This month we’re doing kind of an unusual episode. Given how hard things have been for everyone since the events of October 7th, and the ongoing war in Gaza, we wanted to talk about things that are bringing us some Jewish joy.
Mimi’s Jewish joy
My daughter entering shul shouting “Amen!”
Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld
“Singing Through Fear,” a Spotify playlist from Hadar’s Rising Song Institute.
Zahava’s Jewish joy
The website Pulling At Threads, a project by Annabel Gottfried Cohen that looks at “forgotten rituals of Eastern European Jewish women”
The Articles of Interest podcast (and stay tuned for a future episode on modesty, including an interview with Zahava
For Heaven’s Sake: Israel at War (a podcast from the Sholom Hartman Institute)
Calming views of the world at https://www.window-swap.com/
Tamar’s Jewish joy
Double Mitzvah by Erica Dequaya (email tamar.fox@gmail.com if you’d like to read this story)
A Shot in the Dark by Victoria Lee
The Postcard by Anne Berest
Love Syndrome episode of Israel Story
Til Kingdom Come documentary
Babka, bagels, and making Jewish foodCouples therapy, all seasons but especially the most recent season
