Kvetch
By JCast Network
To listen to an audio podcast, mouse over the title and click Play. Open iTunes to download and subscribe to podcasts.
Description
I don't mean to kvetch but, some things just really annoy me. Some things just don't make sense, and I just need to vent for a minute. Maybe you find these things annoying too. If so, this might be the show for you!
| Name | Description | Released | Price | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
ExplicitGetting Ready for Shul | It must be in our DNA! Every parent needs to have the fight, as they were on the other side of the argument when they were children. Even when your children enjoy prayer, no one enjoys getting ready for shul… What in the world could frustrate him so | 2/18/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
|
2 |
ExplicitSinging In The Shower | In a rare Kvell, Darone talks about the enjoyment he gets when he hears his children singing the songs and prayers they learn at school to themselves in the shower. It is somehow the combination of their voices and realizing that it is these special son | 2/4/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
|
3 |
ExplicitMLK Day of Service | It’s MLK Day today, and the kids are off from school. Since the election of Barak Obama, MLK Day has in many places become a day of service, and wouldn’t it be nice to spend the day doing just that, sure? Is it possible… not so much, and | 1/21/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
|
4 |
ExplicitA Special Christmas Kvetch… | Christmas is over I said, move on I said, wait until next year I screamed, but nope, Darone could not wait another year before he complained about one aspect of being Jewish on Christmas. What in the world could frustrate him soo much? You will have to | 1/7/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
|
5 |
ExplicitSchool Vacations | On Christmas Eve Day, it is no surprise that Darone would want to kvetch about school vacations, but this time, perhaps he has a point… | 12/24/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
|
6 |
Explicit2018 End Of Year Appeal | In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay returns for his semi-annual request for support. Have you been listening to JCast Network podcasts for days, weeks, months, years? Well as we say, podcasts are free to listen to, but not free to | 12/17/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
|
7 |
ExplicitSchol Prayer | No, Darone isn’t about to kvetch about prayer in public schools, he has something to say about going to school to participate in family davening at his children’s Day School. While his instincts are to kvetch about it, at his heart all he can | 12/10/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
|
8 |
ExplicitFirst Name Rabbis | I don’t know what you think, but Darone has some strong feelings about what you call your Rabbi. Take a listen and hear why! Let us know what you think by reaching out to us on Facebook at http://facebook.com/JCastNetwork. See you in two weeks. | 11/26/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
|
9 |
ExplicitIt’s A Small World | Before we start, let me be clear, Darone could easily do a Kvell about the amazing experience of taking his children to Orlando for a Disney vacation. It was an experience that he will never forget, but if you have been listening to Kvetch for the last | 11/12/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
|
10 |
ExplicitPhylacteries | Darone loves the word phylacteries, but doesn’t wear them often. For those who don’t know, phylacteries is another word for tefillin. But wear them or not, what in the world would he have to kvetch about them? Take a listen to find out. Also, | 10/29/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
|
11 |
ExplicitColumbus Day | Darone sure is frustrated this week. Why? Because of Columbus Day! Not because it should (or shouldn’t) be called Indigenous Peoples Day! Why then is Darone so spastic? Listen to today’s episode and you will understand why it is such a problem | 10/15/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
|
12 |
ExplicitServices… | In the days after the High Holidays, you can’t be too surprised that Darone would want to Kvetch about the length of religious services, but in an unusual swerve, Darone actually has more of a Kontemplate (you know the K is just to stay in the Kvetc | 10/1/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
|
13 |
ExplicitHummus | Regardless of whether you spell it Hummus or Chumus or Chummus, there is no question that Hummus has taken over! And when something takes the world by storm, you know that Darone will find a reason to kvetch about it. Please consider making a donation t | 9/17/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
|
14 |
ExplicitLabor Day | Labor Day is a day that honors the worker, that we get off from work, and yet Darone still has reasons to kvetch, or does this episode turn out to be a Kvell? You will have to listen through to the end to really know. | 9/3/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
|
15 |
ExplicitTickets And Seats | ‘Tis the season, and thus Darone is back and ready to kvetch about the coming High Holidays. What is driving him crazy this time? Seats, tickets, assigned or otherwise. Take a listen to learn exactly where his issues lie. If you can, please consider | 8/20/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
|
16 |
ExplicitThe Camp Bus | We know that Darone was just kvelling about his boys at Summer Camp last episode, but even then we knew that it wouldn’t last. So, in this episode, Darone is back to his usual grumpy ways about one aspect about camp. | 8/6/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
|
17 |
ExplicitSummer Camp | As promised, Darone has finally done a Kvell. Although for him #AbbaCamp will always be the most special way to spend the hot months, but there is no denying that he is a fan of Summer Camp for his boys… Or is he? | 7/23/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
