Rabbi & Son

Are you enjoying these “AITAH” Reddit episodes? Let us know! Recorded 1/13/25. Music: “Shir Shir (A Sing Song)” by Maurice Perez | 2002 | www.israelidances.com Rabbi & Son - Hot takes on news, pop culture, and religion. Hosted by Rabbi Patrick and his son Javon. Spiritual. Irreverent. Always fearless. Produced by Darshan Yeshiva. SOCIALS 🔵facebook.com/rabbiandson 🔵instagram.com/rabbiandson 🔵tik...

We’re back with more “AITAH” Reddit posts! Recorded 1/13/25. Music: “Shir Shir (A Sing Song)” by Maurice Perez | 2002 | www.israelidances.com Rabbi & Son - Hot takes on news, pop culture, and religion. Hosted by Rabbi Patrick and his son Javon. Spiritual. Irreverent. Always fearless. Produced by Darshan Yeshiva. SOCIALS 🔵facebook.com/rabbiandson 🔵instagram.com/rabbiandson 🔵tiktok.com/@rabbiands...

We’re back with more “AITAH” Reddit posts! Recorded 1/6/25. Music: “Shir Shir (A Sing Song)” by Maurice Perez | 2002 | www.israelidances.com Rabbi & Son - Hot takes on news, pop culture, and religion. Hosted by Rabbi Patrick and his son Javon. Spiritual. Irreverent. Always fearless. Produced by Darshan Yeshiva. SOCIALS 🔵facebook.com/rabbiandson 🔵instagram.com/rabbiandson 🔵tiktok.com/@rabbiandso...

We discuss some theological and historical reasonings for Jewish bias toward piercings and tattoos. Two Main Points: * If your Purim costume involves a nose ring, there’s no official right/wrong way to wear it. * Don’t be the person who eats a BLT and judges someone else’s tattoos in the name of Jewish law. Recorded 1/27/25. Music: “Shir Shir (A Sing Song)” by Maurice Perez | 2002 | www.israelidan...

TOPICS * Lack of Jewish adoption resources * Adoption not built into Jewish lifecycle * Feeling alone (ask for help!) * Utilizing Darshan Yeshiva * Article: Adoption and Jewish Families.pdf Recorded 1/21/25. Music: “Shir Shir (A Sing Song)” by Maurice Perez | 2002 | www.israelidances.com Rabbi & Son - Hot takes on news, pop culture, and religion. Hosted by Rabbi Patrick and his son Javon. Spiritua...

A longer episode this time! Recorded 1/27/25. Music: “Shir Shir (A Sing Song)” by Maurice Perez | 2002 | www.israelidances.com Rabbi & Son - Hot takes on news, pop culture, and religion. Hosted by Rabbi Patrick and his son Javon. Spiritual. Irreverent. Always fearless. Produced by Darshan Yeshiva. SOCIALS 🔵facebook.com/rabbiandson 🔵instagram.com/rabbiandson 🔵tiktok.com/@rabbiandson 🔵x.com/@rab...

We’re diving into some more Reddit “Am I the A$$hole?” posts! Recorded 1/6/25. Music: “Shir Shir (A Sing Song)” by Maurice Perez | 2002 | www.israelidances.com Rabbi & Son - Hot takes on news, pop culture, and religion. Hosted by Rabbi Patrick and his son Javon. Spiritual. Irreverent. Always fearless. Produced by Darshan Yeshiva. SOCIALS 🔵facebook.com/rabbiandson 🔵instagram.com/rabbiandson 🔵tik...

We’re diving into some Reddit “Am I the A$$hole?” posts! Recorded 1/6/25. Music: “Shir Shir (A Sing Song)” by Maurice Perez | 2002 | www.israelidances.com Rabbi & Son - Hot takes on news, pop culture, and religion. Hosted by Rabbi Patrick and his son Javon. Spiritual. Irreverent. Always fearless. Produced by Darshan Yeshiva. SOCIALS 🔵facebook.com/rabbiandson 🔵instagram.com/rabbiandson 🔵tiktok.c...

We’re diving into some more Reddit “Am I the A$$hole?” posts! Recorded 1/6/25. Music: “Shir Shir (A Sing Song)” by Maurice Perez | 2002 | www.israelidances.com Rabbi & Son - Hot takes on news, pop culture, and religion. Hosted by Rabbi Patrick and his son Javon. Spiritual. Irreverent. Always fearless. Produced by Darshan Yeshiva. SOCIALS 🔵facebook.com/rabbiandson 🔵instagram.com/rabbiandson 🔵tik...

We’re diving into some Reddit “Am I the A$$hole?” posts! Recorded 1/6/25. Music: “Shir Shir (A Sing Song)” by Maurice Perez | 2002 | www.israelidances.com Rabbi & Son - Hot takes on news, pop culture, and religion. Hosted by Rabbi Patrick and his son Javon. Spiritual. Irreverent. Always fearless. Produced by Darshan Yeshiva. SOCIALS 🔵facebook.com/rabbiandson 🔵instagram.com/rabbiandson 🔵tiktok.c...

Topics: * AI vs. The Real World * Can AI help with mental health? * Technology replacing people (jobs, relationships, etc.) [check out our episode on friendships and dating] * Trusting tech companies with your data * Judaism’s intervention Recorded 1/3/25. Music: “Shir Shir (A Sing Song)” by Maurice Perez | 2002 | www.israelidances.com Rabbi & Son - Hot takes on news, pop culture, and religion. Ho...

We’re giving audio-only a try! Hate it? Love it? Could care less either way? Please let us know! Topics: * Basic social skills / problems with socializing * Is Reddit helping us socialize or making it worse? * Religious communities fostering relationships * Apps vs. matchmakers * Values vs. attraction * Pirkei Avot 1: “appoint for thyself a teacher, and acquire for thyself a companion . . .” Recor...

