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Messiah or Nah?
4 december 2024 · 1 uur 9 min
The girls share everything they know about Syria (not much), argue passionately about faith in the Messiah vs. faith in the Iron Dome, and try to determine who is the better Jew (the answer may suprise you!) In New York Dec 12th? Join us both for our H... Lees meer
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Auschwitz - The Revenge Tour
27 november 2024 · 1 uur 9 min
Chaya Leah heeds the activists' advice and goes back to Poland. Also: Trumps hottest cabinet picks, our *least* favorite type of antisemites, and a wholesome dip into Mormon Twitter. Don't forget to RSVP for our Hanukkah party, Dec 12 in NYC! Details o... Lees meer
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People of the Book - with Zibby Owens
21 november 2024 · 45 min
Today we welcome Zibby Owens, bestselling author, CEO, bookstore owner, “ book-fluencer ”, and host of the widely succesful “ Moms Don’t Have Time to Read Books ” podcast. Most recently she published “ On Being Jewish Now ”, a collection of essays on J... Lees meer
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If Your Election Lasts Longer Than 4 Hours, Call a Doctor
13 november 2024 · 1 uur 6 min
DECEMBER 12 HANUKKAH PARTY IN NYC! Follow askajew.substack.com for details. Some rational and irrational responses to the election that are sure to equally offend all the listeners, plus movies, planes, the orthodox draft in Israel, and more. This is p... Lees meer
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Non-election Russian Interference
5 november 2024 · 1 uur 17 min
Looking for a non-election podcast? How about 75 minutes of soothing soviet antisemitism? We got you. Our guest today is Izabella Tabarovsky, a scholar of Soviet antizionism and contemporary antisemitism. We discuss how everything old is new again, why... Lees meer
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Ce-le-brate Good Strikes, Come On!
30 oktober 2024 · 1 uur 21 min
Bonjour from Paris! (Bonjour means “hello” in French). Miss us? We missed you, each other, and the sound of our own voices. That maybe explains the fact that neither of us could shut up on this one, in fact we almost forgot we were recording and maybe ... Lees meer
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Your Robot Therapist Will See You Now - W/ Christine Rosen
15 oktober 2024 · 1 uur 13 min
In this week’s episode of “people we thought were Jewish” - Christine Rosen! Christine is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, columnist for Commentary magazine, cohosts of The Commentary Magazine Podcast, and author of the new book Th... Lees meer
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October 7 Listener Zoom
8 oktober 2024 · 1 uur 55 min
On the eve of October 7th, we gathered with 100+ of our closest friends (you guys!) to share our feelings, frustrations, sad tears and happy tears. Don't worry, we still found some space for holocaust jokes and hot dictators. Thank you to everyone who ... Lees meer
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Escalate Me, Bro
2 oktober 2024 · 1 uur 7 min
Sunday October 6 listener Zoom!! Go to askajew.substack.com for details. Shana Tova from the bomb shelter! Just kidding, the IDF said we can go out, plus, after an hour we finished folding laundry and drinking a bottle of whiskey, and we were bored. Th... Lees meer
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Insert pager pun here
24 september 2024 · 1 uur 4 min
This episode is brought to you by the Federated States of Micronesia. No, they aren't paying us for sponsorship, but they are the only country that still loves us, so this one's on us! This week we discuss the Hezbollah pager explosions, the list of co... Lees meer
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Safe Spaces for Dumb Ideas - with Greg Lukianoff
17 september 2024 · 1 uur 3 min
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" wit... Lees meer
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Hamas is like dating in New York - w/ David Christopher Kaufman
11 september 2024 · 1 uur 3 min
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 journa... Lees meer
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The Progressive Case for Israel - W/ Brianna Wu
5 september 2024 · 1 uur 23 min
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, Gamerga... Lees meer
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Getting up again
1 september 2024 · 35 min
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... Lees meer
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We Didn't Start the Ceasefire - W/ Andrew Fox
26 augustus 2024 · 1 uur 6 min
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... Lees meer
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Fight like a Jew
22 augustus 2024 · 1 uur 10 min
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… You can send us your questions to askajewpod@gmail.com Make sure to check out our podcast recommendat... Lees meer
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The Last Remaining Jew of Idaho - with Ben Dreyfuss
14 augustus 2024 · 1 uur 22 min
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 ... Lees meer
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The one Kosher restaurant in Cape Town
10 augustus 2024 · 54 min
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 th... Lees meer
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The funniest episode about the Holocaust you'll ever hear
1 augustus 2024 · 1 uur 3 min
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,... Lees meer
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Botox and Bibles, with Andy Mills
22 juli 2024 · 1 uur 30 min
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, Refl... Lees meer
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Postcard from Israel, a totally normal country where everything is fine
12 juli 2024 · 1 uur 7 min
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... Lees meer
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Goyhood - with Reuven Fenton
4 juli 2024 · 1 uur 6 min
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." We talk identity, the Post... Lees meer
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Urban Warfare Urban Legends with John Spencer
26 juni 2024 · 1 uur 13 min
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 Jo... Lees meer
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Why does an alarm clock need to be Kosher?
