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Welcome to a new series we are calling "Sitting Down With..." where we speak for 20 minutes (max) with unique and well-spoken individuals in Israel. First up is our good friend, Kalman Gavriel aka @thejerusalemscribe . Through his unique perspectives and expertise in the ancient craft, Kalman brings the Torah to life in his art. We spoke about all things Torah inspiration, Chanukah, and...

Our good friend Eliyahu Pereira from Two Chassids in a Pod & The Alshech Academy joined us to discuss different spiritual efforts that can be made to help the Jewish people and Israel in this difficult time of war. Eliyahu is raising money to cook and deliver premium Shabbat food for our soldiers stationed on the northern border with Lebanon. Details to donate below! 👇🏽 Our boys defending us...

Joe Truzman is a research analyst at  Foundation for Defense of Democracies' Long War Journal , focused primarily on  Palestinian  militant groups and  Hezbollah . Joe joined us to talk about the recent Hamas invasion-massacre, Israel's counter-attack, and implications of a potential involvement from Hezbollah / Iran in the north. He also contributes to FDD’s Center on Military and Politic...

Noah Jacobson is the host of Unpacked's new channel, Big Jewish Ideas : "Big Jewish Ideas is well, a place for just that. We’re going to be looking for answers and exploring the spiritual side of Judaism. Beyond the basics of how to practice, we’re more interested in why people practice it and what it all means." Noah is also a founding member of The Maccabeat s, Jewish music and a c...

On today's show we are pleased to have Rick Richman . Mr. Richman is a writer and author who has frequently penned pieces for such publications as  the New York Sun, the Jewish Press and Commentary,  to name a view. He is the author of Racing Against History: The 1940 Campaign for a Jewish Army to FIght Hitler and in 2003 starting his own blog Jewish Current Issues, articles essays, books and...

Itamar is an internally acclaimed screenwriter and playwright. An alumni of Yale and NYU Itamar has taught playwriting at both institutions. In 2018 Moses received the Tony Award for his work on The Band's Visit, based on the 2007 Israeli film of the same name which tells the story of a group of Egyptian musicians who get lost on their way to a concert in Israel, winding up in a small town in...

Screenwriter, app developer & guitarist— all in his own head. Rabbi  @alamochabad  & co-founder @YJSAtx. Long Island native. Dad of 7. Rabbi at @oneandahalfrabbis

Back on for the third time, we are pleased to have Ben M. Freeman back on the program. Ben is a Jewish studies educator and chief participant in the modern day Jewish pride movement. He serves as a Jewish Diplomat for the World Jewish Congress and a Research Fellow for the The Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP) . A frequent lecturer on the global stage, Ben has come...

We talk new Gregorian calendar, Israeli politics, the battle between Light & Darkness, and plans for 2023. See you soon for Season 4! 

Scott is an editorial writer, political advocate, Jewish rights activist, and in the past served as a newspaper publisher. He currently serves as Special Advisor to the Nassau County Executive on the Combating Antisemitism Task Force. An active participant in local politics, holding senior staff positions for the New York State Assembly and New York State Senate for over two decades; he is an acti...

Adiel is a content creator, writer, educator, and Jewish-Israeli rights activist residing in vibrant city of Ramat Gan, Israel.  He specializes in issues related to Middle East foreign policy, Jewish history, national identity and has an active growing presence of a combined 70K + on Tik Tok and Instagram as @adielofisrael. Check out all of his work here Check out our other projects from Jewi...

We are pleased to have back on a recurring guest: Taylor Amrani back on for her second time. Taylor is a coach, teacher, podcaster, and spiritual savant, fluent in the art of centering her clientele through the trials and tribulations of this thing called “life”. A social media specialist who has a wide presence on such platforms as TikTok, YouTube and Instagram , Taylor is a maven of the mainstre...

In this episode, we sit down with R' Bortz to break down all things Tishrei, High Holidays, Teshuva, the Shofar, the Sukkah, the dancing with the Torah, developing a connection with our Creator, and going all in on the opportunities we have as Jews to go into 5783 with the right momentum to take our lives and the lives of those around us to the next level.  -- Originally from South Africa and...

