Shalom Chaverim -

On this episode of Gam v’Gam, I interview Shabbos Kestenbaum. You may know him only as the student who successfully sued Harvard, complains a lot on TV, and spoke at the RNC as a former Bernie Sanders supporter. What you may not know is that he has his own show on PragerU called The Brief where he interviews such people like Former Israeli Ambassador to the United States Michael Oren and provides analysis on breaking news. More importantly, you might know that Shabbos isn’t actually a MAGA fascist, and the more you get to know him, the more you realize he’s not even the bombastic personality you might assume (okay maybe I’m only talking about myself).

Shabbos is someone who believes in pushing Jewish organizations to do better because as he says at the very beginning: The better that legacy Jewish institutions, the better the American Jewish community does overall.

Where You Can Find Shabbos

X: ShabbosK

Instagram: shabboskest

The Brief on PragerU

Chapters

00:00 Introduction to Shabbos Kestenbaum

02:38 The State of American Jewry

06:26 Critique of Legacy Jewish Organizations

10:20 The Role of Student Activism

12:08 Free Speech and Anti-Semitism on Campus

16:57 Strategies for Combatting Anti-Zionism

20:35 The Intersection of Jewish and American Identity

27:08 Legal Action and Community Support

29:28 The Isolation of Jewish Communities

31:54 Addressing the Needs of Smaller Jewish Communities

34:23 The Importance of Jewish Day Schools

38:23 Balancing Resources Between Coastal and Non-Coastal Communities

42:58 Engaging with Smaller Communities

54:05 Proposing Solutions for Jewish Community Challenges

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