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8. "Why I Love Shiva"
06:03||Season 1, Ep. 8Hear author Jessica Fein read her original essay "Why I Love Shiva" from On Being Jewish Now.
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7. "Dayenu"
06:29||Season 1, Ep. 7Debra 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.
6. Reclaiming My Israeli Identity
06:36||Season 1, Ep. 6Read Natalie Shushan's beautiful essay about reclaiming her Israeli identity on the On Being Jewish Now Substack, inspired by the anthology.
5. Betrayed by Books
06:36||Season 1, Ep. 5Librarian 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.
4. Dreaming of My Israel
09:54||Season 1, Ep. 4Author Ruth Knafo shares her experiences in a 1970s kibbutz in her essay on On Being Jewish Now, the Substack, inspired by the book.
3. Whiplash
05:42||Season 1, Ep. 3Read Adina Cement's essay here on the On Being Jewish Now Substack, inspired by the anthology.
2. I Am the Rabbi's Wife
10:25||Season 1, Ep. 2Julia 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.