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This week: The chaos of Elon Musk’s Twitter has chased users and news organizations away, while a new wave of Twitter clones try to recreate the sense of community it has. So what does this mean for the Jews, and why should anyone care? I talk about that with Serge, the founder of Babka Social, a new Jewish social media platform.

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Babka Social: https://babka.social/explore

Babka blog: https://blog.babka.social/

23 kHz project: https://blog.babka.social/2023/02/announcing-23khz/

Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/explore

If you want to try out Mastodon: https://techcrunch.com/2022/11/08/what-is-mastodon/ and https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-get-started-use-mastodon/

"Using Mastodon can feel like eating your vegetables": https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/apr/18/mastodon-users-twitter-elon-musk-social-media

"Actual usage of the fediverse continues to increase month by month": https://www.techdirt.com/2023/02/08/lazy-reporters-claiming-fediverse-is-slumping-despite-massive-increase-in-usage/

Hunt for the next Twitter: https://www.theverge.com/23686584/twitter-alternative-social-media-platforms-mastodon-bluesky-activitypub-protocol

Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xV0WNmIqMyiIxoMXrrG996J6XK4up2AXDchOY28-VqQ/edit?usp=sharing

This week: Jewish women rarely get a fair shake in pop culture, often showing up as flat stereotypes like the “Jewish American Princess” trope. But over the past decade, especially on TV, that’s been changing. So I talk with Dr. Samantha Pickette, author of “Peak TV’s Unapologetic Jewish Woman,” all about that.

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The Bagel Report: https://tcjewfolk.com/podcast/the-bagel-report/
Our Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jewfolkinc

Buy the book! For 30% off, code: LXFANDF30: https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781793633156/Peak-TV%E2%80%99s-Unapologetic-Jewish-Woman-Exploring-Jewish-Female-Representation-in-Contemporary-Television-Comedy

Other writings: https://www.heyalma.com/in-hulus-fleishman-is-in-trouble-jewish-women-defy-their-stereotypes/

Bagel Report with Pickette: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unapologetic-bagels-feat-dr-samantha-pickette/id1487559377?i=1000602602260

Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GJ4c83Gskcn-jRSeiKNGujXJWxGbmwEH_Gm2Uyweu44/edit?usp=sharing

This week: The Israeli president says the country is on the brink of civil war because the current government is trying to make the Israeli Supreme Court powerless. So let’s talk about judicial reform, and how the long-time-coming crisis is really the Occupation finally and fully biting Israel in the ass.

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Big reads on historical context: https://newrepublic.com/article/163005/israel-supreme-court-right-wing-enemy-people

https://www.972mag.com/simcha-rothman-coup-judicial-system/


Moment Magazine: https://momentmag.com/israeli-supreme-court/

https://momentmag.com/deri-israel-supreme-court/


JTA Elon Moreh: https://www.jta.org/archive/israels-supreme-court-rules-elon-moreh-in-samaria-must-be-removed


Christian Science Monitor: https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2015/1116/Why-Israel-s-right-wing-is-gunning-for-nation-s-Supreme-Court


Proposed Constitution: https://en.idi.org.il/articles/47894


Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UwG9b7qiFlcr5Ujo4dEBw-Y7XttEOWRTw4OCGozyhGs/edit?usp=sharing

This week: ChatGPT and other AI chatbots have become all the rage, bringing an idealistic vision of revolutionizing work and communication. Some say that Jewish organizations should now be using these tools. So it’s time for a reality check on how these AI chatbots can affect the Jews.

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EJP piece: https://ejewishphilanthropy.com/a-case-for-jewish-nonprofits-to-use-chatgpt/

ChatGPT goes to law school: https://twin-cities.umn.edu/news-events/chatgpt-goes-law-school

Clergy and ChatGPT: https://apnews.com/article/technology-artificial-intelligence-kentucky-religion-65822bf1c46de7630d3441e9ff4ff41a

Bing chatbot going rogue: https://apnews.com/article/technology-science-microsoft-corp-business-software-fb49e5d625bf37be0527e5173116bef3

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/16/technology/bing-chatbot-microsoft-chatgpt.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

https://www.theverge.com/2023/2/15/23599072/microsoft-ai-bing-personality-conversations-spy-employees-webcams

