Allegra Goodman on “This is Not About Us” (Or So We Tell Ourselves)
Allegra Goodman tells us how This Is Not About Us grew like a family tree from her New Yorker short story “Apple Cake,” as she continued writing about the Rubinstein family for over a decade. We discu...
17 Helmi 45min
Jason Diamond on being a (Jewish-)American Author
In this conversation, Jason Diamond unpacks what it means to be an American, Jewish, or Jewish-American author. We also discuss family secrets, Jewish gangsters, the humor and alienation of Franz Kafk...
3 Helmi 56min
Sasha Vasilyuk on the Silences of the Soviet-Jewish Past
In this episode, Sasha reflects on her childhood in Russia and Ukraine, including the moment she discovered her family was Jewish at a Purim celebration. Cut off from much of the Soviet Jewish experie...
20 Tammi 44min
Samantha Ellis on Becoming a Keeper of Her Ancestral Language
In this episode, we’ll hear Samantha reflect on her journey to preserve her Iraqi-Jewish heritage even as the language is disappearing from use. She shares how the hand work of cooking traditional rec...
6 Tammi 51min
Judith Viorst on Happiness, Agency, and the Art of Aging
In this episode, celebrated children’s book author, poet and memoirist Judith Viorst brings her irrepressible wit, humor, and insight to every age and stage of life. We talk about growing up, raising ...
23 Joulu 202541min
Rabbi Yitz Greenberg on Re-envisioning the Jewish Future
“No Jewish thinker has had a greater impact on the American Jewish Community in the last two decades than Irving (Yitz) Greenberg.” - Professor Steven T. Katz Rabbi Greenberg has had a long and notab...
9 Joulu 202555min
BONUS: Introducing Jewish Insights with Justin Pines
Today we’re sharing a special episode from the show Jewish Insights with Rabbi Justin Pines on JBS, the Jewish Broadcasting Service. Rabbi Justin and I sat down in the JBS studio for a deep dive conve...
3 Joulu 202558min
Jake Cohen on the Magic of Gathering Around the Table
Ahead of Thanksgiving, we’re doing something a little different: we’re talking with Jake Cohen about the foods that impacted his identity. Jake Cohen is the New York Times bestselling author of the co...
25 Marras 202534min
