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The Shabbat Drop.
Miranda Lapides on Jewish joy, culture and connection — what she has been reading, watching and arguing with this week, and a Hebrew word to take into Shabbat.
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Jewish Outlander Pt. II: The Jewish Characters
Hebrew Word of the Week: Say, what’s Outlander in Hebrew, anyway? It’s nokhria (נוכרייה), which translates to "female Stranger" or "foreigner." Which is what Claire…
Revolts and Romance: Jewish Outlander Pt. I
Hebrew Word of the Week: I learned that wedding is chatunah (חתונה). My trick to remembering this: there is no greater marriage than between a cat and tuna.
Stars (of David) and Stripes
Hebrew Word of the Week: Fireworks are zikukim (זיקוקים). And I hope you get to see some tomorrow!
How I'm Staying Connected to Israel Right Now
Hebrew Word of the Week: I asked ChatGPT to give me a Hebrew word of the day. It gave me hitlabtut (תלבטות), which means indecision or being torn between two options…
Get in Jewish professionals, we’re going to camp!
Hebrew Word of the Week: The other day, I was speaking in Hebrew and realized I didn’t know how to say Judaism. Woopsie. It’s yahadut (יַהֲדוּת). The more you yoda’at…
2 Books by Award-Winning Israeli Author Yishay Ishi Ron
Hebrew Word of the Week: Last week, I mixed up two verbs (shoutout to Shai who let me know!). Mechapes is, in fact, looking for, and mesachek is playing. So, to make up…
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- 178Baseless Hatred: Maybe the Rabbis Were Onto Something
- 177Jewish Outlander Pt. II: The Jewish Characters
- 176Revolts and Romance: Jewish Outlander Pt. I
- 175Stars (of David) and Stripes
- 174How I'm Staying Connected to Israel Right Now
- 173Get in Jewish professionals, we’re going to camp!
- 1722 Books by Award-Winning Israeli Author Yishay Ishi Ron
- 171Shavuot Programs are the New Passover Programs
- 170Westward Ho! How Jews Came Through Galveston, Texas
- 169Soft Power? More Like Hard Pride
- 168A Story About Stealing
- 167I practiced these Jewish values for one month. Here’s how it went.
- 166What's in a name? That which we call a holiday
- 165Sometimes a prayer can look like this,
- 164Tragedy Tonight, Stories Forever
- 163Meet Brother Shlomo, a Jewish Freemason
- 162The Animated Short Film That Should Have Won an Oscar
- 161Jewish Women Who Understood the Assignment
- 160"We Are Two People Intertwined."
- 159How I'm Finding Joy This Adar
- 158💌✡️ SHABBAT NOTES ✡️💌
- 157Let's Be 10% Jewier
- 156“It’s Here. I’m Here. They Were All Here.”
- 155Hardened Hearts and Praying Legs
- 154When Jews Ruled Basketball
- 153Jewish Things on My Mind Right Now
- 1526 Jewish Books I Read in 2025
- 151This Chanukah, I Refuse to Cast My Jewishness Aside
- 150My Jewish Dream Finally Came True!
- 149Jewish Book Month: The Torah in the Tarot
- 148It's Bring Your Goyim to Shul Day!
- 147What if we treated Judaism like our camp crush?
- 146What does Judaism say about birthdays?
- 145Anne Frank Lookalike Competition!
- 144Spiritual Care Through Connection: A Conversation with Rabbi Ben Varon
- 143What I Learned From October 7th
- 142Love in the Shadow of War
- 141May Your Doors Be Open
- 140What's in Your Jewish Pie?
- 139Standing Strong with Amit Bar
- 1383 Things Bringing Me Jewish Joy Right Now
- 137The Queen is in the Field
- 136A Blessing from Fred
- 135💍My Love for Medieval Jewish Wedding Rings
- 134The Two-Space Solution
- 133Notes from an IDF Base
- 132🔥 Bringing the Heat This Tammuz
- 131Like Covid, but with Missiles
- 130🏹 Aiming with Awe: Judaism as a Practice
- 129Jewish Firefighters? Holy Hell 🔥
- 128Cool Things I Learned This Shavuot!
- 127“I’m Taiwanese, and I’m Jewish.”
- 126Secrets for a Well-Lived Life—Revealed!
- 125A Middle Finger to Terror
- 124What does Maimonides have to say about erectile dysfunction?
- 123The Most Important Jewish Election You’ve Never Heard Of
- 122"My Thoughts Are Free"
- 1215 Picks for Passover: From Playful to Powerful
- 120Putting the 'Ha' in Haggadah
- 119Feeling Liberated: What a Play Taught Me About Jewsplaining
- 118Courage: Let the Queens Show Us How It's Done
- 117The Power of Voice: What Being a Woman Is To Me
- 116The Brutalist: A Blueprint for Jewish Survival
- 115Some Lovely Little Tu BiShvat Poems
- 114The People of the Book and the Sword
- 113📘 Let's Get Uncomfortable!
- 112Indifference to Injustice is the Gate to Hell
- 111How the Jewish Community Stepped Up During the LA Fires
- 1108 Questions I Get Asked About Poland
- 109🎸 Rockin' Around the Chanukah Bush
- 108Shark Tank Meets Antisemitism
- 107The Most Important Book I Read This Year
- 106Comedy as a Weapon for Survival Pt. IV
- 105Jewish Gratitude List Pt. III
- 104Mimouna, Moufletta, and Misconceptions
- 103A Rare Look Inside a Prison Synagogue
- 102🥳 Happy 2nd Shabbat Dropiversary
- 101Cemetery Measuring Women of Ashkenaz
- 100My Keffiyeh Karen Confession
- 99How are you holding up?
