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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 UN
MIT activists disrupt Israeli professor, steal pizzas (and a happy ending!)
The Man from Vilna - how to think about Simchat Torah this year (lyrics here)
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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.
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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 Idea
The article that inspired the book The Coddling of the American Mind in The Atlantic (2015)
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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.
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* 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"
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And read his writing in the NY Post
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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!
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The famous Law & Order episode based on Brianna's story
Brianna's Super Mario run
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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.
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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.
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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 2024
Israel Is Succeeding in Gaza - Tablet, May 2024
How Israel is clearing Hamas out of Rafah - The Spectator, August 2024
This idiot at the DNC
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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…
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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.
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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 Gaza
Isael's Olympic team (6 medals and counting!)
Dr. Mijal Bitton at the NYU rally
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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 book
Surviving the Survivor podcast
Joel and Karm’s Instagram
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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.com
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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 7Joing the AAJ conversation on Susbtack! askajew.substack.com
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Reuven Fenton is a reporter for the NY Post and the author of the new novel "Goyhood", which the Jerusalem Post called "A unique story of identity and redemption that examines no less of an issue than the essence of Judaism."
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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/Twitter
Israel Has Created a New Standard for Urban Warfare. Why Will No One Admit It? - Newsweek, March 2024.
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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 [email protected] 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?
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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.com
Breakdown:
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. Summers
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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 Synagogue
Rabbi Cosgrove's Sermons
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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 website
Trailer for the play
Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
Review from the NY Post
Kevin Spacey trial podcast
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This week we are delighted to welcome newly-minted Jew, our number one draft pick for the Tribe this season, the Caitlin Clark of Judaism - Nellie Bowles! Nellie is the Chief Stratgy Officer at The Free Press, formerly of The NY Times, and author of the wonderful new book “Morning After the Revolution: Dispatches from the Wrong Side of History” which you should absolutely buy and read (don’t check it out of the library, pay up!).
We talk about converting to Judaism, how if you're going to be a lesbian you may as well marry Bari Weiss, why free dental dams are a 👏 human 👏 right (don't google what those are) and why we're spreading a rumor that Timothée Chalamet was just spotted at an IDF recruitment office...
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Glory to the Gays! This week we are joined by Ben Appel, author of the upcoming “Cis White Gay: The Making of a Gender Heretic” AND a graduate of the Popular People's University Formerly Known As Columbia.
In this struggle session we cover the liberation of the Columbia campus, why Jews and Gays should unite against the world, and why your hairdresser probably hates you.
Check out Ben's work at www.benappelwrites.com, as well as on Twitter and Substack.
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