Behind the Ballot Box: Jewish Values and Our Vote
14 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago -With Election Day rapidly approaching, there are many issues of concern to each voter before they cast their ballot. But the Jewish voter is not monolithic. In each episode of “Behind the Ballot Box,” Rabbi Jesse Olitzky speaks to rabbis and Jewish communal professionals about a specific issue at stake in this election and why they believe it should be front and center in the minds of voters.
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Episodes
Behind The Ballot Box: On Politics and Torah (with Rabbi Sharon Brous)
October 27, 2020 14:00 - 40 minutes - 37.3 MBWith Election Day rapidly approaching, there are many issues of concern to each voter before they cast their ballot. But the Jewish voter is not monolithic. In each episode of “Behind the Ballot Box: Jewish Values and Our Vote,” Rabbi Jesse Olitzky speaks to rabbis and Jewish communal professionals about a specific issue at stake […]
Behind the Ballot Box: On Healthcare (with Rabbi Len Sharzer)
October 20, 2020 14:00 - 52 minutes - 48.5 MBWith Election Day rapidly approaching, there are many issues of concern to each voter before they cast their ballot. But the Jewish voter is not monolithic. In each episode of “Behind the Ballot Box: Jewish Values and Our Vote,” Rabbi Jesse Olitzky speaks to rabbis and Jewish communal professionals about a specific issue at stake […]
Behind the Ballot Box: On Voting Rights (with Jordana Horn Gordon)
October 13, 2020 14:00 - 38 minutes - 35.4 MBWith Election Day rapidly approaching, there are many issues of concern to each voter before they cast their ballot. But the Jewish voter is not monolithic. In each episode of “Behind the Ballot Box: Jewish Values and Our Vote,” Rabbi Jesse Olitzky speaks to rabbis and Jewish communal professionals about a specific issue at stake […]
Behind the Ballot Box: On Israel (with Seffi Kogen)
October 05, 2020 14:00 - 58 minutes - 53.5 MBWith Election Day rapidly approaching, there are many issues of concern to each voter before they cast their ballot. But the Jewish voter is not monolithic. In each episode of “Behind the Ballot Box: Jewish Values and Our Vote,” Rabbi Jesse Olitzky speaks to rabbis and Jewish communal professionals about a specific issue at stake […]
Behind the Ballot Box: On Homelessness (with Rabbi Noah Farkas)
September 29, 2020 14:00 - 37 minutes - 35 MBWith Election Day rapidly approaching, there are many issues of concern to each voter before they cast their ballot. But the Jewish voter is not monolithic. In each episode of “Behind the Ballot Box: Jewish Values and Our Vote,” Rabbi Jesse Olitzky speaks to rabbis and Jewish communal professionals about a specific issue at stake […]
Behind the Ballot Box: On LGBTQ Rights (with Idit Klein)
September 22, 2020 14:00 - 46 minutes - 42.4 MBWith Election Day rapidly approaching, there are many issues of concern to each voter before they cast their ballot. But the Jewish voter is not monolithic. In each episode of “Behind the Ballot Box: Jewish Values and Our Vote,” Rabbi Jesse Olitzky speaks to rabbis and Jewish communal professionals about a specific issue at stake […]
Behind the Ballot Box: On Racial Justice (with Rabbinical Student Kendell Pinkney)
September 15, 2020 14:00 - 47 minutes - 45.4 MBWith Election Day rapidly approaching, there are many issues of concern to each voter before they cast their ballot. But the Jewish voter is not monolithic. In each episode of “Behind the Ballot Box: Jewish Values and Our Vote,” Rabbi Jesse Olitzky speaks to rabbis and Jewish communal professionals about a specific issue at stake […]
Behind The Ballot Box: On Gun Violence (with Rabbi Menachem Creditor and Dorian Karp)
September 08, 2020 14:00 - 55 minutes - 51 MBWith Election Day rapidly approaching, there are many issues of concern to each voter before they cast their ballot. But the Jewish voter is not monolithic. In each episode of “Behind the Ballot Box: Jewish Values and Our Vote,” Rabbi Jesse Olitzky speaks to rabbis and Jewish communal professionals about a specific issue at stake […]
Behind The Ballot Box: On Reproductive Justice
September 01, 2020 14:00 - 48 minutes - 44.4 MBWith Election Day rapidly approaching, there are many issues of concern to each voter before they cast their ballot. But the Jewish voter is not monolithic. In each episode of “Behind the Ballot Box: Jewish Values and Our Vote,” Rabbi Jesse Olitzky speaks to rabbis and Jewish communal professionals about a specific issue at stake […]
Behind The Ballot Box: On Food Insecurity (with Abby Leibman)
August 25, 2020 14:00 - 52 minutes - 48.9 MBWith Election Day rapidly approaching, there are many issues of concern to each voter before they cast their ballot. But the Jewish voter is not monolithic. In each episode of “Behind the Ballot Box: Jewish Values and Our Vote,” Rabbi Jesse Olitzky speaks to rabbis and Jewish communal professionals about a specific issue at stake […]
Behind The Ballot Box: On The Climate Crisis (with Nigel Savage)
August 18, 2020 14:00 - 33 minutes - 30.6 MBWith Election Day rapidly approaching, there are many issues of concern to each voter before they cast their ballot. But the Jewish voter is not monolithic. In each episode of “Behind the Ballot Box: Jewish Values and Our Vote,” Rabbi Jesse Olitzky speaks to rabbis and Jewish communal professionals about a specific issue at stake […]
Behind The Ballot Box: On Mass Incarceration (with Rabbi Hilly Haber and Evie Litwok)
August 11, 2020 14:00 - 54 minutes - 50.6 MBWith Election Day rapidly approaching, there are many issues of concern to each voter before they cast their ballot. But the Jewish voter is not monolithic. In each episode of “Behind the Ballot Box: Jewish Values and Our Vote,” Rabbi Jesse Olitzky speaks to rabbis and Jewish communal professionals about a specific issue at stake […]
Behind The Ballot Box: On Immigration (with Rabbi Rachel Timoner and Rebecca Kirzner)
August 04, 2020 14:00 - 39 minutes - 36.7 MBWith Election Day rapidly approaching, there are many issues of concern to each voter before they cast their ballot. But the Jewish voter is not monolithic. In each episode of “Behind the Ballot Box: Jewish Values and Our Vote,” Rabbi Jesse Olitzky speaks to rabbis and Jewish communal professionals about a specific issue at stake […]
ICE Is The New Black
September 26, 2019 14:00Rabbis Michael Knopf and Jesse Olitzky are lifelong friends, pop culture fanboys, and lovers of all things Jewish. Join them every other week for a conversation about what’s going on in pop culture from a Jewish perspective and about Judaism through the lens of pop culture. Rabbis Knopf and Olitzky discuss the seventh and final […]