Go offline with the Player FM app!
Navigating Comedy, Antisemitism, and the Gaza/Israel War with Impressionist Ami Kozak
Manage episode 516687566 series 3598561
Ami Kozak is redefining what Jewish comedy and commentary look like in 2025 — blending sharp impressions, fearless satire, and moral clarity in a time of chaos.
In this episode of Being Jewish with Jonah Platt: 30 Minute Mensches, Jonah sits down with Ami — modern Orthodox comedian, musician, and host of the podcast Ami’s House — to talk about how his Jewish faith and sense of moral clarity shaped his response to anti-Jew bigotry and misinformation after October 7.
Ami shares:
- How growing up modern Orthodox shaped his Jewish identity and worldview
- Why October 7 changed his purpose as a performer — turning laughter into a vehicle for truth
- Why he chose to have civil conversations with controversial figures like Candace Owens and Dave Smith — and what those exchanges taught him about engaging bad ideas in good faith
- The dangers of moral relativism, false “experts,” and the growing misuse of words like “genocide”
- What he calls “goosebumps with clarity” — balancing empathy with uncompromising honesty
- His creative process for impressions of President Donald Trump, Tucker Carlson, and Zohran Mamdani — and how humor can cut through disinformation
From synagogue to stage, from serious debate to satire, Ami Kozak proves that comedy can do more than make people laugh — it can make them think.
Hashtags:
#AmiKozak #BeingJewish #30MinuteMensches #JewishComedy #ModernOrthodox #Israel #JewishIdentity #Antisemitism #FreeSpeech #JewishHumor #MoralClarity
Mentioned In The Episode:
Your Hebrew word for the day: MAMAD
Human Rights Council members who abuse human rights
Norman Finkelstein vs Alan Dershowitz On Israel-Palestine War With Piers Morgan | The Full Debate
Tucker Carlson Wedding Vows Skit
Ami Kozak’s Band “Distant Cousins”
Watch Being Jewish on YouTube:
www.youtube.com/@beingjewishpodcast
Subscribe to the Being Jewish Newsletter:
For Sponsorships, please email:
To contact us & all things BJJP:
Follow Jonah on:
Instagram - @JonahPlatt
X - @JonahPlatt
Follow Being Jewish on:
Instagram - @BeingJewishPodcast
TikTok - @BeingJewish
64 episodes
Manage episode 516687566 series 3598561
Ami Kozak is redefining what Jewish comedy and commentary look like in 2025 — blending sharp impressions, fearless satire, and moral clarity in a time of chaos.
In this episode of Being Jewish with Jonah Platt: 30 Minute Mensches, Jonah sits down with Ami — modern Orthodox comedian, musician, and host of the podcast Ami’s House — to talk about how his Jewish faith and sense of moral clarity shaped his response to anti-Jew bigotry and misinformation after October 7.
Ami shares:
- How growing up modern Orthodox shaped his Jewish identity and worldview
- Why October 7 changed his purpose as a performer — turning laughter into a vehicle for truth
- Why he chose to have civil conversations with controversial figures like Candace Owens and Dave Smith — and what those exchanges taught him about engaging bad ideas in good faith
- The dangers of moral relativism, false “experts,” and the growing misuse of words like “genocide”
- What he calls “goosebumps with clarity” — balancing empathy with uncompromising honesty
- His creative process for impressions of President Donald Trump, Tucker Carlson, and Zohran Mamdani — and how humor can cut through disinformation
From synagogue to stage, from serious debate to satire, Ami Kozak proves that comedy can do more than make people laugh — it can make them think.
Hashtags:
#AmiKozak #BeingJewish #30MinuteMensches #JewishComedy #ModernOrthodox #Israel #JewishIdentity #Antisemitism #FreeSpeech #JewishHumor #MoralClarity
Mentioned In The Episode:
Your Hebrew word for the day: MAMAD
Human Rights Council members who abuse human rights
Norman Finkelstein vs Alan Dershowitz On Israel-Palestine War With Piers Morgan | The Full Debate
Tucker Carlson Wedding Vows Skit
Ami Kozak’s Band “Distant Cousins”
Watch Being Jewish on YouTube:
www.youtube.com/@beingjewishpodcast
Subscribe to the Being Jewish Newsletter:
For Sponsorships, please email:
To contact us & all things BJJP:
Follow Jonah on:
Instagram - @JonahPlatt
X - @JonahPlatt
Follow Being Jewish on:
Instagram - @BeingJewishPodcast
TikTok - @BeingJewish
64 episodes
All episodes
×Welcome to Player FM!
Player FM is scanning the web for high-quality podcasts for you to enjoy right now. It's the best podcast app and works on Android, iPhone, and the web. Signup to sync subscriptions across devices.