On today’s show, we are very excited to introduce a new guest to the pod: Rabbi Pynchas Brener . Rabbi Brener is formerly the Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Venezuela, he received his BA in Rabbinic Ordination from Yeshiva University, masters from Columbia and PHD from Bar Ilan in Israel. Born in Poland in 1931, he moved with his family to Peru at a very young age. Rabbi Brener is the author of various...

Sari Kopitnikoff. Sari is an author, educator and social media personality who is the founder of ThatJewishMoment, a company dedicated to preserving and informing others about Judaism’s major and minor moments, through lesson plans, infographics and merchandise.  A seasoned veteran of the classroom, Sari has brought her humor, wit and knowledge of the Jewish people to the forefront of her vis...

A man who needs no introduction. The official rabbi of the Two Tall Jews Show, a fellow tall Jew himself, a recurring guest on the pod and our number one fan: Rabbi Shlomo Leib Litvin back on the pod for the second time to chat, share, and farbreng.  Rabbi Litvin is the director of Chabad of the Bluegrass At the University of Kentucky where he serves both the Jewish community of Lexington as...

Today, we're trying something new and sharing a special episode of the insightfully and joyfully Jewish podcast, A Bintel Brief. Check out their upcoming episode drop on September 15 that may or may not feature a short ad about us :)  In this classic Jewish advice column from The Forward, two mothers dish on the dilemmas of Jewish-American life, identity, culture and...

On today’s episode we are pleased to have comedian and actor Wil Sylvince. Wil is a veteran of the New York comedy scene who has opened for the likes of Chris Rock and Dave Chappelle and has performed on HBO, Comedy Central and Showtime. A contributor to "Chappelle’s Show" and Daman Wayan’s "The Underground", Wil hails from Brooklyn who remembers a New York that preceded frozen yogurt shops, banks...

On today’s show we are privileged to have world renowned Historian, linguist and scholar Dovid Katz, whose list of accomplishments would take the duration of this podcast to complete. Dr. Katz was born and raised in Brooklyn. From 1978-1997 Dr. Katz taught Yiddish at Oxford University where he founded and led Oxford’s Yiddish studies program. In 2001 he served as the Co-Founder and Director of Res...

A graduate of the University of Buffalo with a degree in theater performance and in the last 2 years, she assumed the persona of the Jewish Mother , "Sheryl Cohen", with her handle @libbyamberwalker, where she has amassed over 36K followers. A skillful Tik Toker, talented and funny content creator - Libby is also a podcast host as well, now cohosting the SchmuckBoys Jewish dating podcast with her...

This past week we celebrated Lag Ba'Omer (5782) - marking two years of On This Day in Jewish History / Two Tall Jews Show  While it sounds cliché, it is hard to comprehend the 2 year anniversary of OTDJH. When everything we do involves outlining history’s process, it can be odd to alter our thinking to focus on ours. This whole process has been an exercise in turning one’s passion into an obl...

Alexandra Zapruder earned her undergraduate degree at Smith College and her Masters at Harvard. As a founding staff member of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, she has, for over twenty years, contributed to our knowledge of the Holocaust. In particular, she is the author and editor of Salvaged Pages: Young Writer’s Diaries of the Holocaust , published in 2002 and recipient of the Nation...

On our next episode, we featured Daniel Berke - Daniel Berke is a lawyer specializing in criminal and regulatory law and has a Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice. He has acted in numerous high-profile and complex legal matters throughout the Jurisdiction and has been interviewed in major news and current affairs broadcasts about his work and cases. He holds a board position in a not for profit le...

We. Are. Back! Welcome back to the Two Tall Jews Show presented by Jewish Original Media and in collaboration with the World Jewish Congress, powered by the NextGenInc program. We are excited to kick off Season 3 of the podcast with a very special guest: Rabbi Mendel Rubin of UofAlbany in New York.  "Rabbi Mendel and Raizy Rubin and family are the directors and family-in-residence at Shabbos...

That’s a wrap for Season 2 🎉 Check out some of our all time stats, top 5 episodes, and quotes from the most downloaded episodes on our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/p/CYmp6--Nchb/  Thank you to all of our guests - you’ve enriched our show and helped expand our audience immensely.  Thank you for listening, engaging, supporting, subscribing. It means the world to us to bring y...