19 juni 2024 · 58 min
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 ... Lees meer
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There's No Place Like Noam
12 juni 2024 · 1 uur 30 min
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, Tr... Lees meer
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East Side Story - With Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove
29 mei 2024 · 1 uur 8 min
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 minu... Lees meer
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The Fighting Irish
22 mei 2024 · 1 uur 28 min
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 ... Lees meer
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Conversion Therapy - with Nellie Bowles
14 mei 2024 · 1 uur 27 min
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 th... Lees meer
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Glamping 4 Gaza - With Ben Appel
6 mei 2024 · 1 uur 20 min
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 liberat... Lees meer
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Good Evening Ramalmo! Eurovision talk with Sharon Davidovitch
2 mei 2024 · 1 uur 4 min
Forget college campuses, the real culture war will take place next week in Malmo, Sweden, where the Eurovision Song Contest (otherwise known as the "gay olympics") takes place. We are joined by sports journalist and Eurovision rainman Sharon Davidovitc... Lees meer
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Am Yisrael High
25 april 2024 · 1 uur 35 min
Sarah Rose Siskind is a science comedy writer and psychedelic comedian. she came by to tell us about how she hosted a psychedelic Shiva after October 7th, which she also wrote about for Psychology Today. We also discuss how drugs may have influenced No... Lees meer
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A Postcard From Peaceful Times
17 april 2024 · 1 uur 12 min
Remember when OJ died?? That's what we were talking about a few days ago when we recorded this, and all was calm in the world. Coincidentaly this blissfully unaware episode is also number 100 for us! Thank you for that, Chaya Leah is petitioning to the... Lees meer
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Deal or No Deal - with Tom Aharon
9 april 2024 · 1 uur 16 min
Tom Aharon is an Israeli standup comedian, and co-host of Israel's top commercial daily radio morning show, New Morning. We discuss doing stand up for IDF soliders after Oct 7, Hezbollah's VP of Global Marketing and Natan Sharansky's underwear. Happy B... Lees meer
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In Defense of Imposter Syndrome - with Peter Berkowitz
2 april 2024 · 1 uur 11 min
Dr. Peter Berkowitz is the Tad and Dianne Taube Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford, former Director of the State Department’s Policy Planning Staff, executive secretary of the department's Commission on Unalienable Rights, and senior a... Lees meer
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The Antisemitism space is thriving
26 maart 2024 · 1 uur 10 min
In this episode we cover a failed meditation, a succesful trip to Israel (it's all fine now), and the moral confusion about rapes that aren't planned but just kind of happen. Also: a listener creates a fun game: who said it white nationalist or left wi... Lees meer
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All Aboard the Compassion Bus - with Jen Murtazashvili
19 maart 2024 · 1 uur 34 min
This week we welcome Jennifer Murtazashvili, Professor at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, and Founding Director of the Center for Governance and Markets. We talk about an interfaith initiative she co-fo... Lees meer
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Hot Girl Walk - With Bridget Phetasy
14 maart 2024 · 1 uur 53 min
Two hours with one of our favorite Shiksa's, Bridget Phetasy! Fair warning that Bridget used to write for Playboy, and Chaya Leah was very interested in that, so this episode gets spicy. Bridget Phetasy is host of Dumpster Fire on YouTube and the Walk-... Lees meer
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Take your meds
5 maart 2024 · 1 uur 12 min
A very bad Jewish dad joke An exciting new AAJ Spin-off ((((((Why)))))) Our friend and former guest Batya Ungar-Sargon kicking ass on Bill Maher Should you get a Aaron Bushnell face tattoo? Abolition week at Harvard Academia - Should we stay or should ... Lees meer
