Jew in the City Speaks
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Episode 286: Allison Josephs interviews "Friends" Executive Producer Kevin Bright about his reconnecting to Jewish learning, community, and even wrapping tefillin weekly after decades of disconnect
Nov 27, 2025
Episode 285: Allison Josephs interviews her daughters Meira and Adina to explore why they turned away from the path everyone assumed and chose to build their futures in Israel instead
Nov 20, 2025
Episode 284: Allison Josephs interviews authors Bianna Golodryga and Yonit Levi about "Don't Feed the Lion," their new book that explores how young people grapple with antisemitism, prejudice, allyship, and the courage to speak up
Nov 13, 2025
Episode 283: Allison Josephs interviews Mitchell Silk about his storied career and his book "A Seat at the Table"
Sep 4, 2025
Episode 282: Allison Josephs interviews Aaron Zutler, Co-founder and CEO of Popinsanity Gourmet Popcorn
Aug 7, 2025
Episode 281: Allison Josephs interviews actor Mark Feuerstein about the film "Guns & Moses"
Jul 17, 2025
Episode 280: Allison Josephs interviews Rabbi Yakov Horowitz about how he is helping parents of LGBTQ children maintain a loving connection through Kesher Families
Jun 19, 2025
Episode 279: Allison Josephs interviews Isaac Rudansky, renowned author and Founder/President of the award winning AdVenture Media
Apr 10, 2025
Episode 278: Allison Josephs interviews Daniel Rosenberg, Hollywood movie producer and Orthodox Jew
Mar 6, 2025
Episode 277: Allison Josephs interviews Michael Neuman, LCSW, Founder of The Jewish Inspiration Foundation (ji4life.com), about his time on the MrBeast program and more
Dec 26, 2024
Episode 276: Allison Josephs interviews Yossi Farro, tefillin wrapper for some of the most influential Jews in the world
Dec 5, 2024
Episode 275: Allison Josephs welcomes Ping Pong phenom Estee Ackerman back to the program to discuss the new book "Ping-Pong Shabbat" about Estee's unique journey and much more
Aug 29, 2024
Episode 274: Allison Josephs speaks with singer-songwriter and author Peter Himmelman about his new book "Suspended by No String" and much more
Aug 15, 2024
Episode 273: Allison Josephs speaks with Sammy Horowitz, AKA Bear Jew Boxing, about the Jewish community learning self-defense and standing up for ourselves post 10/7
Jul 18, 2024
Episode 272: Allison Josephs speaks with celebrity photographer Zusha Goldin
Jul 11, 2024
Episode 271: Allison Josephs speaks with teen Zac Levy about his book "Project Unhoused: A Teenager's Journey to Share the Stories of America's Homeless"
Jun 20, 2024
Episode 270: Allison Josephs is joined by reporter and author Reuven Fenton to discuss his debut novel "Goyhood" and more
Jun 6, 2024
Episode 269: Allison Josephs is joined by Rabbi Dr. Shlomo Brody, Executive Director of Ematai
May 30, 2024
Episode 268: Allison Josephs is joined by teen actress Dalya Knapp
May 9, 2024
Episode 267: Allison Josephs is joined by Dr. Joshua Karlip, Professor of Jewish History at Yeshiva University, in advance of Yom HaShoah to compare/contrast pre-Holocaust antisemitism and rising antisemitism today
May 2, 2024
Episode 266: Allison Josephs is joined by Kayla Haber-Goldstein, author of Questioning the Answers, to discuss this Sunday's Rabbinic Asifa to tackle the Agunah crisis and more
Apr 4, 2024
Episode 265: Allison Josephs is joined by Hindu activist & speaker Surya Naga to talk about Hindu-Jewish solidarity in these challenging times
Mar 28, 2024
Episode 264: Allison Josephs is joined by actor/producer Jonathan Lipnicki to discuss antisemitism in Hollywood and his Shabbat Angels initiative
Mar 14, 2024
Episode 263: Allison Josephs is joined by Shabbos Kestenbaum, Master's student at Harvard University, to discuss antisemitism on the Harvard campus and the resulting lawsuit he is filing against the university
Mar 7, 2024
Episode 262: Allison Josephs is joined by Grammy Award winning singer-songwriter Victory Boyd to discuss Israel, relations between the Jewish and black Christian community and more
Jan 11, 2024
Episode 261: Allison Josephs interviews Lieutenant Aston Bright, American firefighter and volunteer for Israel on the Gaza border
Nov 16, 2023
Episode 260: Allison Josephs is joined by Joel Finkelstein and Ben Wolfson to get their expert opinions on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the challenges it brings
Sep 21, 2023
Episode 259: Allison Josephs is joined by Nechuma Schweitzer, Makom Member and Jew in the City staff member, to discuss her unique Jewish journey.
