Your Jewish Life Your Way with Karen ...
Here’s the spiel: The Your Jewish Life Your Way show is an audacious and dynamic podcast that explores what it feels like to be Jewish or Jew(ish). Karen Cinnamon, internationally renowned Jewish lifestyle brand expert and host, divulges all of the secrets and know-how to being confident in celebrating and living your Jewish and Jew(ish) life your way. Master how to embrace your mishpucha through the traditions and rituals you’ve been dying to learn more about, without having to compromise life’s everyday hustle. Save your kvetching! We’re talking less Jewish guilt and more Jewish joy here on out. Being Jewish in today’s world is all about belonging and inclusivity. Grab some nosh and join Karen along with your favorite Jewish and Jew(ish) celebrities, creators, and leaders. Discover together how to embrace the community and culture and throw away the stress of feeling like it’s all or nothing. This isn’t your Bubbe’s temple. Join some of the world’s most diverse Jewish voices, and forget about the “right” and “wrong” ways to be Jewish. It’s time to create a Jewish life you love living. Yalla!
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How to love being Jewish 10x more than anyone h...
Karen sits down with Israeli writer and activist Hen Mazzig, the son of Mizrahi Jewish refugees from Iraq and North Africa who’s made it his mission to share his family's story with the world. They chat about finding your own path in life and...
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How to Make Jewish Friends as an Adult
Karen sits down with Emily from the Your Jewish Life content team to chat about one of the trickiest parts of adulthood: making friends - especially Jewish ones! They speak about their respective experiences - Karen’s in London and Emily’s in NYC...
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Small, easy steps to take to lean into your Jew...
Karen sits down with Lisa Lisser, Executive Vice President at . Long known for their slightly risque NYC bus shelter ads, lately JewBelong’s been pushing the envelope in expanding the conversation around antisemitism with their attention-getting...
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Judaism Without Shame: Empowering Your Jewish I...
Karen sits down with Jewish advocate and educator Amy Albertson to chat all about Amy’s experiences as a Chinese American Jewish woman, and her work to empower ALL Jews to own their Jewish identities with no apologies. A passionate voice for ending...
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Tradition…. Tradition!: The Joy of Jewish Weddings
This week, Karen puts on her Jewish wedding expert hat and chats all about one of the most beautiful Jewish traditions of all. You may know her best as the host of this podcast and founder of Smashing Life, but Karen also runs Smashing The Glass - the...
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Not Your Bubbe’s Rabbi: Redefining Authentic Ju...
Karen sits down with Rabbi Rena Singer, co-founder of Modern Ritual along with Rabbi Samantha Frank, to chat about teaching deep Judaism on social media. Since its founding in 2017, @modern_rituall has been responsible for some of the most engaging...
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Closing Out 2021 at 100% Chutzpah with Unkosher...
Karen sits down with Shiran and Alex of Unkosher Market, the Jewish apparel and lifestyle brand known for irreverent products from Oy Vey face masks to Everything Bagel nail polish, all about their approach to making Judaism fun, relatable, and even...
50 min
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Igniting Jewish Pride with Jewish Mother Extrao...
Karen sits down with Ariel Stein, a Brooklyn-based Jewish mom on a mission to share the beauty of Judaism with the world - on social media and off. Best known for her popular Instagram accounts @ariel.loves and @jewishfamilymagic, Ariel chats with...
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10 Jewish Instagrammers Tell Us Their Favorite ...
This episode is devoted to our favorite things about being Jewish! Karen brings together ten of her very favorite Jewish Instagrammers, from challah bakers to rabbis, to share their own very favorite thing about being part of this wonderful, ancient...
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How to Have Your Best Hanukkah Ever in 2021
Karen is joined by Emily and Sam from the team to talk all things Hanukkah! The Festival of Lights starts early this year, so we’re making sure to get in the holiday spirit, covering everything from our favorite Hanukkah eats to our thoughts about...
50 min
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An Ode to Challah - Baking Your Way to Jewish B...
Karen sits down with Allegra Benitah, tax lawyer turned Challah baker! Allegra shares her journey to becoming one of Instagram’s most innovative challah bakers - she’s known for her fun shapes and wow flavors (think elderflower, strawberry, and...
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Overcoming Jewish impostor syndrome: Bringing J...
Karen chats with illustrator, textile designer, and writer Micaela Ezra, founder of contemporary Judaica collection AHYIN, about growing your spirituality, overcoming Jewish impostor syndrome, and what it really means to build a Jewish home - and how...
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Unapologetically Jewish - Spreading Jewish Joy ...
In today’s episode, Karen sits down with mega-talented Brooklyn-based designer Ariel Tidhar. Best known for her fresh, contemporary approach to Jewish jewelry and accessories, Ariel’s fun, modern pieces are spreading Jewish joy far and wide. They...
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No More "Shoulds" - Embracing Your Jewish Life...
This episode is all about “shedding the shoulds” and living your most authentic life - Jewishly and in every other aspect! Karen gets real about the pressures facing Jewish women in the 21st century, and how essential it is to stay true to our...
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Quick ideas to make your home ready for Rosh Ha...
In today’s episode, recorded right before Rosh Hashanah 5782, Karen sits down with Liz Rueven, the food blogger and “eco Jew” behind Kosher Like Me for a chat about how to plan a sustainable Rosh Hashanah – and how to keep those green habits...
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You are Jewish enough - Jewish recipes, rituals...
In today’s episode Karen sits down with Amy Becker, founder of What Jew Wanna Eat, to talk all things Jewish joy, food, fun, community and inclusivity. Talking about everything from rainbow challahs, creating community in 2021, millennial twists on...
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Everything you need to know about Rosh Hashanah...
Today’s episode is all about fun, easy ways to celebrate the Jewish new year festival of Rosh Hashanah! Karen is joined by Sam and Emily from the Smashing Life team, talking about the reflective and spiritual side of Rosh Hashanah as well as the...
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My Jewish Life - an intro to me, Karen Cinnamon...
In today’s episode, Karen tells the story of how and why she started this community, and all the need-to-know about her Jewish life! From her Ashkenazi / Sephardi childhood growing up in North West London, to her 20’s living in Tel Aviv, her...
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Start Here: Create a Jewish Life You Love Living
Here’s the spiel: The Your Jewish Life Your Way show is an audacious and dynamic podcast that explores what it feels like to be Jewish or Jew(ish) in 2021. Karen Cinnamon, internationally renowned Jewish lifestyle brand expert and host, divulges all...
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