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Rob Henderson is 0.6% Jewish
28 februari 2024 · 1 uur 10 min
This week the girls welcome Rob Henderson, author of Troubled: A Memoir of Foster Care, Family, and Social Class. Born to a drug-addicted, homeless mother in California, Rob was passed around 7 foster homes and grew to become a rowdy teenager. He turne... Lees meer
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Cowardice will end us - with Winston Marshall
20 februari 2024 · 1 uur 8 min
This week, we welcome Lord Winston Marshall (we assume he’s a Lord, he’s from England) - writer, podcaster, musician, and noble friend of the Jews. You may know Winston as co-founder of the band “Mumford and Sons” and more recently as host of “The Wins... Lees meer
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Black Shabbos Goy - With Coleman Hughes
12 februari 2024 · 1 uur 15 min
Make Colorblindness Great Again! Writer, musician, rapper, author and podcaster Coleman Hughes joins us this week to discuss his new book which you should buy and read, "The End of Race Politics: Arguments for a Colorblind America." We cover Neoracism,... Lees meer
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Imagine UN Me
6 februari 2024 · 1 uur 7 min
In this episode, we discuss the personal stories of two fallen IDF soldiers - Ahmad Abu Latif and Cedrick Garin. You can read more about Ahmad in this story from our friend Nancy Rommelmann, and see a video of both young men on our substack, askajew.su... Lees meer
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From the Potomac River to the Atlantic Sea - DC Dispatch with James Kirchick
31 januari 2024 · 1 uur 16 min
James Kirchick is a journalist and author of the NY Times bestseller "Secret City: The Hidden History of Gay Washington". You may know him from his work in Air Mail, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, and others. Follow Jamie on Twitter, read his excel... Lees meer
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Paragliding into the Superbowl like...
23 januari 2024 · 1 uur
Good morning from Israel, where it is currently October 116th. on this solo pod, the girls occupy familiar and new territories: Being sick at home We are brothers? Hostages forever. The Russian roulette that is Jerusalem bus travel Chaya Leah guarding ... Lees meer
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AAJ 84 Nick Gillespie and the Pussy Cats in Outer Space
17 januari 2024 · 1 uur 47 min
Nick Gillespie is an editor at large at Reason, the libertarian magazine of "free minds and free markets," and host of The Reason Interview With Nick Gillespie, he’s also our favorite libertarian! In this episode we talk about: Hollywood’s portrayal of... Lees meer
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Pizza Bagels - with Mike Pesca
8 januari 2024 · 1 uur 17 min
This week on Ask A Jew, the girls sit down with their colleague at the top of the podcasting charts Mike Pesca, who just returned from his first ever reporting trip to Israel. We discuss the war with Hamas, growing up Italian and Jewish, and attempt to... Lees meer
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Righteous Among the Gentiles - W/ Michael Moynihan
2 januari 2024 · 1 uur 24 min
Join the discussion on Susbtack askajew.substack.com Follow, review and rate Ask A Jew five stars us on Apple podcasts, it helps us grow! Joing the AAJ conversation on Susbtack! askajew.substack.com Email us your questions askajewpod@gmail.com ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ... Lees meer
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A Rabbi "Jewsplains" Christmas Music
21 december 2023 · 2 uur 7 min
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 ... Lees meer
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Vote
15 december 2023 · 1 uur 13 min
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 med... Lees meer
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Every Dog Will Have Its Day
6 december 2023 · 1 uur 10 min
SEE YOU WEDNESDAY, DEC 13 Hanukkah Bash - 3 sheets bar, 134 West 3rd street, 6pm. RSVP More info on askajew.substack.com In a nice catch-up episode we discuss this non-fun rollercoaster of emotions, turn our rage to all different directions (this was b... Lees meer