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In 2011, Alex wrote a #1 song that changed his life and changed the world of Jewish music along with it when he became an publicly observant Jew. That song went double-platinum and today Alex nearly 300-million streams on Spotify and 100k subs on YouTube. He also did a Tiny Desk Concert... so, he's the real deal. We dug deep into the myth of "Alex Clare," how his music has evolved since "Too Close," how it feels to get uber famous, working with Rick Rubin, and the evolving state of Jewish music . Check out Alex on Spotify Hosted by @aj-comedy. Co-hosted and produced by Michael Weber. Also find Ami’s House on: ☼ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/buckle-up/id1589871008 ☼ Instagram (@amishouse): https://www.instagram.com/amishousepod/ ☼ TikTok (@amishouse): https://twitter.com/AmisHousePod ☼ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoIZgc8_0dTwuwnQzqnyHl ☼ Twitter: https://twitter.com/AmisHousePod Links ☼ Follow Ami on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amikozak_official ☼ Follow Ami on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@aj_comedy ☼ Subscribe to Mike's weekly newsletter: https://contextiseverywhere.beehiiv.com ☼ Follow Mike on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mweber (00:00) You sick of “Too Close” or what? (14:47) Hasn’t Jewish Music gotten GOOD?& listening to secular music  (23:50) Initial reaction to Too Close in the frum community  (29:39) What’s Alex been working on since Too Close? (37:20) Putting tefillin on RICK RUBIN (46:08) Mysticism of performing for a crowd (47:15) UK Jews vs American Jews (49:50) European antisemitism vs American antisemitism  #jewishmusic #kosher #jewishpodcast #torahchannel #podcast #musicianinterview

Ben is the writer/director of the films Boiler Room (2000), Prime (2006), and Bleed For This (2016) starring Miles Teller. Most recently he was the Exec Producer for the ABC show The Company You Keep and has written/directed several episodes for Snowfall on FX, among many other projects. Boiler Room was iconic for many reasons, the biggest one being that 20+ years later it holds up as well as it did when it premiered at Sundance and helped launch Vin Diesel’s career and cement Ben Affleck as a serious actor. Ben has been a huge inspiration for us for us as Jewish creators, and to Mike specifically for portraying Jews on film. It was a thrill to sit down and discuss creativity, Hollywood, and his recent missions to Israel post-October 7th. 🎥 Boiler Room trailer 🎥 Prime trailer: 🎥 Bleed For This trailer ✍🏼 Ben's column for Flying Mag 📸 Ben's Instagram project @IsraelSoWhite Hosted by  @aj-comedy . Co-hosted and produced by Michael Weber. Find us on:  ☼ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6geoUKSTVsEL2sMQ63pkSN?si=25df960bd85e40b6  ☼ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/buckle-up/id1589871008  ☼ Instagram (@amishouse): https://www.instagram.com/amishousepod/  ☼ TikTok (@amishouse): https://twitter.com/AmisHousePod  ☼ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoIZgc8_0dTwuwnQzqnyHlg  ☼ Twitter: https://twitter.com/AmisHousePod Links  ☼ Follow Ami on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amikozak_official  ☼ Follow Ami on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@aj_comedy  ☼ Subscribe to Mike's weekly newsletter: https://contextiseverywhere.beehiiv.com  ☼ Follow Mike on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mweber (00:00) Ben saw something on his Israel trip no other Westerner has (16:55) Losing friends in Hollywood over anti-zionism (29:38) Ben’s new Instagram project to combat misinformation (38:57) Boiler Room does Jews SO well (40:55) What has Ben been doing between movies? (51:05) Indie film vs. Studio system (52:18) People given jobs they didn’t earn #jewish #israel #filmmaking #creators #movies #film

