Rabbi Angela Buchdahl on Finding Yourself in the Story
Angela Buchdahl was born in Seoul, the daughter of a Korean Buddhist mother and Jewish American father. One of America’s most prominent rabbis, Rabbi Angela discusses her memoir Heart of a Stranger an...
28 Okt 202554min
Kitty Zeldis On Passing and the Relief of Being “Kitty”
At Vassar College, Kitty Zeldis confronted what she calls a “WASP tsunami,” sparking lifelong questions about what it means to be Jewish in a wider, often unwelcoming world. In our conversation, she r...
14 Okt 202549min
Ilana Kurshan on Books as Blueprints for Life
As we approach Simchat Torah, when we roll the scroll back to the beginning and start reading again, Ilana Kurshan’s Children of the Book: A Memoir of Reading Together reminds us of another sacred cyc...
30 Sep 202548min
Sarah Hurwitz on Reclaiming Our Jewish Story
As Rosh Hashanah approaches - a time of reflection, renewal, and returning to our deepest selves - I can’t think of a better moment to listen to (and read) Sarah Hurwitz. Best known as a White House s...
16 Sep 202552min
Toby Lloyd on Biblical Horror and being a Jewish Atheist
Toby Lloyd discusses Fervor, his haunting debut novel inspired by a rereading of the Bible. Struck by the richness, ambiguity, and moments of horror in Genesis and Exodus, Toby explores how these anci...
2 Sep 202548min
Sharon Kurtzman on the Danger that Lingered Post Holocaust
Sharon Kurtzman shares how an interview with her mother became a defining moment of connection. She was haunted by her mother’s description of just how much danger still lingered after surviving the H...
19 Aug 202541min
Rachel Cockerell on The Zionist Dream That Sailed to Galveston
On June 7, 1907, a ship packed with Russian Jews sets sail not to Jerusalem or New York, as many on board have dreamed, but to Texas. The man who persuades the passengers to go is David Jochelmann, Ra...
5 Aug 202545min
BONUS: Introducing The Book of Life Podcast
In this bonus episode of The Book of Life Podcast: Jewish Kidlit (Mostly), host Heidi Rabinowitz talks to host of The Five Books, Tali Rosenblatt Cohen. Heidi and Tali trade recommendations for books ...
1 Aug 202534min
