Judaism Unbound Episode 456: Lehrhaus — Where Jewish Learning Meets Tavern - Charlie Schwartz
Charlie Schwartz, co-founder and director of Lehrhaus: A Jewish Tavern & House of Learning, joins Dan and Lex for a conversation about Lehrhaus, Jewish "third spaces," and blurring the boundaries between Jewish learning and Jewish eating.
[1] Learn more about Lehrhaus by visiting Lehr.haus. For info about their house of learning, click here.
[2] For the 2023 Esquire feature, naming Lehrhaus one of the 50 best new restaurants in America, check out this link.
[3] Lehrhaus will be opening a new location! For a recent piece detailing their plans to open up a DC Lehrhaus, see this May 2024 piece in Jewish Insider.
[4] Check out the book Yankel’s Tavern, referenced by Schwartz in this episode, which explores “Jews, Liquor, and Life in the Kingdom of Poland.”
[5] For Personal Space: The Behavioral Basis of Design, the book by Robert Sommer that Schwartz referred to, click here.
[6] Lex referenced Judaism Unbound’s “The Deli is my Synagogue” t-shirt. Purchase it for yourself via either of these links: Long Sleeve, Short Sleeve
[7] Two foods and one drink that may not be familiar to all of our listeners were referenced in this episode. To learn more about them, see any of the following links: Amba, Dafina, Dr. Brown’s Cel-Rey Soda
