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The Torah is (Y)ours with Lexi Kohanski
Mar 25, 2026
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Queering Our Ancestry with Alissa and Patrick
Nov 17, 2025
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| 3/25/26 |  The Torah is (Y)ours with Lexi Kohanski | We are so excited to share this podcast mashup with you! Elana, Jessie, and Jesi of Making Mensches in conversation with the incredible Lexi Kohanski of Torah for Trans Lives (T4Torah). In addition to her podcast, Lexi is also the Director of Online Learning at the Torah Studio and is currently designing Worlds To Come, a first-of-its-kind tabletop roleplaying game to teach Biblical Hebrew. Obviously Lexi is brilliant beyond belief and it was a true joy to get to co-create with her.In this episode, we explore the ways people engage with Torah both for life and for death, what it means to find ourselves in the texts as queer and trans people, how to begin your Torah exploration if it feels daunting, and so much more. Zionists love to suggest that anti-zionist Jews don’t know Torah and weaponize the text, but truly - the Torah is ours. We must continue to make it so.Some links…You can find Torah Studio classes hereAlthough Lexi’s class with Shel Maala has since happened you can find more Shel Maala classes here and listen to our podcast episode with the founders here or wherever you listen to podcastsMore about the Jewish Liberation Theology Institute can be found here[This episode was recorded in February 2026.]Big thanks to Lexi for this collaboration, Jesi for being part of the interview process, Jessie for editing the podcast, and to Nate for our podcast music. If you want to support our work, you can do so here. | — | ||||||
| 2/25/26 |  Becoming a Dream with Aiyana Masla | After a brief pause, we're back and better than ever with the poetic presence of Aiyana Masla! In this episode, Elana, Jessie, and Jesi talk to interdisciplinary artist, intergenerational community member, and an anti-bias educator Aiyana Masla (she/her) about her debut poetry collection The Underdream. We talk with her about the inspiration for and process of writing The Underdream, the idea of presence as purpose, being in a body, accessible ritual, becoming a dream, finding and connecting to g-d in the world around us, and everything in between. We are so grateful for this gorgeous conversation and can't wait for you to listen too. If you want to support Aiyana and The Underdream, the best way to do so is request a copy of the book at your local bookstore or library! You can also purchase it here.In this episode we focus almost solely on The Underdream, but we encourage you to explore ALL of Aiyana's offerings and hope to have her back soon to talk about more of her practices <3 Some links…-The Underdream-Aiyana's website (With art for purchase!)-Aiyana's Poetry Instagram-Aiyana's Art Instagram[This episode was recorded in January 2026.]Big thanks to Aiyana for being on the pod, Jesi for being part of the interview process, Jessie for editing the podcast, and to Nate for our podcast music. If you want to support our work, you can do so here. | — | ||||||
| 11/17/25 |  Queering Our Ancestry with Alissa and Patrick | In this episode, we talk to writer, performance artist, and organizational consultant Alissa Schwartz (she/her) and book worker, artist, and publisher Patrick Barber (he/they) about Alissa’s book Ancestral Performance Art, published through Patrick’s publishing company - Impeller Press. We talk with them about so many things - but it centers around how we can build deeper relationships with our ancestors (not just genealogical, deceased, human ancestors - but all ancestors!), through speculative work, re-narrativization, and drag. We are so appreciative to them both for this conversation and if you’re in NYC, we hope you’ll come see Alissa perform an ancestral drag piece at our upcoming Hanukah Market with Pushcart Judaica on December 14th!Some links to things mentioned in this episode…-Alissa’s new book!-Alissa’s first book-Patrick’s publishing company & instagram-Alissa’s website & instagram-Theydy Bedbug’s drag class-Helen Klonaris’s workshop-My Grandmother’s Hands by Resmaa Menakem[This episode was recorded in August 2025.]Big thanks to Alissa and Patrick for being on the pod, Jessie for editing the podcast, and to Nate for our podcast music. If you want to support our work, you can do so here. | — | ||||||
| 10/9/25 |  Composting Our Anger with Liz Awesome | Join Jessie (she/her) and guest interviewer (and beloved Making Mensches collaborator) Jesi (fae/they) for their conversation with artist Liz Awesome (he/him) 🎨 Jessie, Jesi, and Liz talk all things trash, art, and Judaism - as well as ways to infuse our lives with liberation, anger, and grief. As Liz says, “We already have everything we need, and we’re throwing it away in the trash.”They discuss the ways that the internet both inhibits and encourages our modes of connection, including how we can best leverage the algorithm to ensure the most marginalized stories are being amplified and heard.Some links to things mentioned in this episode…Politics of Disposabilitybell hooks on composting anger[This episode was recorded in August 2025.]Big thanks to Liz for being on the pod, Jesi for co-facilitating this interview, Jessie for editing the podcast, and to Nate for our podcast music. If you want to support our work, you can do so here. | — | ||||||
