{"podcast":{"title":"Everything Jewish - 10 Minutes at a Time","slug":"everything-jewish-10-minutes-at-a-time-7523216","podcast_index_feed_id":7523216,"rss_url":"https://feeds.libsyn.com/592205/rss","website_url":"https://sites.libsyn.com/592205","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/f/f/8/7/ff873758313fc23fd959afa2a1bf1c87/everythingJewishSquare14001400.jpg","author":"Adam Diament","episode_count":300,"summary":"Welcome to \"Everything Jewish - 10 Minutes at a Time!\" The podcast that makes exploring Jewish ideas easy, fun, and inviting. Whether you're Jewish, a little Jew-curious, or simply love learning new things, these bite-sized episodes will give you history, literature, theology, traditions, and cultural gems in just about ten minutes. Think of it as your friendly guide to all things Jewish, without the long sermons or heavy textbooks.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-22T16:17:06.262858+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/everything-jewish-10-minutes-at-a-time-7523216"},"episode":{"title":"Rabbi Akiva in 10 Minutes","slug":"rabbi-akiva-in-10-minutes","published_at":"2026-04-28T09:21:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/everything-jewish-10-minutes-at-a-time-7523216/rabbi-akiva-in-10-minutes","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/everything-jewish-10-minutes-at-a-time-7523216","url":"https://bb99e661-a60f-4303-be1a-5fc7b99e64c4.libsyn.com/rabbi-akiva-in-10-minutes","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/bb99e661-a60f-4303-be1a-5fc7b99e64c4/Rabbiakiva.mp3?dest-id=5146315","summary":"We're talking about the rockstar of the Talmud: Rabbi Akiva —the shepherd-turned-scholar who didn't even learn the aleph-bet until age 40 and still became one of the greatest sages in Jewish history. His story has everything: late-in-life transformation, deep romance (shoutout to his legendary wife Rachel), Torah study under Roman persecution, mystical adventures, and yes, a tragic but heroic end. He's the guy who saw the letters on the Torah crowns and smiled, who laughed at the ruins of the Temple, and who taught love your neighbor is the core of it all. In this episode, we explore the legacy of a man who proved it's never too late to change your life—and who helped shape Judaism as we know it. Bring your sandals and your scrolls—Akiva's got lessons for everyone.","meta_description":"We're talking about the rockstar of the Talmud: Rabbi Akiva —the shepherd-turned-scholar who didn't even learn the aleph-bet until age 40 and still became…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":515,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/everything-jewish-10-minutes-at-a-time-7523216/episodes/rabbi-akiva-in-10-minutes/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/everything-jewish-10-minutes-at-a-time-7523216/rabbi-akiva-in-10-minutes.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}