I feel like I'm more overtly excited when you have a non-Jewish guest because I really want people other than Jews to care about the Jews, however, well done on Jennifer. Sure, she's well traveled, well spoken, infinitely compassionate, highly educated, speaks many languages and likely feeds her kids food made from scratch in her own garden but who isn't all of that?! Am I right? Not that it's a competition, but am I really expected to be both deeply compassionate and cook meals from scratch for my sons because one of those things is most probably not happening. I guess I will try out the compassion thing, especially if someone else is trying it and willing to share their results. As always, you guys rock!
I loved this episode. It covered so much ground. It was a 100% Ask a Jew episode, covering so many aspects of the Jewish experience (which I say "as a non Jew"), but weaving in so much more. Even though so many tough subjects and American cultural and geopolitical failures were discussed, I came away 100% more optimistic about America and Academia, pretty much just because Professor Jennifer Murtazashvili and people like her are involved and finding ways to be positive.
I began my adult life on the trajectory of being an academic and anthropologist, but circumstances altered my path and I now have 25 years of federal service, where I have seen the best, and some of the worst, of my government and my country. Still, we have a lot still to work with here, and I think still that we are going to make it because of people like Jennifer and her friend Soudi who are building and rebuilding things from the ground up. Our elite institutions have hurt themselves so much, but there is still hope from the grassroots.
Bill Clinton (pretty good president, pretty terrible person) did say it well, there is nothing wrong with America that can't be fixed by what is right with America, and Jennifer and Soudi and Chaya Leah and Yael are right there on the front lines making things right. I definitely could listen to many more hours of this conversation, and I hope I have the chance sometime to cross paths with Jennifer and Soudi, whether on the compassion train of in some other capacity. They and people like them are amazing, and I am so grateful to be in a country and a world with them.
Keep these great interviews and discussions coming, and Jennifer and Soudi, thank you, thank you very much!
There's a yeshiva in Forest Hills, because, of course, where else would it be, specifically for the Bukhari community.
Also, on Sunday, my mom put out stickers for two of the Israeli kidnapped kids. I walked by a few hours later, and saw one sticker on the ground, so it may have been ripped off, or perhaps it blew off. But a few hours after that, when my mom checked, all of the stickers were gone, some clearly ripped off. One was still up on Monday. One.
Wow. Great guest! I didn’t know what to expect. this was way smarter and interesting than I could’ve imagined.
As an Ashkenazi Jew born in Tashkent, I found the conversation so fun. Thanks, ladies!
I feel like I'm more overtly excited when you have a non-Jewish guest because I really want people other than Jews to care about the Jews, however, well done on Jennifer. Sure, she's well traveled, well spoken, infinitely compassionate, highly educated, speaks many languages and likely feeds her kids food made from scratch in her own garden but who isn't all of that?! Am I right? Not that it's a competition, but am I really expected to be both deeply compassionate and cook meals from scratch for my sons because one of those things is most probably not happening. I guess I will try out the compassion thing, especially if someone else is trying it and willing to share their results. As always, you guys rock!
Great episode! I learned so much. And all three women are intelligent, humble, and funny! Keep it up!
I loved this episode. It covered so much ground. It was a 100% Ask a Jew episode, covering so many aspects of the Jewish experience (which I say "as a non Jew"), but weaving in so much more. Even though so many tough subjects and American cultural and geopolitical failures were discussed, I came away 100% more optimistic about America and Academia, pretty much just because Professor Jennifer Murtazashvili and people like her are involved and finding ways to be positive.
I began my adult life on the trajectory of being an academic and anthropologist, but circumstances altered my path and I now have 25 years of federal service, where I have seen the best, and some of the worst, of my government and my country. Still, we have a lot still to work with here, and I think still that we are going to make it because of people like Jennifer and her friend Soudi who are building and rebuilding things from the ground up. Our elite institutions have hurt themselves so much, but there is still hope from the grassroots.
Bill Clinton (pretty good president, pretty terrible person) did say it well, there is nothing wrong with America that can't be fixed by what is right with America, and Jennifer and Soudi and Chaya Leah and Yael are right there on the front lines making things right. I definitely could listen to many more hours of this conversation, and I hope I have the chance sometime to cross paths with Jennifer and Soudi, whether on the compassion train of in some other capacity. They and people like them are amazing, and I am so grateful to be in a country and a world with them.
Keep these great interviews and discussions coming, and Jennifer and Soudi, thank you, thank you very much!
There's a yeshiva in Forest Hills, because, of course, where else would it be, specifically for the Bukhari community.
Also, on Sunday, my mom put out stickers for two of the Israeli kidnapped kids. I walked by a few hours later, and saw one sticker on the ground, so it may have been ripped off, or perhaps it blew off. But a few hours after that, when my mom checked, all of the stickers were gone, some clearly ripped off. One was still up on Monday. One.