# Danya Ruttenberg

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Danya Ruttenberg, "On Repentance and Repair: Making Amends in an Unapologetic World" (Beacon Press, 2022)

Winner of the National Jewish Book Awards in Contemporary Jewish Life & Practice and Myra H. Kraft Memorial AwardOn Repentance and Repair: Making Amends in an Unapologetic World (Beacon Press, 2022) is a crucial new lens on repentance, atonement, forgiveness, and repair from harm—from personal tr…

HNAC Covers White Zombie (1932)

Pace and Emily cover the first zombie movie, White Zombie. CN: racism, colonialism, film's depiction of blackface Books mentioned in episode: -On Repentance and Repair by Danya Ruttenberg -The Magic Island by William Seabrook -The Black Guy Dies First by Robin R. Means Coleman and Mark H. Harri…

HNAC Covers Night of the Living Dead (1968)

Pace (they/them) and Emily (they/them) continue our quest for brains by covering the classic Romero flick Night of the Living Dead. CW: discussion mentions racism, lynching, and sexual assault Media Referenced in Episode: -Emily's art project on insta -The Free People's Village by Sim Kern  -On…

2024-11-17 ● The Rev. Dena McPhetres ● Making Amends

To make amends means to compensate or make up for wrongdoing. How do we do that? Is it even possible? Danya Ruttenberg writes, “We all cause harm sometimes. We have all been harmed. We also are all bystanders to harm.” But we lack tools to heal harm. Join us this Sunday when we reflect on some big …

Episode 539: Judaism and Abortion, Beyond 'Choice' - Danya Ruttenberg

Danya Ruttenberg is a rabbi, writer, and activist who has been on the front-lines fighting for reproductive justice, through Jewish lenses, for many years. She joins Lex and Rena Yehuda for a conversation about abortion, the framework of bodily  autonomy, and how we might best conceptualize what it…

The Practice of Repair with Rabbis Danya Ruttenberg and Paul Sidlofsky

QUICK SUMMARY What if our culture's obsession with forgiveness is actually getting in the way of healing? In this rich conversation, award-winning author and Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg challenges popular forgiveness culture, arguing that the real obligation falls on the person who caused harm, not th…

Episode 1391: Smashing the 'Forced Into Finance' Trope

56 MinutesPG-13Pete reads and comments on the 2018 Andrew Joyce Ph.D. article, Reply to Danya Ruttenberg on Jews and Usury. Reply to Danya Ruttenberg on Jews and UsuryPete and Thomas777 'At the Movies'Support Pete on His WebsitePete's PatreonPete's Substack Pete's SubscribestarPete's PaypalPete's V…

Portia Elan on the Future We Choose

Portia Elan tells us about her journey to become a Jew by choice after attending Friday night services and feeling that she had “come home.” We also discuss her fascination with the AIDS quilt as a child, and the beauty in finding queer elders in her synagogue. Portia also reflects on how she under…

Smashing the 'Forced Into Finance' Trope

54 MinutesPG-13Pete reads and comments on the 2018 Andrew Joyce Ph.D. article, Reply to Danya Ruttenberg on Jews and Usury. Reply to Danya Ruttenberg on Jews and UsuryPete and Thomas777 'At the Movies'Support Pete on His WebsitePete's PatreonPete's Substack Pete's SubscribestarPete's PaypalPete's V…