A Rabbi and a Lawyer Walk Into a Bar

Relatively well informed and irreverent musings on religion, news, and society.

Author: Rabbi Lawyer Bar Podcast

Grab a seat and join old friends, Rabbi Asher Lopatin and his former synagogue president, John Geiringer. Imagine sharing a drink with two news junkies who keep an open mind, challenge the status quo, and love discussing the comedy, tragedy, absurdity, and reality of the Jewish experience. Throughout their discussions, John will ask Asher provocative questions that congregants wish they could ask their rabbis. rabbilawyerbar.substack.com
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Rising Lion
Friday, 1 August, 2025

We discuss the Torah and Persian sources for the name of Israel’s recent Iran operation. Asher describes how the Diaspora can advocate for Israel when the going gets tough, getting more strident than during his anti-foie gras days. Speaking of advocacy, John requests a summer “get out of shul free” card, but Asher isn’t buying it. After a refresher on Tisha B’Av, John extracts Asher from an uncharacteristic funk by invoking the tradition that Moshiach, and the messianic era, will be born on that saddest day in the Jewish calendar. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit rabbilawyerbar.substack.com