| 4/9/25 |  Depicting Our Ancestors: DWELL Artist Feature with Ayeola, Hadar, Shelby | Join us for an extra special episode with Ayeola Omolara Kaplan and Hadar Cohen, two of the talented artists who created pieces for the DWELL in Revolution project. In this episode, we discuss their creation processes, the ancestors that they depicted, why this project is important, and everything in between. Listen to the full episode to hear Shelby Handler reading their piece from DWELL!So much work went into this beautiful project, a project that enables folks to learn about and honor their anti-zionist ancestors. It is so essential that we see these examples of anti-zionism in our history, so that we can strengthen our own anti-zionist foundations. It’s equally as essential to begin learning about ancient ancestral practices and rituals that zionism has tried to stamp out of Judaism. If you don’t already have it, you can purchase the DWELL zine here.[This episode was recorded in February 2025.]Big thanks to Ayeola and Hadar for joining us, to Shelby for reading their piece, and to Jessie for editing the podcast, and to Nate for our podcast music. If you want to support our work, you can do so here. | — | ||||||
| 2/11/25 | back to our roots | we're back after our mid-season hiatus with our first episode in a long time that's just Jessie and Elana!we talk about the present moment and some of our upcoming events, and at the end is a rewind to our Instagram Live episode on tu b'shvat from 2022 (which was somehow THREE years ago). we've obviously grown and learned so much since then but enjoy our baby selves talking tu bishjoin us for our virtual tu b'shvat poetry event,find our events calendar here,and sign up for our newsletter!comment and let us know if you want more of us chit-chatting 👀 | — | ||||||
| 12/16/24 | Aligning Our Bodies with Liberation featuring Eliana Rubin | In our midseason finale, we are joined by Eliana Rubin, who talks (among many, many other things) about their new book, “Taking the State out of the Body: A Guide to Embodied Resistance to Zionism.” Eliana builds transgressive relationships with bodies, land, and lineage through their work as a somatic practitioner, politicized facilitator, anti-Zionist organizer, full spectrum doula, land steward, and queer pleasure instigator. They run a somatic facilitation practice with Sanctuary Embodied aimed at resourcing organizers in developing embodied leadership and power for movements for justice. While discussing her brilliant book, Eliana gives insight to what somatics are, how somatic practices can support us through challenging conversations with Zionists, speaks to some of the plants and body parts that informed the book - like calendula, redwoods, and the vagus nerve, and talks about the pitfalls of individualistic models of therapy. Eliana goes beyond fighting for liberation, and teaches us how to live for liberation. Find more of Eliana on their instagram or website, and go buy the book ASAP! We truly could not recommend it enough. We will be back with more episodes in February, see you then! [This episode was recorded in November 2024.] Big thanks to Eliana for joining us, to Jessie for editing the podcast, and to Nate for our podcast music. If you want to support our work, you can do so here. | — | ||||||
| 11/29/24 | Grounding Us In the Divine with Julie Weitz | Golems, Dybukks, Psychedelics, oh my! Today we are joined by Julie Weitz (she/her) - diasporic performance artist, Fulbright Scholar, and co-creator of the Tzitzit Project - some of you may know her as @MyGolem_is_here. In this episode, Julie reflects on her time in Poland and the ways that we can reconnect with our ancestral homeland outside. Julie talks about recent and past projects, what brought her to performance art, and the ways her work is informed by anti-zionism. We can’t wait for you to listen! UPCOMING OFFERING FROM JULIE: Online Dybbuk Workshop Sunday, December 8 at 11am pst / 1pm cst / 2pm est / 8pm cet / 9pm ist Registration Link: https://www.flipcause.com/secure/event_step2/MTkzNzI1/289544 Join artist Julie Weitz for a dynamic online workshop exploring ancestral folktales about the dybbuk and Jewish rituals of exorcism. Drawing from her extensive research and artistic practice, Weitz will share stories, images, and videos that illuminate the cultural and spiritual significance of the dybbuk. Participants will also explore simple, accessible movement techniques inspired by Yiddish