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Chaya Leah Sufrin and Yael Bar tur are two of the most influential Jewish women in America. Known for their compassionate and thoughtful discussions, they discuss topics ranging from antisemitism to The Social Security Act of 1935. Their guests include luminaries such as Barbara Bush, Oprah Winfery, Bill Cosby, and whatever that guy's name is who was married to Kim Kardashian for like two weeks. Seriously, AI is dead. It was a bubble and always will be. It's headed to the garbage bin of history with My Space, Ivy League Universities, and democracy. Unfiltered word vomit is the new intelligence. If typos could talk, this is what they would sound like. Please enjoy 1 hour and 2 minutes of it. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit askajew.substack.com/subscribe

Today is a heartbreaking and terrifying day for Jews in America—and for anyone who cherishes the values of decency, freedom, and civilization itself.The cold-blooded murder of Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim last night in Washington, D.C., has shattered any illusion that the hate-filled rhetoric we've been hearing was just talk. It wasn't. For those of us who have been warning that this kind of incitement would spill into violence, this is our worst nightmare come true. And yet we still hear people whispering, some quite loudly, that the Zionists had it coming. This was not random. This was the deadly consequence of a climate that has normalized antisemitism under the guise of politics. Some people think violent antisemitism is the result of the the war in Gaza. We know it's the other way around - the war in Gaza is the result of violent antisemitism. In this episode, which we recorded a few days ago before these horrific events, we sat down with Jonah Platt—actor, podcast host, and passionate Jewish advocate—to talk about Judaism, Israel, generational disconnects, and what it means to be a vocal Jew in today's climate. Check out his excellent podcast, Being Jewish with Jonah Platt.We cover the following topics:* From Hollywood to Jewish Advocacy* The Role of Family in Jewish Identity* What's Going Wrong with Jewish Education?* Jewish Students and the New Face of Antisemitism* Chabad, Cheese Plates & Jewish Hospitality* Why Aren't More Jews in Hollywood Speaking Up?* Fighting Disinformation & Misguided “Allies”In the end, Jonah reminds us: don't wait for celebrities to save us. We are done staying silent about this, and hope you can join us. Don't worry about being on the right side of your favorite Instagram influencer, worry about being on the right side of humanity. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit askajew.substack.com/subscribe

We got the top Jew everyone! Eric D. Fingerhut is the President and CEO of The Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA), previously the President and CEO of Hillel International, and also a former congressman for the great state of Ohio. Take that resume to your Jewish mother!In case you don't know, the Jewish Federations of North America is the umbrella organization for the different Jewish organizations, and they respond to the needs of Jews in the US, Israel and around the world. The Federation raises about 2 billion annually, which is enough for a couple of Air Force Ones I reckon.Eric was kind enough to sit with us for over an hour to discuss the state of Jews in America today, why 80% of Jews support Israel, and why we can't afford to be divided. He patiently answered all our dumb questions including: do the Jewish organizations bear any responsibility for he outbreak of antisemitism? Should we care what the world thinks? And how should we save the Jews with a million, ok a billion, dollars. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit askajew.substack.com/subscribe

Happy Mother's Day! This week, we invited the women who have been listening to us blabber for over 40 years — our biggest fans and fiercest critics: our own moms!Please enjoy our conversation with Chanie Perelmuter and Liora Bar tur. We talk childhood, community, Holocaust (of course) and bra shopping. And please, call your mother! Want to help us grow? Rate us 5 starts and review us on Apple or Spotify This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit askajew.substack.com/subscribe

Today is the specialest day in Israel. We just exited Memorial Day for soldiers and victis of terror, the saddest day of the year by far, and went straight — and I mean straight, within minutes — into Independence Day, the happiest. 24 hours of pain and heartbreak, followed by a short ceremony that throws us into a celebration of what we have gained thanks to those we lost. It's a rollercoaster, like most things here. Here's a video I took today at the market during the national moment of silence for the fallen. It's chilling and frankly pretty cool to watch an entire country stop in their tracks to remember. We do this 3 times a year: once on holocaust memorial day (last week) and twice on memorial day. On other days if you hear a deep siren, you should run for shelter.In this episode, Chaya Leah invites listeners who are her children to complain about her, Yael reviews the cafeteria at the Holocaust museum in Poland, and we debate the merits of uphill battles, as recommended by Douglas Murray. Special thanks for our genius editor Mickey for removing as many sniffles, coughs and in general as much auditory grossness as he could find from this one. It was a lot worse before he got involved, trust me.Good for the Jews is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.By the way, you know the show is called Ask A Jew, right?? So send us your questions, big or small, offensive and funny, to: askajewpod@gmail.com.Ready for some visual stimulation? First off, here;s CL's favorite Tel aviv dogwalker doing his morning roll call:And released hostage Agam Berger blowing our minds at the Holocaust ceremony in Auschwitz:Did someone say Poland? here are the photos from my trip of my family's home, factory and places of burial.Oh wait, I also traveled all around Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and the Sea of Galilee. Want to see?Thanks for reading Good for the Jews! This post is public so feel free to share it. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit askajew.substack.com/subscribe

Happy Good Friday! Shh, we have a serious guest, everyone behave please in the comment section. Today we welcome Jacob Mchangama. Jacob is the author of the breezy beach read “Free Speech – A History from Socrates to Social Media”, research professor at Vanderbilt University where he is also the founder and Executive Director of The Future of Free Speech institute, and a Senior Fellow at The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression theFIREorg.JOIN THE CONVERSATION ON SUBSTACK! ASKAJEW.SUBSTACK.COMHere's what we cover:* Anne Frank is from Denmark, right?* Free Speech in the ancient world* When is speech actual violence?* The optimistics and pessimistic case for free speech* Back when the ACLU was cool* Immigration and speech* Can't we just make antisemitism illegal* The vibe shift* Mahmoud Khlalil* The future of free speechHere's your feel-good story for the week: An IDF reservist found this sweet pup in Gaza, who apparently ran over when he heard the soldiers speaking Hebrew. The soldier quickly discovered that this is no other than Billy, a dog that was kidnapped from Kibbutz Nir Oz on October 7. He belonged to Rachel Dancyg, the ex-wife of hostage Alex Dancyg who was murdered in Gaza. Rachel's brother, Itzik Elgarat, was also abducted from the kibbutz and murdered in Gaza. Some sweetness in the midst of it all. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit askajew.substack.com/subscribe

