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TORAH TIME | EP5 | Noah, Sons, + Post Flood

In Episode 5 of Torah Time, we explore what happens immediately after the flood, when the world resets, but human nature doesn’t.
Noah, the man who survived it all, plants a vineyard, drinks, and becomes drunk. What follows is one of the Torah’s most strange and revealing moments, as his sons respond in very different ways to seeing their father exposed.
This episode dives into what this story might be teaching us about vulnerability, shame, respect, and the complicated reality of starting over after destruction. Because even after a world-ending flood… people are still people.
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Season 4 Ep. 2 | Lori Plager: Cancer, Resilience & Living Fully

In Episode 2 of Show & Teller Season 4, Rabbi Mordechai Teller sits down with inspirational speaker Lori Plager for a deeply moving and powerful conversation.
Lori shares her journey of perseverance while facing cancer and ongoing health challenges, and how she continues to live a life filled with meaning, gratitude, and purpose despite unimaginable circumstances. Her outlook is both grounding and uplifting, offering a perspective that challenges how we think about hardship, resilience, and what it truly means to live fully.
Together, Lori and Rabbi Teller step into a deeply personal and sacred space, exploring how to confront difficult diagnoses, navigate uncertainty, and find strength in life’s most challenging moments. This episode is honest, emotional, and profoundly inspiring.
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Season 4 Premiere | Ami Kozak: Comedy, Jewish Activism & Hilarious Impressions

Season 4 of Show & Teller kicks off with comedian, writer, and activist Ami Kozak.
Ami shares his journey into comedy, how he developed his voice as a performer, and why he’s chosen to use humor as a tool for commentary and activism within the Jewish world. Along the way, Ami breaks into a few of his famous impressions, giving the conversation plenty of unexpected and hilarious moments.
Rabbi Mordechai Teller and Ami explore the balance between comedy and responsibility, the role humor plays in cultural conversations, and how satire can both challenge and unite communities. It’s a fun, thoughtful, and laughter-filled start to a brand new season.
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Season 3 Finale | Cooking as Calling – Miriam Cohen on Creativity, Shabbat & Never Stopping

In the final episode of Show & Teller Season 3, Rabbi Mordechai Teller sits down with Miriam Cohen, acclaimed chef, cookbook author, and the creative force behind @overtimecook. Miriam shares how cooking is not just what she does, but who she is.
From the constant pull to create new recipes to the deep meaning she finds in preparing Shabbat meals, this conversation explores food as creativity, service, and spiritual expression. They talk about what it means to never stop creating, why the kitchen is her canvas, and how her work continues to evolve with every dish.
This episode is a rerecording after the original footage was lost, and we could not be more grateful for the chance to sit with Miriam again. It felt only right to close the season with a guest whose passion, generosity, and creativity embody what Show & Teller is all about.
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Season 3 Ep. 9 | Choosing to Be Chosen - Kylie Ora Lobell on Conversion, Faith & Becoming Jewish

In Episode 9 of Show & Teller Season 3, Rabbi Mordechai Teller sits down with Kylie Ora Lobell, writer, podcaster, and author of Choosing to Be Chosen, for a deeply personal conversation about faith, identity, and transformation.
Kylie shares her journey from being raised secular Christian to converting to observant Judaism, opening up about the emotional, spiritual, and practical realities of choosing a new religious life. Together, she and Rabbi Teller explore what drew her toward Judaism, the challenges of conversion, and the meaning of choosing a path that reshapes how you see yourself and the world.
This episode is honest, introspective, and moving, offering a rare look at conversion not as a destination, but as an ongoing act of commitment and self-discovery.
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Season 3 Ep. 8 | Dating With Intention – Devorah Kigel on Modern Love, Marriage & Mensch Energy

In Episode 8 of Show & Teller Season 3, Rabbi Mordechai Teller sits down with Devorah Kigel, Jewish dating and marriage coach and author of Marry a Mensch, for an honest conversation about love, relationships, and the realities of modern dating.
Devorah and Rabbi Teller unpack the biggest trends they are seeing in today’s dating scene, what is making connection harder than it needs to be, and how clarity, values, and self-awareness can change the way people approach relationships. Devorah also shares insights drawn directly from her years of coaching singles and couples, offering a grounded and compassionate perspective on what actually works.
This episode is practical, thoughtful, and reassuring, cutting through the noise to focus on what truly matters when it comes to finding and building lasting partnership.
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Season 3 Ep. 7 | Fixing Modern Dating – Lian Zucker, Founder of LOOP Matchmaking

In Episode 7 of Show & Teller Season 3, Rabbi Mordechai Teller speaks with Lian Zucker, founder of the LOOP matchmaking app, about the challenges of modern dating and why so many people feel disillusioned by today’s dating apps.
They discuss the limitations of the current dating landscape, the emotional toll dating can take, the surprising joy of matchmaking friends, and what it really takes to build a tech company rooted in human connection.
This conversation is thoughtful, funny, and hopeful, offering a refreshing perspective on relationships, community, and creating something meaningful in a crowded digital world.
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TORAH TIME | EP3 | Noah

Greg wades straight into humanity’s first hard reset. In this chapter of Show & Teller: Torah Time, he reads the story of Noah, the flood, and the ark, exploring divine disappointment, obedience, destruction, survival, and what it means to start over when the world feels beyond repair.
It’s a story about judgment and mercy living side by side, about who gets saved, who doesn’t, and why rebuilding after catastrophe is never as clean as the floodwaters make it seem.
Greg reads, reflects, and sits with the discomfort of a God who both wipes the slate and promises never to do it again.
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Season 3 Ep. 6 | Feeding People, Building Community – Yossi & Chaya Segelman of OBKLA

In Episode 6 of Show & Teller Season 3, Rabbi Mordechai Teller speaks with Yossi and Chaya Segelman, the founders of Our Big Kitchen Los Angeles, about how a simple impulse to help turned into a deeply fulfilling community mission.
They share the story of how OBK LA came to be, what it feels like to create real impact through food and service, and how sometimes the most meaningful work is something you do not plan, but simply find yourself doing.
This conversation is about gratitude, purpose, and the quiet joy of showing up for others.
 
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Season 3 Ep. 5 | Surviving Nova – Rom El-Hai on Trauma, Memory & Life After October 7

In Episode 5 of Show and Teller Season 3, Rabbi Mordechai Teller speaks with Rom El-Hai, a survivor of the Nova music festival attack. Rom opens up about the moments that shaped that day, what it felt like to live through something unthinkable, and how the experience continues to affect him long after the world moved on.
This is a quiet, powerful conversation about trauma, resilience and the ongoing process of trying to make sense of life after October 7. Rom’s story is honest and human, and it serves as a reminder that survival is not the end of the journey.
Apologize for the audio quality on this episode, we had a bit of a technical difficulty we were working through. 
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