Sep 12, 202657 minS4
A Jew and a Muslim walk into a creative meeting...and a podcast episode is born! On Rosh Hashanah eve and the 25th anniversary of 9/11, Layma Murtaza ( https://www.instagram.com/factswithlayma/ ) and I were in an...
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Jew-ish | Jew curious? Questions and answers for the Jews, non-Jews, and all the Jew-curious out there
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What is being "Jewish"? What are Jews? What do Jews believe? What do Jews (really) do? What's happening in those mysterious synagogues with all that weird language (it's Hebrew)? Jew curious? The thing about being Jewish is, you can't tell us apart by looking (well, not always), we often look the same, dress the same, work and play and eat right alongside our non-Jewish counterparts, and yet, as a teeny tiny minority--only 0.2% of the global population, and 2-3% of the U.S. population--plenty of people have probably never met a Jewish person, or if they did, they didn't even know it. For as much as we share (and it's probably way more than you think), somehow, moving through the world as a Jew really is different. Everything looks different through a Jewish lens, even for those who aren't particularly religious, the ones who describe themselves as "Jew- ish." But honestly, none of this is really that mysterious. And, if you're curious or confused, you can always just ask the interne
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Recent episodes include "Rosh Hashanah, 9/11, and missing opportunities" (12 September 2026, 57 minutes), "Purim 2026: Happy Purim Repost!" (2 March 2026, 24 minutes), and "October 7, two years later: the family of one freed hostage says "enough."" (7 October 2025, 39 minutes).
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Jew-ish | Jew curious? Questions and answers for the Jews, non-Jews, and all the Jew-curious out there publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 42 minutes across 33 episodes.
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Episode #7
Purim 2026: Happy Purim Repost!
Mar 2, 202624 minS3Send a text What is Purim? When is Purim? Is Purim really "the Jewish Halloween"? In this fun repost, Baby Brother Zev and then-girlfriend, now-wife Osnat set us straight about the super-fun Jewish dress-up party where...
Episode #6
October 7, two years later: the family of one freed hostage says "enough."
Oct 7, 202539 minS3Send a text Two years ago, Liz Hirsh Naftali was working in real estate, organizing for the Democratic party, and enjoying life as a mom and auntie. Then, she awoke in Tel Aviv one day, and her world had been ripped...
Episode #5
Rosh Hashanah for my non-Jews: repub from 2024
Sep 23, 202541 minS3Send a text This episode was originally published for Rosh Hashanah on October 9, 2024. One of my nearest and dearest non-Jewish friends asked if she could join me for Rosh Hashanah last year, and we thought it would be...
Episode #4
People are starving in Gaza, hostages are still missing, and the U.S. remains Israel's closest ally. What's a Jewish lawmaker to do?
Aug 21, 202540 minS3Send a text Right after a flurry of activity around Israel and Gaza on the Hill, I connected with Congressman Greg Landsman, one of only 32 Jews in Congress (9 in the Senate, 23 in the House). Landsman has been a voice...
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Episode #3
Jews helping Jews have babies--but not like that
Aug 7, 202552 minS3Send a text Jews and money and babies, oh my! Our mission of destigmatization continues with a look at IVF, and some Jewish perspectives on fertility--and infertility--with Sarah Shah, Director of Operations for the...
Episode #2
What Does Being Jewish Now Mean?
Jul 10, 202528 minS3Send a text Ask a Jewish question, get a Jewish answer: It's complicated. It would be impossible to fully represent the richness and variety of Jewish experiences, but who better to try than a bunch of writers? So...
Episode #1
Can you be a Christian, and still be a Jew?
Jun 26, 202543 minS3Send a text As a wise rabbi once said (It was Rabbi Susan Shankman, our very first episode ), there as many ways to be Jewish as there are Jews. Well, friend-of-the-show Evan Feinberg is a living example of how one can...
Episode #1
Still Jew-ish! Season 3 Trailer
Jun 12, 20251 minS3Send a text Your Jewish friend is back!! Season 3 of Jew-ish has a whole new roster of stories and voices from all the usual and unusual suspects: Jews, non-Jews, former Jews, and the generally Jew-curious. As usual...
Episode #10
The Christmas Hanukkah (Chrismukkah?) Hallmark-style romance novels you've been waiting for!
Dec 25, 20241h 5mS2Send a text Content warning below On the first night of Hanukkah 2024, I give to all of you, by way of my seventh-grade bestie and USA TODAY bestselling author Helena Greer , the story of Carrigans Christmasland...
Episode #9
Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur questions answered, repub from 2023
Oct 16, 202441 minS2Send a text What is Rosh Hashanah? How do you wish someone a good Yom Kippur? What are the High Holy Days? All this and more with Jewish educators spanning two generations, who happen to also be my family! This episode...
Episode #8
A non-Jew's first Rosh Hashanah, one year after the October 7 Hamas attacks
Oct 9, 202441 minS2Send a text You may know Rosh Hashanah as the Jewish New Year, and you're mostly right (it's technically the anniversary of creation ), but that might be about it. Maybe you have some questions, like: when was Rosh...
Episode #7
Mysticism and Judaism and dreams, oh my!
Aug 22, 202452 minS2Send a text Growing up Conservative Jewish in Ohio, Rabbi Cantor Judy Greenfeld turned away from her family traditions after her beloved father was murdered. Judaism became an unbearably painful reminder of her loss...
Episode #6
Don’t be afraid of the dark, that’s where creation begins
Aug 7, 202451 minS2Send a text We all know "in the beginning, there was darkness," right? The first line of the first book of the Old Testament (AKA the Torah). But did you know, there was also “chaos and void”? And then, of course, God...
Episode #5
What’s really going on in Israel, Part 2: how do we even begin to talk about a "solution"?
Apr 9, 202448 minS2Send a text It’s been six months since Hamas attacked Israel, killing nearly 1200 people, kidnapping around 250 , and triggering Israel’s devastating war on Gaza. The Hamas-run health ministry says more than 33,000...
Episode #4
What is Purim and why do we celebrate it: the story of Purim, what to wear, what we eat, and how it's done in Israel
Mar 24, 202424 minS2Send a text It's Purim! So when Baby Brother Zev and his girlfriend Osnat came down to DC to peep some cherry blossoms, I made them come to tell you all what is Purim, the super-fun Jewish dress-up party where we...
Episode #3
What's really going on in Israel, Part 1
Mar 14, 202451 minS2Send a text An American, a Canadian and an Israeli Jewish educator walk into a….well a discussion. About the Israel-Hamas war, the state of Gaza and state of mind of Israelis, no less. So, this conversation is really no...
Episode #2
When you discover your generational trauma and nickname it Holocaust hoarding
Feb 8, 202436 minS2Send a text Have you ever wondered if your “quirks” might actually be manifested trauma? Or more like…that they probably ARE? Victoria Dozer was curious about her mom’s pretty typical Jewish-mom-quirk of stashing huge...
Episode #1
It's Tu BiShvat and Jews Love Trees!
Jan 25, 202454 minS2Send a text What is Tu Bishvat (also spelled Tu BiShevat)? Well it's the birthday of the trees, also called the New Year of the Trees, so happy new year to you, and happy new year to the trees, and welcome back to...
Episode #13
Jew-ish Presents: The Curl Code
Dec 19, 202346 minS1Send a text Introducing our sister podcast, the Curl Code! Hosted by Wafaya Abdallah, owner of Curly Oasis , a curl salon and education platform in Rockville, MD, the Curl Code explores individual stories of how...
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