Stories from the Stoop: Elissa Weissman

By Sheilah Kast,

Melissa Gerr

Published December 4, 2020 at 9:48 AM EST

That was a Stoop Story from Elissa Weissman about her wrapping-paper escapades in London and how to commemorate Hanukkah against all odds. You can hear her story and others at stoopstorytelling dot com, or on the stoop podcast. You can catch a live show coming up, ‘The Stoop Virtual Holiday Hoo-Ha: An evening of seasonal stories, comedy sketches, and music.” It unfolds a week from Saturday, Dec. 12, at 7:00 p.m. Hanukkah is also right around the corner: it begins next Thursday evening, Dec. 10. The Jewish museum of Maryland starts the celebration early, this Sunday, Dec. 6 with ‘Hanukkah in Space!’ The live streaming event explores: How do you spin a dreidel in zero gravity? Can you light a menorah on the International Space Station? The fun begins at 3 p.m.

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Sheilah Kast

Sheilah Kast is the host of On The Record, Monday-Friday, 9:30-10:00 am.

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Melissa Gerr

Melissa Gerr is a Senior Producer for On the Record. She started in public media at Twin Cities Public Television in St. Paul, Minn., where she is from, and then worked as a field producer for Oregon Public Broadcasting in Portland. She made the jump to audio-lover in Baltimore as a digital media editor at Mid-Atlantic Media and Laureate Education, Inc. and as a field producer for "Out of the Blocks." Her beat is typically the off-beat with an emphasis on science, culture and things that make you say, 'Wait, what?'

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