The Expansiveness Inside the Mountain with Dr. Tova Hopemark
From Can't Stop Scrolling by Avidan Halivni and Rabbi Avigayil Halpern
March 16, 2026 · 37 min · Season 2 · Episode 8
About this episode
This episode explores the intersection of theater and modern midrash with Dr. Tova Hopemark, discussing themes of space and solo travel.
In this episode, we talk about the multi-layered interpretive work of making theater about modern midrash, the potential of empty space, and if solo travel is liberating, terrifying, or both. Primary Source: Rabbi Jill Hammer's Sisters at Sinai, "Miriam under the Mountain " Other source: the commandment to send away a mother bird if you are to take the eggs from her nest: Deuteronomy 22:6–7.
People in this episode
Hosts: Avidan Halivni, Rabbi Avigayil Halpern
Guest: Dr. Tova Hopemark
Topics covered
- theater
- midrash
- solo travel
- interpretation
- empty space
Keywords
- theater
- midrash
- Rabbi Jill Hammer
- Miriam under the Mountain
- Deuteronomy
- solo travel
- interpretation
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Sisters at Sinai, Miriam under the Mountain
Places: Deuteronomy
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