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Torah Smash! The Podcast for Nerdy Jews
Episode 96 - Not Alone for Hallmark Hanukkah…With Special Guest Tamar Laddy
December 17, 2025
Torah Smash! The Podcast for Nerdy Jews
Episode 96 - Not Alone for Hallmark Hanukkah…With Special Guest Tamar Laddy
In this episode, we’re joined by special guest, Tamar Laddy, who helps us better view the less frequently made Hanukkah Hallmark movies. We explore assimilation, belonging, and choosing to stand out instead of blend in. And then, we do that again and again and again. Not because it’s a time loop, but because we loved this conversation!
00:03:38 Exodus 12:49
00:05:22 Jewish or Nerdy Cultural Assimilation
00:07:06 Unapologetically Jewish
00:09:50 Time Traveling Comic Book Nerds
00:11:48 When do we assimilate and when do we choose to be outwardly Jewish?
00:18:30 Jewish Hallmark Movies
00:19:49 Rudolph: The first Jewish superhero
00:21:12 That old joke about a tie shop
00:22:13 The Stranger in a Land of Hallmark Movies
00:25:21 Jews and Nerds together
00:26:23 A peek behind the scenes
00:32:26 Time Loop Movies
00:35:01 Are Jewish movies popular yet?
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