B’nai Zion Podcast

We Are the Turkey People: Thanksgiving Special

The surprisingly interesting story about how Turkey became a kosher bird, and what it means to eat Turkey on Thanksgiving.

Animal Torah

The Torah we learn from the animal world, and an update on Rabbi Rotenberg's personal experience with his new dog.

Real Hope

The release of the last living hostages from Gaza teach us true joy and what it means to hope.

Ours or Mine?

A Sukkot lesson about communal responsibility.

King?

What do we mean when we say on Rosh Hashanah that God is “king?” How can we make sense of this in the modern era.

The Gambler - Rosh Hashanah Evening

A Lesson from a trip to Las Vegas: Teshuvah requires taking a risk.

Watch Your Feet

Rabbi Rotenberg comes clean about a bad choice he made as a kid and explores different approaches to teshuvah, repentance.

Endless Love

What Judaism says about love, it's power, and it's eternal nature.

One Day to Cry

Rabbi Rotenberg shares an important moment from his trip to Israel, and it's relationship to Tisha B'Av.

Be Holy

What is this commandment to "be holy"? Is it achievable, and if so, how?