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Let there be Light - The American Israelite Newspaper Podcast

Let there be Light - The American Israelite Newspaper Podcast is a weekly podcast that’s gives an overview and personal insight into articles of the week from The American Israelite newspaper, in Cincinnati, Ohio. Though published in Cincinnati, and the oldest English Speaking Jewish newspaper in the country, The American Israelite has for nearly 200 years devoted itself to not only local news, but regional, national and global articles of interest to any Jewish community. Podcast 1.0 is hosted by Netanel (Ted) Deutsch, publisher of The American Israelite and Julie (Babs) Brook. Podcast 2.0 is hosted by Ted, along with four wonderful new cohosts: Stephanie Deutsch, Pam Geller, Julia Olson, and Lorrie Platt. Each week, they go through the paper, share stories, and bring great conversations to the podcast table.
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Episodes

Our thoughts and prayers are with Ukraine S2 E36

Ted and Julie cover the interesting articles in this weeks paper more in-depth, including the many ways that the Jewish community is Cincinnati is related. Music is the Ukrainian National Anthem.

Mar 04, 202246 minSeason 2Ep. 36

Conversations with a Rabbi - Rabbi Karen Thomashow S2 E35

Ted and Julie continue the popular column Conversations with a Rabbi with in-studio guest Rabbi Karen Thomashow. They discuss her journey to becoming a Rabbi as well as some fun facts about her daily life.

Feb 27, 202253 minSeason 2Ep. 35

Persons of the Year - Bob Brant S2 E34

Ted and Julie have a lot of news and fun to share with special guest host - Robert Brant of Katz Teller Brant and Hild. He was named one of the Persons of the Year.

Feb 21, 202256 minSeason 2Ep. 34

What a Great Accent! S2 E33

Ted and Julie are joined by Richard Behrman in studio. He tells about the extensive project to geomap all of the Jewish Headstones in partnership with JCGC.

Feb 11, 202255 minSeason 2Ep. 32

The Bengals are going to the Superbowl S2 E32

Ted and Julie share the excitement this week while discussing the Cincinnati Bengals heading to the Superbowl. Julie interviews Rabbi Wise and we find out his favorite music.

Feb 04, 202256 minSeason 2Ep. 32

Conversations with a Rabbi - Drew Kaplan S2 E31

Ted and Julie have Rabbi Drew Kaplan in studio to be our very first Conversations with a Rabbi. Rabbi Kaplan shares the history of his journey to becoming a Rabbi and many other fun tidbits about his life. Music courtesy of Ari Lesser - Purim 2020 - L'chaim!

Jan 28, 20221 hr 8 minSeason 2Ep. 31

Julie has a HUGE announcement! S2 E30

Ted and Julie share all the interesting articles from this weeks The American Israelite Newspaper and Julie reveals her HUGE announcement. Julie also interviews 2 special guests, Gail Silver and Rabbi Ben Chaidell about Kosher Vegetarianism. The birth name of Moses is also revealed.

Jan 21, 202258 minSeason 2Ep. 30

He's back...from vacation S2 E29

Ted is back from Key West and has some amusing vacation tales. Julie interviews Sari Feldman on her becoming a bas mitzvah.

Jan 14, 202247 minSeason 2Ep. 29

The Do-Over S2 E28

Julie has 3 in studio guests this week while Ted is gone on vacation. Carol Hershenson, Assistant Editor - Zachary Ziv, Assistant Editor and Melissa House - Graphic/Production. They discuss their favorite things about working at The American Israelite Newspaper as well as all the changes that were made this past year. Julie also interviews David Gershuny on the 50th anniversary of becoming a bar mitvah.

Jan 09, 202255 minSeason 2Ep. 28

Guess who's back in Cincy? S2 E27

Julie is joined by our very own Joan Rivers of the podcast, Pam Saeks and Lainey and Yair Richler who recently moved back to Cincinnati to plant some roots - literally and figuratively! They all talk about their connections to the 4 Persons of the Year and discuss a new exciting kosher restaurant coming soon to Cincinnati called Cafe Alma.

Dec 31, 202158 minSeason 2Ep. 27

Our Royal Guest is back S2 E26

Ted and Julie are joined by our very own royal, YY Davis. They go over the paper and discuss all the improvements happening at Marx Bagels.

Dec 24, 202152 minSeason 2Ep. 26

So many fond memories S2 E26

Ted and Julie reminisce about some favorite childhood memories with members of the Jewish community while going over all the interesting articles in this weeks The American Israelite.

Dec 17, 202143 minSeason 2Ep. 26

Rabbi Ezra Goldschmiedt S2 E24

Ted and Julie are joined by special guest, Rabbi Ezra Goldschmiedt from Congregation Sha'arei Torah. They go over all the interesting articles in this weeks The American Israelite Newspaper while learning more about Rabbi Goldschmiedt and his love of Cincinnati.

Dec 10, 202151 minSeason 2Ep. 24

Announcing The Cincinnati Jewish Experience S2 E23

Ted is joined by Pam Saeks, our very own Joan Rivers, who is filling in for Julie while she is out of town. They announce a new exciting initiative in Cincinnati to bridge the gap between the sects of the local community as well as the many interesting articles found in this week's issue of The American Israelite.

