man , Heavy Metal Il...
December 06, 2023
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Episode 42 - Treehouse of Talmud ...With Guest Host Rabbi Ben Sharff
November 22, 2023Torah Smash! The Podcast for Nerdy JewsEpisode 42 - Treehouse of Talmud …With Guest Host Rabbi Benjamin SharffThis week, guest host Rabbi Benjamin Sharff crashes into our living room couch and teaches us abou...
November 22, 2023
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Episode 41 - Ahsoka Tano, RJE
November 8, 2023Torah Smash! The Podcast for Nerdy JewsEpisode 41 - Ahsoka Tano, RJEIn this episode, Ethan teaches us what makes Ahsoka and her Star Wars Rebels teammates different from those who came before them. Is it how t...
November 08, 2023
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Episode 40 - Top 5 Jewish Characters ...With Special Guest Isaac Brynjegard-Bialik
October 25, 2023Torah Smash! The Podcast for Nerdy JewsEpisode 40 - Top 5 Jewish Characters ...With Special Guest Isaac Brynjegard BialikWe welcome back Isaac to the show in this exploratory look at Jews in pop culture. We co...
October 25, 2023
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Episode 39 - Indiana Jones and the Dial of Beshert
October 11, 2023Torah Smash! The Podcast for Nerdy JewsEpisode 39 - Indiana Jones and the Dial of BeshertJock! Start the podcast! This episode we explore the most recent installment to the Indiana Jones franchise and the titu...
October 11, 2023
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