Dor lives in London and Jeff lives in Los Angeles. We are two freaked out Jews and we're ready to talk about it. Publicly. welp.
Today Jeff speaks with Steve Rubin. Steve is a tour guide and the owner of Finjan Israel, a trekking and travel company. He has worked as a political and communications advisor in the Knesset and he is still politically active today. Steve is associated with the Israeli politician, Avigdor Lieberman. Since October 7th, he's served more than 120 days as a combat reservist.
Dor speaks once again with our distinguished friend and international lawyer, Shira Anderson. They discuss the Rafah operation and recent developments at the ICJ.
Dr. Alexander Joffe is an archeologist and historian with an expertise in Near Eastern Studies. Jeff and Alex have a free flowing conversation where they discuss topics ranging from 'who are the Palestinian people?' to 'the meaning of life.' Alex Joffe co-hosts the podcast; This Week in the Ancient Near East
Dor is Back! Today he has a conversation with our returning guest, Shira Anderson. Shira is a brilliant international lawyer. She just got back from Israel and she recounts the vibe she experienced there. They talk about Israel being isolated on the world stage and the fishiness of the ICC.
Nancy Halevi is a renowned psychologist and a brilliant Jewish thinker. This episode is our phone call. It's a conversation between two Jews about the pesky members of our community who hysterically try to portray their fringe ideas as mainstream Jewish thought. It's laughable. I'M TRYING NOT TO RANT HERE BUT THEY MAKE ME BOIL.
Jeff speaks with Dr. Logan Levkoff. Logan is a powerhouse of conviction. She is not afraid to say the things out loud that might make others 'tremble at the knee.' Logan discusses raising teenagers and college students in these dark times for the Jewish people, leaving us with important advice.
In this episode Jeff chats with his old friend Adam. Topics include Jewish whiteness. The follies of the faux revolutionary American bourgeoisie. A marxist cult in the woods. Zionism, Politics, Antisemitism. All the goodies.
We get it. You've missed us. Dor and Jeff chat briefly and set up season 2 of Two Freaked Out Jews.
Jeff and Dor speak to their friend Shira Anderson, an International Lawyer. They discuss the ICRC (Red Cross) and the ICJ (International Court of Justice) and how these things relate to Israel.
Jeff and Dor chat about generational trauma. The absurdity of violent calls for ceasefire. The Israeli political discourse surrounding the latest ceasefire negotiations with Hamas. This chat was recorded just before the two hostages were rescued from Rafah.
Dor gives his commentary on Daniel and Clair's interviews from the previous episode. The covert operation in the Palestinian hospital in the West Bank comes up. Jeff interviews two more friends on his pirate weekend about their experience being freaked out Jews.
Part 1 of Jeff's friend weekend with a gang of freaked out swashbuckling Jewish pirates. I'm too tired to figure out anything more to type here. Just listen you'll like it.
Dor is back. He listened to the last episode. He had notes. We revisit indigenous claims to Israel and other topics that came up in the previous episode with Micha. Jeff takes a moment to attack the Ann Arbor school board's decision insist that Israel should stop defending itself.
Micha joins Jeff while Dor is on his 40-year-honeymoon. Jeff and Micha discuss Meme culture. They chat about indigenous claims to the land of Israel. Jeff talks about a time when he worked in a styrofoam factory.
In this episode Dor breaks down how the Israeli Knesset works, and the Judicial Reform overhaul. Jeff asks Dor to explain these topics as if he were explaining to a seven year old. Also, Jeff had a little bit of fun with sound effects.
Dor and Jeff speak with their close friend, Micha. Micha lives in Tel Aviv. They hear about his experience of Oct 7th and the war. They chat about the hearts and minds of Palestinians. Micha gets under Jeff's skin.
Dor and Jeff get spiritual. MORE troubleshooting the problem of the radical left. Also CHINA!!!!!!
Topics: The tragedy of the three hostages mistakingly killed by the IDF. Comparing the Israeli Palestinian conflict to Batman. The future of the diaspora vs. left wing freaks.
Dor and Jeff are joined by Isaac De Castro. Isaac works for Tablet magazine and he's an expert on Ashkenazi and Sephardic relations. Isaac is a great follow on social media Twitter (X) @isaacdecastrog
Dor asks: Why did we join the army and why aren't we fighting in the reserves? Jeff asks: Do you think Netenyahu is responsible for Oct. 7th? Letter from fan: Should I be scared to light my menorah in the window?
Topics; Israeli hostages, Jeff and Dor's backstory, how Dor almost killed Jeff
Topics discussed; Shifa hospital Civilian casualties Jewish rally in DC Bageling
Dor is from the UK and Jeff is from the US. We met as soldiers in the Israeli Army. Today, we're two freaked out Jews and we're ready to talk about it in this introductory episode. Topics include; Oct. 7th, marches in London, and more.