Working It: Ep. 216

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Tablet Magazine

Judaism, Society & Culture, Religion & Spirituality

4.6 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 20 February 2020

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

This week we’re bringing you two interviews from our live show at the Valley of the Sun JCC in Phoenix, Arizona. First up, we get a double shot of rabbinical wisdom from Pinchas Allouche, the founding rabbi of Congregation Beth Tefillah, and Shmuly Yanklowitz, the president & dean of Valley Beit Midrash. They each share the story of their unlikely journey towards becoming a rabbi, and explain how they’re trying to make Judaism accessible to all sorts of Jews today. Our Gentile of the Week is NBA Hall-of-Fame player Paul Westphal. Westphal won an NBA championship with the Boston Celtics in 1974 and coached the Phoenix Suns to the NBA Finals in 1993. He tells us about his love of Israel, and brings the hosts one of the thorniest Gentile of the Week questions ever. We also have a special treat: Mark and Stephanie’s appearance on Liel’s other podcast, Take One. Let us know what you think of the show! Email us at Unorthodox@tabletmag.com or leave a message at 914-570-4869. Come see us on tour! Feb. 20 – New York City: Stephanie in conversation with authors Goldie Goldbloom and Abby Chava Stein Feb. 26 – Naples, Florida: Book talk with Stephanie and Mark March 6 – Amherst, Massachusetts: Stephanie @ Yiddish Book Center March 12 – Boca Raton, Florida: Book talk with Stephanie and Liel March 17 – Long Island, New York: Book talk with Stephanie March 19 – Virginia Beach, Virginia: Unorthodox live show Like the book? Leave us a review on Amazon or Goodreads. Subscribe to our weekly newsletter to get new episodes, photos, and more. Follow Unorthodox on Twitter and Instagram and join our Facebook group. Get your Unorthodox T-shirts, sweatshirts, and baby onesies here. Sponsors: Send your kids to a Jewish camp this summer! More than 180,000 campers and college-age counselors use the Foundation for Jewish Camp website to find their camp every summer. Go to onehappycamper.org/unorthodox and find the right camp for you. Get ready for Purim with an order of delicious tahini products from Soom Foods. Head to soomfoods.com and use the code UNORTHODOX to receive 15 percent off your order. Try the pantry sampler, which includes their tahini, chocolate sweet tahini halva spread, and silan date syrup.

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0:33.0	This is unorthodox and this week it's just me Josh, the producer Josh Cross with a K.
0:40.0	And this episode I'm bringing you a couple of really special interviews from our live show in Phoenix back in December.
0:45.2	We had two Jews of the week, Phoenix rock-star Rabbi Schmulie-Yanklowitz and Pinchealooch. Dr. Schmulie-Yanklowitz is the president and dean of Valley Bait Midrash,
0:54.1	and Rabbi Pinche Salusch is the founding rabbi of congregation Beth Tefila,
0:58.0	and both have amazing stories to tell about their work in the Valley of the Sun.
1:01.7	And speaking of Sons, our Gentile of the week is basketball legend
1:05.4	and NBA Hall of Famer Paul Westfall, who also served as the coach for the Phoenix Sons,
1:10.3	among his many other achievements. Come for his awesome story about why he didn't play for the legendary coach John Wooden
1:16.0	and stay for one of the thorniest Gentile of the week questions ever.
1:19.0	Also, after the interviews, I'm going to bring you a little taste of something our three hosts recently did together for another podcast. the
1:25.0	the interview I'm gonna bring you a little taste of something our three hosts recently did together for another podcast. But without further ado, I'll now take you to the Valley of the Sun rabbis in Phoenix here with us tonight.
1:44.0	Rabbi Dr. Schmulli Yankowitz is the president and Dean of Vallebait Madras,
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