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Cautious Euphoria
More photos and videos on askajew.substack.com Good morning from a different Israel, Something feels lighter in the air today. It’s been this way since I landed yesterday and probably started Wednesday evening when Trump announced a deal ha
The Jews are Tired Y'all
Hi everyone, It’s a week of hope, despair, commemoration and as usual, unbridled rage. We caught up Friday to cover the many events of the last few weeks. Also we recorded this before the announcement of the Trump plan, sorry. Hard to keep
Podhoretz Save America
Shana Tova from Chaya Leah’s kitchen table! It is not even 8am, and she already peeled 400 apples, made 200 matza balls, and skinned 3 chickens. I am sitting here trying to stay out of the way while working on our business aka this podcast.
We Don't Get Us - With Sarah Hurwitz
Sarah Hurwitz (https://www.sarahhurwitz.net/) served as a White House speechwriter from 2009 to 2017, first as a senior speechwriter for President Barack Obama and then as head speechwriter for First Lady Michelle Obama. She’s with us to di
Stop It.
We are happy to welcome author, cultural critic, and social media explainer Leigh Stein (https://substack.com/profile/976983-leigh-stein) to Ask A Jew today! We discuss her new novel, If You’re Seeing This, It’s Meant for You (https://www.a
Hard Boiled Eggs and Softly Held Opinions
A long overdue solo awaits for those who dare! First of all we apologize for the lack of Taylor/Travis content here, we recorded this a few days ago before the breaking news. We hope you can still enjoy this discussion that covers: * ICE an
Cry Me a River to the Sea
Shabbos Kestenbaum (https://x.com/ShabbosK)is probably the most famous Jewish Harvard grad since Natalie Portman. You may know him as a former Bernie Bro and divinity student who went on to sue Harvard for discrimination, speak at the Repub
Accidental antisemitism
This week we welcome one of our favorite journaists of the moment, Olivia Reingold (https://substack.com/profile/5933680-olivia-reingold) of The Free Press! We discuss her Jewish roots, atheism, how she went from an NPR fangirl to working f
Hey Jewish People!! You're OK
We are so excited to have the one and only Babka King, Chris Cares None (https://www.instagram.com/chriscaresnone/) with us! If you haven’t seen Chris’s videos on Instagram and TikTok where he reviews foods from different ethnicities, with
Unconditional Love on the Spectrum
Happy Sunday and a blessed week to everyone, except Mandy Patinkin. In this catch-up we talk about the unfolding situation in Gaza (spoiler: some healthy disagreement!), the meaning of being able to criticize someone you love, toothaches an
Helen Lewis Spills the Tea
Helen Lewis is a big deal y’all, and yes we’d be saying that even if she didn’t have a British accent. She’s a staff writer at The Atlantic, author of the new book The Genius Myth: A Curious History of a Dangerous Idea (https://www.amazon.c
Group Therapy with Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman
Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman (https://scottbarrykaufman.com/) is a cognitive scientist, podcaster, mentalist and author of 11 (!!) books. We had him on to talk about his latest “Rise Above: Overcome a Victim Mindset, Empower Yourself, and Realiz
Battle of the Moms
Bethany Mandel (https://x.com/bethanyshondark) is the co-author of the bestseller “Stolen Youth (https://www.amazon.com/Stolen-Youth-Progressives-Replacing-Radicalism/dp/1956007083)” (with former guest Karol Markowicz (https://substack.com/
The Reverse Exodus Kindertransport Spring Break Cruise Evacuation
Chaya Leah is back from Israel, and boy does she have a story to tell! It has everything: bombs, planes, boats, sandwiches, and horny birthright kids. We’re so happy she’s home safe, and hope that her grandchildren will retell her story to
Mother of All Bombs
Since Chaya Leah is lost at sea somewhere between Cyprus and Natanz, I was joined by Jewish Insider’s Lahav Harkov (https://jewishinsider.com/authors/lahav-harkov/), formerly a senior contributing editor, diplomatic reporter and knesset Rep
Operation SURPRISE with Andrew Fox
Thank you to Andrew Fox (https://substack.com/profile/58826329-andrew-fox) for jumping on our live Substack video to talk about Israel, Iran, and answer your questions. Send your prayers to the IDF, the people of Israel, and the people of I
Wait Wait...Tell Me Everything!
