Xai, how are you?
Michael Sokolovsky and Xava De CordovaQueer Jews Michael Sokolovsky and Rabbi Xava De Cordova play with the multi-millennial dialectic that is the Talmud. Join them as they throw drash, seek prophetic insight and uncover the rabbinic smuttiness inherent in the system.
234. What's in a name?
May 4 • 33m
233. To the Point of Distraction
Apr 8 • 27m
232. Squashing the Opposition
Mar 18 • 31m
231. Rich Torah, Poor Torah
Feb 26 • 32m
230. Public Affairs
Jan 18 • 40m
229. Can you un-Jew yourself?
Dec 21, 2024 • 35m
228. Intention vs Structure
Nov 27, 2024 • 28m
227. Cannibalism, Vegetarianism, and Origin of Morality
Nov 13, 2024 • 32m
226. The Secret Jewish History of the Etrog
Oct 28, 2024 • 26m
225. Brand Loyalty
Oct 14, 2024 • 28m
224. Get Off My Lawn
Sep 23, 2024 • 27m
223. Secret Stones and Magic Dirt
Sep 10, 2024 • 25m
222. Protesting Exactly the Right Amount
Aug 15, 2024 • 35m
221. Mommy Issues
Aug 13, 2024 • 27m
220. Tales of the Unbound
Jul 15, 2024 • 49m
219. Everything was Beautiful
Jul 9, 2024 • 29m
218. Weirdos No One Has Heard Of
Jun 24, 2024 • 26m
217. To Work, or not to Work?
Jun 17, 2024 • 25m
216. Mourning and Ritual
Jun 5, 2024 • 21m
215. Noahide and Seek
May 18, 2024 • 27m
214. Wake Me Up Before You Gecko
May 15, 2024 • 23m
213. The Rabbi and the Helpful Demon
May 5, 2024 • 23m
212. Smells Like Holy Spirit
Apr 26, 2024 • 25m
211. Shammai Circumcision Blues
Apr 19, 2024 • 25m
210. Rizz
Apr 11, 2024 • 16m
209. When a Human Gives Birth to a Raven
Apr 4, 2024 • 59m
208. Anger Management
Apr 2, 2024 • 27m
207. Foxy Loxy
Mar 26, 2024 • 21m
206. Our Purims, Our Selves
Mar 22, 2024 • 23m
205. Fox News
Mar 7, 2024 • 24m
204. A Tomb with a View
Feb 27, 2024 • 29m
203. Body Horror
Feb 20, 2024 • 26m
202. Shared Sherds: a Story of Pots and Pans
Feb 13, 2024 • 31m
201. Blood Stains
Feb 4, 2024 • 23m
200. Average Joe
Jan 26, 2024 • 26m
199. Temple OS 2: Modernity and Inspiration
Jan 13, 2024 • 1h 5m
198. Actually, Don't Rashbi
Dec 31, 2023 • 34m
197. Listener Question Double Feature
Dec 15, 2023 • 28m
196. Demonic Smorgasbord
Dec 10, 2023 • 22m
195. Kotzker? I hardly know her!
Nov 24, 2023 • 33m
194. Mythical Thunderdome Buffet
Nov 8, 2023 • 22m
193. The Ghost of Genders Past
Nov 5, 2023 • 30m
192. Intellectual Pegging
Oct 27, 2023 • 30m
191. Text Change
Oct 19, 2023 • 35m
190. I Think We're Alone Now
Oct 13, 2023 • 33m
189. What's up with essential dignity?
Oct 5, 2023 • 29m
188. Kosher-er
Sep 28, 2023 • 24m
187. Temple OS 1: Introduction
Sep 21, 2023 • 36m
186. Immigration and Marriage
Sep 15, 2023 • 30m
185. Yentl-saurus
Sep 6, 2023 • 25m
184. Bruriah Gets Her Reputation Back
Aug 30, 2023 • 32m
183. Theodicy Odyssey
Aug 22, 2023 • 24m
182. Catch Me if You Can
Aug 17, 2023 • 24m
181. The Tree Whisperer
Aug 9, 2023 • 19m
180. Solomon Does More Crimes
Jul 30, 2023 • 25m
179. Tall tale
Jul 25, 2023 • 20m
178. And I Swear
Jul 18, 2023 • 25m
177. Oh, Honey!
Jul 11, 2023 • 28m
176. Failing Upwards
Jul 3, 2023 • 21m
