{"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":"Kichel in 10 Minutes","slug":"kichel-in-10-minutes","published_at":"2026-06-13T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/everything-jewish-10-minutes-at-a-time-7523216/kichel-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/kichel-in-10-minutes","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/bb99e661-a60f-4303-be1a-5fc7b99e64c4/kichel.mp3?dest-id=5146315","summary":"Light as air, crunchy as a snowdrift, and somehow always disappearing from the kiddush table first—today we're talking kichel. On this episode of our daily Jewish podcast, we're biting into the sweet, eggy cookie that's less a dessert and more a cultural accessory. Is it a snack, a sponge for herring, or just an excuse to linger over schnapps after services? We'll explore its Eastern European origins, its starring role at weddings and synagogue socials, and how something so simple—basically flour, eggs, and sugar—became a nostalgic symbol of old-world Jewish life. Grab a piece (or three); this one's going to crunch.","meta_description":"Light as air, crunchy as a snowdrift, and somehow always disappearing from the kiddush table first—today we're talking kichel. On this episode of our dail…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":456,"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/kichel-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/kichel-in-10-minutes.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}