Shalom, Kavarim, Banot, and welcome to another very special episode of the world's number one Jewish podcast.

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Our growth is purely organic, fueled by dedicated viewers and listeners like you.

So if you would be so kind, please take 30 seconds,

head over to Apple Podcasts and Spotify, find this show, and leave me a five-star rating and a short

written review. I love seeing all of your thoughtful and generous feedback. Some of it has even

made it onto the show and may again. And as of this recording,

we are just eight ratings away from hitting 500 on Apple. Crossing that threshold would be a huge

milestone for us. It's a small mitzv on your part, but it really is the fuel that allows us to

keep these amazing conversations going. So thank you in advance. Unless you don't leave a rating,

in which case you're a butthead. A quick note before I dive in. In the context of Jewish

identity, when we say conservative, we don't mean politically like liberal versus conservative.

We mean the conservative movement within modern Judaism, which is basically the middle

lane between Orthodox and Reform Judaism.

End of quick note.

During last week's episode with Jackie Tone, as she spoke about her Jewish upbringing,

I was struck with a sense of deja vu.

It reminded me a lot of my first episode with Skylar Aston, which, upon reflection, actually

reminded me of several other conversations I've had with people throughout my life.

Tell me if you've heard this one.

Folks will say, I went to Jewish summer camp, I went to Hebrew school, I had a bat mitzvah, we celebrated Russia Shana in Passover, I work with Holocaust survivors, etc., etc.

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