Hanukkah — A “Bad Jew” Take: Judaism Unbound Episode 356 - Dan and Lex
Happy Hanukkah! Or as we like to spell it, (c)(h)(x)(j)an(n)(i)(u)k(k)a(h)! We're about 1 week early, but in this episode, Dan and Lex explore Hanukkah in depth, asking how we might deepen our relationship to it if we connected it to frameworks from our recent conversation with Emily Tamkin, about her book Bad Jews. Also, they tie the holiday of Hanukkah to....Jewish weddings? It sounds incoherent, I know, but if you listen, we promise it will all make sense!
[1] This Hanukkah, Judaism Unbound is partnering with The Torah Studio on an initiative called Apocry-Fest: Hanukkah Unbound and Un-Canonized! Learn all about it (and register for it!) by heading to JudaismUnbound.com/apocrypha.
[2] For Judaism Unbound’s 2022 Hanukkah Gift Guide — featuring gift certificates to the UnYeshiva, along with some of our favorite books from recent guests on the podcast, and more — click here!
[3] For our recent podcast featuring Emily Tamkin, author of the book Bad Jews: A History of American Jewish Politics and Identities, see Episode 352: Bad Jews — a History - Emily Tamkin.
[4] Lex references the full text of Emma Lazarus’s poem, entitled The New Colossus. You can read the full text of The New Colossus here — and don’t forget to read it this Chanukah with your friends or family!
