While shedding light on the unique Bukharian cultural epicenter in Queens, NY, Chai Podcast hopes to promote inclusivity within the Bukharian community. Growing up in New York as a first generation American born Bukharian Jew can be jarring, and at times it seems impossible to love and cherish our cultural identity without agreeing with the more antiquated and fundamentalist standards that the Bukharian community reflects. Chai intends to make that thought seem less impossible for future generations.
Chai Podcast
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While shedding light on the unique Bukharian cultural epicenter in Queens, NY, Chai Podcast hopes to promote inclusivity within the Bukharian community. Growing up in New York as a first generation American born Bukharian Jew can be jarring, and at times it seems impossible to love and cherish our cultural identity without agreeing with the more antiquated and fundamentalist standards that the Bukharian community reflects. Chai intends to make that thought seem less impossible for future generations.
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May 29, 2022
Another One Bites the Dust
<p>Ending off Season 2 with this lil' mini episode. Who doesn't love a good clap back? I hope this episode helps clarify some of the pillars of what Chai Podcast is meant to represent, in addition to respond to some of the misunderstandings murmuring through the grapevine. Love you all, thank you for the continued support. See you next season, bachim.</p>
May 15, 2022
RIP to Toxic Dating Culture
<p>On today’s episode, I have a conversation with my partner/best friend/boyfriend about the pressures of dating within the Bukharian community. We discuss the toll that the idea of dating had on each of us growing up, the categorical and mechanical way that relationships in the community seem to feel, how cautious we've always been in approaching romantic relationships within the community, and of course the work we've put in to unlearn stereotypical patterns of Bukharian romance. We speak at length about the importance of individualization, learning more about yourself through personal relationships, and checking in with ourselves to ensure that we are putting ourselves first when making major life decisions, including those about marriage, career goals, etc. We pick away at the toxic dating culture that has been prevalent in our community, and the desperate need for change to relieve some of the overwhelming pressure that lies on the shoulders of teens and people in their early 20s as they just try to do their best. </p>
May 1, 2022
The Bukharian Story: Periods of Isolation Punctuated by Reunion
<p>It was my absolute honor to speak with Dr. Alanna Cooper, who was my first non-Bukharian guest who undoubtedly knows more about the roots, dynamics, and origins of the Bukharian culture than most of us these days! I stumbled on a YouTube video of a lecture that Dr. Cooper was giving and was immediately curious to know more about her, since it isn’t often that you hear about someone in the academic world studying the Bukharian Jews of Central Asia, especially in the framework of Global Judaism. By perusing through her various publications and her book <strong>Bukharan Jews and the Dynamics of Global Judaism</strong>, I was enamored by her work but, more so, her ability to connect with the experiences of Bukharian Jews from an out-of-bubble perspective. </p> <p>Alanna E. Cooper holds the Abba Hillel Silver Chair in Jewish Studies at Case Western Reserve University, housed in the department of religious studies. Prior to this position, she served as director of Jewish Studies at CWRU's Lifelong Learning program. She holds a PhD in cultural anthropology (from Boston University, 2000) and has held teaching and research positions at Harvard University, Boston University, Hebrew University in Jerusalem, University of Michigan and University of Massachusetts, Amherst.</p> <p>Dr. Cooper is currently working on a second book, <strong>Preserving and Disposing of the Sacred: American Jewish Congregations</strong>. We talked about what prompted her interest in the Bukharian Jewish community, her travels to Tashkent, Samarkand, and Bukhara during the time of mass migration in the 1990s, and the way that her anthropological research influenced her relationship with her Judaism.</p> <p>To learn more about Dr. Cooper's work and her career, visit <strong>http://www.kikayon.com/</strong></p> <p>Access information on her book <strong>Bukharan Jews and the Dynamics of Global Judaism</strong> on <strong>http://www.bukharanjews.com/ </strong></p>
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