This week in honor of Passover, we welcome the coolest Rabbi I know (after Chaya Leah's father of edJEWcation), Rabbi Gavriel Bellino of NYC's 6th street shul.There are tons of photos, videos and musing that go with this episode from my visit to Israel. please check them out on substack at askajew.substack.com and/or on Instagram @askajewpod.If you live in NYC you should absolutely visit 6th Street Shul (yes, this is Yael!) Its super welcoming and lowkey, and they throw some great parties. They also have the best Instagram account (operated by the Rabbi). We talk about being a born-and-bred NYC Rabbi, issues facing Judaism today, spirituality, Kosher sushi, gays, women and David Schwimmer. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit askajew.substack.com/subscribe

This week we welcome returning guest and the youngest person we know, Blake Flayton, to talk about his new book: 10 Things Every Jew Should Know Before They Go to College. We talk to Blake about how to win over Gen Z (with social justice!), whether or not we should we be gatekeeping the the antisemitism discourse, and why we don't want to see anymore Holocaust movies….for now.You can follow Blake on Substack, X and Instagram, check him out calling out campus antisemitism in The NY Times before it was cool, and of course buy the book - everyone should read it, not just the kids! Also listen to his excellent podcast with Einat Wilf, We Should All Be Zionists.Also:* AI Therapy* Finally the world is waking up! oh wait nvm* What Birthrigtht gets wrong* You say Dual Loyalty like it's a bad thing* Fighting Antisemitism from the left - Blake's latest essay on Substack:* Keep your friends?* Enough with the Holocaust movies* I'd rather be 9 people's favorite thing than 100 people's 9th favorite thing* Are we all just talking to ourselves on Instagram? The problem with social media Zionism.* The Insta-fada!* Woke Anne Frank* Stop what you're doing and learn Hebrew This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit askajew.substack.com/subscribe

G'day from the Land Down Under! Promise this is our first and last Australia joke in these show notes. Today we welcome the Jewish Hugh Jackman (ok, I lied), Josh Szeps to Ask A Jew! Josh is the host of Uncomfortable Conversations with Josh Szeps, and host of Szeps Live on Substack every Tuesday at 9pm (that's normal time, not whatever they use in Australia). We loved having Josh on, even though he's a lefty and that makes us feel unsafe. But it's hard not to love him, and you will too. Also it doesn't hurt that he's kind of a hottie.Aside from a 40 minute standard chit-chat about aviation, we cover:* Do they even have months in Australia??* We forgive you, Mel Gibson* Shabbas Gay* Why don't people fall in Australia?* The moon looks different in Australia* How much money does Elon Musk have in Australia* Ok Josh, spill it - what happeend to the Malaysian Airline??* Aviation Today - with Josh Szeps* Can you introduce us to the cast of Love on The Spectrum?* The Princess Bride 2* Australia replaced its Prime Minister with a paper straw* 39 minutes in and we're still talking about planes* Josh's grandmoother's amazing holocaust story (sorry we mocked her for it)* Antisemitism in Australia* WHERE'S THE JEWS??* Oh look a bunch of Jews disagreeing about Israel* Josh is wrong about Israel and french fries This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit askajew.substack.com/subscribe

The world needs to stop talking about Jews and the only way that will happen is if Barak Obama and Jennifer Aniston have a baby.PHOTOS, CONVO, AND MORE ON SUBSTACK! askajew.substack.comAlso:* Chaya Leah makes a stunning confession* Purim Hangover* Covid anniversary* Hasidic fashion and the horrors of Brandy Melville* The strange life of supermodels* Save us, Barak Obama and Jennifer Aniston!* Shitty Columbia students* You don't hate the universities enough* Not all slopes are slippery* CL book recommendation: Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging by Sebastian Junger This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit askajew.substack.com/subscribe

You demanded, we supplied! This week we are honored to have Prof. Russ Roberts join us on Ask A Jew. Russ is the host of the wildly successful podcast EconTalk (where he talks about everything from tariffs to the Opera), president of Shalem College in Jerusalem, and a fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford. He's also the author of many books, including How Adam Smith Can Change Your Life: An Unexpected Guide to Human Nature and Happiness , and the economics-based novel, The Price of Everything. It is only natural that this internationally renowned economist and influential podcaster sit down with us to explain, like, what is economics anyway.We discuss tariffs, AI, Jerusalem, incentives, empathy, and prayer, among other things. We also dive into whether or not being a Jew and a Zionist makes sense from an economics stand point, and which careers we should all invest in when the robots come for our jobs.Make sure to check out “EconTalk: Conversations for the curious” wherever you get your podcasts, follow Russ right here on Substack Russ Roberts, and take a sneak peak at his new book currently titled The Agnostics Guide to Jewish Prayer. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit askajew.substack.com/subscribe

Who's this, disprespecting us on our podcast?? It's our very own rare earth mineral, The Free Press columnist and host of the wonderful Breaking History podcast, Eli Lake! Did he even say thank you once? I don't know. Probably at the end. Does it even matter? We hope you enjoy the episode. If you didn't, it's because Chaya Leah didn't bring her translator.Want more AAJ fun? Join the conversation on Substack! askajew.substack.comHere's what we cover:· Yael learns something astonishing about how Chaya Leah views Volodymyr Zelenskyy and J.D Vance· You're not a Russian agent, you're just stupid.· Trump is playing 4D Uno· This wouldn't have happened under King David· Eating s**t is the bed rock of diplomacy· The axis of idiocy - people who love Gaza and Putin· A digression into terrorist rectums· Go prove you don't have a sister· Ugh, have you even heard of traveling medicine shows?· Truth is for losers· Plato Vs. the Torah· What to tell an ugly bride?· A great story whose details Yael can't remember· How antisemitic does someone have to be for you to cut them off?· The Oscars pissed us off, even though they haven't started yet· A ray of stupid sunshine· Let's dig into Meir Kahane because none of this has upset people enoughWant to help us grow? Share this episode and give us a 5 star rating or comment wherever you get your podcasts! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit askajew.substack.com/subscribe

