170: Purim (with Eliana Morris)

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Just in time for Purim we’re joined by Eliana Morris, who gives us a primer on the holiday’s story, feminist themes, and celebratory traditions. Also featuring a lot of Disney references, some of the best Purim spiels we’ve ever heard, and more than a few mentions of The Bachelor. </span></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Content Warning:</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">This episode contains conversations about inequality in relationships, misogyny, virginity as a construct, execution/hanging, anti-Semitism, religous persecution, mentions of abuse, attempted sexual assault, and mention of mass shooting.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Guest</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Eliana Morris recommends you check out your local Jewish Federation! Find the one closest to you at</span> <a href="https://www.jewishfederations.org/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">jewishfederations.org</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">She also recommends the books,</span> <a href= "https://www.harpercollins.com/9780061374982/jewish-literacy-revised-ed/"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Jewish Literacy</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">,</span> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48855.The_Diary_of_a_Young_Girl"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">The Diary of a Young Girl</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">,</span> <a href= "https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/301293/rashis-daughters-book-i-joheved-by-maggie-anton/"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Rashi’s Daughters</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">,</span> <a href="https://www.heyalma.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Hey Alma</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">,</span> <a href= "https://www.villagebooks.com/village-books-mark-glickman-03/07/11"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Sacred Treasure—The Cairo Genizah</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, and</span> <a href= "https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/25363399-stolen-words"><span style="font-weight: