This week: The chaos of Elon Musk’s Twitter has chased users and news organizations away, while a new wave of Twitter clones try to recreate the sense of community it has. So what does this mean for the Jews, and why should anyone care? I talk about that with Serge, the founder of Babka Social, a new Jewish social media platform. To help Ukraine: https://tcjewfolk.com/resources-to-help-ukraine/ Say hello! Lev@tcjewfolk.com Cincy Jewfolk: https://cincyjewfolk.com/ The Bagel Report: https://tcjewfolk.com/podcast/the-bagel-report/ Our Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jewfolkinc Babka Social: h ..read more

This week: The Israeli president says the country is on the brink of civil war because the current government is trying to make the Israeli Supreme Court powerless. So let’s talk about judicial reform, and how the long-time-coming crisis is really the Occupation finally and fully biting Israel in the ass. To help Ukraine: https://tcjewfolk.com/resources-to-help-ukraine/ Say hello! Lev@tcjewfolk.com Cincy Jewfolk: https://cincyjewfolk.com/ The Bagel Report: https://tcjewfolk.com/podcast/the-bagel-report/ Our Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jewfolkinc Big reads on historical context: https ..read more

This week: A group of LGBTQ students are suing Yeshiva University, representing a club called the YU Pride Alliance, to get it officially recognized by the school. The court case speaks to the future of queer Jews in Modern Orthodoxy — so I talk with Rachel Fried, the executive director at JQY, an organization in New York City that supports LGBTQ youth and young adults from Orthodox homes. To help Ukraine: https://tcjewfolk.com/resources-to-help-ukraine/ Say hello! Lev@tcjewfolk.com Cincy Jewfolk: https://cincyjewfolk.com/ The Bagel Report: https://tcjewfolk.com/podcast/the-bagel-report/ Ou ..read more

This week: About 100 years ago, in the wake of the Russian Revolution and the pogroms that followed, millions of Jews in Eastern Europe became Soviet Jews. But what really is a Soviet Jew? And how does that history affect Jews today? That’s what I talk about with UW Professor Sasha Senderovich. To help Ukraine: https://tcjewfolk.com/resources-to-help-ukraine/ Say hello! Lev@tcjewfolk.com Cincy Jewfolk: https://cincyjewfolk.com/ The Bagel Report: https://tcjewfolk.com/podcast/the-bagel-report/ Our Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jewfolkinc Senderovich's website for speaking info: http://www ..read more

This week: It’s the last episode of the year, and a sort of follow up to both last year’s Hannukah Sucks episode, and this year’s State of the Union episode. After all, the holiday season can be a wonderful and frustrating time for Jews. So I have a chaotic chat about it with some of my coworkers here at Jewfolk. To donate: https://tcjewfolk.com/donate/ Say hello! Lev@tcjewfolk.com To subscribe: https://tcjewfolk.com/#subscribe_form For our other podcasts: https://tcjewfolk.com/podcast/ Our store: https://jewfolk-inc.creator-spring.com/ FolkMedia Consulting: https://jewfolkmedia.com/ To he ..read more

This week: It’s time to revisit the story of hasidic yeshiva schools in New York City having poor secular education. After all, it’s important not just to understand what is happening, but why and how things came to be this way. So I talk to sociologist Matty Lichtenstein about her research on hasidic yeshiva advocacy. Say hello! Lev@tcjewfolk.com To subscribe: https://tcjewfolk.com/#subscribe_form For our other podcasts: https://tcjewfolk.com/podcast/ https://jewfolk-inc.creator-spring.com/ https://tcjewfolk.com/donate/ To help Ukraine: https://tcjewfolk.com/resources-to-help-ukraine/ Lic ..read more

This week: Welcome to part II of coverage of Israel’s recent election. In the last episode, I talked about the rise of bigoted far-right politicians not being the huge watershed moment many of us feared. In this one, I’ll talk about what it does represent, for Israel, but mostly, for American and Diaspora Jews. This episode is also known as: I can't believe I'm talking so much for so long I'm very very sorry. Say hello! Lev@tcjewfolk.com To subscribe: https://tcjewfolk.com/#subscribe_form For our other podcasts: https://tcjewfolk.com/podcast/ https://jewfolk-inc.creator-spring.com/ https ..read more

This week: On November 1st, Israel had its fifth national election in under four years. And frankly, a lot of Jews are panicking, because the results put an extremist, far-right, and racist group of Israeli politicians in line for power. So let’s dig into what happened, how to understand it, and what might come next. Say hello! Lev@tcjewfolk.com To subscribe: https://tcjewfolk.com/#subscribe_form For our other podcasts: https://tcjewfolk.com/podcast/ https://jewfolk-inc.creator-spring.com/ https://tcjewfolk.com/donate/ To help Ukraine: https://tcjewfolk.com/resources-to-help-ukraine/ TC Je ..read more

This week: Jewish community takes a lot of work. You need money, motivation, and perhaps most of all, you need the people to run events and engage other Jews. But Jewish professionals are not having a great time right now, dealing with burnout, equity, and leadership issues. So I take a deep dive on this with consultant Angie Lieber. Say hello! Lev@tcjewfolk.com Get tickets to FolkFest '22: http://tcjewfolk.com/folkfest https://jewfolk-inc.creator-spring.com/ https://tcjewfolk.com/donate/ To help Ukraine: https://tcjewfolk.com/resources-to-help-ukraine/ Angie Lieber: https://www.angieliebe ..read more

This week: Rapper Kanye West is spreading antisemitism, Jews are fighting about it, and the head of the Anti-Defamation League recently compared the man who would own Twitter, Elon Musk, to notorious antisemite Henry Ford. How are these things all connected? By a failure of Jewish leadership on internet policy. Say hello! Lev@tcjewfolk.com Get tickets to FolkFest '22: http://tcjewfolk.com/folkfest https://jewfolk-inc.creator-spring.com/ https://tcjewfolk.com/donate/ To help Ukraine: https://tcjewfolk.com/resources-to-help-ukraine/ Kanye West background: https://www.washingtonpost.com/techn ..read more