“Religion is a kink” with Rabbi Iggy

“Religion is a kink” with Rabbi Iggy

February 5, 2026 · 59 min

About this episode

Rabbi Iggy discusses the intersection of religion and kink, along with themes of discipline and belonging in the Jewish community.

Rabbi Iggy is tattooed, gay, obsessed with Talmud, and the rabbinic voice behind Sinners Shabbat in NYC and Beit T'shuvah in LA (an addiction treatment center and spiritual community). He's a rabbi to a million celebrities, and most importantly, he was Raye's wedding rabbi! So he's a real Yenta VIP. This is an amazing Jewish conversaion about tension, pleasure, discipline, and belonging. I know, gross. We Yenta about: - Religion as kink - Coldplay on Yom Kippur - Spiritual discipline - Cringe as a spiritual warning sign - Gay life in yeshiva ---------------------------------- Sponsored by the Mandel Cultural Leadership Program: https://mandelinstitute.org/programs/cultural-leadership/cultural-leadership-application-faq/ Announcement! You're invited to take part in the Yenta Matchmaking Experiment!! If you want to be matched with a potential date from the Yenta listener universe, you can submit your profile now! We'll be releasing Patreon episodes of "Yenta Matchmaking" where we go in detail behind the scenes of the matchmaking process. More info here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd7TuxHM4DOMN_xfEDkfdhjE9EHjMH7mIoBlFu2N7sQEDiQyg/viewform Rabbi Iggy…

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