U.S. Congresswoman Grace Meng joins us to discuss the recent uptick in violence against the Asian-American community, and what the Jewish  community can do to help.

You can read Congresswoman Meng's full statement regarding the COVID-19 Hate Crime Act here: https://meng.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/meng-hails-senate-passage-of-her-covid-19-hate-crimes-act-to-combat-anti

We speak with Dr. Liz Shayne about how modern and future technology may interact with keeping shabbos, kosher, and more.

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We speak with Dan Perla, Senior Director of Catalyzing Resources at Prizmah, about how tuition in yeshiva day schools works, and what can be  done about it.

Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin joins us to discuss the relationships between the different segments of the Orthodox Jewish world, and what can (or should) be done to improve things.

Dovid can be found at:

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The new  president of the National Council of Young Israel, Rabbi David Warshaw,  joins us to discuss the history and future of the organization.

More information about the NCYI can be found at https://youngisrael.org/

Rabbi Moshe Rosenberg, bestselling author of "The (unofficial) Hogwarts Haggadah", joins us to discuss his newest haggadah, and what superheroes have to do with the seder.

"The Superhero Haggadah: A Story of Signs and Marvels" is available for purchase on Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/dp/0998815144/

Rabbi Rosenberg can be found at:

https://rabbirosenberg.substack.com/

https://www.facebook.com/HPHaggadah/

We speak with Avi Lasko of Lasko Getaways about how Pesach programs are dealing with COVID-19, as well as other preparations being made for this year.

Lasko Getaways can be found at:

Nishma Research's Mark Trencher returns to the podcast to discuss his recent study of the frum community's voting habits in the 2020 presidential election - where voters differ, and whether or not there is any common ground.

To read the full report discussed in this episode (and to learn more about Nishma Research), check out http://www.nishmaresearch.com/

In our season premiere, we speak with MLB draft prospect Elie Kligman and his father, coach and MLB agent Marc Kligman, about how Elie balances baseball with his Orthodox lifestyle.

Elie can be found at: https://twitter.com/ElieKlig

Marc can be found at: https://twitter.com/MLBAgent

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