My So-Called Jewish Life
A SpeakeasyDC Production
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During Chanukah, join us for the fifth annual night of funny, poignant, powerful, and peculiar autobiographical stories about all things Jewish, not-so-Jewish, and wanna-be Jewish. Storytellers include:
Neda Ulaby – NPR reporter covering arts and culture
Daren Firestone – New York actor turned Washington lawyer and new dad
Emily Pearl Goodstein – a sweatpants enthusiast, reproductive justice activist, birth story photographer, and rabble-rouser
PJ Andrews – government cubicle dweller and youth leader
Sara Armour – a stand-up comedian, improviser, and storyteller
Rachel Ackerman – rabbi/educator at Temple Shalom
Hosted by Amy Saidman, SpeakeasyDC’s artistic executive director.

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Jun 14, 2026 • 5:00 pm ET
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Jul 14, 2026 • 7:00 pm ET
Brian Tyler Cohen
In Conversation with Jim Acosta
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Jul 27, 2026 • 7:00 pm ET
Colson Whitehead
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Aug 25, 2026 • 7:00 pm ET
Annie Lowrey
In Conversation with Ezra Klein
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Sep 3, 2026 • 7:00 pm ET
Sarah Longwell
In Conversation with Kara Swisher
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Sep 9, 2026 • 7:00 pm ET
R.F. Kuang
In Conversation with Amy Qin
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Sep 17, 2026 • 7:00 pm ET
An Evening with Kristin Hannah
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Oct 8, 2026 • 7:00 pm ET
Yotam Ottolenghi
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Oct 15, 2026 • 7:30 pm ET
JOSH THOMAS: JIGGLE, JIGGLE
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Oct 18, 2026 • 7:30 pm ET
Simone Dinnerstein, piano
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Memorial Recital
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Oct 24, 2026 • 7:30 pm ET
Niladri Kumaar, sitar
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Nov 14, 2026 • 7:30 pm ET
Minsoo Sohn, piano