Best Isaac Abrams Podcasts (2025)

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Seth's Journey to becoming the "Mormon Pope" | Ep 178 1:00:05

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Seth's Journey to becoming the "Mormon Pope" | Ep 178In this exciting new episode of *The Isaac Abrams Show*, comedian Seth Lawrence joins us for a hilarious and insightful conversation about faith, comedy, and his unique journey to become the "Mormon version of the Pope." Discover Seth’s inspiring story of faith, comedy, and ambition as he shares …

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Ari Heistein on the American War on the Houthis, and the Israeli One 44:21

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On May 4, 2025, a ballistic missile traveling up to sixteen times faster than the speed of sound struck ground close to the terminal at Ben-Gurion airport, halting flight traffic and leaving a crater at the point of impact. It was the first time that the airport buildings themselves have been so close to a successful missile attack. This particular…

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Michael Doran on Donald Trump's Middle East Policy 39:17

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President Trump and his team came into the White House determined to reverse the course of American foreign policy. Most every president does. It’s what President Obama wished to do vis-à-vis President Bush, President Trump vis-à-vis President Obama, and President Biden vis-à-vis President Trump. Where Biden was for, Trump would be against; where B…

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COMEDIAN ARYAN AZIZIAN | The Isaac Abrams Show | Ep 177 1:05:11

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COMEDIAN ARYAN AZIZIAN | The Isaac Abrams Show | Ep 177🎙️ Welcome to a brand new episode of *The Isaac Abrams Show*! In this exciting installment, we have the hilarious and talented comedian Aryan Azizian joining us.💥 **About Aryan Azizian:** Known for his razor-sharp wit and unique storytelling style, Aryan has been making waves in the comedy circ…

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Benedict Kiely on Pope Francis and the State of Jewish-Catholic Relations 47:57

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The Catholic cardinal Jorge Mario Bergolio ascended to the papacy in 2013. In honor of Saint Francis of Assisi, he chose as his papal name Francis. For a dozen years he was the head of the Catholic Church and a major figure in the moral and cultural life of the West. After a prolonged illness, Pope Francis died on April 21 of this year. There are o…

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Comedy Journalism and Politics with Max Rosenblum | Ep 176 1:46:07

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Welcome to another exciting episode of *The Isaac Abrams Show*! Join us as we sit down with the incredibly talented comedian Max Rosenblum, who hails from Washington, D.C., and launched his comedy career in the heart of the nation’s capital. Known for his sharp wit and perceptive humor, Max brings a unique perspective on the intersections of journa…

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Leon Kass on How Exodus Created the Jewish National Narrative 1:07:47

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This week the Jewish people is not just celebrating, but reenacting the Exodus from Egypt that our ancestors undertook many generations ago. The complex, ritualized retelling of this story can be found in the Haggadah, the text that structures the Passover’s ceremonial meal, or seder. But of course the defining telling of this story is to be found …

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MUSICIAN TRAVIS (B) KNIGHT | Ep 175 1:25:50

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MUSICIAN TRAVIS (B) KNIGHT | Ep 175🎤 **Welcome back to The Isaac Abrams Show!** Grab your headphones and get ready for a fantastic episode featuring the multi-talented **Travis B Knight!** Known for his genre-blending style and compelling lyrics, Travis has quickly become a favorite in the music industry. In this episode, we take you on a journey t…

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Dara Horn on Her New Graphic Novel 44:43

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Later this week Jewish families all over the world will sit down at the seder table and, guided by the text of the Haggadah, recapitulate in a highly ornate and ritualized form the Israelite redemption from oppression in Egypt. The text of the Haggadah itself is fascinating, not only because of its sources and composition and what it emphasizes and…

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COMEDIAN AVERY PEARSON | Ep 174 1:16:24

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The Isaac Abrams Show welcomes comedian, actor, writer, and piano maestro **Avery Pearson** — the king of comedy music in LA. You’ve seen his work everywhere from *Saturday Night Live* to the *ESPYs* and *NFL Honors*, where he’s written for legends like Stephen Curry, Jay Pharaoh, and Keegan-Michael Key. Now he’s here to dish out hilarious stories,…

