Hi, I’m Jesse Paikin. I’m an educator, designer, facilitator, and rabbi. I teach internationally, with a focus on Jewish Spirituality, Talmud, and experiential education. My strategic and consulting work involves curricular design, staff training & culture, and branding & communications strategy.
Right now, you can find me on the short-form explainer podcast, Shoot!, which I created and produced. It answers one big Jewish question each episode, with the untold stories behind the questions. My writing and work have also been featured in Maclean’s, Fast Company, Jewschool, Sh’ma, My Jewish Learning, and Times of Israel.

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Let’s talk! I’m available for teaching engagements, design projects, curricular development, and consulting in staff training & culture


Episode #5: Why is Judaism Called Judaism? – Shoot!
From my blog…
What I’ve Learned from my Anxiety & Staying Awake until 2:30 am
The game goes like this: since I know that every night, mostly without fail, I will wake up – somewhere between 3:30 and 4:00 am…
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We know that each and every human being on the face of the earth is ultimately the same. We know this. We are fashioned in…
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