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12 Days of War - with IDF Col. (Res.) Miri EisenWe are joined by IDF Colonel (Res.) Miri Eisen, formerly a senior intelligence officer and now the head of the International Institute for Counterterrorism at Reichman University. We discuss Hamas's endgame, future escalation, and the enviable strength of the people of Israel.If you are a new listener, our episodes are usually a lot funnier. Stick with us please till we make it past these dark days and go back to being our usual lighthearted and goofy selves. We have every plan to bounce back!Please rate and review us five stars on Apple PodcastEmail us your questions and comments at askajewpod@gmail.comFollow us on substack https://askajew.substack.com/And you can also follow Yael on Twitter with updates from Israel https://twitter.com/yaelbt 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 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

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Elon Musk goes to Auschwitz, Chaya Leah goes to spin class.Are you a holocaust denier? Then why aren't you following us on Substack?? https://askajew.substack.com/Please rate and review us five stars ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ on Spotify/Apple - it helps us grow!Also: How do you say Jew in sign language?🔔 Holocaust bell rings around 10  minutes in... 🔔Why does Oprah love her dog more than she loves the Jews?Chaya Leah wants to rebrand herself from a Jew to a person who goes to spin class Somewhere out there is s someone who is sick of sleeping with a supermodelWe get vulnerable searching for our true selves... (spoiler alert - we couldn't find it)Is self-acceptance for losers?Did yael fail at Yom Kippur?Secular vs. Religious in Israel - Yom Kippur edition. We don't entirely agree with one another, but tend to nod along to Yossi Klein Halevi on this one - all of us should be ashamed.Yael's quest for Nazi Porn ------------------------------Send emails to askajewpod@gmail.com and follow us on Instagram @askajewpod 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 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

Saudi Arabia, you up?Bibi and Elon, sitting in a treeA beautiful tradition or antisemitic blood libel? Why not both?Non binary silverwareYael asks Chaya Leah about a  Yom Kippur tradition involving Jews paying ArabsThe weird chicken thing that Orthodox Jews doTradition!🔔 Holocaust bell rings at 26 minutes 🔔We talk about Lauren Boebert, Bari Weiss, and Palestinians antisemites at UPenn, because we always like to be 2 weeks behind the news.The time Chaya Leah got scolded for bringing a Nazi to campusAre we in control? Hashem says: lol.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 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

Democracy Hipster - With Yascha MounkOh look, Yascha Mounk wrote another book. "The Identity Trap: A Story of Ideas and Power in Our Time" is really great (just like all the others), so we invited Yascha on to talk about democracy around the world in 2023, why identity politics is bad for everyone, post-liberalism on the right and left, Germany and Israel being BFFs, Donald Trump , social media, and the death of self critique. 🔔 Yascha rings the Holocaust bell at 4:15 🔔 Also - how Jewish is Yascha? Is he single? And why might he want to work at Trader Joe's? Find out by listening and subscribing:Substack: https://askajew.substack.com/Rate and review us five stars to fight antisemitism ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-a-jew/Follow us on Instagram: @askajewpodAnd send us your emails to askajewpod@gmail.comBUY THE BOOK! https://www.amazon.com/Identity-Trap-Story-Ideas-Power/dp/0593493184    Yascha rings the Holocaust bell at 4:15 telling us about his family and growing up in Germany   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 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

As a Rosh Hashana gift to ourselves (and our listeners) we spent an hour with the Beyonce of Rabbis, the honey to our apple, the horseradish to our Gefilte - Rabbi David Wolpe! He joins us from Cambridge where he is a visiting scholar at Harvard Divinity School (ohh-la-la), though you may remember him from such rabbinical masterpieces as “Most Influential Rabbi in America” (Newsweek), and “50 Most Influential Angelinos” (LA Magazine). A frequent cordial sparring partner of atheists like Sam Harris and Christopher Hitchens, today he is the Senior Advisor at Maimonides Fund and the inaugural Rabbinic Fellow for the ADL. Yes, that ADL. And yes - we go there!The man is a treasure trove of deep thoughts about ethics, faith and the human condition, so naturally when granted an hour of his time we choose to pick his brain about diet books and Elon Musk. Among the pillars of our talk:🔔 A record breaking Holocaust bell at 2:40 into the interview 🔔 Unironic discussion of generational traumaThe world is super randomWhy is there no Rabbi Dre or Rabbi Pepper?The biggest human problems he sees all the timeHumility is not thinking less of yourself, it's thinking of yourself less. - C.S LewisBlame it on the pillA vision of a successful marriageWait, is the rabbi single??Talmudic lessons from the 1990 Patrick Swayze masterpiece “Ghost”Human nature is…problematic.Post Sinai lifeCheck out amazing online lessons at the Streiker CenterThe tyranny of the Thank You NoteJews are just like everyone else, only more soThe ADL Vs. Musk - pick your fighter.Secular Vs. Orthodox - pick your fighter. Don't forget to follow us on Substack for regular updates https://askajew.substack.com/Rate and review us ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ on Apple podcastsFollow us on InstagramAnd send your questions to 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 ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 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