Look. The words are done. They have just run out. So we filled the void with various mouth noises, about everything from the orthodox child labor, Meir Kahane, the Grand Canyon and Apple Cider Vinegar. Listen, some weeks are so icky, it's ok to order a 7-11 Big Gulp on Uber Eats in the middle of a recording. Or is it? Anyway, please excuse our mess, but you get it, right?* The story of Ariel Bibas's best friend from kindergarten* The new Hollyowod Jews who are punching back. Don't you just love to see it?* Friend of the pod talking Kahane with Israelis This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit askajew.substack.com/subscribe

This week we welcome our pals and confidants, Kat Rosenfield and Phoebe Maltz Bovy, co-hosts of Feminine Chaos!Kat is a novelist, culture writer, and frequent contributor to the Free Press, where you should read whatever she writes, no matter the topic.Phoebe is the opinion editor of the Canadian Jewish News, contributor to The Globe and Mail, author of the book The Perils of “Privilege” and a Canadian-American patriot.We talk Kosher Superbowl halftime shows, beauty and aging, The Golden Girls, and more! Don't forget to check out Feminine Chaos on Substack, and wherever you get your podcasts.JOIN US ON SUBSTACK TO KEEP THE CONVERSATION GOING! askajew.substack.com⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ WANT TO HELP US GROW? CONSIDER GIVING US A 5 STAR REVIEW ON APPLE OR SPOTIFY ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Links:A very Kosher halftime showKat's piece in the Free Press about Men and pregnancy lossGolden year: What I learned watching The Golden Girls for the first time in 2024Some Jewish unaothorized covers of Austalian hits from the 80sBonus: The piece Kat was working on when we recorded about the show Apple Cider Vinegar, titled “Why Women Fall for Wellness B******t”. Have you watched it? Discuss! I ended up binging it over the weekend and thought it was great. The trailer doesn't do it justice in my opinion. Get full access to Good for the Jews at askajew.substack.com/subscribe

Happy Valentines Day! That's a Jewish holiday right? Well, we're celebrating Rebbe Saint Valentine anyway.In this festive episode we get all googly-eyed over our guest Aleeza Ben Shalom, a matchmaker and relationship coach who you all know from Netflix's “Jewish Matchmaking”, and author of the new book Matchmaker Matchmaker: Find Me a Love That Lasts, which you should buy at least 2 copies of.We dive into Aleeza's advice to "date ‘em til you hate ‘em", untangle love and values, and hear why Chaya Leah's grandfather (who was himself a matchmkaer) would force men to stare into the mirror as they described their ideal girl.The interview with Aleeza starts around 41 minutes in, but first, you have to sit through our thoughts on Trump's plan for Gaza, travel tips for Somaliland, and a pitch for a new reality show to find the next palestinian leader.⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Want to help us grow? Give us a five star rating and review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify!⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Also:* Gaz-a-Lago* Somaliland and Puntland, see you at the beach!* Some TV recommendations, old and new* Who is Ian Sommerholder?* Love doesn't care about your feelings* Down with Disney!* Indepndence is overrated* The Jewish ick* Unrealistic expectations, and Chaya Leah's grandfather's advice for men (I'm not a pimp, I'm a shadchan!)* Skip the dinner dateCheck out Jewish Matchmaking on Netflix, and follow Aleeza on Youtube and Instagram, Did you know w'ere on Instagram too? Sometimes we forget. But check us out. Get full access to Good for the Jews at askajew.substack.com/subscribe

We totally thought Richard Hanania was a Jew, and by the time we found out he's Palestinian (gasp!) it was too late to cancel. Just kidding, we loved talking to Richard about everything from the online right-wing “trollosphere”, antisemitism (which he gets his fair share of), Twitter politics, elite human capital, disappearing pronoun bios, and in general why everything is just more stupid now.Follow Richard on X/Twitter , check out the Center for the Study of Partisanship and Ideology, and subscrie to his Substack here. Get full access to Good for the Jews at askajew.substack.com/subscribe

We sit down to recap the events of the week, which feels like a decade.Check out videos and shownotes on askajew.substack.com Also:* Chaya Leah wants to deport Yael* The hostage releases are so emotional. And that emotion is rage.* Where do they keep the laminating machines in Gaza?* Let the sunshine in* Is Elon Musk a Nazi? And do we prefer quality or quantity in our antisemites* Advice to secret Nazis: play it smooth.* Jeremy Corbyn's cat goes to hell* Inauguration nation* Leave it to the president of Ireland to make a holocaust memorial antisemitisc* January 6 hostages? Dude. dude.* Equal opportunity haters______________Want to help us grow? Give us a 5 star rating on Apple Podcasts and Spotify! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Get full access to Good for the Jews at askajew.substack.com/subscribe

