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Ask a Jew

Yael Bar tur, secular sinner, and Chaya Leah Sufrin, pious Haredi, ask each other the hard questions, from Torah to Tinder askajew.substack.com

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01:20:52

Ce-le-brate Good Strikes, Come On!

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2024/10/30

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 went a little more vulnerable than expected (people like that stuff, right?). In this episode, we catch up about the holidays, Iran, the beef between Johnny Depp and Rabbi Sufrin, and of course our election ambivalence. There's lots more on Substack

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01:13:10

Your Robot Therapist Will See You Now - W/ Christine...

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2024/10/15

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 The Extinction of Experience: Being Human in a Disembodied World.We talk about Christine's very unique acknowledgments page, the good, bad and ugly of technology, IRL friendships vs. online friendships, and how with great rights come great

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01:54:45

October 7 Listener Zoom

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2024/10/08

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 joined, from Portland to Iran - we are very lucky to have you. Special thanks to Super Friends and former guests Eli Lake (The Reeducation, The Free Press) and Mike Pesca (The Gist) for jumping on and sharing their wisdom. Listen all the way to the

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01:06:43

Escalate Me, Bro

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2024/10/02

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. This episode was recorded before Iran launched a ballistic missile attack at our faces, so if we sound a little too cheerful and irreverent....well, I guess that's on brand. Pics and links here on substack. In this one:Who’s less hot, JD Vance or Tim

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01:03:30

Insert pager pun here

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2024/09/24

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 countries that can no longer sit with us, Hassan Nasrallah's glow-up, decolonized pizza at MIT, tips on how to focus,and more. The UN being the UNMIT activists disrupt Israeli professor, steal pizzas (and a happy ending!)The Man from Vilna - how to think

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01:03:11

Safe Spaces for Dumb Ideas - with Greg Lukianoff

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2024/09/17

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" with Rikki Schlott. He joins us to talk all things free speech, like why campuses are burning, how violence is kind of bad, actually, and why he fights for our right to say dumb things, and be called out on them. Also:What should keep us up at

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01:02:40

Hamas is like dating in New York - w/ David...

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2024/09/11

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 journalist. Also: * The mood in Israel* The difference between being a Jew and being Jewish* Why Hamas is like dating in New York* A Zionist Jew and a non-Zionist Jew walk into a bar...* We all feel the same and it hasn't stopped for a day* The pressure on

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01:22:47

The Progressive Case for Israel - W/ Brianna Wu

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2024/09/05

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, Gamergate, being an inspiration for a Law & Order episode, her global ranking as an elite Super Mario 2 Runner - and more!Follow Brianna on XThe famous Law & Order episode based on Brianna's storyBrianna's Super Mario runJoing the AAJ conversation on

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00:35:19

Getting up again

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2024/09/01

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 to survive 11 months, only to be executed somewhere between Thursday and Friday by their captors. We're angry, sad, contemplative, fearful - and thought you might want to join us through this ride. Joing the AAJ conversation on Susbtack

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01:05:32

We Didn't Start the Ceasefire - W/ Andrew Fox

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2024/08/26

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 Americans love tiny dogs and Hezbollah flags.Also:Wait why does England need an army?The US Military is rubbish at drinkingLearn from our fails in Iraq and AfghanistanDon't pick wars of choiceThe importance of playing niceThe Leroy Jenkins military

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01:09:57

Fight like a Jew

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2024/08/22

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.comMake sure to check out our podcast recommendations and more 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⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

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01:21:53

The Last Remaining Jew of Idaho - with Ben Dreyfuss

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2024/08/14

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 about his relationship with social media, his famous father, Judaism - and why he still hasn’t forgiven Bin Laden.Make sure to check out Ben’s hilarious newsletter Calm Down on Substack, and follow him on X , you probably won’t regret it. Joing the

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00:53:50

The one Kosher restaurant in Cape Town

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2024/08/09

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 GazaIsael's Olympic team (6 medals and counting!)Dr. Mijal Bitton at the NYU rallyJoing 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⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

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01:03:02

The funniest episode about the Holocaust you'll ever...

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2024/08/01

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, Surviving the Survivor, and the book Joel wrote about his mother by the same name, which he calls a living eulogy, but she refers to as “A poor man’s Tuesdays with Morrie”. Surviving the Survivor bookSurviving the Survivor podcastJoel and Karm’s

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01:30:04

Botox and Bibles, with Andy Mills

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2024/07/22

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, Reflector.We discuss faith and certainty, values, conspiracy theories about the media, how to pray in 2024, Fandom, and much more! Andy has been listening to Ask A Jew, so he really wants to talk to us about Botox.Growing up super-duper religiousWhat Andy

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01:07:06

Postcard from Israel, a totally normal country where...

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2024/07/12

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 we start to talk about Israel: hostage deals, the national mood, why trying to kill us will backfire, yadda yadda yadda. Shabbat Shalom! Show notes:Roger Waters heads into the abyss"Kevin Spacey Trial Unfiltered" podcastA Wife’s Revenge from Beyond

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01:05:56

Goyhood - with Reuven Fenton

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2024/07/04

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, writing - and more. Don't forget to rate us 5 stars wherever you get your podcasts, and join us for a conversation on Substack at askajew.substack.com Joing the AAJ conversation on Susbtack! askajew.substack.comEmail us your questions

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01:13:18

Urban Warfare Urban Legends with John Spencer

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2024/06/26

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 John Spencer. As a retired US Army Major and chair of Urban Warfare Studies at the Modern War Institute at West Point, not only has he studied war for years, he also put his boots on the ground as a soldier and researcher (including several visits to Gaza

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00:57:43

Why does an alarm clock need to be Kosher?

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2024/06/19

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 askajewpod@gmail.comWhen is it time to post things on Instagram again?Before we get to that though, we cover our thoughts on if it's ok to go back to posting day to day things on Instagram, our strange social media algorithms, the NYC Meetup wrap-up,

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01:29:50

There's No Place Like Noam

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2024/06/12

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, Trump, people you disagree with, and more. Manny Dworman, a 5th-grader with some strong opinions about free speech, made this episode even better than we could have hoped for.Also: Thank you to everyone who came to the AAJ Happy Hour in NYC! Was great to

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