Why did G_d forsake the people of Israel at Burning Man?Did Abraham work in a gift shop?You’re so not invited to my Bat Mitzvah (J/k please come)Would you read your angsty teenage diary on stage? These people did and its hilarious.Hot 12 year old boysOur traumatic stories from 6th gradeMarraige is good, I guessEsther Perel on artificial intamacy🔔Holocaust Bell rings late! 42:42 🔔A Holocaust Instagram story?What happened to hot Nazis?Some PR advice for the Goyimn Defense League (Maybe a name change? Or shorten to GDL?)What random shows do you love that no one else watches? Chaya Leah is a fan of Hell on Wheels, while Yael yearns for a man with a cat who gets tomorrow’s newspaper todayAn Israel, a Palestinian and a bunch of whites go to dinnerListener Question: Frum vs. SecularsYou’re either and anti-antisemite or you’re an antisemiteJoing 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 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

Remember when diversity wasn’t an annoying word that makes you think of 5 hour office HR power point presentations? Our guest today is diverse in the coolest way possible - not just his background, but his experience and work as well. Yirmiyahu Danzig tells us all about his upbringing as a Carribean/American/Israeli Jew, his military service in the heart of the conflict alongside Israeli soldiers of all religions, and his online work building bridges with our Arab neigbors.🛎 Holocaust bell dings at 4:22 🛎Find him on instagram @that_semite and JewishUnpacked.comNever miss an update! Sign up at askajew@substack.com, send your Qs to @askajewpod@gmail.com,and follow us on IG @askajewpodJoing 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 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 Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk of Jewish podcasting are back this week, talking about the latest tragedy to befall the Jewish people, prosthetic noses. We learn that this is the Jewish month of self reflection , debate whether israel should have a Sunday, and answer listener questions about autopay on Shabbat.  For your Qs, our email is askajewpod@gmail.com. Next stop - the Tel Aviv light rail! We discuss public transportation and the conflicts between orthodox men and scantitly clad female passengers. Why can’t we all just get along, the heavily clothed and the half-naked?🛎 Holocaust Bell rings around 3:25 🛎Book club! Pick up a copy of Walter Russell Mead’s “The Arc of a Covenant” about the history of Israeli-American relationships and look smart while reading it on the train. We hope to have him on in the coming months and will take your questions!Join the conversation! We are on substack, where you can sign up for our newsletter and connect with other AAJ fans. The comment section is quite the Shtetel square: Askajew.substack.com. Questions for us? Askajewpod@gmail.com. You can also find us on instagram @askajewpodShow notes:Tel Aviv light rail video https://fb.watch/mz9wiYtKcl/Bring Sundays to Israel: https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-755225Joing 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 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 girls welcome Israeli author and co-founder of the Tel Aviv, institute Hen Mazzig. Hen, who identifies as a Queer, Mizrahi Zionist, has a huge online footprint, where he shares stories about Israel that people may not have seen before.We talk about everything from his family's Jewish roots in North Africa and Iraq, American Jews and Israel, being a Mizrahi or Sephardi Jew, progressive politics, and more! You can find him at Henmazzig.com or on social media @Henmazzig. Check out his book "The Wrong Kind of Jew: A Mizrahi Manifesto" wherever you get books. Follow his work on Twitter @HenMazzig, Instagram  and Facebook and on his website: www.HenMazzig.comQuestions? askajewpod@gmail.com and follow us on substack to get updates: 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 ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 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