June 19, 2024
Torah Smash! The Podcast for Nerdy Jews
Episode 57 - To Everything There Is A Bluey…with Special Guest Cantor Emily Simkin

This week’s episode of Bluey is called… Torah Smash! Sometimes special episodes come into our lives, this is one of those episodes. For real life! We talk about our feelings around the Heeler’s “moving” episode and all the advice that we’ve learned from a cartoon dog (and from real people as well). Life can get ruff sometimes, so we hope you find this episode to be a real t-r-e-a-t.

00:03:01 Everyone’s favorite animated dog - Bluey!
00:06:32 Bluey is Torah
00:11:20 Ecclesiastes 3:1
00:12:34 How do we handle big life shifts?
00:16:36 Wanted more of a moving episode on moving.
00:19:26 Unetaneh Tokef
00:22:13 How do you notice life’s little things?
00:29:05 Best advice on the topic of kids
00:30:18 A quick correction about blessings
00:31:39 More genius advice
00:40:16 Favorite Bluey episodes

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June 5, 2024
Torah Smash! The Podcast for Nerdy Jews
Episode 56 - 2nd Anniversary Special - Paraders of the Blessed Ark - Part Two

The second part of this year’s epic adventure to celebrate our podcast’s two years of being Jewish and nerdy. Can our heroes defeat this mysterious giant? Can they complete their mission? What happens to Tirza’s cat rock? Find out the answers to these questions and more on this epic anniversary episode of a Torah Smashed version of Dungeons & Dragons.

00:01:40 The city golem of Ai
00:08:11 KaiJew battle
00:22:19 Different player, same dice rolls
00:29:42 Monk Ki or Monkey?
00:32:02 Our deepesht thanksh
00:40:00 Summoning ladies, and sailors, and bearers. Oh my!
00:47:18 Torah Smash’s 5 Year Quest
00:49:07 Siege Preparations
00:52:41 The Battle at Jericho begins
00:58:49 Hallelujah, it’s an ice cream truck!?
01:00:37 Jerichopalooza
01:22:25 Sweet Cherry Pie
01:25:59 I suddenly remembered my charlemagne
01:35:25 D&D geometry
01:45:19 The spear troop rolls well enough!
01:48:43 Wait! But what about…?

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Character Information:
NOA (played by Barak Malkin) Changeling Sorcerer. She is a daughter of Zelophahad and twin sister to Tirza.

TIRZA (played by Ethan Lane-Miller) Changeling Ranger. She is a daughter of Zelophahad and twin sister to Noa.

CALEB (played by Rachel Frish) Wood Half-Elf Monk. He is second in command to Aaron.

ARONA (played by Rabbi Emma Gottlieb) Aasimar Cleric. She is the assigned protector of the Ark of the Covenant by Aaron.

RAHAB (played by Dr. Miriam Eve Mora) Eladrin Bard. She is a Canaanite sex worker who previously aided two of Joshua’s spies.

JOSHUA (played by Rabbi Benjamin Sharff) Holy Knight Paladin. He is the appointed leader of the Jewish people following Moses.

DUNGEON MASTER (RDY) The man behind the curtain, the puller of strings, and weaver of the improvised story made by the players.

May 22, 2024
Torah Smash! The Podcast for Nerdy Jews
Episode 55 - 2nd Anniversary Special - Paraders of the Blessed Ark - Part 1

To celebrate two years of being Jewish and Nerdy, we invited some of our previous guests from the past year back to the show for a Torah Smashed version of Dungeons & Dragons. Each player chose a biblical character to portray (character descriptions below) and worked together to rescue the innocents and protect one of the most famous artifacts of the Torah.

00:00:37 Character Introductions
00:01:44 Our story begins on the bank of the Jordan River
00:06:04 Between a rock and a river
00:12:05 An Unknown Code
00:21:37 Stuck between a cat rock and a hard spelling place.
00:26:36 All eyes in the city of Ai.
00:33:25 The Chatool house
00:45:33 Ai’ll Be Back
00:55:46 Guards!
01:27:51 Please, Don’t Leave
01:29:50 Shoutouts

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Character Information:
NOA (played by Barak Malkin) Changeling Sorcerer. She is a daughter of Zelophahad and twin sister to Tirza.

TIRZA (played by Ethan Lane-Miller) Changeling Ranger. She is a daughter of Zelophahad and twin sister to Noa.

CALEB (played by Rachel Frish) Wood Half-Elf Monk. He is second in command to Aaron.

ARONA (played by Rabbi Emma Gottlieb) Aasimar Cleric. She is the assigned protector of the Ark of the Covenant by Aaron.

RAHAB (played by Dr. Miriam Eve Mora) Eladrin Bard. She is a Canaanite sex worker who previously aided two of Joshua’s spies.

JOSHUA (played by Rabbi Benjamin Sharff) Holy Knight Paladin. He is the appointed leader of the Jewish people following Moses.

DUNGEON MASTER (RDY) The man behind the curtain, the puller of strings, and weaver of the improvised story made by the players.