Do you like the shorter episodes? Do you despise them? Please let us know! Topics: * Apikoros/Epicureans/Heretiks * Rabbi Patrick quotes Mishneh Torah, Repentance 3:8 * Cherem: the process of getting formally kicked out of Judaism * Rabbi Mordecai Kaplan/Reconstructionist Judaism * Could Rabbi Patrick quit Judaism? Recorded 12/17/24. Music: “Shir Shir (A Sing Song)” by Maurice Perez | 2002 | www.i...

Do you like the shorter episodes? Comment below and let us know! Topics: * Should we have a National Gap Year? * Jewish Parenting means making your kids financially independent and emotionally stable enough to marry. * Patrick says 19. Javon says 18. Science says 25. * Life’s experience dictates your “life age.” * Bar mitzvahs at 13 because you were spiritually/morally mature. Reform movement stop...

Topics: * Overuse of “trigger words” (racist, nazi, etc.) * Pirkei Avot 4:1 on who is wise: Ben Zoma said: Who is wise? He who learns from every man, as it is said: “From all who taught me have I gained understanding” (Psalms 119:99) הַלּוֹמֵד מִכָּל אָדָם * People who ask questions and how questions are not just coded opinions * Pirke Avot 5:17: arguing “for the sake of heaven” Recorded 12/5/24....

Topics: * When are we an adult? 13? 16? 18? (Our brains fully develop at 25.) * If Israel can text thousands of people during a war, schools should be able to notify parents of anything immediately. * Washington Post database. * Article: “31,000 children affected across 21 states.” Recorded 12/17/24. Music: “Shir Shir (A Sing Song)” by Maurice Perez | 2002 | www.israelidances.com Rabbi & Son - Hot...

Topics: * Remake and live action phenomenon * People have lost their creativity * Joseph Gordon-Levitt quote : there will be more content and it will be more addictive, but it won’t be art Recorded 12/5/24. Music: “Shir Shir (A Sing Song)” by Maurice Perez | 2002 | www.israelidances.com Rabbi & Son - Hot takes on news, pop culture, and religion. Hosted by Rabbi Patrick and his son Javon. Spiritual...

Topics: * The “bad boy” complex / attraction to the antihero * Binary of good vs. evil * Glorification and dramatization of k!llers in the media (recently, Luigi Mangione) * Jacob Wrestling with the Angel * Link to article of discussion Recorded 12/14/24. Music: “Shir Shir (A Sing Song)” by Maurice Perez | 2002 | www.israelidances.com Rabbi & Son - Hot takes on news, pop culture, and religion. Hos...

We’re trying something new—shorter podcasts coming your way. Let us know what you think! Topics: * The failure of the DARE program * Better approaches to the substance use crisis * Shout out to Jewish recovery communities like Beit T’shuva ! Recorded 12/2/24. Music: “Shir Shir (A Sing Song)” by Maurice Perez | 2002 | www.israelidances.com Rabbi & Son - Hot takes on news, pop culture, and religion....

We’re trying something new—shorter podcasts coming your way. Let us know what you think! Topics: * When is it a crisis, and when is it normal life? * Is the mental health crisis a friendship crisis? * Where rabbis and synagogues step in * Boundaries, behavior, and resocialization post-COVID Recorded 12/2/24. Music: “Shir Shir (A Sing Song)” by Maurice Perez | 2002 | www.israelidances.com Rabbi & S...

Yes, we do read your comments! Topics: * Comments from TikTok and YouTube * “Theobros” and why are people trending toward conservative religion? * Rabbi Rant: Jews don’t talk enough about adoption * Pop Quiz: Can you name the Jewish holidays? * Religious communities that don’t help people * Quote Recorded 11/12/24. Music: “Shir Shir (A Sing Song)” by Maurice Perez | 2002 | www.israelidances.com Ra...

Featuring a deep dive into the Noah’s Ark story (. . . get it?). Topics: * High Holidays & Sukkot Recap * Date Lady (not a sponsor, but spreading the love anyway: ilovedatelady.com) * World & U.S. Literacy Rates * Flat Earth * Noah’s Ark & Jewish Literacy * Quote from Plato Recorded 10/28/24. Music: “Shir Shir (A Sing Song)” by Maurice Perez | 2002 | www.israelidances.com Rabbi & Son - Hot takes o...

We went a little emo on this one. Topics: * Can we gossip about celebs? What about politicians? * Child-free vs. Infertility vs. Adoption * Voluntary Human Extinction vs. Transhumanism * Finding Joy in difficult times * Funerals * Quote from George Eliot Recorded 10/22/24. Music: “Shir Shir (A Sing Song)” by Maurice Perez | 2002 | www.israelidances.com Rabbi & Son - Hot takes on news, pop culture,...

Let us know how we’re doing! Topics: * Sorry we forgot your name, Leo! * Trad Wives/Sharenting * Can Jews sell pork? * Messing up your dad’s kosher pots and pans * Israeli News * Mystery Topic: Is Zionism to Judaism as the KKK is to Christianity? * Quote from Hellen Keller Recorded 10/15/24. Music: “Shir Shir (A Sing Song)” by Maurice Perez | 2002 | www.israelidances.com Rabbi & Son - Hot takes on...

Let us know how we’re doing! Topics: * Israel/Lebanon * LGBTQ + Israel + Palestine * Reparations for slavery in USA and Holocaust ( Manhattan Institute article about reparations for Jim Crow ) * Yarmulkes * Tithing/Charitable Giving * Weapons for Hanukkah * Javon reads the news and an inspirational quote Recorded 10/9/24. Music: “Shir Shir (A Sing Song)” by Maurice Perez | 2002 | www.israelidances...