175. Truth or Consequences
Jun 18, 2023 • 25m
174. A Matter of Taste
Jun 12, 2023 • 47m
173. Politics of Disgust
Jun 5, 2023 • 58m
172. Interpreting Solomon's Temple
May 28, 2023 • 57m
171. Space Oddity
May 22, 2023 • 29m
170. Dazzling Beauty
May 17, 2023 • 24m
169. The Secret Jewish History of Ordination
May 9, 2023 • 28m
168. Plane Jane
May 1, 2023 • 20m
167. Breath Play
Apr 25, 2023 • 24m
166. Passover and Over
Apr 18, 2023 • 17m
165. Vacation Break
Apr 10, 2023 • 1m
164. Vice, Virtue and other Gay Stuff
Apr 3, 2023 • 43m
163. Political Spirituality: Marianne Williamson
Mar 26, 2023 • 49m
162. Sex, Risk and Rabbinic Fantasy
Mar 20, 2023 • 41m
161. Midrash Cinematic Universe
Mar 13, 2023 • 23m
160. Totally Kafkaesque
Mar 5, 2023 • 26m
159. Rock the Hagba
Feb 28, 2023 • 22m
158. Thunderbolt and Lighting
Feb 20, 2023 • 23m
157. Do Not Covet Your Neighbor's WiFi
Feb 14, 2023 • 17m
156. Pipe Dream
Feb 6, 2023 • 19m
155. Temple OS Reveal
Jan 30, 2023 • 24m
154. Niddah For Trans Women
Jan 23, 2023 • 49m
153. Russian Doll Finale
Jan 16, 2023 • 48m
152: Russian Doll 2:6
Jan 8, 2023 • 35m
151. Russian Doll 2:5
Jan 2, 2023 • 37m
150. Vacation break
Dec 26, 2022 • 1m
149. Russian Doll 2:4
Dec 19, 2022 • 44m
148. Russian Doll 2:3
Dec 12, 2022 • 39m
147. Mailbag Part Deux
Dec 5, 2022 • 40m
146. Russian Doll 2:2
Nov 28, 2022 • 42m
145. Praying East
Nov 21, 2022 • 37m
144. Venice Pilled
Nov 14, 2022 • 40m
143. Russian Doll 2:1
Nov 6, 2022 • 40m
142. Justice: What Is It Anyway?
Oct 31, 2022 • 38m
141. Dirty Rotten Government
Oct 24, 2022 • 37m
140. Russian Doll 1:8
Oct 17, 2022 • 31m
139. Vacation: A Close Bechdel
Oct 10, 2022 • 24m
138. Vacation: Cucumbers or Honey?
Oct 2, 2022 • 21m
137. What's the deal with Rabbi Akiva?
Sep 25, 2022 • 46m
136. Russian Doll 1:7
Sep 18, 2022 • 46m
135. Dancing, Dogs and Damnation
Sep 11, 2022 • 53m
134. God is Here: The Place
Sep 4, 2022 • 27m
133. Russian Doll 1:6
Aug 28, 2022 • 48m
132. God Is Here: Metaphor and Water
Aug 21, 2022 • 48m
131a. Russian Doll 1:5
Aug 14, 2022 • 49m
130a. Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow
Aug 7, 2022 • 28m
129a. Chicken Soup for the Soul
Jul 31, 2022 • 29m
128a. Russian Doll 1:4
Jul 24, 2022 • 24m
127a. Russian Doll 1:3
Jul 17, 2022 • 26m
126a. Tubthumping in the Midrash
Jul 10, 2022 • 28m
125a. Righteous Dudes
Jul 3, 2022 • 21m
124a. Russian Doll 1:2
Jun 26, 2022 • 25m
123a. Calendar Confusion
Jun 19, 2022 • 21m
122a. Svara Tangent feat. Ada Morse
Jun 12, 2022 • 33m
121a. Russian Doll 1:1
Jun 5, 2022 • 25m
120a. Polyamory and Judaism
May 29, 2022 • 24m
119a. A Lizard's Tale Redux
May 22, 2022 • 21m
118a. Baby Courtyard Monks
May 15, 2022 • 26m
117a. What actually is svara though?
May 8, 2022 • 25m
116a. Xava's Sick Day
May 2, 2022 • 1m
115a. The Other
Apr 24, 2022 • 32m
114a. Impermanence and Heartbreak
Apr 17, 2022 • 18m
113a. Awarewolf
Apr 11, 2022 • 21m
112a. The Parent Trap
Apr 3, 2022 • 19m
111a. Apology Epistemology
Mar 27, 2022 • 19m
110a. Do animals have souls?
