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Chosen People Problems

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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Bad News Batya May 15, 2023

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We are thrilled to chat with Batya Ungar-Sargon, deputy opinion editor for Newsweek and author of "Bad News: How Woke Media Is Undermining Democracy."

In this Megillah (am I doing this right?):

The Islamic jihad comes for the Backstreet Boys
What kind of Jew is Batya?
Jewish matchmaking
I'm not Jewish, I'm Israeli: An intervention
Our various Jewish Identities
Batya's bananas background
Jews from authoritarian countries rule
Is Bernie Sanders a messianic Jew?
Batya's great un-wokening
Working class people are not as dumb as you think
A Bernie impression!
Real subway face punching has never been tried
The power of lurkers
Is wokeness a religion? Discuss
The secular world used to be one big orgy, now it’s just lame
It's been more than a year and Yael still doesn't understand what a Mikveh is, but she manages to tie it in to Donna Martin from Beverly Hills 90210
Batya's upcoming book about the working class

Between the war for Israel's security in the Middle East and the war for Israel's heart in Liverpool (Eurovision... Google it!) we cover it all. Don't forget to follow us on Substack: Askajew.substack.com and on Instagram @Askajewpod

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The Fifth Golem May 11, 2023

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Just in time for Mother's Day, we are joined in the studio by the man who birthed us, Matt Welch!

From his humble beginnings as a Newsie in Prague, to head of a podcast empire and reluctant cult leader, Matt makes idol worship almost acceptable to a religious Jew. Most importantly, Chaya Leah and Yael's love story began when they were both listening to The Fifth Column, the podcast Matt hosts with Kmele Foster and former guest Michael Moynihan. So extra special.

In almost two hours, we cover:

Why was Matt blocked by Salman Rushdie on Twitter?
Libertarians are a lot like Jews in the sense that they all hate each other.
The miracle that is Lakewood, CA
An Ask A Jew Happy Hour recap
New York is an absolute shithole and still the best place in the world
THE LONGEST WE'VE EVER GONE WITHOUT TALKING ABOUT THE HOLOCAUST
Family Feud is everything that's right with America
Chaya Leah is very bad with money, despite what you might think
LA Times confidential
Spilling all the tea on The Fifth Column
A newsie in Prague
Does paying a podcaster earn you their love and respect? Absolutely.
Matt wants to go back to Israel (but we recorded this before rockets started raining from Gaza)
something something baseball

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Take a Blue Square and Call Me in the Morning May 02, 2023

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Join us for our first real meetup in NYC, May 8th! Details in the episode.

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*The rebranding of Antisemitism https://nypost.com/2023/04/28/nyc-council-progressives-vote-no-from-end-jew-hatred-day/

*Guess who leads the hate crimes chart?? That's right baby.

*Whine smarter, not harder

*We discuss which of our friends and non-Jewish guests would hide us in the event of a holocaust, and the answers may surprise you! We even ran a poll on our instagram @askajewpod

*Armenians are so dope

*We would kill for a Kardashian!

*Israeli Memorial Day vs. Tisha B'Av

*Fruit roll-ups are worth their weight in gold in Israel

* G-d wants you to pull your head out of your A_s

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Nothing is Certain Except Death and the Holocaust Apr 21, 2023

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Chaya Leah reviews a strip show on Vegas (relax, it was men!)
A blasphemous Seder
A passionate defense of peeling tomatoes
Karens of the Bible
Holocaust bell dings at: 15:50
A terrible disease and the only known cure is subscribing to our podcast and rating it five stars
Death is really bad you guys
Meet us for drinks in New York on May 8!
Listeners questions about Passover loopholes and the Rebbe

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Passover Crossover with Eli(jah) the Prophet! Apr 05, 2023

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Eli Lake is back to guide us through the desert and into freedom, stopping along the way to talk about Kanye, Iraq, Ukraine, Israel, Trump, Alvin Bragg and Nickelback. Not quite the 10 plagues, but something.

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Casseroles for All! Mar 27, 2023

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Mark Epperson, ordained Presbyterian minister turned musical theatre performer, comes to educate us about Jesus Christ. You know who else loves you? We do! That's why we're having a Zoom hangout Sunday, April 2nd. Subscribe to askajew.substack.com for details.

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Some of Our Best Friends Are Christians Mar 13, 2023

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Yael is back from Mexico, where she is profiled at the airport and almost gets a tattoo from an Argentine of German descent. Chaya Leah first tells a horror story of an interfaith breakfast, and then proceeds to offend everyone who loves the New Testament. Something for everyone on this episode of Ask a Jew!

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THE ANNE FRANK MUSICAL Mar 03, 2023

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Get out your jazz hands! In this episode of "Ask A Jew," men and women are dancing together! We welcome our two Broadway correspondents, playwright Jeremy Kareken ("Lifespan of a Fact"), and actor, director, singer and Jewish activist Ari Axelrod.

Not a big theatre fan? Don't worry, we get to the holocaust real fast!

We also discuss recent acts of antisemitism on and off Broadway (off Broadway antisemitism is a little smaller but usually still interesting), disagree a bit about micro-aggressions, and long for the failed Anne Frank musical (shhh!!!!)

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The Jews of the Jews Feb 22, 2023

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Tom Brady, Ozempic, Madonna, and other heroes from the bible are discussed in this week's episode. We also give free medical advice, answer your questions about the NBA, and tell a lot of stories that start with, "I probably shouldn't say this on the podcast, but..."

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Jew People Feb 06, 2023

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This week we discuss Netflix's new romcom "You People," which frankly we find offensive to people who like funny movies and attractive male leads.

We also learn about a Kosher Superbowl halftime show, what Orthodox kids learned from Dr. Drew, and... our very ambitious underage stalker.

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