{"podcast":{"title":"Everything Jewish - 10 Minutes at a Time","slug":"everything-jewish-10-minutes-at-a-time-7523216","podcast_index_feed_id":7523216,"rss_url":"https://feeds.libsyn.com/592205/rss","website_url":"https://sites.libsyn.com/592205","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/f/f/8/7/ff873758313fc23fd959afa2a1bf1c87/everythingJewishSquare14001400.jpg","author":"Adam Diament","episode_count":300,"summary":"Welcome to \"Everything Jewish - 10 Minutes at a Time!\" The podcast that makes exploring Jewish ideas easy, fun, and inviting. Whether you're Jewish, a little Jew-curious, or simply love learning new things, these bite-sized episodes will give you history, literature, theology, traditions, and cultural gems in just about ten minutes. Think of it as your friendly guide to all things Jewish, without the long sermons or heavy textbooks.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-22T16:17:06.262858+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/everything-jewish-10-minutes-at-a-time-7523216"},"episode":{"title":"Babka in 10 Minutes","slug":"babka-in-10-minutes","published_at":"2026-05-31T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/everything-jewish-10-minutes-at-a-time-7523216/babka-in-10-minutes","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/everything-jewish-10-minutes-at-a-time-7523216","url":"https://bb99e661-a60f-4303-be1a-5fc7b99e64c4.libsyn.com/babka-in-10-minutes","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/bb99e661-a60f-4303-be1a-5fc7b99e64c4/babke.mp3?dest-id=5146315","summary":"Babka is a sweet, braided, yeast-leavened bread or Viennoiserie that originated in the Jewish communities of Poland and Western Ukraine, where it was traditionally made from leftover challah dough enriched with jam, cinnamon, or nuts. The Jewish version, which gained immense popularity in the diaspora (especially New York) and Israel (where it is known as Ugat Shmarim ), involves rolling a rich, often brioche-like, dough into a thin rectangle, spreading it generously with a filling—most famously chocolate , and then rolling, slicing, and artfully braiding the loaf to create its characteristic visible layers and signature swirls. After baking, it is typically brushed with a sweet sugar syrup to ensure a moist texture and a beautiful glossy finish, cementing its status as a rich, decadent treat served for dessert or a sweet breakfast.","meta_description":"Babka is a sweet, braided, yeast-leavened bread or Viennoiserie that originated in the Jewish communities of Poland and Western Ukraine, where it was trad…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":479,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/everything-jewish-10-minutes-at-a-time-7523216/episodes/babka-in-10-minutes/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/everything-jewish-10-minutes-at-a-time-7523216/babka-in-10-minutes.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}