Description
Karen sits down with Molly Tolsky, the founder and editor of Jewish culture site (and awesome Instagram account) Hey Alma and editor of Jewish parenting site Kveller. They chat about making space for Jewish Millennials to feel seen, the importance of showcasing diverse Jewish voices, and the joys of helping Jews connect with each other.
You’ll find out:
- What it was like going from a very Jewish home community to a not-very-Jewish college
- All about Molly's music-themed Mollypalooza bat mitzvah - complete with a choreographed dance to “Welcome to Miami”
- How writing brought her back into the Jewish world as an adult
- How Molly got the idea to start Hey Alma
- Dealing with online backlash
- Why seeing Jews judge each other is the hardest thing about her job
- All about those awesome Alma Classifieds
- What sparks Jewish joy for Molly
LINKS:
Hey Alma
https://www.heyalma.com
Hey Alma’s Instagram (where you can find the Alma Classifieds!)
https://www.instagram.com/hey.alma
Kveller
https://www.kveller.com
Kveller’s Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/kvellercom
Molly’s Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/mollytolsky
Molly’s bat mitzvah
https://www.instagram.com/p/CbQaVdyLuw4/
Smashing Life, my community membership club for Jewish + Jew(ish) women
https://smashinglife.club/
We’re going to be taking a little bit of a break from the show. We’ll be back soon with something that we think you are going to LOVE!
Meanwhile Karen and the Your Jewish Life team wish you a beautiful and meaningful Chag Sameach.
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