1.03 Daily Acts of Revelation

Rabbi Shira and Joshua discuss the giving of the Ten Commandments, and what it takes to be prepared for “revelation” in our lives. Then they kick back with actor-writer-director David Wain to discuss his connection to Judaism, and the Ten Commandments-inspired film he co-wrote and directed, “The Ten”.

Show notes: 

1) Exodus 19:16-20

(טז) וַיְהִי֩ בַיּ֨וֹם הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֜י בִּֽהְיֹ֣ת הַבֹּ֗קֶר וַיְהִי֩ קֹלֹ֨ת וּבְרָקִ֜ים וְעָנָ֤ן כָּבֵד֙ עַל־הָהָ֔ר וְקֹ֥ל שֹׁפָ֖ר חָזָ֣ק מְאֹ֑ד וַיֶּחֱרַ֥ד כָּל־הָעָ֖ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר בַּֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃ (יז) וַיּוֹצֵ֨א מֹשֶׁ֧ה אֶת־הָעָ֛ם לִקְרַ֥את הָֽאֱלֹהִ֖ים מִן־הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑ה וַיִּֽתְיַצְּב֖וּ בְּתַחְתִּ֥ית הָהָֽר׃ (יח) וְהַ֤ר סִינַי֙ עָשַׁ֣ן כֻּלּ֔וֹ מִ֠פְּנֵי אֲשֶׁ֨ר יָרַ֥ד עָלָ֛יו יְהוָ֖ה בָּאֵ֑שׁ וַיַּ֤עַל עֲשָׁנוֹ֙ כְּעֶ֣שֶׁן הַכִּבְשָׁ֔ן וַיֶּחֱרַ֥ד כָּל־הָהָ֖ר מְאֹֽד׃ (יט) וַיְהִי֙ ק֣וֹל הַשּׁוֹפָ֔ר הוֹלֵ֖ךְ וְחָזֵ֣ק מְאֹ֑ד מֹשֶׁ֣ה יְדַבֵּ֔ר וְהָאֱלֹהִ֖ים יַעֲנֶ֥נּוּ בְקֽוֹל׃ (כ) וַיֵּ֧רֶד יְהוָ֛ה עַל־הַ֥ר סִינַ֖י אֶל־רֹ֣אשׁ הָהָ֑ר וַיִּקְרָ֨א יְהוָ֧ה לְמֹשֶׁ֛ה אֶל־רֹ֥אשׁ הָהָ֖ר וַיַּ֥עַל מֹשֶֽׁה׃


(16) On the third day, as morning dawned, there was thunder, and lightning, and a dense cloud upon the mountain, and a very loud blast of the horn; and all the people who were in the camp trembled. (17) Moses led the people out of the camp toward God, and they took their places at the foot of the mountain. (18) Now Mount Sinai was all in smoke, for the LORD had come down upon it in fire; the smoke rose like the smoke of a kiln, and the whole mountain trembled violently. (19) The blare of the horn grew louder and louder. As Moses spoke, God answered him in thunder. (20) The LORD came down upon Mount Sinai, on the top of the mountain, and the LORD called Moses to the top of the mountain and Moses went up.


2) Sixth & I


3) [title of show] Music and lyrics by Jeff Bowen. Book by Hunter Bell.


4) Izzy's Brooklyn Smokehouse


5) The Ten. Directed by David Wain, ThinkFilm, 2007.


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Comments

  1. Brave Innovationist January 21, 2022 at 6:47 PM

    Shuckling = spiritual stimming imho. You are also ridding yourself of worldly distractions by engaging your body in prayer in the same way that humming while reading cancels out your inner voice and allows you to process the words on the page faster. When we have mini moments of revelation we can see god in the trees or hear god in the vibrant hustle of the city. I think when we connect on a higher frequency we start to cross the boundaries of what we are able to process within the limitations of our known experience. Those moments of seeing thunder (Torah) or hearing shapes (Kandinsky) are liminal spaces of connection with something that we can't really know or understand. A glimpse of more. I love the podcast. It would be great to have a transcript available and also if you could not rush through the Hebrew so fast. I'm a pre-Jew. No giur trajectory just Jew-ish on a slow but sure path to being legit Jewish. Thanks!!

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    1. Joshua MalinaJanuary 22, 2022 at 2:58 PM

      Thanks for sharing! Great thoughts, and we appreciate the suggestions too. "Slow down" is good life advice altogether! We would like eventually to have transcripts available.

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  2. Yale J. ReisnerJanuary 22, 2022 at 6:47 PM

    ב״ה

    Rabotai:

    I’m still trying to figure out if my FitBit counts shokelling as steps…

    Thank you so much for Chutzpod! It has been a delight thus far and I look forward to many future episodes. Yasher koach.

    Your loyal fan in Warsaw, Poland,

    Yale J. Reisner

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    1. Joshua MalinaJanuary 25, 2022 at 4:26 AM

      Thank you, Yale! I'm delighted to hear kind words coming from the land of my ancestors.

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