Peter Beinart and the Case of the Missing Spine

Chaya Leah is back from Vegas, and boy does she have some stories to tell (not the kind you think, though. They are much, much worse). Also, are orthodox Jews allowed to celebrate Thanksgiving? Was Yael disappointed when she met hostages in real life? And what did Chaya Leah say to make an Uber driver pull over because he was laughing so hard? If you love our show, please consider becoming a subscriber on askajew.substack.com. It's free! For now...

EMBARRASSING - I confuse Chaim Herzog and Chaim Weizmann I guess, so ignore everything I said about him. Ireland still sucks though, that part has been fact-checked.

We cover:

* Slot machines are life.

* Looking for a Minyan at The Venetian,

* Chaya Leah loved the Michael Jackson Cirque du Soleil show, especially the part about Israel.

* Two very special guests for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.

* These hostages have some dark humor, and we’re here for it.

* The antisemites are sometimes right.

* Netanyahu is asking for a pardon. We have nothing to add.

* Ireland still sucks, but our listeners from there are the best.

* I gets Chaim Herzog and Chaim Weizmann confused, SORRY.

* The truth about the Hannibal Directive is that you’re all idiots.

* The IDF killed everyone on October 7th and also it was a good thing.

* What’s the most normal country?

* The Australian World War 1 memorial in Israel.

* Normalize Normalization.

* Who is worse, Peter Beinart or Mandy Patinkin?

* How do we fix Israel’s image? By doing nothing.

* Mamdani’s transition team is just as bad as you think it is.

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