Tag: Morning Jew

If it’s Friday, it’s Morning Jew! This week Comedians Katie Halper and Heather Gold (home sick with a cold) look at the headlines and ask the age old question: Nu? Are they good for the Jews? On today’s Morning Jew we (1) talk about the Nazi Pope‘s boyfriend and fashion style, and fantasize about a Pretty Woman/ Pope Benedict mash-up. (2) Explore the surprising connection between racist teabaggers like Ted Nugent and paranoid Jews. And we say goodbye to the irreplaceable mensch and Ghost Buster Harold Ramis and explain how Obama referenced Caddy Shack in his tribute to him. And, of course, we bring you our “I can’t believe they’re not Jewish” and “Name that Jew” of the week.

This week comics Heather Gold (@heathr) and Katie Halper (@kthalps) look at new anti-gay Jim Crow style laws, crypto-Jews in New Mexico (Spain offers citizenship to Sephardi Jews in an interesting 500 year old “oops I made a mistake”) and delight in Olympic figure skater and commentator Johnny Weir’s new Jewish husband and the sobbing from his mishpocheh around their wedding. And as always they finding out if it was good for the Jews. Plus they debut a new regular feature: mishpocheh messages. Send us your messages from your family.

On this week’s Morning Jew, comedians Katie Halper & Heather Gold analyze a voicemail from a grandmother worried her gay grandchild will go to Russia for The Olympics, read Woody Allen’s letter in Woody’s voice, discuss the retirement of the ADL’s Abe Foxman. Plus we have a huge announcement about who will be replacing him. It’s not who you think. As always, we determine whether the news is good or bad for the Jews. Enjoy! And Happy Valentines Day!

Comedians Katie Halper (@kthalps) and Heather gold (@heathr) discover that Morning Jew is pretty clairvoyant. We see how our predictions about Bridgegate and WoodyAllenGate  play out. And we’re proud to share some great hate mail.

This week comics Heather Gold (@heathr) and Katie Halper (@kthalps) ask if billionaire, Kristillnacht-fantasizing Ted Perkins, Grammy marriage equality wedding moment with Macklemore, Queen Latifah and Madonna, Warsaw Ghetto hero Irving Milchberg and Sweden and Denmark’s decision to ban circumcision are good for the Jews.

As usual, Katie Halper and Heather Gold look at the week’s headlines and ask, “Was it good for the Jews?” This week, we tawk about the exciting origins of Ashkenazi Jewish last names (find out what YOUR name means, Jews. Or what your friends’ or enemies’ names mean, gentiles). Then we look at why New York Times’ Bill Keller feels the need to tell a woman with cancer to shut up and die the right way. Of course, we look at Bridgegate, which Heather thinks may actually be the best thing for Jews since sliced Challah. And then, we thank our generous tipper who wants to know our position on Chelsea Handler. Also, I Jew out Heather in a moment that supposed to end up on the cutting room floor.

And we’re on Zeek again!  Enjoy! You’re welcome!

In Jewish time for 2013, comics Katie Halper and Heather Gold take an absurd look at the year: Sheryl Sandburg, orthodox rabbis, marriage equality, Woody Allen, the Pope: what was good for the Jews? Who made the kvell and shonda of the year? What could be the best thing for the Jews in 2014?

We’re also happy to announce a partnership with Zeek a progressive Jewish site that will be showing morning Jew for the next while. This also means you’ll see morning Jew on the Forward. Our grandmothers would be kvelling.

Happy Hanukkah (from Heather)! Merry Christmas (from Katie). On this week’s show, Morning Jew looks at Christmas: can Jews really celebrate it? Oy, what a question!