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Tevi Troy on How Republican Administrations Argue about Israel 40:05

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Is the Trump administration pro-Israel? There’s a great deal of evidence to believe it is. It’s given Israel the armaments and rhetorical support it needs to fight on until total victory in Gaza. It has targeted the Houthis in Yemen. It has a record of taking action—economic, diplomatic, and military—against Iran and so has a degree of credibility …

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Child Actor Caitlin Wachs | Ep 173 1:11:10

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Join host Isaac Abrams on "The Isaac Abrams Show" as he welcomes special guest Caitlin Wachs, a former child actress renowned for her roles in family favorites like My Dog Skip (2000) and Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (2002). citeturn0search3 In this engaging episode, Caitlin shares insights from her early acting career, her experiences…

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Micah Goodman on What He’s Learned about Israel in the Past Year-and-a-Half 41:15

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In the months leading up to the October 7 attacks, Israel was bitterly divided along the tribal lines that had been hardened by the government’s effort to reform the country’s judiciary. There were major protests, acts of civil disobedience, and boycotts, coupled with enormous frustration, distrust, anger, and resentment among Israelis. Then, as yo…

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Production Designer Dylan Hutchins | Ep 172 1:13:44

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Production Designer Dylan Hutchins | The Isaac Abrams Show | Ep 172Welcome to another exciting episode of The Isaac Abrams Show! In this episode, we sit down with the incredibly talented Dylan Hutchins, a renowned production designer known for his creative genius in the world of commercials / Film, and his recent collaboration with Conan O'Brien du…

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Mark Gottlieb and Anna Moreland on Judaism, Christianity, and Forgiveness 41:59

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To expect women and men of flesh and blood to live lives of ethical perfection is to expect too much. Lapses in judgment, ignorance, vice, and sin are inescapable parts of the human condition. Each year, on Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement, we recite the Al Het prayer, enumerating over 40 sins that we have committed. Sinning is natural, or, …

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Artist Jessie Rules | Ep 171 1:15:12

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Welcome back to *The Isaac Abrams Show*! This week, we’re excited to have the talented artist Jessie Rules as our special guest! Get ready to dive into the world of creativity and art with an engaging discussion that goes beyond the canvas.#theisaacabramsshow #Jessierules In this episode, Jessie shares her artistic journey, the inspiration behind h…

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Ronna Burger on Reading Esther as a Philosopher (Rebroadcast) 1:00:03

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Today, as Jews celebrate the holiday of Purim, they’ll also study the book of Esther, named for the young queen whose Jewish identity was unknown to her husband—Persia's king—and his court. The book of Esther tells the story of how she and her cousin Mordechai outwitted the king's second-in-command, the vizier Haman, who sought to destroy the Persi…

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COMEDIAN RADU BONDAR | Ep 170 1:30:01

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COMEDIAN RADU BONDAR | The Isaac Abrams Show | Ep 170 #comedypodcast #standupcomedy #theisaacabramsshow Welcome back to The Isaac Abrams Show! In this episode, we’re thrilled to have the incredibly funny comedian Radu Bondar join us for a hilarious and enlightening conversation. Tune in as we explore Radu’s unique comedic style, his journey into th…

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Reihan Salam on Rebuilding Urban Conservatism 42:27

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New York City in the 1970s and 1980s was, to put it lightly, not a very safe or nice place to live. Drugs, crime, and public-sector mismanagement made it dangerous and unpleasant, and even the very wealthy were not entirely immune from the disorder. In the 1990s and early 2000s, the city rebounded in an incredible way, and a great deal of that civi…

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Nate Welch ROAST BATTLE CHAMP | Ep 169 1:02:54

