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Jew-ish | Jew curious? Questions and answers for the Jews, non-Jews, and all the Jew-curious out there

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What is being "Jewish"? What are Jews? What do Jews believe? What do Jews (really) do? What's happening in those mysterious synagogues with all that weird language (it's Hebrew)? Jew curious? The thing about being Jewish is, you can't tell us apart by looking (well, not always), we often look the same, dress the same, work and play and eat right alongside our non-Jewish counterparts, and yet, as a teeny tiny minority--only 0.2% of the global population, and 2-3% of the U.S. population--plenty of people have probably never met a Jewish person, or if they did, they didn't even know it. For as much as we share (and it's probably way more than you think), somehow, moving through the world as a Jew really is different. Everything looks different through a Jewish lens, even for those who aren't particularly religious, the ones who describe themselves as "Jew- ish." But honestly, none of this is really that mysterious. And, if you're curious or confused, you can always just ask the internet--or, now you can also come here and check in with your new Jewish friend. So, if you have questions about being Jewish, we're here to introduce, explain, ask alongside, and generally demystify Judaism for Members of the Tribe (Jews) and goyim (non-Jews) alike, exploring and showcasing the infinite ways there are to be Jewish.

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Jewish holidays: Happy Purim Repost for 2026

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Oct 7 2025
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Rosh Hashanah for my non-Jews: repub from 2024

Send us Fan Mail This episode was originally published for Rosh Hashanah on October 9, 2024. One of my nearest and dearest non-Jewish friends asked if she could join me f

Sep 23 2025
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People are starving in Gaza, hostages are still missing, and the U.S. remains Israel's closest ally. What's a Jewish lawmaker to do?

Send us Fan Mail Right after a flurry of activity around Israel and Gaza on the Hill, I connected with Congressman Greg Landsman, one of only 32 Jews in Congress (9 in th

Aug 21 2025
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Jews having babies with Jews! No, not the old fashioned way

Send us Fan Mail Jews and money and babies, oh my! Our mission of destigmatization continues with a look at IVF, and some Jewish perspectives on fertility--and infertilit

Aug 7 2025
51 min

Talking On Being Jewish Now with Zibby Owens

Send us Fan Mail Ask a Jewish question, get a Jewish answer: It's complicated. It would be impossible to fully represent the richness and variety of Jewish experiences, b

Jul 10 2025
27 min

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Send us Fan Mail As a wise rabbi once said (It was Rabbi Susan Shankman, our very first episode), there as many ways to be Jewish as there are Jews. Well, friend-of-the-s

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Still Jew-ish! Season 3 Trailer

Send us Fan Mail Your Jewish friend is back!! Season 3 of Jew-ish has a whole new roster of stories and voices from all the usual and unusual suspects: Jews, non-Jews, fo

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The Christmas Hanukkah (Chrismukkah?) Hallmark(style) love story you've been waiting for!

Send us Fan Mail Content warning: mentions of self-harm, SA, eating disorders and addiction. On the first night of Hanukkah 2024, I give to all of you, my seventh-grade b

Dec 25 2024
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Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur questions answered, repub from 2023

Send us Fan Mail What is Rosh Hashanah? How do you wish someone a good Yom Kippur? What are the High Holy Days? All this and more with Jewish educators spanning two gener

Oct 16 2024
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A non-Jew's first Rosh Hashanah, one year after the October 7 Hamas attacks

Send us Fan Mail You may know Rosh Hashanah as the Jewish New Year, and you're mostly right (it's technically the anniversary of creation), but that might be about it. Ma

Oct 9 2024
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Mysticism and Judaism and dreams, oh my!

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Aug 22 2024
52 min

Don’t be afraid of the dark, that’s where creation begins

Send us Fan Mail We all know "in the beginning, there was darkness," right? The first line of the first book of the Old Testament (AKA the Torah). But did you know, there

Aug 7 2024
51 min

What’s really going on in Israel, Part 2: how do we even begin to talk about a "solution"?

Send us Fan Mail It’s been six months since Hamas attacked Israel, killing nearly 1200 people, kidnapping around 250, and triggering Israel’s devastating war on Gaza. The

Apr 9 2024
48 min

What is Purim and why do we celebrate it? The story of Purim, what to wear, what we eat, and how it's done in Israel

Send us Fan Mail It's Purim! So when Baby Brother Zev and his girlfriend Osnat came down to DC to peep some cherry blossoms, I made them come to tell you all what is Puri

Mar 24 2024
24 min

What's really going on in Israel, Part 1

Send us Fan Mail An American, a Canadian and an Israeli Jewish educator walk into a….well a discussion. About the Israel-Hamas war, the state of Gaza and state of mind of

Mar 14 2024
50 min

When you nickname your generational trauma "Holocaust hoarding"

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever wondered if your “quirks” might actually be manifested trauma? Or more like…that they probably ARE? Victoria Dozer was curious about her mo

Feb 8 2024
36 min

Jews Love Trees! It's true! It's also Tu Bishvat

Send us Fan Mail What is Tu Bishvat (also spelled Tu BiShevat)? Well it's the birthday of the trees, also called the New Year of the Trees, so happy new year to you, and

Jan 25 2024
54 min

Jew-ish Presents: The Curl Code

Send us Fan Mail Introducing our sister podcast, the Curl Code! Hosted by Wafaya Abdallah, owner of Curly Oasis, a curl salon and education platform in Rockville, MD, the

Dec 19 2023
46 min

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