- 98From Leeks to Likes: Adventures in Jewish Storytelling
- 97Miranda's Search for Spirituality
- 96From Manischewitz to Mindfulness: A Jewish Retreat!
- 95A Month by Any Other Name
- 94The Significance of Re'eh-visiting Old Lessons
- 93Comedy as a Weapon for Survival Pt. III
- 92The One Where Fred Turns 95
- 91How October 7th Changed My View of Tisha B'Av
- 90Building Peace Through Classical Pieces
- 89The Frozen Chosen 101
- 88🎈Balloons and Jewish Brooklyn
- 87Comedy as a Weapon for Survival Pt. II
- 865 Things I Learned on Shavuot
- 85🏳️🌈 Gay Shabbat
- 84🧀 A Catch-Up with the King of Kosher Cheese
- 83Comedy as a Weapon for Survival Pt. I
- 82Cut. It. Out! The Bris Drop
- 81🎤🎵Hallelujah! Israeli history through Eurovision wins
- 80Yom HaShoah and Honoring the Six Million
- 79Call Me By Your Name: The Forgotten Exodus
- 78Meet Vince, a Jew de Vivre 🎉
- 77To Jew is to Do
- 76Creating Change, One Milk Carton at a Time
- 75Meet Randa, the Boss of Braided Bread
- 74Ancient Courage and Modern Identity: A Purim Reflection
- 73The Colorful Life of Iris Apfel
- 72Jew Ho! The Jewish Bollywood Drop
- 71My story of Jonathan Pollard
- 70On Jewish Giving and Building a Better World
- 69My First Shiva Experience
- 68The best Jewish book, according to me
- 67Natesh's Search for Meaning
- 66🌳Planting Trees for a Better Future
- 65Bluegrass, Bourbon, and B'nai Mitzvahs
- 64Baruch ata Adonaj: Notes from Copenhagen
- 635 Jewish Books I Read in 2023
- 62Meet Ronit, Israeli Artivist
- 61🦸The Marvels of Jewish Comics
- 60Hanukkah: The Festival of Might
- 59It's here! The 2023 Hanukkah Gift Guide!
- 58Who will repair the chain?
- 57The Secret History of Iran's Mashhadi Jews
- 56My Jewish Gratitude List Pt. ii
- 55I know we will overcome this.
- 54Life Through a Jewish Lens
- 53I'm safe, but not okay.
- 52Happy Shabbat Dropiversary!
- 51You're the Lulav to My Etrog
- 509 Ways to Elevate Yourself for Yom Kippur
- 49What are your Jewish goals?
- 48Meet Robin Weiss, Kugel Kween
- 47Curly-Haired Jews: This Is for You
- 4620 Lessons I Learned in My 20s
- 45Happy Fred Friday
- 443... 2... 1... Raid the Shelves!
- 43Matchmaker, Matchmaker, Make Me a (Digital) Match
- 42My Tisha B'Av Tell-All
- 41💖 Finding Judaism through Barbie
- 40Tammuz Me to Tears
- 39A Torah in Tallinn: My Trip to Jewish Estonia
- 38Kosher reindeer, anyone?
- 37Fun fact! I’m trans. Wow!
- 36Jewish Identity on the Go
- 35You are always Sivan my mind
- 34“Excuse me, is this 'Jews and UFOs?'"
- 33🧀 A Conversation with the King of Kosher Cheese
- 32Jewish Harlem: Then and Now
- 31What's a Jewish Pirate's Favorite Month? Iy-arrr!
- 30💎 Diamonds are a Jew's Best Friend
- 29How do you feel about Israel@75?
- 28Howdy! Shalom!
- 27Be confident in your Jewish knowledge
- 26Doodle Me Like One of Your Jewish Girls
- 25Why is my AI boyfriend so obsessed with Jews?
- 24I'll Have What She's Having!
- 23🎻A Fiddler on the Roof. Sounds crazy, no?
- 22Purim 101
- 21"U CRY NOW" for Ukraine
- 20🤠 The Jews of the Wild West
- 19Black (Jewish) History Month
- 18Praying for Peace When it Feels Pointless
- 17Bo Means Go
- 16Celebrating Bagels and Community
- 15The Jewish Secret to Happiness
- 14Jewish Books I Read in 2022
- 13I'm really angry right now!
- 12The Jew Who Loved Christmas
- 11Hanukkah Gift Guide + PARTY!
- 10Let's Talk About (Jewish) Sex, Baby
- 09Kiss My Lev
- 08Sigd and Ethiopian Jewry with Beejhy Barhany
- 07My Jewish Gratitude List Pt. I
- 06Two Ladies in Leopoldstadt
- 05What the Chell is Cheshvan?
- 04Ramy Season 3 Review
- 03Ye or Nay? I Say Nay.
- 02A Tale of Two Yom Kippur Services
- 01MY GREAT JEWISH JOURNEY (Thus Far, in Brief)
Also every week: Spiritual Sparks.
Rabbi Ze'ev Smason on the small sparks of everyday life.
Also every week: Your Weekly Dose.
Rabbi Eliyahu Schusterman of Chabad Intown, on the week and what it asks of us.
Also every week: Finding the Joy.
Uri's weekly turn through the parsha, looking for the joy in it.