That feeling you have in the pit of your stomach? We're all there. A mix of hope, fear, anger and grief. An American friend asked me if I'm happy about the hostage deal, and it was hard to use that word in this context. Though I support the deal (like most Israelis) and believe it is the moral choice, it makes me sick to my stomach that we even had to negotiate with these b******s, not to mention give them anything that doesn't drop from the wing of an F-15. More about that, and our listener Zoom in a minute. In the meantime, we present you this rare, early-release, joy-to-the-ears kvetch fest with two of our favorite ladies and co-hosts of Normally, Mary Katharine Ham and Karol Markowicz. You may know these ladies from either of their frequent apperances on Fox News, CNN, the NY Post, and any other place where people pay them to say what they think about things. They each also have two great podcasts of their own, The Karol Markowicz show (that's, uh, Karol's) and Getting Hammered. Thanks for reading Good for the Jews! This post is public so feel free to share it.The next few weeks will be roughAs of today, 33 hostages are set to be released in the phase of the deal, with each day bringing new challenges and mind-f***s from the enemy. There are total of 98 hostages in Gaza, aged 2 to 86, and there is no guarantee that we will ever move into the 2nd or 3rd phases of the deal that are meant to bring them all home.To clarify how evil Hamas is (in case you don't get it in our podcast, we can be a little subtle sometimes), they are set to release the first group of hostages in about 12 hours, and they still haven't told us who they are. Nor have they told us who is alive. For example, you all may have heard about little Kfir Bibas, who just celebrated his 2nd birthday as a hostage. He was kidnapped at the age of 6 months, and he and his brother Ariel (5) and mother are expected to return in this phase of the deal. We don't know if these babies will return home in their mother's arms or in body bags.As many have said before me including head of the Shin Bet, the deal isn't good - but it's the right deal. I don't think we could live with ourselves if we didn't push for it, not just for our 98 brothers and sisters, but for our sense of solidarity and responsibility to one another. Every Israeli feels like they have been missing a limb for the last 15 months, and we need to be able to be whole again to move on. This may sound sentimental, and not like the tough, calculated soldiers that people expect us to be. But in a sense, the reason people put on a uniform to begin with and run into the line of fire is to save strangers and protect families, and who would we be if we didn't do that now?Good for the Jews is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support our work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Listener ZoomAnother weepy Zoom coming your way! Please join us Monday at 9pm EST for a much-needed group therapy session. Will you learn anything? Maybe, I don't know. If you want to learn ask Dan Senor for a Zoom. Will you share all the feels and laughs with friends and strangers and leave feeling uplifted? 100%. Will send a separate email with details so watch this space. Get full access to Good for the Jews at askajew.substack.com/subscribe

Dr. Jonathan Schanzer is the Executive Director of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, host of the FDD Morning Brief, and formerly a terror finance analyst for the US Treasury. There's a lot to talk about this week, especially the hostages, an upcoming ceasefire deal that brings up all kinds of feelings, and of course - Houthi dance moves. Follow Jonathan on X and don't forget to check out the Morning Brief wherever you get your podcasts.Good for the Jews is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support our work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.If you're feeling anxious about a potential hostage deal, that's probably the right reaction. As I write this, it seems like a hostage deal will be signed in the coming hours, with the first phase being the gradual release of 33 hostages - whose condition is unclear. We the public (and probably others close to the negotiation table too) have no idea who is dead and who is alive, how long this will take (looks like weeks at the least), whether or not it will even happen, and of course what the outcome will be. It's like diffusing a bomb over the course of several weeks, every wrong move can create an explosion. There are more unkowns than knowns, and i've even gone back to edit this last paragraph in the last few minutes based on new information. We will cry tears of happiness for every life that can be pulled out of that hellhole, and tears of heartbreak for every one left behind. Anyway, to quote my friend Lishay Lavi, whose husband and father of her 2 young daughters is a hostage and is not on the first phase list: “There is no euphoria or celebration here. We fight till the very last hostage is home.” I may write a longer post about this later.Thanks for reading Good for the Jews! This post is public so feel free to share it. Get full access to Good for the Jews at askajew.substack.com/subscribe

This week we welcome on of our favorite podcast hosts and top 5 favorite lesbians, non-Jew Katie Herzog! Katie is the co-host of the wonderful Blocked and Reported podcast about internet drama with Jesse Singal, which makes her a victim of antisemitism by association.Join the conversation on Substack today! Askajew.substack.comWe discuss:* Wigs* Head nipples* What's the difference between Seattle and Portland* Hurricane Helene* America needs a good enemy* New Year's Resolutions* Meditation changed my life or whatever* Katie Arafat* Katie is a Bird Flu prepper* Jews and dogs - a mismatch made in heaven* Podcast couples therapy* Don't buy the merch* Do Jews surf?Want to help us grow? Rate and review us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts and SpotifyFollow Katie on X and most importantly, start listening to Blocked and Reported! We really want to give them a We still have a few copies of the Queers 4 Palestine calendar left! Order now. Get full access to Good for the Jews at askajew.substack.com/subscribe

What do you people call it? 2025? Anyway, we hope it's awesome! Is your new year's resolution to listen more of the Jewish weave, covering everything from Hanukkah to TJ MAxx? If so, you're in for a treat.Also:* Our sufganiyot (seasonal donuts) game-plan* Being Jewish out loud* Are celebrities allowed to be jewish?* A 2nd Hanukkah without the hostages* The bombshell Assad divorce* We are the lovechilds Marie Kondo and a Tazmanian Devil* We'll also introduce a new segment: The Jewish draft! Who's in and who's out this week? Listen to find out. Or you could also scroll below to see the photo. By the way he's been posting one for every night, hasn't hit a Jewish person in his quotes just yet, but it's night 7 so figners crossed!Also, here's a video of a lovely celebration on 5th avenue, complete with irrate commuters and confused tourists. Jewish Joy in your face, it's the NYC way!Have you ordered your copy of the Queers 4 Palestine calendar yet? If not, take your time, i've been doing the fulfillment and already have spent more than the doctor's recommended time in the post office. But also hurry up because we have a limited supply! Special thanks to the wonderful Nika Scothorne for the design. Good for the Jews is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support our work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Any New Year's resolutions?? Share below for accountability and feedback. Get full access to Good for the Jews at askajew.substack.com/subscribe

