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This week we are re-airing one of our favorite episodes,  "All I want for Christmas is Jews", from December 2022. In this episode we interview Rabbi David Komerofsky, an expert on Christmas music. I know, right??If Rabbi K's name sounds familiar, it's because his congregation in Canton, Ohio was just the target of a shooting plot by a 13-year-old. Such are the times. But first - Chaya Leah is back from Israel and we talk about the horrors she saw there, as well as the horrors she saw in her hometown of Long Beach.0:47 is where the Christmas Episode beginsAll I Want For Chsitmas is Jews Spotify Playlist Trouble in the LBCJoin the discussion on Substack! 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

Thank you to everyone who showed up at the Hanukkah Party! It was lots of fun, we had donuts, drinks, home made hamentaschen (why not!) and more laughs than awkward introductions. Lets do it again sometime! Pics here.This week:Pray for the social media managerThe IDF is gay, ew/The IDF isn’t gay enoughWould you take a bullet for your Twitter friends?Sweet Chabad kidsWhat it's like in Israel right nowMove over Julian EdelmanThat Spielberg with his Jew obsession, ugh.Do we care what the world thinks?Listener questions! Thank you for writing in, you can send us Qs on substack or email askajewpod@gmail.com. Chaya Leah’s cleaning lady just doesn’t get it!  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

SEE YOU WEDNESDAY, DEC 13 Hanukkah Bash - 3 sheets bar, 134 West 3rd street, 6pm. RSVPMore info on askajew.substack.comIn a nice catch-up episode we discuss this non-fun rollercoaster of emotions, turn our rage to all different directions (this was before the congressional hearing on Antisemitism featuring your favorite  Ivy Leage presidents), discuss masterpieces like "Gremlins 2" and "Untamed Heart", and contemplate the legitimacy of Hanukkah decorations.PLUS:Help Hamas catcalled meCan Jews pull this off?Why going to the movies is sexyThe greatest moment in the movie Gremlins 2Israeli launch non-proportional diss track against Nassrallah and Bellah HadidHorrific testomonies of sexual violenceJoing 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

Jonathan Rauch, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, discusses moral courage, the weaponization of silence, and his fight for gay marriage. Topics include the challenges of free speech, the politicization of academia, and the importance of common culture in democracy. They explore skepticism, fallibleism, and the limitations of social media in uncovering truth. They also address the spread of misinformation and the development of Jewish law.

~~Save the Date - December 13th Hannukah party in NYC~~Follow substack  for more info: askajew.substack.com~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Sam Harris is amazing. Me too, unless you’re a jewWHO? Unicef? UNHRC? GTFOIlhan "some of my best friends are Jewish" Omar For the soul - Escaping Twin Flames on Netflix  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

We welcome young journalist and activist Blake Flayton, fresh off a ground invasion into academia. He tries to explain to us what is wrong with the kids today, what TikTok and peer pressure has to do with it, and why we need different kinds of Jews on campus.Stay in touch - sign up for our substackBlake’s NY Times piece about antisemitism on campusFollow Blake on TwitterMake Zionism Sexy AgainJoing 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

In honor of Islamophobia month, we detained Mujahed Kobbe and Siraj Hashmi, otherwise knows as the Habibi Bros, hosts of the Habibi Power Hour."  Seriously, this is the most fun we’ve had all month - and that's before we strip searched them. Follow their show and socials if you don't believe us!We heard these boys are safe and funny, but when Mujahed showed up to our video call with a background of a tunnel, we knew we had found our people.Rate and review us 5 stars on Spotify and Apple Podcasts - it helps us growSign up to our substack askajewsubstack.comSend 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

The girls use their guest Yossi Klein Halevi, senior fellow at the Hartman Institute, as a free therapist.Warning: This episode gets funny and lighthearted at times, some might even say optimistic. We talk:Israeli music is so….Israeli.Why is Yossi doing a bit better?Hamas really messed up by making us stop hating each other.Our leaders don’t deserve usMoral failuresWhat the hell does Hashem want from us??Even the orthodox are becoming Zionists (and why that’s weird)Mental health help is not the answer to antisemitismThe privilege of the progressive JewWhy there can never be a two-state solution and yet there HAS to be a two-state solution.There are more people of good will on the other side than the right thinks, but less than the left thinks.Links:More about Yossihttps://www.yossikleinhalevi.com/Letters to My Palestinian Neighborhttps://www.amazon.com/Letters-Palestinian-Neighbor-Yossi-Halevi/dp/0062844911Spotify Avoda Ivrit playlisthttps://open.spotify.com/playlist/5RZ2TSTjeQqglz9G35n8Uk?si=mtj5VHRMQ0O4UN9m4CUpMwThe Genesis War - Yedidia Sternhttps://blogs.timesofisrael.com/author/yedidia-stern/Chaya Leah's YKH-inspired playlisthttps://open.spotify.com/playlist/2oWIUXjGtjZwB9nOgQeFnh?si=S2kSqXUUTOCU7a70uYs0rwFollow us on substack: askajew.substack.comJoing 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

On October 6th, we sat down for a lovely conversation with journalist  Mary Katharine Ham, who you may know from CNN, The Federalist, and as the co-host of wonderful podcast "Getting Hammered". I'd like to say that back 3 weeks ago when we recorded this we didn't have any problems, but we did, just at a much smaller scale. We discuss a lot of the things that were on our minds then and now like Israel, journalism, and American campus madness in this timeless episode. In her southern generosity, Mary Katharine agreed to come back a few days ago, so we also recorded a more timely intro for y'all where we discuss the last couple of weeks. Join our community on substack askajew.substack.comHelp us grow by rating us 5 stars and leaving a review on Apple Podcasts 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