{"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":"Shammai in 10 Minutes","slug":"shammai-in-10-minutes","published_at":"2026-05-01T09:25:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/everything-jewish-10-minutes-at-a-time-7523216/shammai-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/shammai-in-10-minutes","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/bb99e661-a60f-4303-be1a-5fc7b99e64c4/shammai.mp3?dest-id=5146315","summary":"We're talking about Shammai —Hillel's sharp-edged counterpart and the original \"tough love\" rabbi. While Hillel said \"be nice,\" Shammai said \"be precise.\" He's the one who wanted to chase away a convert for being flippant, insisted on setting boundaries, and taught that seriousness is a spiritual virtue. But there's more to Shammai than just stern eyebrows and strict rulings. Underneath the firmness was a deep devotion to truth, tradition, and raising the bar for holiness. In this episode, we explore why Shammai's voice still matters—even if Hillel's opinions usually won the vote—and how the tension between kindness and conviction is built into Jewish life. Bring your inner debate team—this one's all about balance.","meta_description":"We're talking about Shammai —Hillel's sharp-edged counterpart and the original \"tough love\" rabbi. While Hillel said \"be nice,\" Shammai said \"be precise.\"…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":556,"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/shammai-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/shammai-in-10-minutes.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}