Aug 01 2024 92 mins 2
We are re-releasing this iconic episode because Raye has some family shit to take care of and couldn't get a new episode done in time. Love you yentas be back next week <3
When I found out the director of YOU ARE SO NOT INVITED TO MY BAT MITZVAH is a queer, nonbinary JEW I knew I HAD to have them on Yenta. Sammi Cohen is the wildly of accomplished director of that giant Jewy Netflix movie with Adam Sandler and his whole family and the adorable high school queer rom-com Crush on Hulu. They’re also standup comedian, and truly just an all around wonderful person!
We yenta about:
- How Adam Sandler feels about they/them pronouns
- Sammi coming out as nonbinary
- Sarah Sherman and Queer Rabbis
- Is it harder to be Queer or Jewish?
- How Sammi told their mom they’re getting top surgery
- The crossover of Rabbi and Comedian
- Rosh Hashanah and Intentions for next year
Sammi Cohen https://www.instagram.com/sammicohenRaye Schiller https://www.instagram.com/rayeonthewayAntonia Lassar https://www.instagram.com/antonialastar
(00:00:00) You’re So Not Invited to Our Party (00:02:00) LA Jewie queer moment (00:04:31) B'nai Mitzvah and queer culture (00:07:11) Queer Jewish culture (00:12:40) Planning a non-binary B'nai Mitzvah (00:14:28) Synagogues and queer orthodoxy (00:19:29) Coming out as non-binary (00:23:01) Gendered language (00:26:28) Top Surgery, Hollywood, and TikTok (00:30:16) God is RandomSauce (00:32:55) Sarah Sherman and Queer Rabbi Energy (00:37:46) Nepotism and fashionable kippah tears (00:41:14) Middle school's the worst (00:44:18) Gossiping and Synagogue music (00:48:12) Mics and straight dudes (00:53:11) Harder to be Jewish or Queer (00:58:20) The most lesbian dating story (01:00:02) Stand-up and dating dynamics (01:03:28) How to tell your mom about top surgery (01:08:31) What are you looking for in partner? (01:10:18) Ending a situationship because on religion (01:15:11) Being a queer Jew (01:17:17) The intersection of Rabbi and Comedian (01:20:52) Favorite Jewish Holiday? (01:25:31) Middle school Spanish class cheating (01:27:33) Jewish spirituality and bravery (01:32:33) 3 Future Rabbis
