Shayna Weiss: Arabic Music, Israeli Mainstream Culture, and the US Military

Shayna Weiss is a scholar of Judaism, gender, and Israeli culture at Brandeis University. She has entered the space of Jewish academia at the helm of a multi-dimensional renaissance. Women are playing a more prominent role in academia and the Jewish world than ever before; at the same time, the field of Jewish studies is at an inflection point. We sit down with Shayna Weiss, a leader in the field and a key figure in this shift. Needless to say, she is so much more than a Nice Jewish Girl. ~~ Learn more about Unpacked: https://jewishunpacked.com/about/ Visit Unpacked on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/unpacked ~~~~ Learn about Shayna Weiss' work here: https://www.brandeis.edu/israel-center/news/newsletter-november-2018-meet-shayna.html ~~~~ Unpacked is a division of OpenDor Media