{"podcast":{"title":"Everyday Judaism · Rabbi Aryeh Wolbe","slug":"everyday-judaism-rabbi-aryeh-wolbe-5732422","podcast_index_feed_id":5732422,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/living-jewishly-podcast-rabbi-aryeh-wolbe","website_url":"https://linktr.ee/ariwol","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/Hk-e3A2K80Qv6eetaV6Ao8ncXK9lCXbMcGHqK8dk5Zc/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9lNmJl/OGI4NDNiZTZhMzk5/YzBjNThhYjIxZmVj/MDU5MS5wbmc.jpg","author":"TORCH","episode_count":120,"summary":"The Everyday Judaism Podcast (formerly Living Jewishly Podcast) is dedicated to learning and understanding the laws and basic how-to of daily Jewish living. Presented by Rabbi Aryeh Wolbe in a simple and concise manner, easy for anyone to understand and connect. This Podcast Series is Generously Underwritten by Marshall & Doreen Lerner.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/everyday-judaism-rabbi-aryeh-wolbe-5732422"},"episode":{"title":"Ep. 86 - 🎤 Ask Away! #29: God, Gluten-Free & Grandchildren [The Q&A Series]","slug":"ep-86-ask-away-29-god-gluten-free-grandchildren-the-q-a-series","published_at":"2026-02-04T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/everyday-judaism-rabbi-aryeh-wolbe-5732422/ep-86-ask-away-29-god-gluten-free-grandchildren-the-q-a-series","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/everyday-judaism-rabbi-aryeh-wolbe-5732422","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/6343467e","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.transistor.fm/6343467e/0233b7e7.mp3","summary":"In Ask Away #29 of the Everyday Judaism podcast, Rabbi Aryeh Wolbe answers a wide range of live and emailed questions on practical halacha, Jewish identity, and intentional living: Seven-grain bread — Still hamotzi (bread) because it is made from the five grains + water with bread-like consistency, texture, and taste—even with added grains/flavors. Pretzel bagels/pretzel buns — Treated as bread (hamotzi) due to consistency; the pretzel topping/flavor doesn’t change the halachic status. Matzah — Hamotzi (considered bread, just unleavened); crackers generally fall into mezonot (pas haba b’kisnin/snack category). Matriarchs & grandchildren — No specific tradition explains why Sarah, Rivka, and Rachel never saw grandchildren (Isaac married after Sarah’s death; Rivka died before grandchildren returned; Rachel died en route to Bethlehem). Leah likely saw at least Asenat (Dina’s daughter). Rabbi emphasizes the privilege of seeing grandchildren/great-grandchildren today and grandparents’ responsibility to influence positively without overstepping (e.g., no interference in naming). Naming customs — Parents alone decide children’s names (no parental/grandparental veto); alleged Midrash says parents receive prophetic guidance at birth/bris. Adding a second name (e.g., after a deceased relative) is common when appropriate. God/Hashem in English — Many poskim consider “God” (G-O-D) equivalent to writing/saying Hashem’s name in English—avoid casual use (“oh my God”); say “Hashem,” “Almighty,” or “Creator” instead. In blessings (e.g., Amidah in English), use “Hashem” with same kavana (focus/intent) as Ado-nai. Public Hamotzi & children — Educational (teaches brachot), but ideally includes hand-washing and actual bread-eating; without these, it’s not proper netilat yadayim/ham…","meta_description":"In Ask Away #29 of the Everyday Judaism podcast, Rabbi Aryeh Wolbe answers a wide range of live and emailed questions on practical halacha, Jewish identit…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2760,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/everyday-judaism-rabbi-aryeh-wolbe-5732422/episodes/ep-86-ask-away-29-god-gluten-free-grandchildren-the-q-a-series/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/everyday-judaism-rabbi-aryeh-wolbe-5732422/ep-86-ask-away-29-god-gluten-free-grandchildren-the-q-a-series.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}