{"podcast":{"title":"Behind the Bima","slug":"behind-the-bima-394828","podcast_index_feed_id":394828,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/dEQ6NxQT","website_url":"https://behind-the-bima.simplecast.com","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/e82c8f9f-500d-4655-87d5-dc9274d77813/35e296b8-645c-4281-9329-4ae726397532/3000x3000/btb-20podcast-20thumbnail-20platform.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Rabbi Efrem Goldberg","episode_count":218,"summary":"Rabbis Efrem Goldberg and Philip Moskowitz from Boca Raton Synagogue, shmooze about contemporary issues. Every week features an unscripted and lively discussion, special guests, and a behind-the-scenes look at leading a large and dynamic Jewish community.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/behind-the-bima-394828"},"episode":{"title":"The Chinese-Speaking Chassid Who Worked for the Treasury: Mitchell Silk","slug":"the-chinese-speaking-chassid-who-worked-for-the-treasury-mitchell-silk","published_at":"2026-03-24T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/behind-the-bima-394828/the-chinese-speaking-chassid-who-worked-for-the-treasury-mitchell-silk","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/behind-the-bima-394828","url":"https://behind-the-bima.simplecast.com/episodes/the-chinese-speaking-chassid-who-worked-for-the-treasury-mitchell-silk-LKX1MFUT","audio_url":"https://cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/41825360-b85f-423f-89c2-98f4bf70ab3a/6bb88e3f-be82-49db-8030-4df7b1e067f4/episodes/audio/group/333cf023-4a2a-4c97-873a-9a712a3d8452/group-item/ab718480-ba28-4af8-a629-48cead1703fe/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=dEQ6NxQT","summary":"In this episode of Behind the Bima, the Rabbis are joined by Mitchell Silk. Silk served as Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Treasury, shaping international economic policy — all while living openly as a Chassidic Jew. Fluent in Chinese and deeply experienced in Asian finance, he shares the unlikely path that took him from Torah life to the highest levels of global economic leadership.","meta_description":"In this episode of Behind the Bima, the Rabbis are joined by Mitchell Silk. Silk served as Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Treasury, shaping international…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4801,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/behind-the-bima-394828/episodes/the-chinese-speaking-chassid-who-worked-for-the-treasury-mitchell-silk/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/behind-the-bima-394828/the-chinese-speaking-chassid-who-worked-for-the-treasury-mitchell-silk.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}