Extended Kiddush

5 August 2025: Everything Is Forward Well- Logan’s back from the Mountain Time Zone, Marissa is Red Sox TikTok famous, Dan saw back-to-back wins at Fenway, Talia encountered sea snails, John Legg throws shade at… fish, and Jenna preps for Renata’s arrival next week. We talk about the end of ELC camp, TST’s PMC riders, and building improvements, review some ridiculous Talmudic arguments, check in o...

S1:E16- Land-Based, Water-Adjacent 29 July 2025  It’s our first episode without Logan, but we make it up with both Jenna and Talia in the studio as we hear about weekend travels, High Holy Day registrations, Alison’s borscht recipe and a congregant gazpacho recipe taking the world by storm, and the putting together of the FY25 Annual Report. Dan celebrates his 23rd wedding anniversary at Fenway an...

22 July 2025 Amidst a perfect stretch of summer weather, we make time to talk about kitchen demolition, Jenna’s camp trips, the excellent response to the High Holy Day registration email, and more! Dan endorses “KPop Demon Hunters”, we’ve got a rebellion in Nonantum, taco options in the Seaport, and the highs and lows of being a Red Sox fan, while learning about the magic of the number 42 in this...

15 July 2025 After a below-average morning in the building, we dig deep to save the day with the help of Talia Hirsh. We recap Rabbi Lisa’s first class, Shabbat at the Lake, the new issue of Chai-Lights, and the successful end of the Imagine The Possibilities campaign. We’ve also got the Red Sox on a heater, Marissa heading toFenway for a Red Sox-adjacent experience, Logan name-shaming Biblical He...

7.7.25 After a one-week hiatus, we’re back this week and turn this podcast on its head as Marissa steps into the hosting chair. We jump off into a review of summer in the office, the start of camp in the ELC, a quiet Shabbat on July 4, and a bevy of staffing changes. Marissa participates in drill shaming, Dan plots to get down to the Oasis concert at MetLife Stadium, Logan gets jazzed about the Bo...

S1:E12- Almond Joy 24 June 2025 It’s 101 degrees today in MetroWest and John Legg isn’t here, but Jenna Friedman is and that’s all we needed for an epic show. We recap the ACE barbeque, the end of TST softball, the Monday board meeting, and our new vegetable beds, and hear about Kansas City burnt ends, a Brockman family dinner at The Chat, a yard sale in West Concord, and a U14 softball championsh...

S1:E11- We’re Done With Pennies 18 June 2025 Now that we’re 11 episodes in, it’s time to expand the XK universe, so this week we level up and welcome two new voices into the studio- Jenna Friedman and Talia Hirsh. We recap last Friday night’s service celebrating Susan DeSelms, a Sunday softball victory for Chai Heat 1, and Father’s Day activities, and begin to say goodbye to the amazing Marissa Ka...

S1:E10- A Series of Unfortunate Events 10 June 2025 TL,DR; this is our best pod yet. We’ve got something for everyone today: a pizza Friday, softball and a mini Brandeis reunion on Sunday, a Jewish-adjacent snapping turtle laying eggs at our playground playdate, and, of course, the Annual Meeting. Dan is unimpressed with a seasonal flavor of Polar seltzer, Marissa gets pulled over and is getting s...

4 June 2025 Happy Shavuot from all of us to you! This week we’ve got some merch unboxing, tales from a softball doubleheader, the debut of “what has Logan broken this week”, and some learning about the seven species and the Canaanite harvest calendar. We reflect on camouflage options, Sunday night’s “Wine & Cheesecake”, our upcoming pizza dinner, get ready for the Annual Meeting next week and...

27 May 2025 Back from a holiday weekend, our fearless hosts report out on last week’s events and their holiday travels across the northeast as Marissa reviews the Founders’ Lunch last Wednesday, Logan gets ready for the next Chai Lights, and Dan makes ready for the Annual Meeting on June 9. Dan drops some knowledge about the census in this week’s Torah portion and how the numbers can be explained,...

S1:E7- 266 Chairs 20 May 2025 After a week off, we’re back together to talk about updates from recent TST events, the debut of our new podcast trucker hats, tales from Logan’s curling tournament, and some kvelling as Dan’s oldest kid graduated from Brandeis last weekend. Dan teaches about how the Tochecha (the “rebuke” in this week’s Torah portion) is kind of like a parent-teacher conference, John...

S1:E6- Pod Merch 6 May 2025 With gloomy weather, a Celtics loss, and a Chai Heat loss weighing heavily on us, we needed a pod to lift the mood this week… and we did it. In this week’s episode we’ve got our Ordering Era in full bloom, bricks on the community pathway selling like hotcakes, a big Shabbat on tap both Friday night and Saturday, a big birthday celebration around the corner, and we’ve go...

S1:E5- Home Alone29 April 2025 As we prepare to hit a busy few weeks at TST, we’re back with a whirlwind tour of upcoming programs, weekend activities, a 90th birthday party, and a wedding on the Cape. We recap a nail-biting softball victory for Chai Heat 1, ask John Legg four more questions and wonder if he’s actually a spy, and express concern that Logan is again at home without his parents for...

22 April 2025 After an action-packed Patriots-Day-and-end-of-Passover weekend, we are back with a vacation week podcast full of goodness… and a little sadness. We reflect on the funerals in the community last week, upcoming events at TST, and give an exciting update about the annual membership mailing. We’ve also got news about the community brick pathway, a May 9 Reyim dinner, and some positive p...

15 April 2025 We’re back this week with a recap of Passover weekends across three states, reports from recent TST events, a review of the Chai-Lights readership count, an official counting of the Omer, and a discussion of the next steps for the Cricut Task Force. Dan quizzes Logan and Marissa about kosher animals, John Legg answers Four Questions (at least), Logan prepares for Jury Duty, and Maris...

Things are certainly heating up as we get ready for Passover. Join us this week as we review the Shabbat pizza dinner and the Women’s Seder and get ready for our Passover celebrations across three states. Marissa gives an important update about the Mah Jong cards, Dan celebrates his impulse purchase of an Alex Bregman jersey, Logan impresses us with his knowledge of spools, and John considers a Ca...

NOT AN APRIL FOOL'S JOKE! Dan, Marissa, and Logan kick off the podcast with a review of TST events, Four Questions with John Legg, a review of the current Task Forces and Working Groups, lunch planning, some learning about Maror, and predictions about the upcoming softball opening game on April 6. Stick around for a crime-fighting moment from Dan, Marissa's top secret plans for Passover, a...