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Nate Welch ROAST BATTLE CHAMP | Ep 169 #comedypodcast #natewelch #theisaacabramsshow 🎙️ **Welcome to The Isaac Abrams Show!** 🎭 Today, we have a special episode featuring the sensational **Nate Welch**, the reigning Roast Battle Champion! Get ready to dive into the world of comedy with one of the best in the business! 🏆In this episode, Isaac sits d…

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Hussein Aboubakr Mansour on Why the End of Palestinian Nationalism Can Bring Hope to Palestinians 42:31

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Last February, the Egyptian-American intellectual Hussein Aboubakr Mansour wrote an article in which he considered the possibility of a new idea of Palestinian nationalism. The IDF was destroying Hamas. The remnant of the Palestinian Authority’s legitimacy and trust among the frustrated Palestinians—already weak—was decaying at an accelerated rate.…

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David Bashevkin on Orthodox Jews and the American Religious Revival 1:00:13

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A few weeks ago, this podcast featured a conversation between Rabbi Meir Soloveichik and the New York Times columnist Ross Douthat, moderated by Mosaic’s editor Jonathan Silver. The subject was Douthat’s new book, Believe, a work of monotheistic apologetics, which argues that everyone should be religious. Among the many topics discussed was the rem…

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Diana Mara Henry and Gabriel Scheinmann on One Jew Who Fought Back against the Nazis 1:07:13

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On February 8, 2025, three hostages ascended from the dungeons of Hamas and returned to freedom in Israel: Eli Sharabi, age fifty-two; Or Levy, age thirty-four; and Ohad Ben Ami, age fifty-six. They had been held captive for sixteen months. When the three men were first seen, and their images instantly projected onto social media and news sites and…

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Cynthia Ozick on "The Conversion of the Jews" (Rebroadcast) 34:15

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In July of the year 1263, the Dominican friar Pablo Christiani met to debate Rabbi Moses ben Nahman, sometimes known as Nahmanides, to discuss whether Jesus was the messiah, and thus whether Christianity or Judaism had a greater claim to truth. They conducted this debate in the court of King James of Aragon, who famously guaranteed the rabbi’s free…

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Amit Segal on Israel’s 60-Year-Old Prisoner Dilemma 35:25

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On January 15, Israel and Hamas agreed to a temporary cease-fire. About 30 Israeli hostages would be released, each one in exchange for some 30 to 50 convicted terrorists in Israeli prisons. Of course, this is a controversial arrangement that sets a terrible precedent to incentivize future hostage-taking. At the same time, imagine if your mother or…

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Actor, Writer, Director LUKE BARNETT | Episode 168 56:23

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Luke Barnett joins me this week to discuss his career in the film business. We met almost 20 years ago, when he was a bartender and I was a production assistant. He has since gone on to write and produce dozens of shorts as well as 2 feature films. His most recent effort, a short entitled: "The Crossing Over Express" went viral on social media and …

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Ross Douthat and Meir Soloveichik on the State of American Belief 1:13:07

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Ross Douthat occupies one of the most fascinating roles in the religious life of the American public. He is a serious Christian, a devout Catholic, a learned student of American religious history, and a perspicacious observer of the spiritual drives that are an inescapable aspect of the human condition. But what makes his role so fascinating is tha…

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COMEDIAN JAY LIGHT | The Isaac Abrams Show | Ep 167 1:06:49

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COMEDIAN JAY LIGHT joins me this week to discuss his new special "My Wife Hates these Jokes" available now on the Roast Battle Youtube channel. Jay is a Comedian, Writer, Producer and host of the Game Show "WRONG" Please follow Jay on Social Media @dietjay - Join the conversation by calling our podcast hotline with questions for comments 323-272-39…

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Michael Doran on Jimmy Carter and the Middle East 41:19

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Jimmy Carter was born in Plains, Georgia on October 1, 1924. After graduating from the U.S. Naval Academy and serving in the Navy, he returned to his home state, where in 1971 he was elected governor. He became president of the United States in 1977 and remained in office until 1981. His legacy on matters relating to the U.S.-Israel relationship is…

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Brad Wilcox on Americans without Families 41:03

