What is it about being Jewish that connects us no matter where we live, how we work or if we even go to synagogue?

Food? Culture? Humor? Tradition? History?

In the wake of the October 7 tragedy in Israel — the worst pogrom since the Holocaust — and the rising antisemitism in the following months, American Jews felt a solidarity that many hadn’t known existed. People found themselves speaking out in ways they never had, putting on the Jewish stars they hadn’t worn in decades, experiencing a pride they had long forgotten.

Now, 75 writers share their funny, poignant, sad and emotional thoughts on that unique bond that reflect our joy and trauma, love, loss and family ties in the new book, On Being Jewish Now.

Twenty of those authors will join us, and we will get to hear from five of them for a conversation led by the volume’s editor, publisher and contributor Zibby Owens.

With:

Talia Carner: proud 7th-generation Sabra and author of six best-selling novels

Annabelle Gurwitch: New York Times bestselling author, actress, activist and longtime cohost of TBS’s Dinner and a Movie

Nicola Kraus: #1 New York Times best-selling author with over 6 million copies of her books in print

Lihi Lapid: Israeli author, photojournalist and newspaper columnist

Zibby Owens is an author, podcaster, bookstore owner and CEO of Zibby Media.

All proceeds from the sale of the book will go to support the work of Artists Against Antisemitism, which raises awareness of antisemitism, promotes education about Jewish history and culture, helps those who experience anti-Jewish hate to fight against it and works to help build a kinder, brighter, more understanding world within the arts.