|
18 |
ExplicitNot Ready for Prime Time | This episode could have been a JCast Journey episode, but Darone was “in a mood” so it ended up as a Kvetch. As technology makes it easier and easier to launch a new venture, is there a moment when people don’t take the time to prepare b | 7/9/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
|
19 |
ExplicitThe Challenge Of The Havdallah Candle | I know, just last episode Darone said that he was going to make this podcast both about Kvetching and Kvelling, but this week is a standard Kvetch, and it is one he is super-passionate about. If you know where he can find the candle that he remembers fr | 6/25/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
|
20 |
ExplicitKvell | Welcome back. After a few weeks hiatus, Darone returns with an unusual “Kvetch” this week. He explains more about the changes that he hinted at last week on JCast Journey and shares how Kvetch may look different going forward. Let us know what | 6/11/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
|
21 |
ExplicitChazeret | Darone has been to a lot of Passover seders over the course of his life. But at some point he noticed that in addition to the normal things that have always been on the Seder plate, there was Chazeret! Why is it there? What do we do with it? When did it | 4/16/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
|
22 |
ExplicitBeitza | In the midst of Pesach, of course Darone is going to complain about something about the holiday. This time, BEITZA, or Egg. Take a listen, you know you want to! | 4/2/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
|
23 |
ExplicitA Month After… | Just over a month ago a young man walked into a school in Florida and killed seventeen students. While upsetting, this doesn’t seem like the kind of thing that Darone would want to Kvetch about. So, is he complaining about guns? About senseless murd | 3/19/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
|
24 |
ExplicitMishloach Manot | Purim has passed, and you would think that after all of these years of this podcast, Darone would have run out of things to complain about when it comes to Purim, but if that’s what you think, you really don’t give Darone enough credit for fin | 3/5/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
|
25 |
ExplicitKids and Purim | As they say, ‘Tis the Season… for Darone to Kvetch about Purim. If you have been listening to this show for any amount of time, you know how Darone feels about Purim and Simchat Torah, but what does he still have to Kvetch about after this man | 2/19/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
|
26 |
ExplicitKiddush Club | The Kiddish Club is the group at many synagogues that leave right after the Haftara to drink a lachaim (shot of alcohol) or two in the synagogue lobby. What about this would make Daorne Kvetch? You will have to take a listen. | 2/5/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
|
27 |
ExplicitThe Selfie | While this may not seem like a Jewish topic for a Kvetch, the image that prompted it was someone davening (praying)… Listen to Darone’s take on this scourage of society. | 1/22/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
|
28 |
ExplicitThe Cold | All we can say this week is that when you think Darone is going to zig, you can be sure that he zags. Take a listen to this latest episode of “Kvetch.” | 1/8/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
|
29 |
ExplicitAl Capone | Yeah, you read the title correctly. For reasons unclear, Darone has chosen today, Christmas Day to Kvetch about Al Capone. You wouldn’t believe it if I told you why he chose this to Kvetch about, so please just take a few minutes to listen to his Kv | 12/25/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
|
30 |
ExplicitThe White House Menorah | Nobody who actually knows Darone could possibly think that he is a fan of the current President, which is what makes it extra surprising that he is Kvetching about this aspect of Chanukah, and the White House, but Kvetch he is, and our job is to share i | 12/11/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
|
31 |
ExplicitBurial and Mourning | We know that as you have listened to Kvetch, you have begun to expect a certain something and that something is, well, a kvetch. Well, today, when you expect one thing, you get another. Maybe it is because Friday would have been his mother’s birthda | 11/27/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
|
32 |
ExplicitPersonal Space on Facebook | This weeks Kvetch comes from an experience that Darone had this week when he was accosted on Facebook Messenger by someone he doesn’t really know. This lead to Darone kvetching about the blur between the private and the public now that we all live o | 11/13/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
|
33 |
ExplicitSimchat Torah… | Isn’t Darone done “kvetching” about the High Holiday season? Not on your life… This time Darone returns to one of his go-to kvetches, in fact, you can hear him talk about it in this episode from March 2017, right after Purim. Hopef | 10/30/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
|
34 |
ExplicitLeather Shoes on Yom Kippur | By the name of this episode, you probably already know what Darone has to complain about in today’s episode of Kvetch, but why not listen, maybe you will enjoy anyway. | 10/16/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
|
35 |
ExplicitYom Kippur Coffee Issues | If you are one of the few non-Jewish listeners to this podcast, you will be completely confused (and possibly revolted) by this weeks episode. I am Jewish and I am not sure I want to ever hear Darone go off on this issue again. | 10/2/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
|
36 |