Mar 20, 2022 • 24m
109a. Secular Conversion
Mar 13, 2022 • 24m
Daf 108a. Snaking Bad
Mar 6, 2022 • 23m
107a. Veggie Heaven
Feb 27, 2022 • 33m
106a. God Hates Flags
Feb 20, 2022 • 21m
105a. Vacation: Animal Nature
Feb 13, 2022 • 22m
104a. When is someone ready to convert?
Feb 7, 2022 • 26m
103a. What does Talmud say about mental health?
Jan 30, 2022 • 25m
102a. Why would a woman wear a kippah?
Jan 23, 2022 • 24m
101a. Jewish Liberation Fund
Jan 16, 2022 • 47m
100a. Everyone's a Diacritic
Jan 9, 2022 • 39m
99a. What do I do when a friend grows distant?
Jan 3, 2022 • 24m
98a. Mailbag Episode
Dec 26, 2021 • 35m
97a. What if I can't be honest with my Rabbi?
Dec 19, 2021 • 23m
96a. Is Human Flesh ever Kosher?
Dec 12, 2021 • 25m
95a. Can you be a practicing non-Jew?
Dec 5, 2021 • 25m
94a. Severing the Emotional Yo-Yo
Nov 28, 2021 • 27m
93a. Kink and BDSM in Talmud
Nov 21, 2021 • 29m
92a. How do we deal with problematic yahrzeits?
Nov 14, 2021 • 21m
91a. Why do the Best Doctors go to Hell?
Nov 7, 2021 • 29m
90a. What do Jews believe about Hell?
Oct 31, 2021 • 28m
89a. What about secular-religious collaboration?
Oct 24, 2021 • 27m
88a. Why is Talmud full of minutiae?
Oct 17, 2021 • 26m
87a. Is anal sex permitted?
Oct 10, 2021 • 29m
86a. Who counts as what gender?
Oct 3, 2021 • 30m
85a. Why do Jewish women cover their hair?
Sep 26, 2021 • 28m
84a. X-Men with Abraham Riesman
Sep 19, 2021 • 45m
83a. Hasidism, Part 3: Neo-Hasidism with Lex
Sep 12, 2021 • 33m
82a. Hasidism, Part 2: Simply the Besht
Sep 5, 2021 • 1h 0m
81a. Hasidism, Part 1: Jewish Frenemies
Aug 29, 2021 • 1h 12m
80a. Blessing Bad
Aug 22, 2021 • 24m
79a. G-d As Bottom Surgeon
Aug 15, 2021 • 26m
78a. Listener Question: Teshuva Season
Aug 8, 2021 • 21m
77a. Post-Plague Labor and Ancient Unions
Aug 1, 2021 • 27m
76a. Sick Day: Never Say Never
Jul 25, 2021 • 27m
75a. Terms of Employment
Jul 18, 2021 • 17m
74a. Be Fruity and Multiply
Jul 11, 2021 • 17m
73a. Listener Question Lightning Round
Jul 4, 2021 • 20m
72a. Mouse Infused Wine
Jun 27, 2021 • 21m
71a. Glam Babies
Jun 20, 2021 • 23m
70a. Vacation: Phoenix-splaining
Jun 13, 2021 • 21m
69a. Capitalism is a Death Cult
Jun 6, 2021 • 17m
68a. Two Headed Boy
May 30, 2021 • 16m
67a. Excuses
May 23, 2021 • 26m
66a. Disincorporating into the Mystic
May 16, 2021 • 1h 50m
65a. Art and Talmud: Never Angeline North
May 9, 2021 • 38m
64a. Art and Talmud: Ezra Furman
May 2, 2021 • 32m
63a. Art and Talmud: Nicki Green
Apr 25, 2021 • 42m
62a. Red Blooded
Apr 18, 2021 • 18m
61a. Xai, Judaism, How Unbound are You?
