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Binah

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Binah features creative voices from the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco. In this series, we bring you remarkable artists and thinkers who’ve come to speak at the JCCSF as part of their Arts & Ideas program.

Location:

San Francisco, CA

Networks:

KALW

Description:

Binah features creative voices from the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco. In this series, we bring you remarkable artists and thinkers who’ve come to speak at the JCCSF as part of their Arts & Ideas program.

Twitter:

@ArtsJCCSF

Language:

English

Contact:

3200 California Street San Francisco, CA 94118 415-292-1200


Episodes

Binah: The Art of Asking

12/29/2022
Alt-rock icon Amanda Palmer shares advice and inspiration for creative people or anyone who wants to learn to ask for what they need.

Duration:00:58:58

Binah: QueerCore Talmud

12/22/2022
On today’s episode of Binah, we examine the origins and methodology of QueerCore Talmud, the study of ancient Jewish wisdom texts through the lens of queer experiences.

Duration:00:58:58

Binah: Johnny Marr’s Set the Boy Free

12/15/2022
On today’s encore edition of Binah, legendary guitarist and co-founder of The Smiths, Johnny Marr discusses his personal story and successful and varied career.

Duration:00:51:17

Binah: What’s for Dessert?

12/8/2022
Food writer, chef and YouTube presenter Claire Saffitz shares all-new recipes that are crafted to be as streamlined as possible.

Duration:00:58:58

Angélique Kidjo’s Spirit Rising

11/24/2022
Multiple Grammy-winning singer–songwriter Angélique Kidjo tells the story of her harrowing escape from Communist Benin into France, her rise from poverty to become an international sensation, and her tireless advocacy work for the education of African girls and women’s rights.

Duration:00:58:40

Binah: Tommy Orange / Joy Harjo

11/17/2022
Author Tommy Orange discusses the plight of the urban Native American, coupled with a complex and painful history but also an inheritance of profound beauty and spirituality. Also, former US Poet Laureate Joy Harjo performs her poetry in song.

Duration:00:58:29

Binah: Esther Perel

11/10/2022
Psychotherapist Esther Perel talks about reconciling the closeness needed for intimacy with the separateness that fuels desire as the central paradox of love.

Duration:00:58:59

Binah: Antisemitism: Here and Now

11/3/2022
Violence against Jews in this country is rising sharply yet again. Where is all this hatred coming from? Historian Deborah Lipstadt examines the hate that will not die and what can be done about it.

Duration:00:57:59

Binah: Iliza Shlesinger

10/20/2022
Multi-hyphenate actor-writer-producer-author Iliza Shlesinger shares her new book, All Things Aside, a collection of personal essays about the exasperating issues of everyday life.

Duration:00:56:59

Binah: Dr. Becky Kennedy

10/13/2022
Child psychologist Dr. Becky Kennedy advocates moving from old parenting approaches based on shaping behavior to a model that prioritizes connection.

Duration:00:58:59

Binah: Salman Rushdie on his life underground

10/6/2022
Novelist Salman Rushdie talks about his life in hiding in the aftermath of the fatwa issued against him in 1989.

Duration:00:57:56

Binah: Taj Mahal with Ben Fong-Torres

9/22/2022
Musician Taj Mahal talks to rock music journalist Ben Fong-Torres and performs songs from his extraordinary career.

Duration:00:58:29

Binah: Michael W. Twitty’s Koshersoul

9/15/2022
Culinary historian and chef Michael W. Twitty considers the marriage of two of the most distinctive culinary cultures in the world today: the foods and traditions of the African Atlantic and the global Jewish diaspora.

Duration:00:51:49

Binah: Dispatches from Warsaw on the Ukrainian aid response

8/11/2022
Rabbi Batshir Torchio of the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco, Aleksandra Makuch of the Taube Center for Jewish Life & Learning in Warsaw, and Marta Saracyn of the JCC in Warsaw report on the Ukrainian aid response in Poland.

Duration:00:58:59

Binah: Native American cuisine in the Bay Area

6/16/2022
Crystal Wahpepah of Wahpepah’s Kitchen and Vincent Medina and Louis Trevino of Café Ohlone talk about Native American cuisine and reflect on the future of Indigenous cultures and identities.

Duration:00:57:57

Binah: Cleve Jones

6/9/2022
Activist Cleve Jones talks about his four decades in the center of movements for AIDS, LGBTQ, and labor rights. His memoir is, When We Rise.

Duration:00:55:59

Binah: Blondie’s Deborah Harry and Chris Stein

5/12/2022
Blondie’s Deborah Harry and Chris Stein share stories of their astonishing musical career, including touring San Francisco in early years.

Duration:00:58:57

Binah: Communities that arise in disaster

5/5/2022
San Francisco writer Rebecca Solnit explores people’s capacity to rise to major disasters with creativity and courage.

Duration:00:58:28

Binah: RBG’s Brave & Brilliant Women

4/28/2022
Nadine Epstein shares stories of Jewish women from biblical to modern times, selected in collaboration with the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

Duration:00:57:57

Binah: Bob Saget

4/21/2022
Today’s edition of Binah features an unaired interview with comedian, actor, and television host Bob Saget, who died in January at the age of 65.

Duration:00:57:57