R' Asi Spiegel in Conversation with Rabbi Shais Taub | Understanding ISRAELI culture

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The opening of this shiur, in Rabbi Shais Taub’s own words — taken from the captions, so names and Hebrew terms may be approximate.

if you want to talk a little bit about Hebrew and Israelis I'll tell you you know which language the tawa had never been translated to Hebrew torah's never been translated I remember years ago we were in New York somewhere and it was a tour of reading in Chavez and a good Israeli friend of mine wasn't religious he comes to me after the tour reading he said I didn't understand words all right so uh wanna welcome everyone to soulword Studios we're doing a little to soulword Studios we're doing a little informal interview podcast with uh somebody that I just ran into randomly yesterday at the aisle many people know that we're here in the five towns Which is less than 15 minutes from the aisle and I'm there quite often so yesterday I was it was and I was sitting in the back and Rabbi ASI Spiegel now of it's fast came over to me and said you know what you told me do you you know what you told me do you remember what you told me um remind me you said I'm your biggest fan oh that's right I did I said you're an Israeli how do you be my fan I speak for an American audience you don't even that's not your your world but you said no no I'm your biggest fan I said you know what I'm not gonna argue with you but you know what come to my studio and we're gonna do a podcast okay here we are should I tell you why I'm your biggest fan yeah convince me yeah well it started actually with Tanya

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2. 5:05if it's fast right it's fast it's the Ariza right right but there but is it…
3. 10:45feeling that it actually has relevancy to me and and it and it kind of enters…
4. 16:23you embrace the idea that there must be a good you're entering the Chamber of rubby…
5. 22:02thing I can't figure out what the Israel is honestly I'm just I'm just telling you…
6. 27:42God I'm still upset about my grandfather well in America in America the secularism of America…
7. 32:50part and parcel of the unfolding of the process of the ultimate Redemption all right that's…
8. 38:28don't want to be surrounded by religious Jews I mean I love religious dudes but I…
9. 44:10it's not coming out the same as giggled in English because giggled in English the way…
10. 49:52is also a little bit of a code word like Marshall is using like a parable…

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