Show transcript with links to relevant resources: This is the Jewish Almanac Podcast, a weekly short program that explores opportunities for frugal and DIY, Jewish adult learning. I’m James M. Branum and this is episode number three with the release date of February 27, 2023. Before going on, I just wanted to give a quick reminder that you can find the show notes for this episode, and all of our past episodes on the website JewishAlmanac.com. This podcast can also be found on most of the major podcast apps. In this episode, I’ll be sharing our weekly podcast roundup where I’ll be sharing highl ..read more

Jewish Almanac Podcast Episode #5 March 15, 2023 What follows is a working script of this episode, so there may be slight variations in wording from the script. This is the Jewish Almanac Podcast, a weekly short program that explores opportunities for frugal and DIY Jewish adult learning. I’m James M. Branum and this is episode #5 with a release date of March 15, 2023. Before going on, don’t forget that you can find a transcript and show notes for this episode (and all past episodes) on our website JewishAlmanac.com. This podcast can also be found on most of the major podcast apps. And this e ..read more

Jewish Almanac Podcast Episode #2 (This is a machine-generated transcript with only minor editing, so there may be some errors) This is the Jewish almanac podcast episode two with a release date of February 19 2023. Your host is James M Branum. On this weekly podcast, I explore resources for frugal DIY adult Jewish learning that I hope will be of interest to a broad range of listeners, including lifelong Jews converts, those studying for conversion, and of course non-Jews who are curious about our tradition. In today’s episode, I will first be sharing some highlights of some of the best Jewish ..read more

This is a machine-generated transcript with only minor editing, so there may be some errors. This is the Jewish Almanac Podcast, a weekly short program that explores opportunities for frugal and DIY Jewish adult learning, with a special focus on audio resources such as podcasts. I’m James M. Branum and this is episode #4 with a release date of March 7, 2023. Before going on, don’t forget that you can find a transcript and show notes for this episode (and all past episodes) on our website JewishAlmanac.com. This podcast can also be found on most of the major podcast apps. In this episode, I’l ..read more

Release Date: Feb. 12, 2023 CREDITS: Music includes “Wedding Dance” (1917) and “Dance on, dance on” by the Russian Jewish Orchestra, as well as snippet of Matisyahu from a live performance in 2022. (this is machine-generated transcription, with only minor editing, so there could be some errors) This is the Jewish Almanac podcast episode one, “An Introduction,” with the release date of February 12 2023. Your host for today is James M. Branum. On this week’s episode, I’ll first be sharing a short introduction for this podcast series. After that I’ll be sharing highl ..read more