ExplicitMarch For Racial Justice | On September 30th, 2017 there will be a March for Racial Justice in Washington DC. September 30th is also Yom Kippur, and no surprise, the Jewish community is up in arms. What side of this issue do you think Darone will come out on this time? Take a lis | 9/18/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
|
37 |
ExplicitJewish Star | At his latest concert at Madison Square Garden, The piano man, Billy Joel wore a yellow star on his suit jacket as a statement of support for the Jewish community and against the rising Alt-Right/KKK/Nazi sentiments in our country. What on earth does Da | 9/4/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
|
38 |
ExplicitKashrut: Meat vs. Dairy | After recording his last episode of Kvetch, Darone was immediately ready to jump back in and record again, this episodes focus… Kashrut. But he doesn’t complain about cheese, or wine, or two sets of dishes, no… Darone wants to kvetch abo | 8/21/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
|
39 |
ExplicitTisha B’Av | If you know anything about Kvetch host Darone Ruskay, you can’t be too surprised that he would find something to kvetch about when it comes to Tisha B’Av, but we think you may be surprised to see what he has stuck in his craw about this, most | 8/7/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
|
40 |
ExplicitHow You Wear Tefillin | OK, so after last episode, Darone got a bunch of people asking what was Jewish about his Kvetch…. So, this episode Darone focused on something very in the beltway. In fact, you might say that there kvetching about Tefillin is going a bit overboard, | 7/24/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
|
41 |
ExplicitSand | The Jewish content on this Kvetch is a little light, and the whole episode (if said in a different tone) could have been an episode of #AbbaCamp, but since Darone already wasted his kvetch about fireworks in May, this week he focuses on SAND. You know, | 7/10/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
|
42 |
ExplicitJew By Choice | It is clear that Darone is just being pedantic, because he isn’t upset about people who have converted to Judaism, it is just about the words. Listen to how Darone gets himself out of this hole that he has dug for himself. | 6/26/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
|
43 |
ExplicitGal Gadot | What on earth would Darone have to complain about with regards to the Jewish star of one of the largest Superhero movie of the year? Oh, if you have been listening to Kvetch for a while, I bet you can tell, but if not, take a listen to this episode and | 6/12/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
|
44 |
ExplicitChecking My Tzitsis | Darone has really got a bee in his bonnet this week (it should be noted that JCast Network has never before used the phrase “bee in a bonnet”, but this week it seems appropriate. When Darone was in primary school he had to prove that he was we | 5/29/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
|
45 |
ExplicitHoliday Fatigue | Darone complained about a July 4th item at the Start of May, and now he is ranting about Holiday Fatigue. What on earth could he be annoyed by now? Take a listen to this week’s Kvetch to find out what Darone means when he talks about his Holiday Fat | 5/15/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
|
46 |
ExplicitFireworks and Yom HaAtzmaut | Look, I don’t mean to kvetch, but can we take a moment to talk about fireworks. I know, everyone loves fireworks, well everyone but ME! Now, you may kvetch that I am talking about fireworks in May and not on July 4th, but I have my reasons. Listen t | 5/1/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
|
47 |
ExplicitEight Days of Pesach | On the seventh day of Pesach, there really is only one thing that Darone could want to kvetch about today… the ridiculousness of their being eight days of Passover in some places and only seven in others. Someone better bring this man some bread. | 4/17/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
|
48 |
ExplicitHamentashen | What, you thought that Darone was only going to spend one episode kvetching about Purim… Oh no, Darone has more to say, and this is, as always his favorite place to vent. | 4/3/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
|
49 |
ExplicitPurim | A week after the holiday, you had to know that Darone was going to have something to say about Purim. Listen to him kvetch in his own special way in this Holiday version of the podcast. | 3/20/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
|
50 |
ExplicitSaying It The Wrong Way | It took weeks for Trump to acknowledge that their have been anti-semitic outbursts since his election. But then he acknowledged it, but not enough, not the right way! Who are we to say what the right way is? How dare we complain when we get exactly what | 3/6/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
|
51 |
ExplicitRabbis and Their Fringes | Darone has a doozy this week! While the rest of the Jewish community are celebrating the response by so many in our community to what they believe goes against our faith, Darone sees it another way. No, he doesn’t think that Muslims should be banned | 2/20/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
|
52 |
ExplicitFacebook Live | Darone kinda goes off on a tangent, not really focusing on a Jewish issue (although knowing Darone, he always figures out a way to bring it back, while he kvetches about Facebook Live! Yup, you heard it right, Darone found something to complain about in | 2/6/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
|
53 |
ExplicitUndervaluing Myself | In this weeks Kvetch Darone is self-reflective and complaining, in the ways that only he can about the degree to which he does not value himself enough professionally. This one is a doozy! | 1/23/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
|
54 |
ExplicitHoliday Lights | Yes, this weeks episode may feel like Darone is saying the opposite of what he said in the last episode, but wait, he can explain… Listen to him Kvetch all about holiday lights. | 1/9/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
