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Hang out with Cantor Matt and Cantor Penny as they enjoy a couple of drinks and chat about current issues facing clergy and their roles as Jewish community leaders. They joke and banter in a spontaneous and unscripted discussion. Pull up a barstool and join the conversation!
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Tuesday Mar 05, 2024
Episode 27: Jew in the Pew
Tuesday Mar 05, 2024
Tuesday Mar 05, 2024
Matt & Penny discuss what it's like attending synagogue as "regular people" and what services feel like when you're participating along with everyone else.
Thursday May 19, 2022
Episode 26: A Pioneer in the Field
Thursday May 19, 2022
Thursday May 19, 2022
Matt & Penny sit down with Cantor Barbara Ostfeld, the first woman to be ordained as a cantor in Jewish history, and talk about her experiences and journey that led her to be a pioneer in our profession.
Tuesday Mar 15, 2022
Episode 25: Using Language to be More Inclusive
Tuesday Mar 15, 2022
Tuesday Mar 15, 2022
Matt & Penny discuss how to make familiar prayers and blessings more inclusive for everyone, and how gender roles can serve become an obstacle.
Tuesday Jan 11, 2022
Episode 24: The South American President
Tuesday Jan 11, 2022
Tuesday Jan 11, 2022
Matt & Penny return to the bar and sit down with Cantor/Rabbi Luis Cattan, the current president of the Cantors Assembly. Together they talk about the challenges of his coming to this country and his experiences that prepared him to take on the presidency.
Thursday Oct 14, 2021
Episode 23: Training Your Cantor
Thursday Oct 14, 2021
Thursday Oct 14, 2021
Matt & Penny talk with Cantor Nancy Abramson, the director of the Cantorial School at JTS, about the state of modern cantorial education and how things have changed over the years.
Thursday Oct 07, 2021
Episode 22: Changing the Way We Look at B‘nai Mitzvah
Thursday Oct 07, 2021
Thursday Oct 07, 2021
Matt & Penny shamelessly plug Matt's latest book while talking about why the b'nei mitzvah process has remained unchanged for generations and what could be changed.
Wednesday Jun 02, 2021
Episode 21: Emerging from the Pandemic
Wednesday Jun 02, 2021
Wednesday Jun 02, 2021
Matt & Penny talk about taking their first steps out of the pandemic and what changes from the past year that they'd like to keep.
Sunday Jan 24, 2021
Episode 20: Meet the Spouses!
Sunday Jan 24, 2021
Sunday Jan 24, 2021
Matt & Penny welcome their spouses Dr. Tali Axelrod and Dr. Bennett Myers who share their experiences of what it's like being married to a cantor. Also available as a video episode HERE.
Sunday Jan 17, 2021
Episode 19: A Tale of Two Titles
Sunday Jan 17, 2021
Sunday Jan 17, 2021
Matt & Penny talk with Rabbi/Cantor Hillary Chorny about the increasingly common trend of colleagues earning both rabbinical and cantorial degrees. Also available as a video episode HERE.
Sunday Jan 10, 2021
Episode 18: New Year's Resolutions
Sunday Jan 10, 2021
Sunday Jan 10, 2021
Matt & Penny talk about their New Year's resolutions and how best to continue their professional lives while dealing with the pandemic. Also available as a video episode HERE.