About this episode
Why do Jews call one another (and themselves) "bad Jews?" What does it mean to be "not Jewish enough?" Emily Tamkin , US Senior Editor at the New Statesman and author of Bad Jews joins Yehuda Kurtzer to discuss the problematic idea of a "good Jew," what it means to be Jewish amidst the current political and existential turmoil, Bernie Madoff and tropes about Jews and money, and being on the outside. Additional reading: Is Jewish Continuity Sexist? On Jewish Values and Female Bodies by Mijal Bitton https://www.sourcesjournal.org/articles/is-jewish-continuity-sexist