Weekend Update: Watch, Listen, Read...

Okay, I can barely keep my eyes open and it’s only 6 pm on the West Coast.

This week (so far!), I was in Boston on Tuesday for the Hillel Global Assembly, Toronto for an event Wednesday, Los Altos, CA for a Bay Area event Thursday, and Marin for another event today. Tomorrow, a Happy Women’s Dinner in the Bay Area, then off to L.A. for an event Sunday. This is a lot even for me! But I met the most amazing people!!!

Here are a few things you can dig into this weekend. If you can stay awake.

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Read

I may have posted this list too early (um, in October, sorry), but here are my top 22 books in 2024. Pick up a few and start reading!

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Watch

Heather Reisman, CEO of Indigo, the largest bookstore chain in Canada (with 50% market share!), and I were in conversation at Holy Blossom Temple with the rabbi, Yael Splansky. It was a sold out event with 250 people. This was one of my all-time favorites! Watch the livestream!

Today I was in conversation with Julie Fingersh in the San Francisco Bay Area with the Bay Area Federation. I made it an Instagram Live at the last minute. (Thanks for holding my phone the whole time, Kyle!) You can watch that event, too.

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Listen

Thanks for all the help with the new podcast name. I’m actually thinking of just calling it Zibby’s Podcast or The Zibby Podcast. (Thoughts on that?)

Here are my most recent episodes. Have a listen!

Then, as we go through our big rebrand over the holidays, listen to some of the all-time greatest and most popular episodes that you might have missed. I mean, I’ve done 2,000+!!

Get ready for replays of….. David Sedaris, John Irving, Abraham Verghese, Tovah Feldshuh, Matthew McConaughey, Natalie Portman, Quinta Brunson, Rob Delaney, Max Greenfield, Alicia Keys, Sutton Foster, and, in honor of “Wicked”…. Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth!

We’ll start again with all new episodes in the new year!

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Events

Did you know we now have “collections” of events on Eventbrite so you can see the events we host all in one place? (I mean, how would you know; I literally just finished making them. But anyway…)

zibby.eventbrite.com (bookmark the site!)

Here is the Zibby’s Bookshop collection — including my event at Zibby’s Bookshop on Sunday at 5 pm with Elisa Albert!

Have you signed up for our Montecito, CA Retreat February 21st-23rd with Kristin Hannah, Leigh Bardugo, Cathy Heller, Natasha Siszlo, Laura Cathcart Robbins, and Nanda Reddy. Grab your weekend ticket today!

Here is the book club collection. (More soon!) Sophie Cousens will be joining us next Wednesday at 7 pm ET!! January: Glory Edim. February: Alice Feeney. And more!

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For more of On Being Jewish Now…

If you’re interested in reading the original essays we publish each week, listening to the podcast recordings, and connecting, subscribe there, too! On Being Jewish Now. And follow us on Instagram.

Btw, thanks for helping the anthology hit the USA Today bestseller list five out of the last six weeks! Now is the PERFECT TIME to stock up on it as Hanukkah gifts. Buy 10 for $129.90. That’s like one Lego set.

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Awards

We also announced the finalists for the 4th annual Zibby Awards! Did you see them?! Thanks to everyone who submitted nominations! The winners will be announced on January 27th.

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Bye!

Okay, that’s enough. Let me know what you dig into from all of the above, if anything! Can we make it through the holidays? Yes, we can!

Warmly,

Zibby