Apr 9, 2021 • 54m
60a. Martyrdom in Jewish Thought
Apr 4, 2021 • 24m
59a. Kosher Pork
Mar 28, 2021 • 20m
58a. Advice: A Boiling Pot of Judaism
Mar 21, 2021 • 19m
57a. Conversion, Inclusivity and the Myth of Progress
Mar 14, 2021 • 21m
56a. Lost and Found
Mar 7, 2021 • 21m
55a. Shabbatai, Failed Messiah: Queer Icon
Feb 28, 2021 • 36m
54a. Shabbatai, Failed Messiah: The Impact
Feb 21, 2021 • 33m
53a. Shabbatai, Failed Messiah: The History
Feb 14, 2021 • 1h 26m
52a. Cosmic Accountability
Feb 7, 2021 • 18m
51. The Tyranny of Structurelessness
Jan 31, 2021 • 22m
50. Spit Happens feat. Azariah Liron
Jan 24, 2021 • 19m
49. How do I start studying Talmud?
Jan 17, 2021 • 19m
48. How do we survive depression?
Jan 10, 2021 • 17m
47. Apocrypha? In my Talmud?
Jan 3, 2021 • 21m
46. This is not the Way
Dec 27, 2020 • 23m
45. Conversion and Shabbat
Dec 20, 2020 • 27m
44. Rabbi Meir: The Next Generation
Dec 13, 2020 • 21m
43. Rabbi Meir: Baby Got Back
Dec 6, 2020 • 23m
42. Rabbi Meir: Wit's End
Nov 29, 2020 • 22m
41. Eye, eye Captain!
Nov 22, 2020 • 21m
40. God said no cops!
Nov 15, 2020 • 17m
39. Week Off Message
Nov 8, 2020 • 6m
38. Typos
Nov 1, 2020 • 25m
37. Xai, Halloween Finale: Spookot
Oct 25, 2020 • 23m
36. Xai, Halloween: Necromancer
Oct 18, 2020 • 17m
35. Xai, Halloween: Witch
Oct 11, 2020 • 17m
34. Xai, Halloween: Zombie
Oct 4, 2020 • 16m
33. Xai, Halloween: Golem
Sep 27, 2020 • 20m
32. Why God?
Sep 20, 2020 • 30m
31. The Bad Seed
Sep 13, 2020 • 23m
30. Gender? In my creation story?
Sep 6, 2020 • 19m
29. Back in the USSR
Aug 30, 2020 • 27m
28. Bernie goes to Babylon
Aug 23, 2020 • 22m
27. Talmudic Trans Girls
Aug 16, 2020 • 34m
26. Give 'em the finger
Aug 9, 2020 • 22m
25. Xevruta or Death!
Aug 2, 2020 • 20m
24. The Affordable Carob Act
Jul 26, 2020 • 24m
23. Ex Gonna Give it to Yah
Jul 19, 2020 • 22m
22. Trial Mix
Jul 12, 2020 • 22m
21. All Chachamim Are Beautiful
Jul 5, 2020 • 23m
20. Discipline and Punish
Jun 28, 2020 • 24m
19. Talmud Says ACAB + Solidarity
Jun 21, 2020 • 20m
18. Talmud and the Absurd Finale
Jun 14, 2020 • 19m
17. Talmud and the Absurd Pt. 2
Jun 7, 2020 • 16m
16. Talmud and the Absurd Pt. 1
May 31, 2020 • 20m
15. To be, or not to Rashbi? Pt. 2
May 24, 2020 • 23m
14. To be or not to Rashbi? Pt. 1
May 17, 2020 • 15m
13. Tiny Vessels
May 10, 2020 • 16m
12. Interview with a Sam-pire
May 3, 2020 • 22m
11. What is Talmud?
Apr 27, 2020 • 21m
10. Adonai Exad?
Apr 19, 2020 • 21m
9. Gotta get down on Friday
Apr 12, 2020 • 16m
8.5. Keeping It Platonic
Apr 9, 2020 • 13m
8. Eighteen Shades of Grey
Apr 5, 2020 • 22m
7.5. Listener Questions Pesax Edition
Apr 2, 2020 • 11m
7. Talmudic Socialism Part 3
Mar 29, 2020 • 14m
6.5. Who cares about the Talmud?
Mar 26, 2020 • 13m
6. Talmudic Socialism Part 2
Mar 23, 2020 • 11m
5. Talmudic Socialism Part 1
Mar 15, 2020 • 22m
4. Polyamorous Purim
Mar 9, 2020 • 15m
3. Esther is a Sexy Chameleon
Mar 2, 2020 • 16m
2. Ugly Torah Scholars
Feb 23, 2020 • 11m
1. The Talmud is Gay
Feb 22, 2020 • 9m
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