Boyz II Mensches with Adam Teitelbaum
About this episode
Adam Teitelbaum discusses the disconnection of men from Jewish communal life and the significance of the bar mitzvah in a conversation with Rabbi David Wolpe.
Men are drifting, disconnected, and increasingly absent from communal life, argues longtime Jewish communal professional Adam Teitelbaum in his new essay, Boyz II Mensches . What does this mean for Jewish life, starting with the bar mitzvah? On April 16, Rabbi David Wolpe sat down with Adam for a live virtual conversation where they explored how the bar mitzvah lost its power as a profound rite of passage, how to reclaim this foundational period in a boy’s life, and how to help Jewish boys eventually become Jewish men. Read Adam’s essay in SAPIR , Boyz II Mensches : https://sapirjournal.org/aspiration-ii/2026/boyz-ii-mensches/ Watch the interview on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXczsCczOGg Questions or comments? Send us a note at info@sapirjournal.org Music from #Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/theo-gerard/monsieur-groove
People in this episode
Host: Rabbi David Wolpe
Guest: Adam Teitelbaum
Topics covered
- Jewish communal life
- bar mitzvah
- rite of passage
- Jewish boys
- Jewish men
- disconnection
- reclaiming tradition
Keywords
- Jewish life
- communal disconnection
- bar mitzvah significance
- rite of passage
- Jewish identity
- Adam Teitelbaum
- Rabbi David Wolpe
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: SAPIR, SAPIR journal, YouTube
Books & works: Boyz II Mensches
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