Judaism Unbound Episode 404: Jewish Instagram – Samantha Frank, Rena Singer
Rena Singer and Samantha Frank are the masterminds behind the viral Jewish Instagram account, Modern Ritual. When they aren’t crafting innovative Jewish social media content, Singer serves as a rabbi at Temple Sholom of Chicago, and Frank works at Sanctuary, the 92nd Y, and is a Rabbinic Fellow and DC’s Temple Micah. In this episode, they join Dan Libenson and Lex Rofeberg for a conversation about Jewish engagement, accessibility, and fun in the digital age. This episode is the second in an ongoing series of Judaism Unbound episodes exploring digital Judaism.
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[1] Check out Rena Singer and Samantha Frank’s joint Instagram account, @Modern_Ritual, to see the Rabbi-meets-social-media content we’re so excited about.
[2] To listen to some of our earlier conversations exploring this topic of digital Judaism, check out our playlist, What is Digital Judaism?
[3] Here’s our “No Right Way to Spell Hanukkah” t-shirt that Lex mentions. We’re all about radical inclusivity… even when it comes to spelling.
[4] Singer and Frank refer to lighting the Hanukkah candles “the wrong way.” For more on what they mean by this, see this page from the Reform Movement, the denomination that ordained Singer and Frank. For some funky menorah ideas, check out one of our old Hanukkah guides.
