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What is the Haftorah? Why do we read it? Why is it so inaccessible? Jenna chats with Dan Libenson and Lex Rofes of the "Judaism Unbound" podcast about all of this this--and what it means to be a Jewish prophet. To support "Bad Jew Weekly," visit https://www.patreon.com/badjewweekly or email Jenna at badjewweekly@gmail.com

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