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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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01:07:57

East Side Story - With Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove

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2024/05/29

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 minutes in, after we catch up on Yael's meditation retreat and other spiritual adventures.Park Avenue SynagogueRabbi Cosgrove's SermonsJoing the AAJ conversation on Susbtack! askajew.substack.comEmail us your questions askajewpod@gmail.com⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐Want to

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01:27:45

The Fighting Irish

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2024/05/22

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 the episode, we talk to Ann McElhinney and Phelim McAleer, creators of the October 7 play - yes, this is a off-broadway show made entirely of testimonies of real survivors, portrayed by an amazing cast of actors. It’s playing now in NYC and we highly

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01:26:46

Conversion Therapy - with Nellie Bowles

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2024/05/14

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 the wonderful new book “Morning After the Revolution: Dispatches from the Wrong Side of History” which you should absolutely buy and read (don’t check it out of the library, pay up!).We talk about converting to Judaism, how if you're going to be a

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01:20:27

Glamping 4 Gaza - With Ben Appel

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2024/05/06

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 liberation of the Columbia campus, why Jews and Gays should unite against the world, and why your hairdresser probably hates you.Check out Ben's work at www.benappelwrites.com, as well as on Twitter and Substack. Show notes:A hero is born at UCLAThat great SNL

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01:03:44

Good Evening Ramalmo! Eurovision talk with Sharon...

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2024/05/02

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 Davidovitch to talk about how Israel will fare this year in the glitter soaked battlefield - even if you know nothing of what is as big as the Superbowl across the pond, this episode offers fascinating takes about the Intersection between gepolotics and culture

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01:34:59

Am Yisrael High

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2024/04/25

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 Nova festival survivors, why Chaya Leah and Yael need to go on a “trip” to Auschwitz, and proposing to her fiancé at Burning Man.More about SarahSarah's TwitterWhen a Modern Psychedelic Meets an Ancient Ritual of GriefJews Who Toke InstagramI Got Engaged

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01:12:12

A Postcard From Peaceful Times

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2024/04/17

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 Rabbis to make it a holiday as we speak (100 days of fasting? Need to workshop).We did have a lovely chat with our friend Jay of the Habibi Bros about Iran, which you can find on our Instagram, @askajewpod. Links:Follow Kim Goldman, Ron Goldman's

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01:15:46

Deal or No Deal - with Tom Aharon

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2024/04/09

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 Birthday Tom!Notes:The head of Hamas's sister arrested in IsraelBillboards in Hebrew In Iran (Hebrew)Tom's response to John Oliver on IsraelEvery day heroism in Israel Joing the AAJ conversation on Susbtack! askajew.substack.comEmail us your questions

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01:10:38

In Defense of Imposter Syndrome - with Peter Berkowitz

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2024/04/02

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 adviser to the Secretary of State. Naturally we talk about princess Kate. But we also cover additction to technology, the growing tensions between secular and religious Israelis, and the bad and worse options in Gaza.Joing the AAJ conversation on

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01:09:56

The Antisemitism space is thriving

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2024/03/26

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 wing antisemite? Our apologies to Princess Kate for making fun of her, clearly we recorded this hours before she shared the news of her diagnoses.Also:Chaya Leah is back from Israel and everything is ok there nowBecoming desensitizedWe are not a people

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01:34:01

All Aboard the Compassion Bus - with Jen Murtazashvili

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2024/03/19

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-founded with a Muslim colleague after October 7th, what it was like living as a Jewish woman in Afghanistan and Uzbekistan, and the differences she notices between American and foreign college students.Learn more about JenFollow her on Twitter/XTwo

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01:53:12

Hot Girl Walk - With Bridget Phetasy

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2024/03/14

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-Ins Welcome podcast, as well as a writer and contributing editor at Spectator. Follow her on Substack, Twitter, Rumble and YouTube, or join her community at phetasy.comAmong other things we cover:Even Bridget's father thinks she has daddy issuesBridget

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01:11:45

Take your meds

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2024/03/05

A very bad Jewish dad jokeAn exciting new AAJ Spin-off((((((Why))))))Our friend and former guest Batya Ungar-Sargon kicking ass on Bill MaherShould you get a Aaron Bushnell face tattoo?Abolition week at HarvardAcademia - Should we stay or should we go?Fantasy-league of Israel supportersSwifties for PalestineImagine if the UN supported Israel? Recorded before they announced they found evidence of sexual asssault…gee, thanks, only took 4 months.A tribute to David Frum’s daughter, Miranda, who passed

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01:09:34

Rob Henderson is 0.6% Jewish

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2024/02/28

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 turned his life around when he joined the Air Force after high school, and ultimately was accepted into Yale for his BA and earned his PhD in Psychology from the University of Cambridge.We cover class in America, luxury beliefs of the elite, how to build

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01:08:25

Cowardice will end us - with Winston Marshall

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2024/02/20

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 Winston Marshall Show” which you can find on Youtube or wherever you get your podcasts. Winston just returned from a trip to Israel where he did some excellent reporting, and he has a lot to say about the Middle East, Britian, October 7th and hope.🎉🎉 In

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01:14:58

Black Shabbos Goy - With Coleman Hughes

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2024/02/12

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, Israel, wokeness, writing and more. Also, who called Coleman a "black shabbos goy"? Listen to find out.Sure, Coleman has done a few interviews lately, but only ours bestowed upon him a porn name and you’ll have to listen to learn what it is. Ok, it's

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01:07:23

Imagine UN Me

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2024/02/06

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.substack.com.We also share stories and photos from a visit to the site of the Nova massacre and Kibbutz Kfar Aza, warning - it gets a little heavy. But fear not - we leave plenty of time to talk about a bunch of NYPD cops going out for kosher sushi, the

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01:16:14

From the Potomac River to the Atlantic Sea - DC...

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2024/01/31

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 excellent latest piece in the Atlantic about the importance of protecting free speech, and of course his exclusive interview with Armie Hammer.Don't forget to join us on Substack for a discussion, plus next week will post some photos from Yael's recent

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01:00:15

Paragliding into the Superbowl like...

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2024/01/23

Good morning from Israel, where it is currently October 116th. on this solo pod, the girls occupy familiar and new territories:Being sick at homeWe are brothers?Hostages forever.The Russian roulette that is Jerusalem bus travelChaya Leah guarding trash cansA funny story about false teeth (is there a story about false teeth that isn't funny?)A tribute to Chaya Leah's beloved aunt, may her memory be a blessingWould you gain or lose weight in a Shiva?A very Israel soccer gameWhat is a Ballerina

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01:47:11

AAJ 84 Nick Gillespie and the Pussy Cats in Outer Space

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2024/01/17

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 Israel(we all agree that Paul Newman is the perfect looking Jew)Exodus by Leon Uris (the book!) Get the BookExodus (the movie!) Watch the movie here Excellent article in Mosaic Magazine Read the article hereFiddler on the RoofDoes anyone really care

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