How to Be a Jew ... At Christmas

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Religion & Spirituality, Judaism, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 25 December 2024

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Hosted by Courtney Hazlett, Rabbi Diana Fersko, and Josh Kross, each episode takes a look at a current, cultural topic and what it means for us as Jews, and how we react to it because we are Jews. This year, the first night of Hannukah falls on Christmas, so we are talking about how each of us, and Jews in general, relate to the most famous Christian holiday, and how some customs might find their way into our own lives. We are joined by musician Peter Himmelman to discuss his view on the relationship between music, holidays, and spiritual practice. Want to send us an email? Send it off to [email protected] For more podcasts, visit tabletmag.com/podcasts

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0:00.0	Hello podcast fans. It's producer Josh Cross here. If your email inbox right now is anything like mine, you're being inundated with the end of year giving asks. Well, I'm coming at you with one more. Here at Tablet, we are proud, thrilled really, to be able to offer you Jewish content, on podcasts, on our site, in newsletters, and even on Zoom. We've been bringing you old favorites, new shows and miniseries you've liked, and we've even got some new ones coming soon that you're going to love. But we can't do it without a little help from our friends, which is where you come in.
0:39.8	So before 2024 comes to a close, on behalf of the entire podcast team, I really hope
0:45.5	you'll consider supporting our work.
0:46.8	Head on over to tabletmag.com slash donate. Donate. Don't
0:57.1	Hello, hello, what is up and welcome to How to Be a Jew.
1:16.7	Hey, this is our very first episode of our very new series.
1:20.4	I'm so excited to be here.
1:21.7	I'm one of your hosts, Courtney Hazlett.
1:23.8	I'm an executive producer, Tablet Magazine.
1:26.1	You've definitely heard me behind the scenes or talked about
1:28.9	behind the scenes. I've stolen the mic from time to time. And now, I have a lease here now. I have
1:34.3	a lease. I get to come here every week and talk about how to be a Jew in this modern world.
1:39.2	It would be a terrible show, however, if I wasn't joined by some incredible people. So let me
1:43.8	introduce you. First up,
1:45.8	the person who actually knows how to be a Jew. Rabbi Diana Fersko, Rabbi, welcome.
1:51.2	I'm so happy to be here with you, Courtney. It's like you say you have a lease, but I feel like
1:57.1	I have this opportunity and this gift to share everything I love about Judaism and about the Jewish people with the two of you and with everyone that listens. So it's a thrill.
2:09.2	And we also have, you know whom as producer Josh Cross. Josh. They had to put me in front of a mic eventually.
2:16.7	You're always in front of a mic. We just
2:18.6	don't always see it. Exactly. So you might have heard a little bit about what our show is, but just
2:24.6	this is your first time here if you're just stumbling upon it on your feed. We're going to be talking
2:28.5	every week about how we, much like Judaism itself, sanctify the mundane. How do we find Jewish meeting in all these little corners of the world and the things we
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