Brendan O'Neill is the chief political writer for Spiked and host of The Brendan O'Neill Show podcast. He writes for numerous publications, including the Daily Mail, the Spectator, the New York Post and The Australian. His latest book is After the Pogrom: 7 October, Israel and the Crisis of Civilisation (Spiked, 2024) which you should all buy immediately.Brendan attempts to explain to us what the HELL is wrong with Ireland, why he as a non-Jew had such a strong reaction to October 7 (he's against it, just to be clear) and why the right wing variety of antisemitism is giving the left a run for it's money.Good for the Jews is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support our work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Merry Christmas to all our non-Jewish listeners! You're our favorites. We hope you enjoy the day in your matching pajamas eating chestnuts and riding reindeer or whatever it is you do. We respect your tradition, though we don't quite understand it. I think it has something to do with a Palestinian refugee fleeing Israeli tanks 2,000+ years ago and giving birth to Jesus at a checkpoint. Here's an AI generated image of Jews celebrating Christmas. 8/10. It's also the time of year when we love to resurface one of our favorite episodes: “All I want for Christmas is Jews”. In this episode Rabbi David Komerofsky “Jewsplains” how the best Christmas songs were written by Jews, and tells a beautiful story of immigration, fantasy, and the American Dream. We also have playlist of the best songs written by Jews, so enjoy! Get full access to Good for the Jews at askajew.substack.com/subscribe

This week we welcome Judy Gold, comedian, writer, actor and author of "Yes, I can say that! When they come for the comedians we're all I trouble".We go everywhere in this one - feminism, lesbians Israel, comedy, cat calling - you name it, we laugh about it. Don't listen if you have kids in the car (unless your kids are cool)Follow Judy on Instagram, check out her website, and catch her performing comedy live weekly She also hosts the podcast “It's Judy's Show”, but she hasn't invited us on so don't listen. Get full access to Good for the Jews at askajew.substack.com/subscribe

Jonathan Elkhoury is just your typical Lebanese, Israeli, Christian, Gay Zionist.Born in Lebanon, Jonathan fled the country at the age of 8 with his family when Hezbollah took over their village. Since his father was in the South Lebanese Army and worked closely with the IDF, the family (along with about 6,000 other SLA members and their families) were offered refuge in Israel, where they have been living since.Follow Jonathan on Instagram, X and Facebook,************It's not too late to sign up for our Hanukkah party Dec 12th! (unless you are listening to this after Dec 12th, in which case it's too late). See askajew.substack.com for details.  Joing the AAJ conversation on Susbtack! askajew.substack.comEmail us your questions askajewpod@gmail.com ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Want to help us grow? Rate and review us 5 stars on Apple podcasts and Spotify ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

The girls share everything they know about Syria (not much), argue passionately about faith in the Messiah vs. faith in the Iron Dome, and try to determine who is the better Jew (the answer may suprise you!)In New York Dec 12th? Join us both for our Hanukkah party! Check askajew.substack.com for details or email askajewpod@gmail.com.  Joing the AAJ conversation on Susbtack! askajew.substack.comEmail us your questions askajewpod@gmail.com ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Want to help us grow? Rate and review us 5 stars on Apple podcasts and Spotify ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

Chaya Leah heeds the activists' advice and goes back to Poland. Also: Trumps hottest cabinet picks, our *least* favorite type of antisemites, and a wholesome dip into Mormon Twitter. Don't forget to RSVP for our Hanukkah party, Dec 12 in NYC! Details on Askajew.substack.com. Happy Thanksgiving!Links:The Perelmuters in PolandHanukkah party details  Joing the AAJ conversation on Susbtack! askajew.substack.comEmail us your questions askajewpod@gmail.com ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Want to help us grow? Rate and review us 5 stars on Apple podcasts and Spotify ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

Today we welcome Zibby Owens, bestselling author, CEO, bookstore owner , “book-fluencer”, and host of the widely succesful “Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books” podcast. Most recently she published “On Being Jewish Now”, a collection of essays on Jewish identities in a post-October 7th world. Save the Date! Dec 12th AAJ Hanukkah Party in NYC! Sign up for substack for details: Askajew.substack.comCheck out Zibby's website, check out Zibby Media, follow her on Instagram and Facebook, and of course - buy

DECEMBER 12 HANUKKAH PARTY IN NYC! Follow askajew.substack.com for details.Some rational and irrational responses to the election that are sure to equally offend all the listeners, plus movies, planes, the orthodox draft in Israel, and more. This is probably the only podcast where a passionate argument about skincare will lead to a passionate argument about a hostage deal. Joing the AAJ conversation on Susbtack! askajew.substack.comEmail us your questions askajewpod@gmail.com ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Want to help us grow? Rate and review us 5 stars on Apple podcasts and Spotify ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

Looking for a non-election podcast? How about 75 minutes of soothing soviet antisemitism? We got you. Our guest today is Izabella Tabarovsky, a scholar of Soviet antizionism and contemporary antisemitism. We discuss how everything old is new again, why being a self-hating Jewish celebrity is sooooo 1970s, and what you can do today to de-program your brain from stale propaganda.You should read pretty much everything Izabella has ever written: start here.The Z3 institute for Jewish Priorities (there's a conference you can go to in the Bay Area!)18 brave Georgian Jews in 1969We should all be RefusenicksWikipedia is Disinformation with a hard DNo, it really sucksClub Z so you can raise non-self hating kids   Joing the AAJ conversation on Susbtack! askajew.substack.comEmail us your questions askajewpod@gmail.com ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Want to help us grow? Rate and review us 5 stars on Apple podcasts and Spotify ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

Bonjour from Paris! (Bonjour means “hello” in French). Miss us? We missed you, each other, and the sound of our own voices. That maybe explains the fact that neither of us could shut up on this one, in fact we almost forgot we were recording and maybe went a little more vulnerable than expected (people like that stuff, right?). In this episode, we catch up about the holidays, Iran, the beef between Johnny Depp and Rabbi Sufrin, and of course our election ambivalence. There's lots more on Substack for you to read, and you can comment and chat there as well. Links:Yezidi girl saved from Gaza testimony - actual trigger warning.The story we discussed about a woman named Dafna from Kibbutz Reim.Everything is Illuminated movie recommendationDon't Dance on Graves - EdJewCation Joing the AAJ conversation on Susbtack! askajew.substack.comEmail us your questions askajewpod@gmail.com ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Want to help us grow? Rate and review us 5 stars on Apple podcasts and Spotify ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

