{"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":"Halva in 10 Minutes","slug":"halva-in-10-minutes","published_at":"2026-06-18T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/everything-jewish-10-minutes-at-a-time-7523216/halva-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/halva-in-10-minutes","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/bb99e661-a60f-4303-be1a-5fc7b99e64c4/halva.mp3?dest-id=5146315","summary":"Crumbly, sweet, and mysteriously addictive, today we're breaking into halva. On this episode of our daily Jewish podcast, we're exploring the sesame-based confection that looks like fudge, tastes like toasted sunshine, and sparks instant nostalgia from Jerusalem markets to American grocery aisles. Chocolate swirled or pistachio-studded? Dense and flaky or soft and creamy? We'll trace its Middle Eastern origins, its place in Sephardi and Mizrahi Jewish kitchens, and how crushed sesame seeds and sugar somehow became a candy with centuries of history behind every bite. Fair warning—this one might leave you reaching for another slice.","meta_description":"Crumbly, sweet, and mysteriously addictive, today we're breaking into halva. On this episode of our daily Jewish podcast, we're exploring the sesame-based…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":454,"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/halva-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/halva-in-10-minutes.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}