Episodes

  • Introducing “The Five Books”

    Introducing “The Five Books”
    May 7 2025

    Today, I’m sharing a special episode from our friends at The Five Books. Join host Tali Rosenblatt-Cohen as she speaks with me about what has drawn me to books and writing, and what motivates my advocacy for Jewish authors.


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    13 mins
  • "Why I Love Shiva"

    "Why I Love Shiva"
    Dec 5 2024
    Hear author Jessica Fein read her original essay "Why I Love Shiva" from On Being Jewish Now.

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    6 mins
  • "Dayenu"

    "Dayenu"
    Nov 28 2024
    Debra Green, author of Mahjong at Mara's, shares her mother's story and the effect of intergenerational trauma on her own life in this essay from the On Being Jewish Now Substack.

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    6 mins
  • Reclaiming My Israeli Identity

    Reclaiming My Israeli Identity
    Nov 21 2024
    Read Natalie Shushan's beautiful essay about reclaiming her Israeli identity on the On Being Jewish Now Substack, inspired by the anthology.

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    7 mins
  • Betrayed by Books

    Betrayed by Books
    Nov 14 2024
    Librarian Karin Greenberg shares her essay on antisemitism in the literary world in her essay on On Being Jewish Now, the Substack inspired by the book.

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    7 mins
  • Dreaming of My Israel

    Dreaming of My Israel
    Nov 7 2024
    Author Ruth Knafo shares her experiences in a 1970s kibbutz in her essay on On Being Jewish Now, the Substack, inspired by the book.

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    10 mins
  • Whiplash

    Whiplash
    Oct 31 2024
    Read Adina Cement's essay here on the On Being Jewish Now Substack, inspired by the anthology.

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    6 mins
  • I Am the Rabbi's Wife

    I Am the Rabbi's Wife
    Oct 24 2024
    Julia Nickerson, "the rabbi's wife" to Joel Nickerson at Wilshire Boulevard Temple in Los Angeles, weighs in on what being a real rabbi's wife has been like since 10/7. Read her essay here on Substack. This essay is part of a new collection of work inspired by the anthology On Being Jewish Now: Reflections of Authors and Advocates. Want to contribute? Instructions here. Subscribe here.

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    10 mins