Jul 30, 2023
Andrew Friedman has served as a Los Angleles commisioner for over 30 years. He is a local legend and civil personal injury trial attorney. We explore the real story behind the LA Sheriff Lee Baca scandal and Mr. Friedman's firsthand knowledge of the Hungarian president's stance on the Russia Ukraine conflict (pro...
Jul 27, 2023
As I wrangle Rabbi Boyarsky from his office to the podcast studio, he asks me if I kept my end of our deal and if I put tefflin on every day for a hundred days. I responded, “I’m not perfect, but I substantially complied.” Rabbi Boyarsky snaps at me, “I disagree. You are perfect.”
I have recorded over 100...
Jul 23, 2023
Sweetest episode. There’s a Hebrew/Yiddish word called nachas: a cocktail of joy, contentment, and peace, and is most often associated with a proud parent that enjoys nachas from their child. Nat, Alyza’s father, anthropomorphizes nachas, in his remarks and shimmers, as Alyza describes her teamwork accomplishments...
Jul 19, 2023
Michael Helfand is a religious liberties professor in Pepperdine and Yale law school.
Michael taught me in a seminar in UCLA (you could hear a pin drop) about how religious rights can act as a sword and a shield. That class's goal was to decide if we prefer laws from the judiciary or the legislature. I'm curious after...