The Beth El Podcast Network

Send us Fan Mail Shavua Tov! Tonight we recap our visit with Noa Tishby earlier this week. We also discuss the death of OJ Simpson and debate travel to outer space. Who made our Shanda of the Week? Pull up a chair and pour yourself a drink. 

Send us Fan Mail Ben Kreshtool and Rabbi Steven Schwartz prepare for the start of Passover. We discuss the required preparation leading up to the holiday, the importance of the Haggadah, and our favorite foods (and drinks) associated with Passover. 

Send us Fan Mail Esti and Ben mark 6 months since the October 7th attack on Israel and introduce a new special edition of the Israel Connection podcast, Stories of Survival. 

Send us Fan Mail In case you missed it or would like to share with your family and friends - here is Rabbi Steven Schwartz and Ben Kreshtool's Torah Talk from this past Shabbat at Beth El Congregation. 

Send us Fan Mail Shavua Tov! Tonight we discuss a new kosher resort coming to Las Vegas. Can Atlantic City match the excitement? Is April the best month to be a sports fan? Who made our  “Shanda of the Week?” Pour yourself a drink and tune in to find out! 

Send us Fan Mail The moms are back!  Join us as we recap Purim, discuss our favorite Passover traditions, and play a fun game trying to guess each other's love language. Don't miss out!

Send us Fan Mail "One of my primary lenses for encountering Jewish life and Jewish ritual is the experience of humility. The day to day practice of Judaism reminds me how grateful I should be for every day and every blessing."  In case you missed it or would like to share with your family and friends - here is Rabbi Steven Schwartz's sermon from this past Shabbat at Beth El Congrega...

Send us Fan Mail Shavua Tov! Tonight we discuss the Baltimore bridge collapse and we revisit a story about a local high school principal who claims to  be the victim of “AI” identity theft. Who is our “Shanda of the Week?” Pour yourself a drink and tune in! 

Send us Fan Mail Esti Zenati is joined by friend and past co-worker in Israel, Dan Rozett, Director of Community Relations & Israel Engagement at the Jewish Federation in the Heart of New Jersey. They talk about Dan's current experience at his job, his past as an IDF combat, and the alarming rise in antisemitism throughout the USA and the world. 

Send us Fan Mail "We shouldn't be afraid to cry when we talk to God. We shouldn't be afraid to imagine that God listens and that God answers."  In case you missed it or would like to share with your family and friends - here is Rabbi Naomi Zaslow's sermon from this past Shabbat.

Send us Fan Mail Shavua Tov and Chag Sameach! On a special Purim episode of the Havdalah Happy Hour we discuss a spring break travel nightmare and opening day baseball. Who is our “Shanda of the Week?” Pour yourself a drink and tune in! 

Send us Fan Mail I hope and pray that the leaders of the Jewish community around the world, wherever they are, be blessed and guided by the deep sense that as Jews, we must first and foremost care for one another. In case you missed it or would like to share with your family and friends - here is Rabbi Steven Schwartz's sermon from this past Shabbat.

Send us Fan Mail Listen to proud father, Dr. Eyal Bor, as he interviews his highly acclaimed daughter, Dr. Roni Levin.  Dr. Levin is an Associate Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Associate Professor in Pediatrics and Director of Medical Student Education in Ophthalmology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. Roni serves in Medical Missions in Central and South America an...

Send us Fan Mail Shavua Tov! Pull up a chair and pour yourself a drink. Ben, Jill and Esti talk about the weather, Kate Middleton's picture controversy and the "Shanda of the Week" - the Oscars. 

Send us Fan Mail Shavua Tov!!! Pull up a chair and pour yourself a drink. Spring forward or spring back? Tonight we discuss daylight saving time, meal prepping, and Baltimore cemeteries.

Send us Fan Mail When mom's go away - the dad's are left with the kids. Amanda, Lacey, Jill, and Risa are back! Today we discuss purim costumes, kids in restaurants, millennial-ish Torah study, and a freak accident with a toy airplane. 

Send us Fan Mail Beth El Congregation's upcoming blood drive is scheduled for Tuesday, April 9. Today we are joined by the co-chairs of the blood drive, Stacey Harvey and Steve Silber. 

Send us Fan Mail Esti is joined by three Israeli Shinshinim: Ronnie, Eshel and Tamarina. They talk about this amazing program and the girls' experience as Shinshinim in Baltimore during the current war in Israel. The Shinshinim program is a collaboration between the Jewish Agency of Israel and The Associated. The Jewish Educational Services manage this program.  

Send us Fan Mail חיבור ישראלי: שינשינים אסתי מדברת עם שלוש שינשיניות ישראליות: רוני, אשל ותמרינה. הן מדברות על תכנית השינשינים הנהדרת ועל החוויה של הבנות בתור שינשיניות בבולטימור בזמן המלחמה בישראל. תכנית השינשינים הוקמה ע"י הסוכנות היהודית לישראל ו-The Associated. החברה לחינוך יהודי מנהלת את התכנית.

Send us Fan Mail We give the Torah incredible honor because of the relationship that each of us has with god.  In case you missed it, or would like to listen again, here is Rabbi Naomi Zaslow's sermon from this past Shabbat at Beth El Congregation.

Send us Fan Mail Shavua Tov!!! Pull up a chair and pour yourself a drink. Tonight we mourn the loss of one celebrity while discussing other celebrities we have met over the years including Lionel Richie, Jerry Seinfeld, Cal Ripken, Edward Norton, Run DMC, and more. Ben also shares stories from his time serving our country at Fort McHenry.  

Send us Fan Mail Faith is less interested in the level of a person's talent and much more interested in what a person chooses to do with the talents they have been blessed with.  In case you missed it, or would like to listen again, here is Rabbi Steven Schwartz's sermon from this past Shabbat at Beth El Congregation.

Send us Fan Mail Shavua Tov!!! Pull up a chair, pour yourself a drink and join us for the happiest happy hour in Pikesville. Our good friend Rebecca stopped by tonight to visit with Ben, Jill and Jeremy. Tune in as we  discuss challah, OJ Simpson, and some of our favorite television shows growing up.

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Larry Weiss spent several months in Israel, serving as a medical volunteer with Magen David Adom. This week, Dr. Weiss joins Esti Zenati on The Israel Connection to discuss his experience.

Send us Fan Mail Beth El Congregation's My Story: Frederick Leiner in a Conversation with Arthur Fergenson Frederick C. Leiner, Beth El member, is a lawyer, historian and the author of the Prisoners of the Bashaw: The Nineteen-Month Captivity of American Sailors in Tripoli, 1803–1805 .  Arthur Fergenson was a federal judge in Manhattan and then Chief Justice of Warren E. Burger on the U.S. Su...