Jewish education: https://www.lookstein.org/blog/how-jewish-studies-teachers-can-use-chatgpt-part-2/

Time Magazine investigation: https://time.com/6247678/openai-chatgpt-kenya-workers/

Washington Post stories: https://wapo.st/3mdc70E

https://wapo.st/41vQWGW

Plagiarism: https://futurism.com/cnet-ai-plagiarism

https://slate.com/technology/2022/12/lensas-a-i-avatars-the-uncomfortable-places-their-magic-comes-from.html?via=rss_socialflow_facebook

Environmental: https://www.technologyreview.com/2019/11/11/132004/the-computing-power-needed-to-train-ai-is-now-rising-seven-times-faster-than-ever-before/

https://www.technologyreview.com/2019/06/06/239031/training-a-single-ai-model-can-emit-as-much-carbon-as-five-cars-in-their-lifetimes/

AI bias: https://hbr.org/2019/10/what-do-we-do-about-the-biases-in-ai


Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QA1MbNJq1xim6BPfgnkrvWEimPg9cdGDY7Rb15vwIFI/edit?usp=sharing

This week: A group of LGBTQ students are suing Yeshiva University, representing a club called the YU Pride Alliance, to get it officially recognized by the school. The court case speaks to the future of queer Jews in Modern Orthodoxy — so I talk with Rachael Fried, the executive director at JQY, an organization in New York City that supports LGBTQ youth and young adults from Orthodox homes.

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JQY: https://www.jqyouth.org/

Yeshiva University FAQs referenced by Fried: https://5townscentral.com/2022/09/01/r-dr-ari-berman-addresses-questions-regarding-yeshiva-university-the-supreme-court/

Overview of legal fight: https://religionnews.com/2022/12/16/ruling-instructs-yeshiva-university-to-recognize-lgbtq-club/

Deep dive on community divisions around YU: https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2022/11/07/yeshiva-university-announces-lgbtq-club-amid-lawsuit

New York Jewish Week reporting: https://www.jta.org/2022/09/14/ny/supreme-court-returns-yus-case-against-gay-pride-club-to-lower-courts-but-signals-its-interest-in-the-issue

https://www.jta.org/2022/09/16/ny/yeshiva-university-suspends-all-student-clubs-as-it-appeals-case-against-lgbtq-alliance

https://www.jta.org/2022/09/20/united-states/jewish-queer-youth-provide-grants-to-y-u-student-clubs-amid-suspension

https://www.jta.org/2022/09/21/ny/lgbtq-alliance-puts-demands-on-hold-after-yeshiva-university-suspends-all-student-clubs

https://www.jta.org/2022/10/24/ny/yeshiva-university-fighting-lgbtq-club-launches-one-of-its-own

https://www.jta.org/2023/01/11/ny/state-lawmakers-challenge-yeshiva-universitys-claims-to-public-funds

Adoptions story referenced by Fried: https://apnews.com/article/religion-lawsuits-tennessee-nashville-58900a55eb9344d4a51143325fa609c3

Transcript for this episode: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ocq695uUUjpS-Y7aBnlzs7sX6Tc5TOHo_vbivOC9YDk/edit?usp=sharing

This week: About 100 years ago, in the wake of the Russian Revolution and the pogroms that followed, millions of Jews in Eastern Europe became Soviet Jews. But what really is a Soviet Jew? And how does that history affect Jews today? That’s what I talk about with UW Professor Sasha Senderovich.

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Senderovich's website for speaking info: http://www.sashasenderovich.com
Buy "How The Soviet Jew Was Made": https://www.amazon.com/How-Soviet-Jew-Was-Made/dp/0674238192

Gary Shteyngart's review: https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2023/02/09/beyond-the-pale-how-the-soviet-jew-was-made-senderovich/

Late Stalinism: https://www.amazon.com/Late-Stalinism-Aesthetics-Evgeny-Dobrenko/dp/0300198477
Legacy of Blood: https://www.amazon.com/Legacy-Blood-Pogroms-Ritual-Soviets/dp/0190466456?ufe=app_do%3Aamzn1.fos.006c50ae-5d4c-4777-9bc0-4513d670b6bc

Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_wLYKDQor6hKavfR_QItdQfhrEYx9j8Yq3VV0QHNDcw/edit?usp=sharing