Lost in Translation
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This episode features true stories on the theme “Lost in Translation,” as told by Nancy Cahners, Sarah Goldberg, Jacqui Mautner, Benji Lovitt, Milton Roller, Miriam Herschlag, and Elana Dorfman.
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Shop, Pray, Run
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The pandemic has transformed, perhaps forever, how we experience the most banal of activities. In this episode, we hear why Miriam keeps muttering “amen” on her evening jogs in Jerusalem, and Ann's epic journey to pick up groceries in Karmiel.
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Getting Better
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Noam Shuster was having her dream year at Harvard when the pandemic hit. On her way back to Israel, she contracted COVID-19. She tell the tale of her stint in a "corona hotel" where she was found a microcosm of a fractious society bound together in radical compassion by a shared cough.
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Back Porch Kaddish
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On this episode, Bill Slott tells a real life story of a community gathering closely together while safely keeping its distance.
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Seder Improv
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True stories of neighbors finding ways out of isolation to join together, why home confinement was better during the 1st Gulf War, and of the realization that you’ve got to crack a few eggs to make an omelet.
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Eggs
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For Miriam and her great Passover egg hunt, relief arrived from the friend next door. Ed’s Jerusalem eggspedition led him to discover that egg shortages know no borders. And Amanda, who found out that eggs were not the only item in short supply, eventually ended up with far more than she bargained for.
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“Alone Together With Fiona”
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This week, in a special episode, we bring you one short story, “Alone together with Fiona,” told by Abi Hartuv.
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Of Plagues and Quarantines
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This episode features true stories on the theme Quarantined, as told by Judah Ari Gross, Sarah Goldberg, Sari Friedman, and Yisrael Campbell.
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On the Job
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This episode features stories on the theme “On the Job,” as told by Abraham Silver, Alison Bender Kellner, Elana Dorfman, Allison Kaplan Sommer, and Noah Efron.
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House and Home
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True stories of “House and Home” as told by Linda Lovitch, Tova Kamioner, Nora El Zokm, Milton Roller, Elana Dorfman, and Sharon Goldfarb.
info_outlineThis week, in a special episode, we bring you one short story, “Alone together with Fiona,” told by Abi Hartuv. It's a tale of neighbors nurturing ties even while confined to their homes, in other words, a story borne of the extraordinary circumstances in which we all find ourselves at the moment.
Music
Itamar Haluts - Alexandra-Clyde