|
55 |
ExplicitThe Christmas Season | It’s mid-December, so of course Darone is going to Kvetch about Christmas. But I bet you didn’t expect him to have this take on it! | 12/26/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
|
56 |
ExplicitCivility | After last episode, we had hoped that Darone was done… but no such luck. This episode Darone has something to say (or rather something to Kvetch about) civility, the way we talk to and about one another. | 12/5/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
|
57 |
ExplicitBubbbles | No, it’s not gum, and it’s not soap, it’s not blowing bubbles and watching them float into the air, or chasing them and popping them… Today Darone has to kvetch about the bubbles that we all live in. How we only really see the idea | 11/21/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
|
58 |
ExplicitAmazon Rankings | What on earth could Darone want to Kvetch about when it comes to Amazon. Doesn’t it make his life so much easier? Doesn’t he order everything through Amazon and appreciate that it arrives so quickly? Listen to this Episode of Kvetch to find ou | 11/7/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
|
59 |
ExplicitAre You Jewish | Darone likes the Jewish Holidays especially Sukkot, Darone likes to occasionally go to shul for morning minyan, Darone likes to shake his lulav, smell his etrog, and even on occasion put on tefilling. So, what does Darone has to Kvetch about today. The | 10/24/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
|
60 |
ExplicitHamilton Parodies | Darone likes the soundtrack of Hamilton as much as the next guy, and one day, if he figured out, he would love the opportunity to be “in the room where it happens” and get tickets to the show for himself and his family, but does every song fro | 10/10/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
|
61 |
ExplicitDay School Calendar | As a follow-up to the last episode when Darone complained about the Jewish Calendar, this weeks rant focuses on the ways that the Jewish calendar affects the start of the school year in Jewish Day Schools. Take a listen to Darone’s take on this epis | 9/26/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
|
62 |
ExplicitThe Jewish Calendar | Darone really has a bone to pick with the Jewish calendar. What are his issues with it? Listen to this weeks episode of Kvetch to find out. | 9/12/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
|
63 |
ExplicitDues + Donation | As a follow-up to the last episode, this week Darone Kvetches about the idea that at the same time as you are paying dues, they ask you to ALSO make a donation? What does Darone have to say about this, listen to this weeks episode of Kvetch to find out. | 8/29/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
|
64 |
ExplicitSynagogue Membership | With this holidays coming up, it is not surprising that Darone takes the time to Kvetch about synagogue membership. What is it about Synagogue membership that drives him crazy, listen to this weeks episode to find out! | 8/15/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
|
65 |
ExplicitJews On TV | It is kind of shocking that it took this long before Darone, a television addict, took the time to rant about the ways that Jews are portrayed on television. From Jerry Seinfeld to Larry David, and especially The Goldbergs… You will be shocked at wh | 8/1/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
|
66 |
ExplicitMechitza | What could Darone possibly have to complain about when it comes to a mechitza? He doesn’t generally daven in Orthodox synagogues, and he isn’t a woman? That’s never stopped him before. That’s never stopped him before. Listen to his | 7/18/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
|
67 |
ExplicitHitler Card | Why do we always say people we don’t like are like “Hitler” or “The Nazis”, and more importantly, how does Darone Ruskay feel about it. I bet you can guess, but listen anyway to this weeks episode of Kvetch. | 7/4/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
|
68 |
ExplicitKosher Meat | This episode starts a little differently then most episodes of Kvetch, as Darone talks about how much he loves The Wandering Q. But things go down from there as he rants about the crazy costs of Kosher meat. | 6/20/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
|
69 |
ExplicitTot Shabbat | On a special birthday edition of Kvetch, Darone does the same thing he does on every other episode, he complains. What is driving him crazy this week? Tot Shabbat, the waste of a service experience that needs to be remodeled for the future if you don | 6/6/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
|
70 |
ExplicitBris | I don’t mean to kvetch, but can we talk about the Bris? That moment when a Jewish boy child enters into the community! What is it that annoys me about the bris? I bet you it is not what you think it is. Find out when you listen to this weeks episode | 5/23/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
|
71 |
ExplicitBernie Sanders | What is it about Bernie Sanders that makes me so crazy? It probably isn’t what you think it is. Find out on this weeks episode of Kvetch! | 5/9/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
|
72 |
ExplicitThe First Kvetch: Pesach Edition | In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay breaks his usual conversation about the network, and the issues related to creating and maintaining it, to take a moment to discuss Pesach and the unhealthy way that we eat, and more so, purchase | 5/2/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 72 Items |
Listeners also subscribed to
- Too Jewish
- Too Jewish with Rabbi Sam Cohon and Friends
- View in iTunes
- JPMedia: Talking in Shul
- Jewish Public Media
- View in iTunes
- JPMedia: Responsa Radio
- Jewish Public Media
- View in iTunes
- The Kibitz Podcast
- The Kibitz Podcast
- View in iTunes