We caught Madison at a special time– when her unique interests and popular culture somehow crossed. She just published her first book (https://www.amazon.com/Exile-Ecstasy-Growing-Psychedelic-Underground/dp/1401973531) which chronicles her coming of age at chassidic psychedelic festivals in the Catskills, where she reconciled her past– as a Buddhist Jew growing up with Ram Dass her present as a journalist –and what might be her future as a weird old lady selling artisanal baskets in Tzfat. We discussed psychedelics, the creative process, October 7th, and how bored Madison gets talking about drugs. HELPFUL LINKS Order Madison's book here: https://www.amazon.com/Exile-Ecstasy-Growing-Psychedelic-Underground/dp/1401973531 Follow Madison on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/madisonmargolin/ Madison’s convo with Mountain Girl: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYOX4o5EBIE Yosef Needelman’s “Cannabis Chassidus:” https://www.benyehudapress.com/books/cannabis-chassidis/ 00:00 Growing up around drugs 09:06 Ami's attitude on trying psychedelics 16:30 Heimish psychedelic burnouts 22:50 “Medicine….” Ugh 29:50 Madison is having a moment. How does it feel? 32:18 Creativity in the Orthodox community 35:00 Post-October 7th in Israel As always, find us on... ☼ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6geoUKSTVsEL2sMQ63pkSN?si=25df960bd85e40b6 ☼ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/buckle-up/id1589871008 ☼ Instagram (@amishouse): https://www.instagram.com/amishousepod/ ☼ TikTok (@amishouse): https://twitter.com/AmisHousePod ☼ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoIZgc8_0dTwuwnQzqnyHlg Follow Ami and Mike! ☼ Follow Ami on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amikozak_official ☼ Follow Ami on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@aj_comedy ☼ Subscribe to Mike's weekly newsletter: https://contextiseverywhere.beehiiv.com ☼ Follow Mike on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mweber #psychedelic #judaism #creativity #ramdass

Please consider registering for Rabbi Wolpe's conversation with Gabor Mate, coming up 1/23 @ 12:00pm PST: https://www.sinaitemple.org/event/how-do-we-get-to-peace-rabbi-david-wolpe-in-conversation-with-dr-gabor-mate/Rabbi David Wolpe recently stepped down from the Harvard Antisemitism Advisory Group and is a visiting scholar at the Harvard Divinity School. In 2012, he was named The Most Influential Rabbi in America by Newsweek and remains one of the most visible rabbis in the world. Bottom line– it was a thrill and an honor that he sat down with us. You can find more about Rabbi Wolpe here: Sinai Temple: http://www.sinaitemple.org Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/RabbiWolpe Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/RabbiWolpeWikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Wolpe 00:00 Claudine Gay and Harvard 07:15 There are TWO kinds of antisemites 14:37 South Africa's genocide claim against Israel at The Hague 20:29 A generation that can't tell right from wrong 25:55 Are Ivy Leagues dead for Jews? 28:43 Anti-zionist CELEBS 33:56 Why engage Gabor Mate? As always, find us on... ☼ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6geoUKSTVsEL2sMQ63pkSN?si=25df960bd85e40b6 ☼ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/buckle-up/id1589871008 ☼ Instagram (@amishouse): https://www.instagram.com/amishousepod/ ☼ TikTok (@amishouse): https://twitter.com/AmisHousePod ☼ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoIZgc8_0dTwuwnQzqnyHlg Links ☼ Follow Ami on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amikozak_official ☼ Follow Ami on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@aj_comedy ☼ Subscribe to Mike's weekly newsletter: https://contextiseverywhere.beehiiv.com ☼ Follow Mike on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mweber #israelpalestineconflict #jewishpodcast #amyisraelchai #judaism

Where were you on October 7th? Dvir and Maya Rosenfeld were hiding in their bomb shelter with an 11-month old, trying to keep their baby from crying and exposing them to the terrorists that had taken over their hometown– Kfar Aza.   They’d soon be the aunt and uncle to orphaned twins, friends of hostages and victims, and among the fortunate few to make it out of their homes alive. They are now unlikely spokespeople for the kidnapped who sadly have no voice. If you’re feeling exhausted of hearing accounts of October 7th, you aren’t alone. But at a time when the events of the attacks are being questioned, it’s never been more important to document the loss of life and humanity at the hands of Hamas. This their story.  If you’d like to help, please consider donating to help the Weiner and Rosenfeld families from Kfar Aza rebuild: https://www.migdalohrusa.org/wiener-and-rosenfeld As always, find us on...  ☼ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6geoUKSTVsEL2sMQ63pkSN?si=25df960bd85e40b6  ☼ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/buckle-up/id1589871008  ☼ Instagram (@amishouse): https://www.instagram.com/amishousepod/  ☼ TikTok (@amishouse): https://twitter.com/AmisHousePod  ☼ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoIZgc8_0dTwuwnQzqnyHlg Links  ☼ Follow Ami on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amikozak_official  ☼ Follow Ami on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@aj_comedy  ☼ Subscribe to Mike's weekly newsletter: https://contextiseverywhere.beehiiv.com  ☼ Follow Mike on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mweber

