Verses
Welcome to Verses: Where Broadway and Torah Meet, a place to geek out on Broadway musicals, Biblical text, and the interplay of the verses in both. On each episode of Verses, Anita Silvert in Chicago selects a song from the Broadway canon and matches it with a selection from the Biblical canon, putting the texts in conversation with one another.
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Episodes
Tuesday Nov 02, 2021
Tuesday Nov 02, 2021
On the inaugural episode Anita and Rachel discuss the musical Newsies and the classic Bible narrative where the little guy stands up to the big man.Read the Biblical text and the song lyrics on this Sefaria source sheet:https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/297462?lang=biJoin the Verses Facebook group to continue the conversation:https://www.facebook.com/groups/941182063491276Visit Anita's website at https://www.anitasilvert.com/Visit the Jewish Living Lab at www.jewishlivinglab.com/podcasts
Friday Oct 22, 2021
Friday Oct 22, 2021
Introducing Verses, a new podcast from The Jewish Living Lab. On each episode Rabba Rachel Kohl-Finegold in Montreal and Anita Silvert in Chicago select a song from the Broadway canon and match it with a selection from the Biblical canon putting the texts in conversation with one another.Watch for episode 1 launching later this month!