In this week's episode of “people we thought were Jewish” - Christine Rosen! Christine is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, columnist for Commentary magazine, cohosts of The Commentary Magazine Podcast, and author of the new book The Extinction of Experience: Being Human in a Disembodied World.We talk about Christine's very unique acknowledgments page, the good, bad and ugly of technology, IRL friendships vs. online friendships, and how with great rights come great responsibilities.Buy the book The Extinction of Experience: Being Human in a Disembodied World. Joing the AAJ conversation on Susbtack! askajew.substack.comEmail us your questions askajewpod@gmail.com ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Want to help us grow? Rate and review us 5 stars on Apple podcasts and Spotify ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

On the eve of October 7th, we gathered with 100+ of our closest friends (you guys!) to share our feelings, frustrations, sad tears and happy tears. Don't worry, we still found some space for holocaust jokes and hot dictators. Thank you to everyone who joined, from Portland to Iran -  we are very lucky to have you. Special thanks to Super Friends and former guests Eli Lake (The Reeducation, The Free Press) and Mike Pesca (The Gist) for jumping on and sharing their wisdom. Listen all the way to the end for an uplifting finish (Or dare I say...a happy ending).Need a community? We have one! Join askajew.substack.com to continue the conversation on chat or comments.  Joing the AAJ conversation on Susbtack! askajew.substack.comEmail us your questions askajewpod@gmail.com ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Want to help us grow? Rate and review us 5 stars on Apple podcasts and Spotify ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

Sunday October 6 listener Zoom!! Go to askajew.substack.com for details.Shana Tova from the bomb shelter! Just kidding, the IDF said we can go out, plus, after an hour we finished folding laundry and drinking a bottle of whiskey, and we were bored. This episode was recorded before Iran launched a ballistic missile attack at our faces, so if we sound a little too cheerful and irreverent....well, I guess that's on brand. Pics and links here on substack. In this one:Who's less hot, JD Vance or Tim Walz?An update on Nicole Kidman's wigs on The Perfect CoupleOur low expectations from celebrities these daysGeorge Washington wrote a nice letter once to Jews an we're still talking about itA distressed hostage back from Hamas captivity, and Noa ArgamaniEl Al to people trying to get flight tickets to Israel: Don't.What kind of Orthodox is this?Is Austria's far right leader hot? AAJ investigatesAn on-an-off relationship with G_dWe may have made a big mistake offing that austere religious scholar Hassan NasrallahOur friend Eli Lake about the importance of winning, in The Free PressA Sephora for BeirutWhy do Orthodox women always do this for a living?And a listener has an R-rated Auschwitz related question… Joing the AAJ conversation on Susbtack! askajew.substack.comEmail us your questions askajewpod@gmail.com ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Want to help us grow? Rate and review us 5 stars on Apple podcasts and Spotify ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

This episode is brought to you by the Federated States of Micronesia. No, they aren't paying us for sponsorship, but they are the only country that still loves us, so this one's on us!This week we discuss the Hezbollah pager explosions, the list of countries that can no longer sit with us, Hassan Nasrallah's glow-up, decolonized pizza at MIT, tips on how to focus,and more. The UN being the UNMIT activists disrupt Israeli professor, steal pizzas (and a happy ending!)The Man from Vilna - how to think about Simchat Torah this year (lyrics here)  Joing the AAJ conversation on Susbtack! askajew.substack.comEmail us your questions askajewpod@gmail.com ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Want to help us grow? Rate and review us 5 stars on Apple podcasts and Spotify ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

Greg Lukianoff is a First Amendment lawyer, President and CEO of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE), and co-author of the hits "The Coddling of the American Mind"  with Jonathan Haidt and "The Canceling of the American Mind" with Rikki Schlott. He joins us to talk all things free speech, like why campuses are burning, how violence is kind of bad, actually, and why he fights for our right to say dumb things, and be called out on them. Also:What should keep us up at night?Culture of free speech vs. the law of free speechActually, violence is bad2023 was the worst year for deplatforming in historyHarvard is so mad at Greg right nowEven antisemites have free speech rights :(Are the universities redeemable?You're anti-intellectual! No, you're anti-intellectual! Blame the lack of viewpoint diversityStudents + admins = troubleAre you ever sick of all this free speech nonsense?Kids need to be told they are stupid more oftenFIRE-branded Shabbat dinners, coming soon to a table near youFollow Greg on Twitter/X if you please, and also on Substack at The Eternally Radical IdeaThe article that inspired the book The Coddling of the American Mind in The Atlantic (2015) Joing the AAJ conversation on Susbtack! askajew.substack.comEmail us your questions askajewpod@gmail.com ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Want to help us grow? Rate and review us 5 stars on Apple podcasts and Spotify ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

David Christopher Kaufman is a columnist and editor at the NY Post and an adjunct fellow at the Tel Aviv institute. He joins the girls this week to talk elections, Israel, and the identity of the half black, half Jewish, totally Zionist American journalist.  Also: * The mood in Israel* The difference between being a Jew and being Jewish* Why Hamas is like dating in New York* A Zionist Jew and a non-Zionist Jew walk into a bar...* We all feel the same and it hasn't stopped for a day* The pressure on young black Jewish kids* The black struggle is not the Palestinian struggle* Pro-Trump Jews, identity politics, and Kamala Harris* Doug Emhoff is the "right kind of Jew"Follow David on X and InstagramAnd read his writing in the NY Post Joing the AAJ conversation on Susbtack! askajew.substack.comEmail us your questions askajewpod@gmail.com ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Want to help us grow? Rate and review us 5 stars on Apple podcasts and Spotify ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

We are joined by Brianna Wu, the Executive Director of Rebellion Pac, who proudly calls herself queer, progressive - and a friend of Israel. We discuss growing up in Mississippi, what progressives can learn from Hasidic Jews, the Women's March, Gamergate, being an inspiration for a Law & Order episode, her global ranking as an elite Super Mario 2 Runner - and more!Follow Brianna on XThe famous Law & Order episode based on Brianna's storyBrianna's Super Mario run Joing the AAJ conversation on Susbtack! askajew.substack.comEmail us your questions askajewpod@gmail.com ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Want to help us grow? Rate and review us 5 stars on Apple podcasts and Spotify ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

