Bina: A Better Together Podcast

Bina: A Better Together Podcast

Welcome to Bina: A Better Together Podcast, created by the students and staff of Contra Costa Midrasha. This series is all about bringing Jewish teens and elders together to share stories, ask honest questions, and learn from one another across generations and life experiences. Each episode features a meaningful conversation about Jewish identity, heritage, belonging, purpose, resilience, and community. Through personal stories and shared reflection, Bina empowers our community’s youth in exploring the wisdom that comes with lived experience and the fresh perspective that comes through the eyes of a younger generation. Inspired by Contra Costa Midrasha’s Better Together program, Bina is creating space for connection across ages and backgrounds. These are warm, thoughtful conversations about memory, tradition, growth, and what it means to shape the future together. To Learn More or Contact Us, Visit: www.binapod.com To Support the Pod, Contact: shalom@binapod.com Bina is a Contra Costa Midrasha and Human Content Production

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June 15, 2026 53 mins
In this episode of Bina, hosts Aviva Feder and Yarden Crane sit down with Michael Tejeda, an 81-year-old volunteer, book collector, and self-described rebel who converted to Judaism after decades of spiritual exploration. Michael shares how he went from a Catholic upbringing to becoming president of Congregation B'nai Shalom, driven by a love of community and the satisfaction of building something with his own hands. The conversat...
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In this episode, Yarden Crane, Aviva Feder, and Nolan Valdivia sit down with longtime Better Together participants and lifelong learners Sheldon Schwartz and Thelma Bronet for an intimate, multi-generational conversation about Jewish values, identity, and growing up. Together they explore what they wish they’d known as teenagers, how to navigate a “winding road” of careers and life choices, the balance of risk ver...
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In this episode, we sit down with Hana Berger Moran, a Holocaust survivor, chemist, and beloved member of the Better Together community. Born in a Nazi concentration camp in 1945 and saved through a series of extraordinary acts of courage and luck, Hana shares her mother’s bravery, her own journey from survival to a scientific career, and her lifelong commitment to giving back. We discuss Jewish identity today, facing antisem...
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What happens when the past meets the future? Welcome to Bina, a new series where we pull up a chair and bridge the gap between generations. Created by the students and staff of Contra Costa Midrasha, this podcast is all about the magic that happens when Jewish teens and elders sit down to truly listen to one another. Spanning generations, these episodes dive into reflections on heritage and resilience, alongside honest questions ...
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