Aug 10, 2023
Episode 258: Allison Josephs is joined by actor/comedian/coach Jennifer Apple, founder of the Empowered Artist Collective, to discuss "Should Jews only play Jews?" in Hollywood and Broadway
Aug 3, 2023
Episode 257: Allison Josephs interviews Rabbi Robyn Frisch about how her family navigates their unique situation: a Reform rabbi married to a Conservative rabbi raising a son who is studying to be an Orthodox rabbi
Jul 20, 2023
Episode 256: Allison Josephs is joined by Yakira Herskowitz to discuss her unique career path with an M.S. in Marine Ecosystems & Society, with a focus in Shark Research and Conservation
Jul 13, 2023
Episode 255: Allison Josephs is joined by writer Yuval Yefet and director Rotem Shamir, co-creators of the Netflix series "Rough Diamonds," to discuss representation of Hasidic Jews in contemporary media
Jun 29, 2023
Episode 254: Allison Josephs is joined by Sara Braun, author of "That Black Hasidic Lady: A memoir of a dark-skinned Hasidic woman"

 
Jun 22, 2023
Episode 253: Allison Josephs is joined by Loay Alshareef, UAE-based peace activist and social media influencer
Jun 15, 2023
Episode 252: Allison Josephs is joined by Yael Soto to discuss her journey to being part of the Jewish people
Jun 8, 2023
Episode 251: Allison Josephs is joined by comedian/author/screenwriter David Baddiel to discuss fighting stereotypes and Jews supporting Jews
Jun 1, 2023
Episode 250: Allison Josephs is joined by Aleeza Ben Shalom, dating coach and Matchmaker on the Netflix hit "Jewish Matchmaking"
May 18, 2023
Episode 249: Allison Josephs is joined by film and stage actor Joshua Malina to discuss the award-winning Broadway play Leopoldstadt and his starring role in it
May 11, 2023
Episode 248: Allison Josephs is joined by Ronit Polin-Tarshish, Producer of Netflix's "Jewish Matchmaking" to discuss improving Jewish representation in media
May 4, 2023
Episode 247: Allison Josephs is joined by Lieutenant Aston Bright to discuss fighting fires in Israel and Black Antisemitism
Apr 27, 2023
Episode 246: Allison Josephs is joined by Noemie Lopian, Holocaust educator and founder of HolocaustMatters.org
Apr 20, 2023
Episode 245: Allison Josephs is joined by Dr. Sheila Nazarian, MD, Founder of Nazarian Plastic Surgery and Spa26
Mar 30, 2023
Episode 244: Following the release of the movie "You People," Allison Josephs is joined by YU's Dr. Joshua Karlip to discuss historical patterns of Jews playing a collaborative role in Anti-Semitism
Feb 9, 2023
Episode 243: Allison Josephs is joined by Mazi Melesa Pilip, County Legislator in NY's District 10, to discuss her incredible life journey from Ethiopia to Israel to America
Feb 2, 2023
Episode 242: Allison Josephs is joined by Dave Kufeld, Founder & CEO of The LAWcares Foundation and the first Orthodox Jew drafted to the NBA, by the Portland Trail Blazers in 1980
Nov 10, 2022
Episode 241: Allison Josephs is joined by "Non-Jewish Nanny" Adriana Fernandez to discuss her perspective on working with the Jewish community
Nov 3, 2022
Episode 240: Allison Josephs is joined by Rachel Kraus, Managing Director and partner of DoAble
Sep 8, 2022
Episode 239: Allison Josephs is joined by renowned psychotherapist and author Dr. David Lieberman.
Aug 18, 2022
Episode 238: Allison Josephs is joined by Frieda Vizel of "Tours by Frieda" to get her perspective on growing up in and subsequent leaving of the Chassidic community
Aug 11, 2022
Episode 237: Allison Josephs is joined by Dr. Sahar Wertheimer, OBGYN and Fertility Fellow, to discuss various issues concerning the recent Roe v. Wade decision
Jul 28, 2022