The Peculiar Power of Jewish Food Influencers

Episode 98 May 03, 2022 00:47:24
The Peculiar Power of Jewish Food Influencers
Identity/Crisis (OLD FEED)
The Peculiar Power of Jewish Food Influencers

May 03 2022 | 00:47:24

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Show Notes

Something to nosh on as we go inside the world of Jewish food influencers. Kosher food influencers can often create a platform where niche religious content has an appeal beyond its immediate circle. Has social media brought Jewish food to the mainstream? Shayna Weiss, Associate Director of the Schusterman Center for Israel Studies at Brandeis University returns to Identity/Crisis to explore the overlap of eating and social identity, kosher food culture and the power of Jewish food influencers with host, Yehuda Kurtzer.

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