The voice of Jewish Canada since 1960.
The voice of Jewish Canada since 1960.
The voice of Jewish Canada since 1960.
The voice of Jewish Canada since 1960.
The future of communal Judaism
A weekly podcast about Judaism in the 2020s—because the Torah was left for us to figure out on the ground. Sublime and irreverent conversations about the present and future of communal, religious and spiritual life, led by Avi Finegold, Yedida Eisenstat and Matthew Leibl.
The founder of the Montreal-based Jewish Learning Lab (an adult education initiative launched in 2015) previously served as interim rabbi of the Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue, and as executive director of the Montreal Board of Rabbis. Avi has also anchored the weekly Bonjour Chai podcast since its debut in March 2021 as a cornerstone project of The Canadian Jewish News.
Matthew Leibl is a rabbi living in Winnipeg, which just happens to be his hometown. He works part-time at the Simkin Centre, a personal care home in the Jewish community, and the rest of the time as a freelance rabbi, officiating at weddings, funerals and B’nai Mitzvah services. In a previous life, he was a sports radio host and once spent a summer visiting every ballpark in the Major Leagues. Now he’s much happier chasing his sons Hugo (6) and Felix (4) and chilling with his wife, Heather.
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