dance, fostering embodied connections to their ancestors. The session incorporates insights from Holy Names for Our Dybbuk, Weitz’s performance art project that reimagines dybbuk exorcism as a movement-based ritual at sites of Jewish memory in Poland. Conducted in English, this workshop welcomes participants of all backgrounds and requires no prior experience. Come dressed comfortably and ready to engage in storytelling, movement, and learning. All ticket proceeds will support the artistic collaborators of Holy Names for Our Dybbuk. If funds are a concern, use the discount code DISCOUNT50 at checkout for 50% off. Links to things we mention in this episode: -No State Manifesto -Rabbi Aaron Tamares -The Great Dominatrix -Kosmic Kamels (@kosmickamels) [This episode was recorded in October 2024.] Big thanks to Julie for joining us, to Jessie for editing the podcast, and to Nate for our podcast music. If you want to support our work, you can do so here. | — | ||||||
| 11/18/24 | Judaism Loves Fat with Jules Pashall | We are joined by the brilliant Jules Pashall (they/he) for this episode! Jules is a fat, white, trans/queer Jew who holds space as a somatic, creative and spiritual practitioner. Their offerings are built on the belief that undoing violent hierarchies and how they live in our bodies is part of the path of soul retrieval and collective liberation. For 15 years, they have been exploring fat as a resource for transformation. Jules holds a master’s degree in Somatic Psychology from the California Institute of Integral Studies and their writing can be found in The Fat Studies Journal and Diverse Bodies, Diverse Practices: Toward an Inclusive Somatics. In this episode, we explore all things fat. How Judaism loves fat, how fat is connected to liberation, how fatness is weaponized in our world, how people can be invited into - and celebrate! - their fat, and so so much more. Jules is an endless well of wisdom and we imagine you will feel as inspired by them as we do after listening! UPCOMING OFFERINGS FROM JULES: -Feeding the Erotic: A Jewish winter journey spanning Hannukah to Tu Bshvat Dec 19-Feb 13th Thursdays 8-10 ET / 5-7 PT (Led by Jules and elana june margolis) -Tonguing the Divine: a Tu B’shvat Retreat at Mariposa Institute in Ukiah, CA 2/14-2/17 (Led by Jules and elana june margolis) -One on one work with new clients for 10 weeks of “a season of practice” - follow him for more information! You can read “thank god i’m fat: gifts from the underbelly” by Jules here and join his email list here to stay updated on upcoming offerings. [This episode was recorded in August 2024.] Big thanks to Jules for joining us, to Jessie for editing the podcast, and to Nate for our podcast music. If you want to support our work, you can do so here. | — | ||||||
| 11/4/24 | Unsettled with Dr. Oren Kroll-Zeldin | In this episode, we talk to Dr. Oren Kroll-Zeldin, who is the assistant director of the Swig Program in Jewish Studies and Social Justice at the University of San Francisco where he is also an assistant professor in the Department of Theology and Religious Studies. Oren recently published his first book, “Unsettled: American Jews and the Movement for Justice in Palestine.” You can buy the book here! “Unsettled digs into the experiences of young Jewish Americans who engage with the Palestine solidarity movement and challenge the staunch pro-Israel stance of mainstream Jewish American institutions. The book explores how these activists address Israeli government policies of occupation and apartheid, and seek to transform American Jewish institutional support for Israel.” As we talk with Oren, we delve into the research that led to Unsettled and explore the growth of anti-zionist community and activism over the last few decades. We talk about necessary tools in liberation movements and the complex nuances of organizing. We are deeply grateful to Oren for this conversation and hope you all enjoy listening to it as much as we enjoyed having it. Links: Check out this article by Oren Check out this article Oren mentions by Sarah Anne Minkin about Palestinians as present absentees | — | ||||||
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| 10/22/24 | We Rely on Each Other with Ezra Star and Jen Deerinwater | Join us as we talk to Ezra Star (he/they) and Jen Deerinwater (Jen), two organizers with Disability Divest, as we talk about Disability Divest and their work, how genocide is a mass disabling event, and how Ezra combines his drag and Judaism. Ezra, also known by their drag name - Neuro Cosmos - is a queer, anti-zionist, disabled drag artist in DC and one of the organizers of Disability Divest. Jen is the Founding Executive Director of Crushing Colonialism, Crushing Colonialism is an Indigenous-led nonprofit that uplifts and supports Indigenous people through arts, media, and traditional storytelling. Jen is a fellow organizer of Disability Divest! Some helpful links: Sins Invalid Disability Divest (@disabilitydivest) • Instagram photos and videos Tefillat Trans - SVARA: A Traditionally Radical Yeshiva Big thanks to Jen and Ezra for joining us, to Jessie for editing the podcast, and to Nate for our podcast music. If you want to support our work, you can do so here. | — | ||||||
