This week, Rosen learns that inspiration comes in many colors, be it an enthusiastic theater-goer or the political guy at work. And yet, should we forgive Motor City Madman Ted Nugent for his anti-semitic gun control rant? Goldbrener has some interesting thoughts on this subject and on Hello Mazel’s “boxes of Jewy goodness,” leading us to … Continue reading Episode #87: “Secular Humanist Jews… and Ted Nugent.” →

Welcome back to the Twilight Lounge, where Rosen has cooked dinner but will not be invited to the post-event reception. We have a lot on our minds today: Canada, rodeo clowns, Middle Eastern geography, Al-Qassam… but mostly, we are wondering, after the Iowa caucus, whether a Jew finally winning delegates  is good for the Jews? … Continue reading Episode #86: “Iowa, cooking, Hamas and other sub-stories.” →

Things are hopping in the Twilight Lounge this week. First, the boys pay tribute to the latest rock and roll casualty, easy-listening icon Glenn Frey; next, they dive into a few small news items, leading to questions of intention and intelligence. All of this is merely an appetizer, however, leading to this week’s main course, … Continue reading Episode #85: “Glenn Frey, anti-semitism, Han Solo.” →

A strangely manic Rosen wants badly to engage with the State of the Union address, but first the boys must complete a respectful David Bowie mourning period. Once that’s (mostly) out of the way, they move onto the meat of this week’s show, namely asking if Two of President Obama’s four SOTU points are good for the Jews? being … Continue reading Episode #84: “Bowie and SOTU.” →

Anyone wondering about Rosen’s ability to obsess over mundane, everyday items has never asked him about water bottles, trips to the drugstore and shopping carts. Fortunately, this means he is also able to aim that hyper-focus on more pressing, universal issues, such as: Could bacon possibly be good for the Jews? Unsurprisingly, this topic takes the … Continue reading Episode #83: “Low-brow water consumption and bacon.” →

Lacking a year-end focus and unable to extract themselves from their Chinese food obsession, the boys dive back into a discussion about the joys and perils of Far Eastern cuisine, touch on the hit Netflix doc “Making of a Murderer” and compare TV writers to Luke Walton. Things turn serious when they ask: Are ultra-orthodox Jews good … Continue reading Episode #82: “More Chinese food, and ultra-Orthodox Jews.” →

The boys display mad conversational skillz this week, turning a Star Wars discussion into one about the nature of military structure and whether Jedi knights operate according to a martial philosophy, then smoothly moving onto this week’s topic: Is eating Chinese food on Christmas good for the Jews? Somehow, this leads to a somber meditation on faith as … Continue reading Episode #81: “Chinese food on Christmas.” →

Can Jews get depressed during the holidays or is that exclusively a gentile thing? Can you really put nine people on a stage and call it a debate? What’s the best way to go bald? Join the boys as they Take a long look at the Festival of Lights comparing the Hanukkah experience to the Christmas … Continue reading Episode #80: “Going deep on Hanukkah. And sunscreen.” →

Rosen adds a pregnant pause to his Twilight Lounge intro, then proceeds to veer completely from his planned path, spending 25 minutes discussing his fascination with the successes and failures of author Ken Kesey before finally asking the week’s most pertinent question: Is mah-jongg good for the Jews? This is an episode heavy on nostalgia, as … Continue reading Episode #79: “Mah-jongg, but first, Ken Kesey.” →

What are we here at “(Is it) Good for the Jews?” thankful for? Another hour with Mr. San Francisco! Join us as we skip our intro and instead continue to examine the situation in Paris, kicking off Hour #2 with the question: Is learning that ISIS is not just after Jews good for the Jews? Wind down … Continue reading Episode #78: “Late night in the Twilight Lounge.” →