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  • How to Be a Jew …. Who is Starting a Print Magazine, with Alana Newhouse

    How to Be a Jew …. Who is Starting a Print Magazine, with Alana Newhouse
    May 29 2025
    Tablet has launched a new print magazine, beginning this June. Why start something so "old fashioned" in the year 2025? Alana Newhouse, our editor in chief, joins us to explain why the current media landscape is actually begging for news you can hold in your hands. If you’re interested in subscribing, click here.
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    24 min
  • How to Be a Jew ... Who Says Yes to the Dress

    How to Be a Jew ... Who Says Yes to the Dress
    May 14 2025
    Pnina Tornai became a recognizable name to Americans across the country as a personality and designer on TLC’s Say Yes to the Dress. She shares the surprisingly spiritual story of her success and talks about what it means to represent Israel on the global stage.
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    34 min
  • How to Be a Jew … Like Israel's Most Famous Female Architect

    How to Be a Jew … Like Israel's Most Famous Female Architect
    May 7 2025
    Ada Karmi-Melamede is an architect who has designed famous buildings across Israel, including the Supreme Court building and the gateway to Ben Gurion airport. Her daughter, filmmaker Yael Melamede, talks to us about her new film, ADA: My Mother the Architect, which is a heartfelt investigation of Ada’s work, philosophical approach, and her relationships with her family.
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    28 min
  • How to Be a Jew ... or an ally like Zarna Garg

    How to Be a Jew ... or an ally like Zarna Garg
    Apr 30 2025
    Zarna Garg is a comedian whose standup centers around her life as an Indian mom in America. She joins us to discuss her new book, This American Woman: A One-in-a-Billion Memoir, as well as how she's supporting the Jews in a post 10/7 world.
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    22 min
  • How to Be a Jew … like Matisyahu

    How to Be a Jew … like Matisyahu
    Apr 23 2025
    After bursting onto the music scene with his 2005 single “King without a Crown,” Matisyahu has built a career mixing a unique combination of reggae, hip hop, and deeply Jewish soul. We talk to him about his wandering journey with Judaism, his experiences touring after October 7th, and even the Jews’ love for jam bands.
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    29 min
  • Passover Crossover - Rootless - Why Dual Loyalty is Good for the Jews, with Rabbi Nolan Lebovitz

    Passover Crossover - Rootless - Why Dual Loyalty is Good for the Jews, with Rabbi Nolan Lebovitz
    Apr 16 2025
    We're off this week for Passover, but we wanted to bring you an episode of Rootless we think you'll like. Rootless: Here's Why Dual Loyalty is Good for the Jews, with Rabbi Nolan Lebovitz The charge of dual loyalty has long been a key weapon in the arsenal of anti-Semites everywhere. But in his new book, The Case for Dual Loyalty: Healing the Divided Soul of American Jews, Rabbi Nolan Lebovitz of Los Angeles’ Valley Beth Shalom argues that it’s time to embrace the idea. He joins Liel to talk about why American Jews should be loyal to Israel and the United States alike, why that is a complimentary rather than contradictory idea, and why it’s time, in the aftermath of October 7th, for Jews to reconsider the way they view their identities
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    46 min
  • How to Be a Jew … on Passover

    How to Be a Jew … on Passover
    Apr 9 2025
    This week on How to Be a Jew, we have questions, and answers too. As we all get ready for Passover we’re tackling some of the thorniest… and tastiest questions we’ve gotten. Need to save your matzah balls? What’s up with Christian Seders? Should we feel guilty about the plagues? Tune in for answers to these and other important questions.
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    32 min
  • How to Be a Jew … Like Ayelet Zurer

    How to Be a Jew … Like Ayelet Zurer
    Apr 2 2025
    31 min