Big Brain Jews

Jul 26 2024 12 ep. 63 mins 5
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Current events from the LGBT+ Jewish perspective.

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Houthi drones, Hezbollah rockets, blood libel, Adidas, Bella Hadid

Jul 26 2024 47 mins  
Lots of explosions in this week's episode! Sources: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/07/18/us-embassy-tel-aviv-explosion/ https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna161846 https://apnews.com/article/lebanon-hezbollah-israel-rocket-5358640d72d7bbbe59b1a0f21dc713ba https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/six-months-hezbollah-fire-keeps-uprooted-israelis-limbo-2024-04-04

Simchat (שִׂמְחַת), Tel Aviv Pride, marriage.

Jul 01 2024 40 mins  
The Simchat Torah (שִׂמְחַת תּוֹרָה) is a Jewish holiday that marks the end of the cycle of reading the Torah. It's also a way of thinking: finding happiness even in the darkest of times. Sources: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C81uGe7N36S/?igsh=NHpoejQzdW1tOHdp https://www.timesofisrael.com/the-best-party-tens-of-thousands-march-in-tel-avivs-25th-annual-pride-pa

Rockets from Hezbollah, school's out, virtue signalling

Jun 21 2024 66 mins  
Did you know Hezbollah is constantly launching rockets at Israel? Now that's school's out, the campus protests have calmed down. Could it have been virtue-signalling? Sources: https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/18/middleeast/hezbollah-drone-video-israel-haifa-intl-latam?cid=ios_app https://www.isdglobal.org/digital_dispatches/rise-in-antisemitism-on-both-mainstream-and-fringe-so

Hostage release, simcha, Hamas militants were taught hatred and war

Jun 10 2024 53 mins  
A celebration of the rescue of four hostages. Simcha, or, celebrating your wins (see table below), food, and did you know that the Hamas militants were taught from an early age to hate and want to war? https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2F9tvdwcgaf2q31.jpg Sources: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/08/world/middleeast/israel-mission-hostages-nuseirat.html#:~:

NOVA exhibit in NYC, Shlomo Mansour, regional history

Jun 03 2024 61 mins  
In this episode, we dive into the intricacies of historical accuracy and combat misinformation by sharing evidence-based discussions on contentious topics like the comparison between Israel and other nations' actions during conflicts. We talk about the Nova exhibit, explore genocide education challenges, and offer insightful resources to foster an informed understanding of glob

International Criminal Court vs Netenyahu and Sinwar; the UN revises it's numbers (fog of war?)

May 24 2024 47 mins  
- The ICC brought charges against Netenyahu and Sinwar - The UN blames "fog of war" for mis-counting casualties Sources: https://watson.brown.edu/costsofwar/figures/2021/WarDeathToll https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2021/05/11/u-s-jews-connections-with-and-attitudes-toward-israel/ https://www.ochaopt.org/content/hostilities-gaza-strip-and-israel-reported-impact-day-

You're probably antisemitic and don't even know it

May 15 2024 68 mins  
- The roots and history of anti-semitism - Bigotry - The Hamas Covenant wants to wipe out Israel Sources: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/feb/23/peck-the-bait-the-political-messages-hidden-in-eurovision-songs https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2015/02/09/europes-jewish-population/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/05/13/israel-independence-day-zionism-fut

Anti-semitism, zionism, racism, protests (lawsuits), and cease-fire

May 10 2024 67 mins  
- What's the difference between anti-semitism, anti-Zionism, and racism? - More about the campus protests, their right to protest, the damage they caused, and the lawsuits brought - The cease-fire agreement and what happened Sources: https://www.facebook.com/reel/771682675067375/ https://m.jpost.com/israel-news/article-799716 https://www.gtlaw.com/en/-/media/files/news/pres

Pro-Palestine protests on college campuses; also the film Screams before Silence.

May 03 2024 75 mins  
Recently the film "Screams for Silence" was released by Sheryl Sandberg on YouTube. She talks to survivors of the October 7th attacks by Hamas on Israel. Pro-Palestine protests on college campuses are on-going across not only the US but the world. There have also been pro-Israel supporters who have received backlash, including Tiffany Hadish. Show notes and references

Anti-semitism, Israel's right to defend itself, pro-Palestine protestors, Jewish history

Apr 27 2024 80 mins  
Do you know the history of the Judean people? The Hebrews? They've been around for quite a long time. Pro-Palestine protesters on college campuses all over the US are blissfully and dangerously ignorant of the facts. Sources: https://www.newsweek.com/message-gazan-campus-protesters-youre-hurting-palestinian-cause-opinion-1894313