Chapter 36: Who Am I?

On The Good Place, it’s the iconic “Janet(s)” episode! In Janet’s void all the humans look like Janet; Chidi and Eleanor help each other find who they are and save the universe for now in the process; and Janet helps Michael find who he is as they meet the accountants whose computers tally up all humans’ experiences. On the podcast, Rebecca Rosenthal and Jon Spira-Savett revisit some classic Jewish teachings about knowing yourself and finding out who you are. This episode pairs well with our own Chapter 4, where Rebecca and Jon first talked about the very same themes!

Deeper Dive:
Jon’s sermon for Rosh Hashanah 5783 (September 2022):
Help Me Talk About What I've Been Through and Who I Am
[built around Janet(s)!]

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