| 10/1/24 | Finding G-d at the Waters Edge w Rabbi Chel | Join us as we talk to Rabbi Chel Mandell (they/them). Chel is the founder and rabbi of TzimTzum Community in Santa Cruz, CA. Tzimtzum is a community of queer, trans, and gender-expansive Jews centering the Jewish diasporist experience; refocusing on Jewish tradition, ritual, and community gathering in Santa Cruz. We talk with Rabbi Chel about molding Jewish tradition for our communities, centering their practice around the surf, and the process of building their community. You can learn more about Tzimtzum here and we encourage you to join if you are in Santa Cruz! Huge thank you to Chel for joining us for this episode, Jessie for editing the podcast, and Nate for our podcast music. If you are interested in supporting our work, you can do so here. | — | ||||||
| 9/23/24 | Bound Together with Leora Fridman | Join us as we talk to Leora Fridman (she/her). Leora is a Jewish writer whose work is concerned with issues of identity, care, ability, and embodiment. Leora is the author of upcoming book “Bound Up: On Kink, Power, and Belonging” which is “an autotheoretical journey through bondage, domination, and intimacy, [in which she] uncovers how Jewish historical trauma can be challenged and explored in embodied relations.” “Bound Up” comes out TOMORROW and you can pre-order it here! If you're based in NYC, check out Leora's New York launch event for Bound Up: October 10, 2024. If you're outside of NY, you can still see Leora on her book tour! Leora is an absolute trove of knowledge and links to the various things she mentions can be found below: Dispossession, Diasporas, & Doikayt: Shellyne Rodriguez, Molly Crabapple, and Andreas Petrossiants in conversation at PPOW Gallery Is Holocaust Education Making Anti-Semitism Worse? By Dara Horn Sins Invalid's 10 Principles of Disability Justice You Barely Even Work Here: On Higher Education and the Myths of Neutrality by Leora Fridman The Anti-Racist Writing Workshop by Felicia Rose Chavez Unthinking Mastery by Julietta Singh Jo Kent Katz: Transcending Jewish Trauma Dori Midnight Kruim Yachad (Torn Together): Diasporist Grief Work for the Long Haul Understanding Antimsemitism: An Offering to Our Movement - A Resource from Jews for Racial & Economic Justice New Jewish Culture Fellowship Kaddish for an Unborn Avant-Garde by Maia Ipp How To Tell When We Will Die: On Pain, Disability and Doom by Johanna Hedva Studies in Hysteria by Sigmund Freud and Joseph Breuer Cruising Utopia by José Esteban Muñoz Another Freedom: The Alternative History of An Idea by Svetlana Boym A Birth of One’s Own: On Inheritance, Curation, and Production by Leora Fridman Static Palace by Leora Fridman Huge thank you to Leora for joining us for this episode, Jessie for editing the podcast, and Nate for our podcast music. If you are interested in supporting our work, you can do so here. | — | ||||||
| 9/13/24 | Solidarity is Safety with Chaia | Join us as we talk to Chaia (she/her), a Jewish dance music artist who makes Kleztronica - electronic and techno music that uses samples from yiddish and klezmer music. Chaia’s first single is out TODAY and we are so excited to share our conversation with her where she talks all things yiddish, techno, kleztronica, and everything in between. Listen to Chaia's new single, Borough Park, out as of 9/13/24. If you are in NYC, check out the Diasporic Techno Night Chaia mentions, happening Friday 9/13 all evening. If you’re on the West coast, Chaia has lots of events coming up there! You can also find her at the Pop Montreal Festival. You can find all her events on her website. Chaia writes about her single, “Borough Park samples my grandmother describing her childhood growing up in Borough Park. She would always tell me a story of her childhood there by prefacing it with “this might shock you.” Her childhood in the Jewish community there was very different than we imagine Jewish community operating today. It was pluralistic, interdenominational, mixed gender, mixed class. It sounds like the community that I imagine creating today. A community that I found small microcosms of in the queer Jewish, anti-state, and klezmer communities. A community that I’ve also found in the techno world. This is a story of that community paired with a Yiddish song called Oyfn Oyvn (sung here by a young Ethel Raim), which talks about a girl who convinces a boy to sit with her on an oven not by appealing to his background, or by physical force, but with gentle love and embrace." Chaia is a wealth of knowledge and she shares so much of it with us in this episode. Some of the things she mentions are: The book, "Assembling a Black Counter Culture" by Deforrest Brown Jr The Clear the Floor collective The Yiddish Song of the Week archive Hankus Netsky - NECMusic Juan Atkins (the "Godfather of techno") The Ruth Rubin archive Itzik Gottesman Ethel Raim Lily Henley fellow musician making Ladino music Micah Simone, Jewish-Egyptian-American dance artist Avia Moore, who also runs the Klez Kanada festival Pepi Litman - The Yiddish drag king The Yiddish New York festival LEVYOSN - the Klezmer band Chaia is part of Thank you to Chaia for joining us, Jessie for editing the podcast, and Nate for the podcast music. If you are interested in supporting our work, you can do so here. | — | ||||||
