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Rudy Rochman (@rudy_israel) is a human rights activist who has fought tirelessly for the rights of Jews and Israelis. A veteran of the Israeli Defense Forces. At seventeen, Rudy was part of the elite paratroopers unit, Tzanchanim, and served from 2011-2013 Following his IDF service he began his studies at UCLA but quickly transferred to Columbia after it was given the designation of most antisemit...

Rabbi Manis Friedman is a world-renowned author, counselor, coach,  lecturer and philosopher. Rabbi Friedman combines ancient Torah wisdom with modern wit to captivate audiences around the world. He hosts his own critically acclaimed cable television series, Torah Forum with Manis Friedman, host of the weekly podcast, “Ideas That Change the World”, and is known as “Youtube’s Most Popular Rabb...

On today’s show, we are incredibly excited to be on with Ben Freeman. Originally from Glasgow, Scotland - Ben is a gay, Jewish, Zionist, author and educator focusing on Jewish identity, combatting antisemitism, and raising awareness of the Holocaust. His work aims to inspire, empower, and educate both Jews and non-Jews all over the world. In the early part of 2021, Ben will be releasing his first...

Episode 11 of the Two Tall Jews Show produced by the On This Day in Jewish History Instagram account is brought to you by Best Shot Productions. On today's show, we sat with Magali Bursztyn from the Hummus and Tech Podcast to talk all things Aliyah, world of high tech startups in Israel, and the go-to hummus, shawarma, and shakshuka spots in Tel Aviv. You can listen to the Hummus and Tech Podcast...

What's Yom Kippur All About? ~ This evening through tomorrow night, Jews all over the world will be dressing in white, fasting, and entering a the holiest day of the year: Yom Kippur. ~ It's a day filled with pre-conceived notions and assumptions for many who are not "observant". On this special episode, the two tall Jews: Meyer & Isaac look to break down what some of those aspects truly mean...

A bevy of segments and an interview - a first for the two tall Jews. We chat about Mark Twain's "Concerning the Jews", Rav Kook's Impact on Zionism, Religiosity & Zionism, Importance of Being Resilient as a Jew, Munich Massacre, 48 Years Later, Pnina Tamano-Shata's (Israel's First Ethiopian Cabinet Member) Impact, and the Lone Soldier Program in Israel.   On today's episode we sat down to...

Episode 9 of the Two Tall Jews Show produced by the On This Day in Jewish History Instagram account is brought to you by Best Shot Productions. - On this week's episode, we are excited to be with Sarah aka: the Hassidic Hipster Girl. Sarah runs a super successful Instagram account by the name @hassidic.hipster.girl, is the host of the Daily Study podcast and voices the famous Sharona on TikTok. Sa...

Episode 8 of the Two Tall Jews Show produced by the On This Day in Jewish History Instagram account is brought to you by Best Shot Productions. - On this week's episode, The Two Tall Jews sit with two medium sized Jews from Canada: Sam Karl and Rae Austin, hosts of the Diaspora Radio Podcast. The Diaspora Radio is a podcast devoted to discussing all things Jews and Zionist and on this week's episo...

Episode 7 of the Two Tall Jews Show produced by the On This Day in Jewish History Instagram account is brought to you by Best Shot Productions.  - Today we sat with Prof. Art Simon to dive into some topics regarding American Jewry, Differences of Jewish Denominations in the US, Jewish Influence on American Culture, and we ask the question: do we need a new word to describe Jewish-Hatred? &nbs...

Episode 6 of the Two Tall Jews Show produced by the On This Day in Jewish History Instagram account is brought to you by Best Shot Productions.  - Today we dive into some topics regarding the history American Jews, a chat about the current status of the "Two State Solution" - how it's being spoken about in 2020 with the recent developments, a bit about our posts on Primo Levi and much, much m...

Today we dive into a bevy of hot takes - how social justice has been skewed away from Jewish identity, the state of Bibi and Likud's power in Israel today, what Zionism means to us, and a discussion regarding Jews' whiteness or lack-thereof. - Thanks for listening. If you like our podcast, make sure to subscribe and turn on those notifications. Leave a comment and let us know how we did. Wanna see...

Special episode as Meyer sits down with his study partner and Torah scholar, Rabbi Yacov Mizrahi, to talk about the significance of Tisha B'Av: saddest day on the Hebrew calendar for Jews as we commemorate (among a bevy of calamities) the anniversary of both Temples in Jerusalem's destruction. Meyer and Rabbi Mizrahi speak about the essence of baseless hatred, the day itself from a historical lens...

Episode 4 of the Two Tall Jews Show produced by the On This Day in Jewish History Instagram account is brought to you by Best Shot Productions.   Today we dive into some relevant topics regarding antisemitism - how it's being spoken about in 2020 with the recent developments, a bit about our posts on the history of the Inquisition and much, much more!  Intro - 00:00 - 00:15 Inquisit...

In our first ever interview, we sit down with the Sr. VP at OpenDor Media, Noam Weissman. OpenDor is the leader in online Jewish Education and the folks behind the Unpacked YouTube channel. Noam provided insights on modern day challenges of Jewish Education, the differences between Educating and Advocating, the brand shift from JerusalemU to OpenDor, and the significance of having a strong Jewish...

Episode 2 of the Two Tall Jews Show presented by On This Day in Jewish History  (check us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onthisdayin... ) 00:00 - 00:54 Introduction 00:56 - 10:00 Seinfeld Premier Conversation   10:00 - 14:20 Latest UN Antics in Israel 14:20 - 18:55 Annexation Conversation Pt. 2 19:00 - 22:30 Nazis are Back in Germany 22:40 - 30:00 Jews in Sports 30:15 - 37:30 De...

Pilot episode of The Two Tall Jews Show.   ~  A podcast produced by those that brought you @onthisdayinjewishistory, an up and coming Instagram powerhouse of daily historical content as it relates to Jewish History, the day that it happened. On this show, we dive deeper in a long format discussion with segments and occasional guests to better understand the nuances of the concepts, peopl...