What Does Being Jewish Now Mean?

About this episode

Zibby Owens discusses the complexities of Jewish identity and experiences through her anthology.

Send a text 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, but who better to try than a bunch of writers? So, author, publisher, and podcaster Zibby Owens took on the task in her anthology, "On Being Jewish Now" (see what I did there?); also a Substack where anyone can submit an essay. You may know Zibby from her long-running podcast, Totally Booked, (formerly Moms Don't Have Time to Read ...

People in this episode

Guest: Zibby Owens

Topics covered

• Jewish identity
• cultural experiences
• anthology
• writing
• spirituality

Keywords

• Jewish experiences
• Zibby Owens
• On Being Jewish Now
• anthology
• cultural identity

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Totally Booked, Moms Don't Have Time to Read

Books & works: On Being Jewish Now

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