We hopped on to record with a heavy heart this morning, after hearing the devasating news of the murder of 6 Israeli hostages in Hamas captivity: Carmel Gat, Ori Danino, Almog Sarusi, Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Alex Lobanov and Eden Yerushalmi. They managed to survive 11 months, only to be executed somewhere between Thursday and Friday by their captors. We're angry, sad, contemplative, fearful - and thought you might want to join us through this ride.  Joing the AAJ conversation on Susbtack! askajew.substack.comEmail us your questions askajewpod@gmail.com ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Want to help us grow? Rate and review us 5 stars on Apple podcasts and Spotify ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

The girls are joined by retired British Army Major Andrew Fox, who has spent time in Afghanistan, Iraq, Gaza, and other exotic tourist destinations. We discuss wars of choice, try to pick a fight with Taylor Swift, compare military MREs, and wonder why Americans love tiny dogs and Hezbollah flags.Also:Wait why does England need an army?The US Military is rubbish at drinkingLearn from our fails in Iraq and AfghanistanDon't pick wars of choiceThe importance of playing niceThe Leroy Jenkins military approach to Ukraine (Or: Why Ukraine is Genociding Russia)Some difference of opinion on Taylor SwiftHey, we made it work with the Christians, eventuallyFrom the River to the DNCThe great British MRE Bake OffFood WashingFollow Andrew Fox on Substack and on X.The IDF's Boot Is on Hamas' Throat - Tablet, August 2024Israel Is Succeeding in Gaza - Tablet, May 2024How Israel is clearing Hamas out of Rafah - The Spectator, August 2024This idiot at the DNC    Joing the AAJ conversation on Susbtack! askajew.substack.comEmail us your questions askajewpod@gmail.com ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Want to help us grow? Rate and review us 5 stars on Apple podcasts and Spotify ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

This week we take your questions, very politely and with no conflict at all discuss Jewish extremism, and float the idea of a listener trip to Israel…You can send us your questions to askajewpod@gmail.comMake sure to check out our podcast recommendations and more on Substack askajew.substack.com Joing the AAJ conversation on Susbtack! askajew.substack.comEmail us your questions askajewpod@gmail.com ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Want to help us grow? Rate and review us 5 stars on Apple podcasts and Spotify ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

America's favorite Nepo baby after Jesus, the greatest one-eye war hero since Moshe Dayan, the man who puts the Ho in Idaho - we are honored to welcome Ben Dreyfuss to Ask A Jew today. In this vulnerable, first of its kind tell-all, Ben opens up to us about his relationship with social media, his famous father, Judaism - and why he still hasn't forgiven Bin Laden.Make sure to check out Ben's hilarious newsletter Calm Down on Substack, and follow him on X , you probably won't regret it.    Joing the AAJ conversation on Susbtack! askajew.substack.comEmail us your questions askajewpod@gmail.com ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Want to help us grow? Rate and review us 5 stars on Apple podcasts and Spotify ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

 A haunting and beautiful skit from the Israeli show "Hayehudim Baim" ("The Jews are coming")Peter Paltchik, olympic medalist, with his coach Oren Smadja who just lost his son in GazaIsael's Olympic team (6 medals and counting!)Dr. Mijal Bitton at the NYU rally Joing the AAJ conversation on Susbtack! askajew.substack.comEmail us your questions askajewpod@gmail.com ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Want to help us grow? Rate and review us 5 stars on Apple podcasts and Spotify ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

Karmela Waldman may be a Holocaust survivor with a heartbreaking story, but the true victim of the Nazis is clealrly her son, Joel, as he tells us. The hilarious mother-son duo join the girls to talk about optimism, the True Crime podcast they co host, Surviving the Survivor,  and the book Joel wrote about his mother by the same name, which he calls a living eulogy, but she refers to as “A poor man's Tuesdays with Morrie”. Surviving the Survivor bookSurviving the Survivor podcastJoel and Karm's Instagram  Joing the AAJ conversation on Susbtack! askajew.substack.comEmail us your questions askajewpod@gmail.com ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Want to help us grow? Rate and review us 5 stars on Apple podcasts and Spotify ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

The girls are joined by Andy Mills, a reporter and a podcaster who spent time as both a fundamentalist Christian and an employee of The NY Times. You may know him from such podcasts as The Daily, The Witch Trials of J.K Rowling, and most recently, Reflector.We discuss faith and certainty, values, conspiracy theories about the media, how to pray in 2024, Fandom, and much more! Andy has been listening to Ask A Jew, so he really wants to talk to us about Botox.Growing up super-duper religiousWhat Andy accidentally learned at seminaryPut your money where your values areHave you tried being less authentic, Yael?This phone is made for callingFandom built the internetOpen your homeWill Biden resign? We called it.Trump supporters walk amongst you!The parents of hostage Omer Neutra speak at the RNC (here's what the Washington Post had to say about it)We ask Andy, what is a Podcast?Ladies, shoot your shot.Listen to Reflector!!  Joing the AAJ conversation on Susbtack! askajew.substack.comEmail us your questions askajewpod@gmail.com ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Want to help us grow? Rate and review us 5 stars on Apple podcasts and Spotify ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

In this week's solopod, Judaism's Piers Morgan and Roger Waters sit down to discuss the woes of the Jewish people in 2024. But first, we waste your time with talk about toxic relationships, skincare, skimpy bathing suits. Fear not - about 26 minutes in we start to talk about Israel: hostage deals, the national mood, why trying to kill us will backfire, yadda yadda yadda. Shabbat Shalom! Show notes:Roger Waters heads into the abyss"Kevin Spacey Trial Unfiltered" podcastA Wife's Revenge from Beyond the GraveIsraelis arrested in connection to death of a Gaza infiltrator on October 7 Joing the AAJ conversation on Susbtack! askajew.substack.comEmail us your questions askajewpod@gmail.com ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Want to help us grow? Rate and review us 5 stars on Apple podcasts and Spotify ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