Dec 03, 202144 minSeason 2Ep. 23

Introducing ... Brant Schulz S2 E22

Ted and Julie are joined by Brandt Schulz, Communications Project Manager for Jewish Federation of Cincinnati. Brant shares his path to working for the Jewish community and all the fun Jewish stuff he has learned along the way while going over fun and interesting articles from the hue double Chanukah issue.

Nov 29, 202150 minSeason 2Ep. 22

The Saeks Take Over S2 E21

Special Co-hosts Pam and Sonny Saeks take over the podcast this week to share some great stories and go over the exciting news in The American Israelite Newspaper. The podcast gets a special visit from a local celebrity. Alex Gold, the 2021 winner of the Flying Pig Marathon joins the team to share his experience running the marathon.

Nov 19, 202154 minSeason 2Ep. 21

Rabbi Drew Kaplan S2 E20

Ted and Julie are joined by Rabbi Drew Kaplan. They discuss beer and some interesting facts about beer in Israel.

Nov 12, 20211 hrSeason 2Ep. 18

Rabbi Moshe Smolkin S2 E19

Ted and Julie are joined by Rabbi Moshe Smolkin from Adath Israel to discuss some very exciting events coming up in the Jewish Community as well as some history about Rabbi Smolkin's adventure to becoming a Rabbi.

Nov 05, 202150 minSeason 2Ep. 19

And now back to our regularly scheduled podcast S2 E18

After holidays, illnesses and an unexpected surgery, this crew is ready to get back into the regular schedule for the weekly podcast. Stay tuned for the missed episodes to be available soon. Thank you to everyone for your patience. This week Ted and Julie go over the articles that can be found in The American Israelite Newspaper.

Oct 29, 202148 minSeason 2Ep. 18

S2 Ep14 We are back from holiday break

Ted and Julie are back from a few weeks off for observing the holidays and a mysterious illness Ted had. The fun picks right back up when discussing the paper and all the things they missed.

Oct 08, 202146 minSeason 2Ep. 14

The Retired FBI Guy S2 E13

Ted and Julie interview David Lichtenstein, a retired FBI agent who tells some great tales of his time chasing down criminals. Happy Sukkot from The American Israelite.

Sep 17, 202146 minSeason 2Ep. 13

Danielle Minson S2 E12

Ted and Julie are joined by President and Interim CEO of Jewish Federation of Cincinnati, Danielle Minson. As Rosh Hashanah approaches, they all go over the latest issue of the paper and discuss what the holidays mean to them.

Sep 03, 202151 minSeason 2Ep. 12

Toby Samet S2 E11

Ted and Julie go over some of this week's highlights in The American Israelite Newspaper and interview Toby Samet, the lady who raised most of the Jewish babies in this area.

Aug 27, 20211 hr 5 minSeason 2Ep. 11

The Bigger Better Announcement S2 E10

Ted and Julie have more to discuss because Ted makes the announcement that The American Israelite is now 4 pages longer. There is now double the pages for National, International and Israel news to keep the readers and listeners informed.

Aug 23, 202136 minSeason 2Ep. 10

Surprise! It's YY! S2 E9

YY Davis from Marx Bagels stops by to replace the famous missing salad dressing. Ted, Julie and YY go through all the fun and interesting things in The American Israelite Paper! Ted makes another announcement about a new change coming to the paper next week!

Aug 13, 202148 minSeason 2Ep. 9

Who's the Joan Rivers of the Podcast? S2 E8

Ted is joined by 2 co-hosts this week. Iris Pastor, a columnist at The American Israelite and the hilarious Joan Rivers of the podcast, Pam Saeks. Enjoy this very funny and enlightening episode with a ton of great memories and stories.

Aug 06, 202140 minSeason 2Ep. 8

David Harris & June Ridgeway S2 E7

David Harris from JCGC joins Ted and Julie in studio to discuss some exciting events coming up with the Jewish Cemeteries. June Ridgeway from Agewell joins them on the phone to add some great insight to the ever popular Mature Living/ Senior edition issue.

Jul 30, 202146 minSeason 2Ep. 7

It's all about Summer Fun! S2 E6

Ted and Julie talk about fun times they had in summer while going over this weeks The American Israelite Newspaper and they interview Les and Renee Sanders, owners of Scene 75! The ultimate place to have summer fun!

Jul 23, 202142 minSeason 2Ep. 6

The Pam & Pam Show S2 E5

Pam Gellar and Pam Saeks join Ted this week to go over the paper and have a whole bunch of fun. Jody Salters joins Ted and Julie in a pre-recorded interview all about design and how to decorate The American Israelite bathroom to make it better.

Jul 16, 20211 hr 3 minSeason 2Ep. 5

Fred Peck and The Dental Issue S2E4

Ted and Julie have Dr. Fred Peck in to discuss his road to becoming a dentist and gives some great tips on dental health.

Jul 09, 202143 minSeason 2Ep. 4
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