Uri Berliner was a senior business editor at NPR for 25 years, when he decided to set his tote bag on fire and spill the tea. We talk to him about his bombshell essay, How NPR Lost America (https://www.thefp.com/p/npr-editor-how-npr-lost-am
The fate of the Jewish people relies on Brigitte Macron not being a man
Chaya Leah Sufrin and Yael Bar tur are two of the most influential Jewish women in America. Known for their compassionate and thoughtful discussions, they discuss topics ranging from antisemitism to The Social Security Act of 1935. Their gu
The Book of Jonah... Platt
Today is a heartbreaking and terrifying day for Jews in America—and for anyone who cherishes the values of decency, freedom, and civilization itself.The cold-blooded murder of Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim last night in Washington, D.C
"We are not going to divide ourselves" - Interview with Eric Fingerhut, President & CEO of the Jewish Federations of North America
We got the top Jew everyone! Eric D. Fingerhut (https://generalassembly.org/speakers/6189) is the President and CEO of The Jewish Federations of North America (https://www.jewishfederations.org/) (JFNA), previously the President and CEO of
Call your Mother!
Happy Mother’s Day! This week, we invited the women who have been listening to us blabber for over 40 years — our biggest fans and fiercest critics: our own moms! Please enjoy our conversation with Chanie Perelmuter and Liora Bar tur. We ta
Days of Blah
Today is the specialest day in Israel. We just exited Memorial Day for soldiers and victis of terror, the saddest day of the year by far, and went straight — and I mean straight, within minutes — into Independence Day, the happiest. 24 hour
The free speech recession - with Jacob Mchangama
Happy Good Friday! Shh, we have a serious guest, everyone behave please in the comment section. Today we welcome Jacob Mchangama (https://jacobmchangama.com/). Jacob is the author of the breezy beach read “Free Speech – A History from Socra
Put your enemies on a sheet cake - with Rabbi Gavriel Bellino
This week in honor of Passover, we welcome the coolest Rabbi I know (after Chaya Leah’s father of edJEWcation (https://substack.com/profile/211269114-edjewcation)), Rabbi Gavriel Bellino (https://www.sixthstreetsynagogue.org/rabbi) of NYC’s
10 Things Every Jew Should Know Before They Go to College
This week we welcome returning guest and the youngest person we know, Blake Flayton, to talk about his new book: 10 Things Every Jew Should Know Before They Go to College. (https://10thingseveryjewshouldknow.com/) We talk to Blake about how
What Women Want
G’day from the Land Down Under! Promise this is our first and last Australia joke in these show notes. Today we welcome the Jewish Hugh Jackman (ok, I lied), Josh Szeps (https://substack.com/profile/113977-josh-szeps) to Ask A Jew! Josh is
Everyone (Except our Listeners) Sucks
The world needs to stop talking about Jews and the only way that will happen is if Barak Obama and Jennifer Aniston have a baby. PHOTOS, CONVO, AND MORE ON SUBSTACK! https://askajew.substack.com/ Also: * Chaya Leah makes a stunning confessi
Econ for Dummies
You demanded, we supplied! This week we are honored to have Prof. Russ Roberts (https://substack.com/profile/1286217-russ-roberts) join us on Ask A Jew. Russ is the host of the wildly successful podcast EconTalk (https://podcasts.apple.com/
The Zionist Case for Ukraine
Who’s this, disprespecting us on our podcast?? It’s our very own rare earth mineral, The Free Press (https://substack.com/profile/114101724-the-free-press) columnist and host of the wonderful Breaking History (https://open.spotify.com/show/
New Look Same Mood
Look. The words are done. They have just run out. So we filled the void with various mouth noises, about everything from the orthodox child labor, Meir Kahane, the Grand Canyon and Apple Cider Vinegar. Listen, some weeks are so icky, it’s o