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The holidays are always times for Americans to come together with their families. Anyone can summon archetypal images of a dining table with three generations—grandparents, parents, and children—together with siblings and the extended family they bring with them—cousins, aunts, and uncles. But family formation has been growing less common in Americ…

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Our Favorite Conversations of 2024 1:03:49

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In 2024, we convened 42 new conversations, taking up some of the great questions of modern Jewish life, questions of war and peace, of Israel’s security and Israel on the global stage, and of Jewish survival and flourishing in the diaspora. This year Mosaic’s editor and the podcast’s host, Jonathan Silver, spoke with military officials, activists, …

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Terry Glavin on Anti-Semitism in Canada: How progressivism turned a polite, liberal country into a bastion of anti-Jewish hatred 43:53

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About 120,000 Jews live in Toronto, a city of about three million residents. Eight out of every ten hate crimes in this city involve what local officials call an “anti-Jewish occurrence.” Then there is Montreal, with its 90,000 Jews and its total population of about 1.8 million. There, in the three months following October 7, 132 hate crimes were d…

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Hussein Aboubakr Mansour on the Fall of Syria and the Death of Baathism: How Arab intellectuals understand the latest ideological revolution 34:21

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On March 8, 1963, the Baath party overthrew the government of Syria, and since then the Assad family has ruled the country—until last weekend, when the son of Hafez al-Assad, Bashar al-Assad, fled to Russia. The 60-year Baathist domination of Syria came to an end, deposed by a Sunni Islamist organization called Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS). Whereas m…

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Bella Brannon and Benjie Katz on Anti-Semitic Employment Discrimination at UCLA 48:43

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Over 33,000 undergraduates are enrolled at the University of California, Los Angeles, known universally by its acronym, UCLA. It’s one of the most competitive schools in the country, accepting less than 9 percent of its applicants. Among the current undergraduate student body, Hillel International estimates that there are about 2,500 Jewish student…

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Ari Lamm on the Biblical Meaning of Giving Thanks 51:13

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Modeh ani l’fanekha, I thank you, are the first words uttered by observant Jewish women and men every day of their waking life. The first conscious thought is one of gratitude. The impulse to give thanks is a natural human sentiment, as we are reminded during this American season of thanksgiving. How does gratitude appear in the biblical text, and …

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Comedian Kiki Andersen | Ep 166 1:11:05

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Kiki joins me this week in the studio to discuss meeting presidents, comedy photography, comedy in LA and some would you rathers. I had a great time getting to know Kiki and I hope you enjoy this chat.

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Maury Litwack on the Jewish Vote in the 2024 Elections 34:43

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Jewish Americans have been loyally voting for Democratic presidential candidates since the early decades of the 20th century. And a very great many Jews supported Vice-President Harris in the election earlier this month. But the exit-poll results reported by most news outlets—that 79 percent of the Jewish voting public cast their ballots for Harris…

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Jon Levenson on Understanding the Binding of Isaac as the Bible Understands It (Rebroadcast) 44:37

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This week, in their liturgical recitation and study of the Hebrew Bible, Jewish communities all over the world will relive the terrifying moment when God commands Abraham to take his son, his beloved son, who was to be his heir and fulfill his deepest dreams for family transmission and ancestry, Isaac, and sacrifice him. What is this passage all ab…

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Comedian Simon Gibson RETURNS | Ep 165 1:21:30

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Returning to us from a 2 year Hiatus, Simon Gibson sits down in studio for a hearty chat about the (Then) up coming election and gives us the update on his life. We had a great time catching up and I hope you enjoy the conversation as much as I did. Thank you for listening and as alwasy, LOOK OUT FOR SNAKES…

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Mark Dubowitz on the Dangers of a Lame-Duck President 37:37

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America has just elected a new president, or rather, a new-old president. Donald Trump will be the first American president since Grover Cleveland to be elected to non-consecutive terms. All transitions between presidential administrations have an awkward aspect, felt especially during the months between the election and when the incumbent takes of…

