2.10 Advertising the Miracle
Chutzpod!
Chutzpod!
5.0 • 531 Ratings
🗓️ 16 December 2022
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
Rabbi Shira and Joshua go on a Hanukkah retrospective: how it started 2,200 years ago, how it's evolved through the Medieval era until today. It will have you rethinking the Hanukkah story you thought you knew. Is the oil the most important miracle of the holiday? Or is the true miracle that Shira had positive things to say about Hanukkah? Grab a jelly donut and a latke and tune in today.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, chutzkwad. We know you love thoughtful Jewish conversation. So there's another podcast we think you should check out. It's called Being Jewish with Jonah Platt. |
| 0:09.6 | Jonah has the kind of conversations that don't feel reactive or hysterical or trapped in hot takes. He makes space for complexity instead of trying to win an argument. |
| 0:19.1 | Jonah talks to artist, public figures, thinkers, Jewish and not, including Seinfeld's |
| 0:24.4 | Jason Alexander, former hostage Eli Shurabi, comedian Modi Rosenfeld, CNN's Jake Tapper, and Cindy |
| 0:32.1 | Crawford. |
| 0:33.0 | The podcast is about the beautiful and complicated parts of Jewish life. |
| 0:36.7 | So if you want something smart, expansive, and grounded, check out Being Jewish with Jonah Platt on Apple, Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts. |
| 0:46.9 | Or visit BeingJewishpodcast.com. Hello, Joshua. |
| 1:05.2 | Hello, Rabbi. |
| 1:07.1 | Holiday cheer to you. |
| 1:09.1 | Is that Goyish? |
| 1:10.7 | Can we say that? |
| 1:12.1 | I don't know. |
| 1:12.6 | Holiday cheer felt like just weirdly diplomatic. |
| 1:17.4 | I don't know. |
| 1:17.9 | What is the big thing? |
| 1:18.9 | Do you say happy holidays or Merry Christmas? |
| 1:20.8 | Is that the big right-wing controversy? |
| 1:24.9 | Enough with this happy holidays. |
| 1:26.3 | God forbid everyone should feel included. |
| 1:29.9 | Or happy, as the case may be. |
| 1:32.3 | Right. |
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