Hen Mazzig is an Israel advocate and former Humanitarian Officer in the IDF. You've DEFINITELY seen one of Hen's viral posts in the last few months from his Instagram account. He sat down with us to talk about how his experiences in Gaza, the West Bank, Seattle, and London have shaped his opinions on the future of Israel, the difference between Sefardi and Ashkenazi responses to trauma, and what it was like briefly being a straight white man in the Pacific Northwest. 🥟 HUNGRY and LAZY AF? Check out Chutzpah Kosher Vegan Dumplings! Delicious and ready in 10-minutes. Fantastic for kids and grown ups. Use CODE: AMISHOUSE for 15% off your first order at https://eatchutzpah.com/ Hen on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HenMazzig Hen on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/henmazzig Hen's Book: https://www.amazon.com/Wrong-Kind-Jew-Mizrahi-Manifesto/dp/1642937231 Hen's institute: https://www.tlvi.org/ As always, find us on... ◘ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6geoUKSTVsEL2sMQ63pkSN?si=25df960bd85e40b6 ◘ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/buckle-up/id1589871008 ◘ Instagram (@buckleuppodcast): https://www.instagram.com/buckleuppodcast ◘ TikTok (@thebuckleuppodcast): https://www.tiktok.com/@thebuckleuppodcast ◘ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoIZgc8_0dTwuwnQzqnyHlg Links ◘ Follow Ami on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amikozak_official ◘ Follow Ami on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@aj_comedy ◘ Subscribe to Mike's weekly newsletter: https://contextiseverywhere.beehiiv.com ◘ Follow Mike on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mweber #jewishpodcast #israelhamaswar #amyisraelchai #israelpalestineconflict #idf #advocacy #advocate #kosherfood

Jen Cohen is the host of the extremely popular Habits & Hustle podcast, bestselling author, and viral TED talker. You may have noticed her recently for her Scott Galloway interview. She sits down with Mike and me to discuss breaking bad patterns and feeling more Jewish than ever. Her newest book is coming out in paperback soon! Jen's podcast on youTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBuPgI8lXTmy5T0D_EDMnVg Jen's podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3FukXDS6FeHvQokl7JC4l7 Jen's famous TED talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wM82hE6oimw Jen's new book (paperback coming soon!): https://www.amazon.com/Bigger-Better-Bolder-Live-Life/dp/0306829584 (00:00) Breaking Ami's shameful eating habits (10:00) Ami's process of crafting impressions (15:00) Scott Adams' "Systems" approach (19:30) Failure (23:30) How 10/7 changed Jen (28:30) Jewish influencers who have said NOTHING (42:55) Is Candace Owens anti-semitic? (58:33) More impressions! Scott Galloway, Dave Ramsey, Prince Harry, Kumail, + more As always, find us on... ◘ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6geoUKSTVsEL2sMQ63pkSN?si=25df960bd85e40b6 ◘ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/buckle-up/id1589871008 ◘ Instagram (@buckleuppodcast): https://www.instagram.com/buckleuppodcast ◘ TikTok (@thebuckleuppodcast): https://www.tiktok.com/@thebuckleuppodcast ◘ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoIZgc8_0dTwuwnQzqnyHlg Links ◘ Follow Ami on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amikozak_official ◘ Follow Ami on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@aj_comedy ◘ Subscribe to Mike's weekly newsletter: https://contextiseverywhere.beehiiv.com ◘ Follow Mike on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mweber #jewishpodcast #habits #hustle #hustleharder #amyisraelchai

