Videos I’ve Produced
Here are some of the videos I either produced or directed, mostly not listed elsewhere on this site.
2021
What Life in the Jewish Shtetl Was Like
Haskalah: The Modern Shift That Divided Judaism
The Origins of Hasidic Judaism
Shabtai Tzvi: The False Messiah who Betrayed Judaism
Does the United States fund Israel?
The Massacre of the Jews of Poland
How The Protestant Reformation Affected Jews
The IDF's Elite Airborne Evacuation and Rescue Unit
How a 500-Year-Old Book Shaped Jewish Practice
How Rashi Decoded Ancient Jewish Texts
Maimonides: The Philosopher Rabbi
The Jewish Golden Age: Saadiah Gaon
The Birth of Islam: Muhammad and the Jews
Beyond Left or Right: Whose Fault is Antisemitism?
The Weird Jewish Hats of Medieval Art
Tel Aviv’s Crazy Mess of a Bus Station
The Immigrants who Started Hollywood
Understanding Israeli Politics
Évian Conference: Countries Who Ignored the Holocaust
How a Group of Housewives stopped the Nazis
The Beast who killed a half million women
Tragedy on Lag BaOmer: How 45 Ended up Trampled
Israel’s Nuclear Program: Everything We Don’t Know
Understanding the Israel & UAE Peace Treaty
How Mizrahi Music Took Over Israeli Pop
How Jewish Communities Dealt with COVID
How Israel Reshaped Jewish Culture
Deciding Who is a Jew: Nazis, The Orthodox & Israel
Why are some Jews against Tikkun Olam?
2020
King David: Shepherd - Part 1 of 4
Bar Kochba: The Worst Jewish Hero Ever
What is Masada? A Window into Modern Israel
Burial vs. Cremation in Judaism
How did Kabbalah Begin? Brief History of Jewish Mysticism
History of Jewish Movements: Reform, Conservative and Orthodox
Full House: A Shaboom! Yiddish Folktale for Kids
How Modern Judaism Began: Emancipation and the Enlightenment
We Are Family: A Shaboom! Jewish Folktale for Kids
Raise the Roof: A Shaboom! Jewish Folktale about Chelm for Kids
What is Hasidic Judaism? A Brief History of the Movement
2018
What is the Birkat Hamazon? Jewish Blessing After a Meal
The Rosh Hashanah Shaboom! Special: Be the Best Me
What is Tisha B'av: The Jewish Day of Mourning
Birkat Kohanim: The Priestly Blessing Guided Meditation
What is the Birkat Kohanim? The Jewish Priestly Blessing
Wait, Bruce Lee was Part Jewish?
What is the Amidah? The Jewish Standing Prayer
What is the Ashrei? Understanding Jewish Prayer
Pesukei D'Zimra: The Jewish Warm Up Prayer
What is Shabbat? Intro to the Jewish Sabbath
What is a Mitzvah? Intro to the Jewish Commandments
A Kid's Guide to the Tu B'Shvat Seder!
2017
Where Do Jewish Laws Come From? Intro to Torah, Talmud, Halacha
The Chanukah Shaboom! Special - Great Miracles
What is Yom Kippur? The Jewish High Holiday
What is Rosh Hashanah? The Jewish New Year
What is Shavuot? All About the Jewish Holiday for Torah and Learning
What is Yom Ha'atzmaut: Israel Independence Day
The Passover Shaboom! Special - What's Different About Tonight?
The Passover Seder: What to Expect
What is Purim? An introduction to the Jewish holiday
What is Kosher?
2016
What is Hanukkah?
Really, Really Sorry: For Yom Kippur, the Sparks say SLICHA!
Get Along, Gang: The Shalom Bayit (Peace in the Home) episode | Shaboom!
Finders Returners: The Lost and Found Episode | Shaboom!
Ometz Lev: Will the Plonys Overcome Their Fears? | Shaboom!
Waste Not! An everyday Jewish idea for kids (Bal Taschit) | Shaboom!
What Is Jewish About Respect? An Intro to Kavod for Parents
All the Respect, the Plony Family Learns About Kavod | Shaboom!
Get With the Giving - Gabi and Rafi Talk About Tzedakah | Shaboom!
Everything Is Amazing! Hakarat Hatov - An everyday Jewish idea for kids | Shaboom!
The Best Medicine: Bikur Cholim - An everyday Jewish idea for kids | Shaboom!
Hachnasat Orchim: How to Make People Feel Welcome | Shaboom!
What to expect at Jewish Funerals: Customs and Traditions
Jewish Mourning Rituals: Caring for the Body
Jewish Mourning Rituals: An Overview
2015
How to Get a Jewish Divorce
Engaged? Jewish Traditions Before a Wedding
Questions about Jewish Adoption and Surrogacy
What is a Mikvah? An introduction to the Jewish Ritual Bath
Converting to Judaism: An Explanatory Guide
Making a Jewish Home (in a multifaith world)
How to Say the Jewish Blessing over Children
Shehecheyanu: The Jewish Blessing for Firsts
Abraham and the Cave of the Patriarchs: Parshat Chayei Sarah
Proverbs: Frame by Frame - commentaries in clay by Jewish educators
Parshat Beshalach: The Story of Nachshon
Hillel and Shammai: Disagreements for the Sake of Heaven
2014 and Earlier
How to Say the Mourners Kaddish - The Jewish Prayer of Mourning
Chuppah: The Jewish Wedding Canopy
Brit Milah: Jewish Traditions for Welcoming a Baby Boy
Traditions of a Jewish Baby Naming
Jewish Guide to Shiva Practices and Helping Your Friend in Mourning
What to Expect at a Jewish Wedding Ceremony
Why We Break the Glass at Jewish Weddings
Ketubah: The Jewish Wedding Contract
The eScapegoat: Collecting Sins in Preparation for Yom Kippur
The Book of Ruth: A Song on Jewish Conversion & Shavuot
Gideon's Victory Lap: The Book of Judges
Deborah's Army: The Book of Judges
Parshat Mishpatim: What The Bible Says About Money Lending
Ehud's Dark Left Turn: The Book of Judges