| 9/6/24 | Embodied Resistance: AZ Jewish SWers & the Fight for Liberation | [This conversation was recorded live on 8/18/24 as a part of the Embodied Resistance event.] Join Making Mensches for a conversation with Leilah Feinstein and Ayelet Cartolina, discussing Tu B'av, s*x workers in Judaism, and how s*x workers play a role in our fight for liberation. [The images mentioned by Ayelet can be found here!] Ticket sales from this event allowed us to raise $308 toward evacuating two families from Gaza, and we encourage you all to continue sharing and donating: Venmo & PayPal — @minahilakbar76 CashApp — $4shM3 PayPal: minahilakbar330@gmail.com If you're interested in going to the Sex Worker Open Mic Night and bringing letters or art for the solidarity book mentioned, it's Sept 20th from 6-10pm at Starr Bar in Brooklyn. We encourage you to check out A Stripper’s Guide Podcast - a resource for sex workers and femmes. You can find Leilah at @leilahfeinstein! You can read more of Ayelet’s work on his blog. Some resources that we used to inform our conversation are below: Tu B'av https://www.sefaria.org/Genesis.12.18?lang=bi&aliyot=0 https://www.sefaria.org/Isaiah.23.16?lang=bi https://www.sefaria.org/Kiddushin.40a.17?lang=bi&with=all&lang2=en https://www.nswp.org/country/israel https://decriminalizesex.work/why-decriminalization/briefing-papers/decriminalization-is-the-only-solution/ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/xai-how-are-you/id1500147124 Here’s the specific link to the episode about kink work and Talmudic halakhah. https://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/maacah-wife-of-david-midrash-and-aggadah | — | ||||||
| 8/8/24 | Anti-Zionism in the 70s (Part 2) with Bill | Welcome to part 2 of our episodes with Dr Bill! Some of you may know Dr Bill from the blog series he penned for our website, describing his journey as an anti-zionist Jew in the 70s and 80s. We wanted to bring him on the podcast so you could hear from him in this way. He's very keen on questions, so please dm or email us if you have any for him. It would make him very happy to answer them :) We'll be back with another episode soon 👀 Already donated to direct funds to Gazans and want to support our work? You can do so here. Get daily updates and info on events on our Instagram or our newsletter. | — | ||||||
| 7/8/22 |  Hochai’ach Tochee’ach | Shabbat Shalom! 🥳 Welcome to the first episode of our July series on how Jewish ethics and principles support anti-zionism ✡️ We’re starting off with Hochai’ach Tochee’ach - you shall rebuke! We talk about calling in as community care and how calling in is a sign of love we are all obligated to engage in 💚 See you next week! #Rebuke #CallingIn #Community #JewishResistance #Love #AntiZionism #AntiZionistJews #JewishEducation #JewishLearning #Podcast #JewishPodcast #podcasts #podcastcommunity #podcastnetwork #applepodcast #podcasters #itunespodcast #podcastlife #podcasthost #podcaster #podcastmovement #podcastseries #podcastjunkie #podcasting #podcast🎧 #podcast #podcaststudio #newpodcast #podcastinglife #podcastlove #podcastaddict #podcastshow #podcastersofinstagram | — | ||||||
| 7/2/22 |  Reflecting on a Year of Anti-Zionism | It’s been a little over a year since we published israel Won’t Save Us: Moving Towards Liberation. Since then, we’ve identified openly as an anti-Zionist Jewish organization. This decision has brought us into community with incredible Jewish organizations, educators, and organizers who have welcomed us and encouraged us to keep going. We’ve also faced backlash from Jewish communities and lost opportunities as well. We are so grateful for the people who have reached out to share their stories, lessons, and advice. In this episode, we reflect on our decision to publish the article and our experiences since! Be back next week with the beginning of our July series on how Jewish ethics support anti-zionism 👀 #AntiZionism #AntiZionistJews #JewishEducation #JewishLearning #Podcast #JewishPodcast #podcasts #podcastcommunity #podcastnetwork #applepodcast #podcasters #itunespodcast #podcastlife #podcasthost #podcaster #podcastmovement #podcastseries #podcastjunkie #podcasting #podcast🎧 #podcast #podcaststudio #newpodcast #podcastinglife #podcastlove #podcastaddict #podcastshow #podcastersofinstagram | — | ||||||
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