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ALEX SIVERS | Strong Opinions Loosely Held | The Isaac Abrams Show #164 1:34:30

6M ago1:34:30

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Returning from his appearance on episode 76 and multiple appearances on "Are you Serious?" Alex Sivers joins me in studio to deep dive into what its live advertising for Fortune 20 companies. We remember the old days as production assistants on commercial shoots and Alex Shares insight on how to break into the advertising business. I consider Alex …

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Matthew Levitt on Israel’s War with Hizballah: How the terrorist group continues on despite its catastrophic losses. 45:45

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On October 25 of this year, Israel carried out a series of retaliatory strikes on military targets in Iran. The Iranian supreme leader has made public pronouncements ordering his military to prepare a series of counterstrikes, though, as of this recording, those counterstrikes have not yet commenced. The prospect of a continued exchange of aerial a…

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Comedian Kyle Shevrin | Ep 163 1:28:38

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Kyle Shevrin is a Comedian, Writer, Director and Co-Host of the podcast @TheLamorningAfter We met recently when Kyle and Lamorn brought the show live to the Hollywood Improv. In this episode we cover: Being a POC, Karaoke etiquette, meeting William Shatner, being a doctor on TV is harder than a real life doctor, and a ton of "would you rather's" Th…

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Meir Soloveichik on the Meaning of the Jewish Calendar 46:41

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The Zionist writer Ahad Ha’am famously remarked that more than the Jewish people kept Shabbat, Shabbat has kept the Jewish people. There is a deep truth that is embedded in the organization of time, the ritualization of communal ceremonies of remembrance and praise, and the recapitulation of the traumas and triumphs of the past: that the calendar c…

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Elliott Abrams on Whether American Jewry Can Restore Its Sense of Peoplehood 55:07

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That the Jews have survived is one of the great mysteries of history, and for some theologians, Jewish survival is even an indication of God’s providence. The stronger the force against the Jews, the more miraculous their resilience and endurance. But that mystery has another dimension to it–because in America, the Jewish community is not doing wel…

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COMEDIAN MICHAEL LENOCI | Ep 162 52:15

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Comedian Michael Lenoci | Ep 162Welcome back to The Isaac Abrams Show! This week comedian Michael Lenoci breaks down: Being difficult to work with, acting in detective movies, finding out when you die, his favorite directors, and the other culkin kid from succession and we sprinkle in some #wouldyourathers at the end. Here is his bio: Michael Lenoc…

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Newest Paid Regular Zack Chapaloni | Ep 161 1:15:36

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Zack and I met last summer at the Brea Improv, has was featuring for Steve Furey and I did a guest set. He's been on my list to have on the show for a long time and we finally reconnected at the comedy store shortly after he found out he was the newest paid regular. He is one of the funniest comics working today. I really enjoyed my chat with Zack,…

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Assaf Orion on Israel’s War with Hizballah 46:15

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From exploding pagers to airstrikes and a possible ground invasion, what are the IDF’s goals in Lebanon? Everyone knows that on October 7, Hamas perpetrated a horrible, genocidal attack on Israel. In response to that attack, Israel committed itself to neutralizing the military threat from Gaza. On October 8, not wanting to seem any less committed t…

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COMEDIAN SETH LAWRENCE | Ep 160 57:42

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Comedian Seth Lawrence | The Isaac Abrams Show Ep 160Seth joins us to talk about his the release of his new Drybar comedy special. America's favorite stay at home dad, Seth hosts a month show called "TV SETS" at the GLendale room. Please follow Seth on social media @Sethlawrence Thanks for watching, I hope you enjoyed this chat as much as I did, an…

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Abe Unger on America's First Jewish Classical School 36:55

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A few weeks ago on Manhattan's Upper East Side, a new school opened its doors and welcomed its inaugural classes of students. Emet Classical Academy is America’s first Jewish classical school and a project of Tikvah. It’s designed for 5th- to 12th-grade students, and is an animated by a vision of the importance of Western civilization, the responsi…

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