Talking in Shul


Looking Jewish, and Jewish Burnout

This month on the podcast Zahava is back from maternity leave, and we’re talking about what it means to “look Jewish” from Jewish noses to Jewish hair and more. For our second segment we’re talking about being burnt out in your Jewish life.

Further readings

Looking Jewish

Your Straight Hair Doesn’t Equal Strength by Esther Breger in the New Republic
The Myth of the Jewish Nose by Sharrona Pearl in Tablet
What is Jewish Hair? by Leah Berkenwald in Jewish Women, Amplified
Hebrew Mamita by Vanessa Hidary

Jewish burnout
How Millennials Became The Burnout Generation by Anne Helen Petersen in BuzzFeed
What is burnout? by the vlogbrothers
How Elie Wiesel Helped Bring Back My Faith in Christianity by Kadee Wirick Smedley in Wisdom Daily
Is Burnout Inevitable? by Lynne M. Baab

Endorsements

Zahava recommends A Jewish Ceremony for Newborn Girls: The Torah’s Covenant Affirmed by Sharon R. Siegel

Mimi endorses Bamidbar Wilderness Therapy

Tamar endorses Go Went Gone by Jenny Erpenbeck

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