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277 episodes
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Date created
2020/02/22
Latest episode
2026/10/25
Average duration
26 min.
Release period
15 days
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Queer Jews Michael Sokolovsky and Rabbi Xava De Cordova play with the multi-millennial dialectic that is the Talmud. Join them as they throw drash, seek prophetic insight and uncover the rabbinic smuttiness inherent in the system.
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274. Known Unknowns
2026/10/25
Another complication gets added to our last mishnah, the guy walking down the road turns around, and the mystery of a vow with Schrodinger's cat conditions.
To ask us questions, email us at [email protected]. Support us on patreon at patreon.com/xaihowareyou. Music by Ben Schreiber.
273. Good in the Mouth, Good in the Heart
2026/09/29
Ladies, we've all been there: you're out at girls night, then you and your besties make a 5-way interlocking chain of mutually exclusive but causally dependent vows of Naziriteship. What happens next? Only Hillel knows!
To ask us questions, email us at [email protected]. Support us on patreon at patreon.com/xaihowareyou. Music by Ben Schreiber.
272. Cow Thief's Remorse
2026/09/29
Can you cancel your Nazirite vow because of force majeure? What about grand theft bovine? Also, a rare rare case of Rabbis straight up calling out their predecessors.
To ask us questions, email us at [email protected]. Support us on patreon at patreon.com/xaihowareyou. Music by Ben Schreiber.
271. Department of Mistaken Vows
2026/09/10
Finally someone actually gets read to filth in the Mishnah. Also, our first instance of rabbinic bureaucracy! Check out the HiHos at Shel Maala here: https://bit.ly/shelmaala-5787
To ask us questions, email us at [email protected]. Support us on patreon at patreon.com/xaihowareyou. Music by Ben Schreiber.
270. Xava on Ways of Awe
2026/08/17
Xava was part of making an amazing high holidays resource called Ways of Awe! Check out the episode she was on this week, and check out the full project here: https://waysofawe.buzzsprout.com/
To ask us questions, email us at [email protected]. Support us on patreon at patreon.com/xaihowareyou. Music by Ben Schreiber.
269. Black Ox Theatre
2026/08/17
What's the difference between mistaken and erroneous? Why won't the Gemara just let the Tannaim be CHILL for once? How many oxen can a house even fit? Find out in this episode.
To ask us questions, email us at [email protected]. Support us on patreon at patreon.com/xaihowareyou. Music by Ben Schreiber.
268. Shaving It for a Rainy Day
2026/07/05
Got a structured Nazarite funds inheritance settlement but need cash for sacrifices now? Call Mishnah Nazir, Chapter 4 Mishnah 7 cash now! Really though, why is chapter 4 all about stuff lady nazirites can't do? Join Shel Maala in England: http://bit.ly/torah-in-exile
To ask us questions, email us at [email protected]. Support us on patreon at patreon.com/xaihowareyou. Music by Ben Schreiber.
267. Teach a Man to Shave
2026/06/27
What can you get away with for "educational purposes"? Could you, for instance, override the Torah? Maybe! Listen and find out. Check out Shel Maala in England at http://bit.ly/torah-in-exile
To ask us questions, email us at [email protected]. Support us on patreon at patreon.com/xaihowareyou. Music by Ben Schreiber.
266. Shaven Wife, Shaven Life
2026/06/10
To ask us questions, email us at [email protected]. Support us on patreon at patreon.com/xaihowareyou. Music by Ben Schreiber.
To ask us questions, email us at [email protected]. Support us on patreon at patreon.com/xaihowareyou. Music by Ben Schreiber.
265. Dough D'Oh
2026/05/26
When you're a hardworking woman making your own dough, but you end up designating animals for a sacrifice that will never happen, hijinks are bound to ensue. Chuck some money into the Dead Sea and take a listen. Check our The Torah is a Tiara here: http://bit.ly/torah-tiara
To ask us questions, email us at [email protected]. Support us on patreon at patreon.com/xaihowareyou. Music by Ben Schreiber.
264. Rebellious Lashes
2026/05/25
Want glamorous, long lasting lashes? Try breaking your Nazirite vow by going to a wine tasting after your husband has nullified it. Maybe she's born with it, maybe it's Nazarene. Check catch Shel Maala in the UK here: http://bit.ly/torah-in-exile
To ask us questions, email us at [email protected]. Support us on patreon at patreon.com/xaihowareyou. Music by Ben Schreiber.
263. Wife Guy
2026/05/04
Sometimes you can be SUCH a wife guy that you agree to her nazirite vow and later regret it. What happens then? Sign up for Xava and Binya in the UK here: http://bit.ly/torah-in-exile
To ask us questions, email us at [email protected]. Support us on patreon at patreon.com/xaihowareyou. Music by Ben Schreiber.
262. Mutually Assured Naziriteship
2026/04/29
What has a never ending paradoxical chain of interlinking vows, women's rights, the Church of England and ordinary halakha? That's right, it's our mishnah! Sign up for Alef Beysics at Shel Maala here: http://bit.ly/alef-beysics
To ask us questions, email us at [email protected]. Support us on patreon at patreon.com/xaihowareyou. Music by Ben Schreiber.
261. Nazirite Tattletales
2026/04/15
What happens when you vow, and then someone comes into court and gives testimony about your vow? But then what if another guy comes in and says something different and then two other guys say something different than that? Thank GOODNESS our Rabbis thought to explain this. Find out about Nazirite vows and legal testimony.
To ask us questions, email us at [email protected]. Support us on patreon at patreon.com/xaihowareyou. Music by Ben Schreiber.
260. Queen Helene Sets the Scene
2026/04/09
A mishnah about a woman with a name and her own agenda! Now that's a rare treat. Sign up for The Three Oaths here: https://bit.ly/threeoaths
To ask us questions, email us at [email protected]. Support us on patreon at patreon.com/xaihowareyou. Music by Ben Schreiber.
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Julibeanq 2024/07/04
Delightful
I laugh out loud. I learn gay stuff. I love the pod so much that I’m posting what I think is my first ever review on the internet. Thanks, Xava and Mi...
Poetik LGF 2022/11/23
So Wonderfully Gay
Charming and endearing. Jewish and gay. Tickles my heart
Tamarab1980 2021/12/27
Thank You I Love Your Discussions
I found your podcast and started at the beginning. I am over the moon grateful for you generous sharing of your insights and beautiful selves. As a qu...
littlelegion 2021/12/20
v good queer disabled jewish content!!!
also Xava and Michael have beautiful voices, it is an excellent listening experience
Smitten47 2021/12/03
Goy but here for it
I love this podcast, been listening since the early days. Xava and Michael always make me laugh. I usually end up thinking about the material for days...
faeriecard 2021/10/23
THE best Talmud cast
Xava and Michael are such good hosts! They’re incredibly funny and insightful and I enjoy learning more about Talmudic thought while listening.
donnlsm 2021/02/04
Smart and funny
Love this queer Talmud podcast. I learn something new every podcast and always have a good laugh!
Snowcrabsoup 2020/12/14
Hit the mark!
Everyone who lives in my house loves this podcast!! Great host chemistry, funny, insightful.
TheFakeLorLyons 2020/10/04
Best in its class
Hands down my favorite queer Talmud podcast.
shachar-chaim 2020/09/21
b”H I am doing better
thanks to this podcast! Xava and Michael have a wonderful dynamic and funny repartee, and between them share a world of Jewish experience that is enli...
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