Reuvon Fenton is a reporter for the NY Post and the author of the new novel "Goyhood", which thehe Jerusalem Post called "A unique story of identity and redemption that examines no less of an issue than the essence of Judaism."We talk identity, the Post, writing - and more.Don't forget to rate us 5 stars wherever you get your podcasts, and join us for a conversation on Substack at askajew.substack.com  Joing the AAJ conversation on Susbtack! askajew.substack.comEmail us your questions askajewpod@gmail.com ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Want to help us grow? Rate and review us 5 stars on Apple podcasts and Spotify ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

Why war isn't as simple as two armies fighting, the obsession with "2,000 pound bombs", Hamas's non-battlefield strategy (which the media helps it achieve) and so much more with John Spencer.No one understands the intricacies of modern warfare like John Spencer. As a retired US Army Major and chair of Urban Warfare Studies at the Modern War Institute at West Point, not only has he studied war for years, he also put his boots on the ground as a soldier and researcher (including several visits to Gaza over the last year). So of course, we asked him the important questions - are we all going to die? Is he single? And why is he so obsessed with concrete?The After Action Review:How did he learn about Israel?Global world orderRemember when Iran attacked Israel?? What was up with that.There are worse things than warA Just War? Yes (here's what the author of the Just War theory, Michael Walzer, had to say last year)Drones! Here is Yael's thread about battlefield innovation)Wait what is going on in Ukraine again?Dead chinese military generals that don't existAppeasement never worksSpeaking up for Ukraine vs speaking up for IsraelThe dangerously dumbJohn is a normal person — what do normal people think?The myth of the 2,000 pound bombWar has never been two militaries just trying to defeat each other - there are politicians and populations involved.Hamas's goal is not to win on the battlefieldHow the US lost a battle of Fallujah because of media pressureOh guess what Hamas is stealing (and bombing) humanitarian aid.Start digging!Sorry ladies, his heart belongs to concrete…Everyone should have a friend in the militaryFollow John on X/TwitterIsrael Has Created a New Standard for Urban Warfare. Why Will No One Admit It? - Newsweek, March 2024. Joing the AAJ conversation on Susbtack! askajew.substack.comEmail us your questions askajewpod@gmail.com ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Want to help us grow? Rate and review us 5 stars on Apple podcasts and Spotify ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

In this episode of Ask A Jew, we answer your questions like why can religious Jews go into a mosque but not a church? Does an alarm clock need to be kosher? And should you say a prayer every time you use the bathroom?Have a question? Send it to us at askajewpod@gmail.comWhen is it time to post things on Instagram again?Before we get to that though, we cover our thoughts on if it's ok to go back to posting day to day things on Instagram, our strange social media algorithms, the NYC Meetup wrap-up, the ugliest of all the Hadid's, war isn't a Loony Tunes cartoon, what we're angry about today, AND - is TJ Maxx the secret to healing the world?  Joing the AAJ conversation on Susbtack! askajew.substack.comEmail us your questions askajewpod@gmail.com ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Want to help us grow? Rate and review us 5 stars on Apple podcasts and Spotify ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

Noam Dworman is the owner of the world famous Comedy Cellar in New York City, co-host of the podcast Live From The Table, and two-time MVP of Ask A Jew.We sat with him last week in a beautiful Soho studio (thank you Jonathan!) to talk about Israel, Trump, people you disagree with, and more. Manny Dworman, a 5th-grader with some strong opinions about free speech, made this episode even better than we could have hoped for.Also: Thank you to everyone who came to the AAJ Happy Hour in NYC! Was great to meet you, for photos and more announcements head over to substack: askajew.substack.comBreakdown:he problem with Holocaust educationA supply and demand problemSome pessimistic predictionsNoam's solution - take his kids to israelChaya Leah has a solution (guess what it is)The cool kids don't like usWhat to do about the West BankHebron for Tel Aviv?Make America Pro-Israel again - the case for Trump?Talking to people you disagree withIs Noam a narcissict? We ask his son.What Chaya Leah changed her mind aboutWhen a broken clock is right twice a dayShould Briahna Joy Gray have been fired? Manny has some thoughtsJews behind the curtainThey hired you to be a Jew!Show notes:Inflation Debate between Paul R. Krugman and Lawrence H. SummersLive From The Table Joing the AAJ conversation on Susbtack! askajew.substack.comEmail us your questions askajewpod@gmail.com ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Want to help us grow? Rate and review us 5 stars on Apple podcasts and Spotify ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

The girls welcome Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove of the Park Avenue Synagogue for a very serious conversation about faith and Jewish identity in 2024, Anti-Zionist Jews, compassion, and what the future may hold for America's Jews.* The Interview beings 31 minutes in, after we catch up on Yael's meditation retreat and other spiritual adventures.Park Avenue SynagogueRabbi Cosgrove's Sermons Joing the AAJ conversation on Susbtack! askajew.substack.comEmail us your questions askajewpod@gmail.com ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Want to help us grow? Rate and review us 5 stars on Apple podcasts and Spotify ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

0:00 - 47:00: the girls catch up on their week for the first part of the episode, talking about the joys of meditation (kind of), the miracle of procastination (with a touch of divine intervention), and a Eurovision recap.47:00: In the second part of the episode, we talk to Ann McElhinney and Phelim McAleer, creators of the October 7 play - yes, this is a off-broadway show made entirely of testimonies of real survivors, portrayed by an amazing cast of actors. It's playing now in NYC and we highly recommend it. We talk about why two non-Jewish Irish people decided to travel to Israel in November 2023 (for the first time ever!) to tell these stories, how they prepared to stage it, the reactions, and of course - what the hell is wrong with Ireland? October 7 websiteTrailer for the play Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.Review from the NY PostKevin Spacey trial podcast Joing the AAJ conversation on Susbtack! askajew.substack.comEmail us your questions askajewpod@gmail.com ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Want to help us grow? Rate and review us 5 stars on Apple podcasts and Spotify ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