Dovid Bashevkin hosts one of the (if not THE) largest and most well-respected Jewish podcasts on the planet, 18Forty. He's a writer, comic, rabbi, thinker, and currently the Director of Education for NCSY. Things get silly, serious, and tense. Hosted by Ami Kozak @aj-comedy ), co-hosted and produced by Michael Weber https://www.instagram.com/mweber. 👔 Like our clothes? Head over to Twillory.com for 18% off your first order over $139 using CODE: Ami18. [+50% sitewide sale]. 🥟 Ever have to feed your kids but you're also a useless piece of sh*t who can't cook? Head over to eatchutzpah.com and use CODE: AMISHOUSE for 15% off delicious kosher vegan dumplings that kids looooove and are super easy to make. 🙏🏼 Thank you to our sponsors! Find Dovid on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/DBashIdeas The 18Forty Podcast: https://www.open.spotify.com/episode/4XZtxNl93Gsf9Q69TfVynY The "Infidelity" episode: https://www.open.spotify.com/episode/7tLhm9eMtu3NS1DKHXqMEG 1:00 Weight Loss for Lazy Jewish Men, brought to you by Twillory 6:30 Why Dovid makes exclusively Jewish content 15:37 @DBashIdeas LOVES Twitter 18:15 Logistics of reading a book every shabbos 20:07 Geeking out on standup comedyel 21:10 Rav Elazar Muskin impression 25:50 The two pie charts Dovid lives his life by 31:17 The Mission of 1840: Post-Institutional Life 40:54 The importance of Zach Braff’s Garden State in Dovid’s life 45:18 The most difficult thing about being a Jewish educator 47:52 Controversy over 18Forty 50:06 Dovid’s r’ship to his own institutions 55:08 The INFAMOUS “Infidelity” ep of 18Forty 01:10:00 Dovid’s PSYCHOPATHIC reading habits 01:13:10 18Forty intro’s FAQ 01:16:18 Being “out of the box” in the Ortho Community 01:24:46 BRAND NEW 1840 Intro, presented by Ami’s House As always, find us on... ◘ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6geoUKSTVsEL2sMQ63pkSN?si=25df960bd85e40b6 ◘ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/buckle-up/id1589871008 ◘ Instagram (@buckleuppodcast): https://www.instagram.com/buckleuppodcast ◘ TikTok (@thebuckleuppodcast): https://www.tiktok.com/@thebuckleuppodcast ◘ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoIZgc8_0dTwuwnQzqnyHlg Links ◘ Follow Ami on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amikozak_official ◘ Follow Ami on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@aj_comedy ◘ Subscribe to Mike's weekly newsletter: https://contextiseverywhere.beehiiv.com/ ◘ Follow Mike on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mweber #jewishpodcast #jewishmusic #jewishthought #amyisraelchai #orthodoxjudaism #kosherfood #impressions #podcast

David Pakman broadcasts his YouTube news channel to more than 2-million subscribers. A self-proclaimed progressive, you may have also seen him as a guest on Lex Fridman and Joe Rogan among many others. He was generous enough to sit down with me and Mike to discuss life as an outspoken Jewish content creator since October 7th, and what it's been like to get pushback from his own audience. Find David's YouTube show here: https://www.youtube.com/@thedavidpakmanshow Hosted by Ami Kozak (https://www.instagram.com/amikozak_official/?hl=en). Co-hosted and produced by Michael Weber (https://www.instagram.com/mweber/?hl=en). 00:00 How it's felt on the Left during the Israel-Hamas War 06:59 Progressive Double standard for Jews and people of color 09:20 Losing subs for being pro-Israel 11:54 Why progressives look the other way on Hamas 16:10 Accelerationism 18:34 Journalists who seem LOST on the Israel-Hamas issue 23:25 Is independent news destroying the world? 26:51 Best method to ACTUALLY change anybody's mind 30:20 Something hopeful As always, find us on... ◘ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6geoUKSTVsEL2sMQ63pkSN?si=25df960bd85e40b6 ◘ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/buckle-up/id1589871008 ◘ Instagram (@buckleuppodcast): https://www.instagram.com/buckleuppodcast ◘ TikTok (@thebuckleuppodcast): https://www.tiktok.com/@thebuckleuppodcast ◘ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoIZgc8_0dTwuwnQzqnyHlg Links ◘ Follow Ami on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amikozak_official/?hl=en ◘ Follow Ami on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@aj_comedy?lang=en ◘ Subscribe to Mike's weekly newsletter: https://contextiseverywhere.beehiiv.com/ ◘ Follow Mike on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mweber/?hl=en #israelpalestineconflict #progressive #davidpakman #jewishpodcast #acceleration #accelerationism

My co-host and I are joined by Jewish Instagram influencer and Israel advocate Lizzy Sevetsky to discuss all sorts of things about what its like to be Jewish right now, make pro-Israel content, and how HOT @OmerAdamOfficial is. Find Lizzy on Istagram at https://www.instagram.com/lizzysavetsky/?hl=en. Hosted by @aj-comedy . Co-hosted and produced by Michael Weber (https://www.instagram.com/mweber/?hl=en). As always, find the show on... ◘ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6geoUKSTVsEL2sMQ63pkSN?si=25df960bd85e40b6 ◘ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/buckle-up/id1589871008 ◘ Instagram (@buckleuppodcast): https://www.instagram.com/buckleuppodcast ◘ TikTok (@thebuckleuppodcast): https://www.tiktok.com/@thebuckleuppodcast ◘ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoIZgc8_0dTwuwnQzqnyHlg Links ◘ Follow Ami on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amikozak_official/?hl=en ◘ Follow Ami on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@aj_comedy?lang=en ◘ Subscribe to Mike's weekly newsletter: https://contextiseverywhere.beehiiv.com/ ◘ Follow Mike on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mweber/?hl=en #israel #idf #israeldefenseforces #israelpalestineconflict #amyisraelchai