Sacred Realms: Storytelling in Sci-fi, Fantasy and Judaism

In this third episode of Sacred Realms, Rabbis Andrew and Lindsay talk about Storytelling.We begin getting to know each by sharing our favorite storytellers, and then on to what we have been watching or reading lately, with Rabbi Andrew talking about the Jewish themes in Season 3 of the Mandalorian, and Rabbi Lindsay talking about Carnival Row, cultural appropriation and colonization.Then we delve into this episode’s main topic: Storytelling as a core practice for religions in general and Judaism in particular, and muse on the similar function and purpose of Sci-fi and Fantasy.And since Passover is coming up right after this episode goes up, we pull out some material from the Genzia, with Rabbi Andrew (lightly) ranting about various Exodus adaptations, what they get right and what they get wrong, and Rabbi Lindsay will talk about the Harry Potter books and the challenges of adapting the written word to the screen.You contact us with any questions, comments or suggestions at sacredrealmspodcast@gmail.com.