On this episode of “That Jewish News Show,” hosts Laura E. Adkins and Benyamin Cohen of the Forward discuss the Maui fires, synagogue swattings and Gen. Michael Flynn’s antisemitism. They were joined by Jacob Kornbluh, the Forward’s senior political reporter, to discuss Biden’s tightrope walk in Israel.

“My favorite thing was Operation Pimp My Ride,” Julia Haart said of her recent trip to Ukraine, her second this year to the war-torn country. The project takes decades-old, broken Russian tanks and repairs them. “The Ukrainians use Russia’s own weapons against them, which I just think is so awesome.” Julia, the star of Netflix’s "My Unorthodox Life" and a native of Moscow, joined hosts Laura E. Adkins and Benyamin Cohen for the latest episode of That Jewish News Show.

Laura E. Adkins and Benyamin Cohen of the Forward discuss RFK Jr.’s antisemitic comments about COVID, President of Israel Isaac Herzog’s speech in Congress, and Barbie/Oppenheimer (Barbenheimer?) Shabbat. They were joined by Alex Edelman, star of Broadway’s “Just for Us,” to discuss his show, comedy and life.

Hosts Laura E. Adkins and Benyamin Cohen of the Forward discuss the latest verdict in the Pittsburgh shooting trial, Jonah Hill’s foray into “therapyspeak,” the demise of the Saturday sports section, and yet another social media app. They were joined by Andrew and JD, two moderators of the subreddit r/Judaism, to discuss the place where 86,000 Jews discuss all manner of things — just not politics.

Laura E. Adkins and Benyamin Cohen of the Forward discuss Roseanne Barr’s bizarre rant in which she seemed to deny the Holocaust. They were then joined by Toby Tabachnick, editor of the Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle, to discuss the trial of the Tree of Life synagogue shooter, who killed 11 Jews in the deadliest antisemitic attack in American history.

Hosts Laura E. Adkins and Benyamin Cohen of the Forward were joined by Dr. Ruth Westheimer, everyone’s favorite sex therapist, in celebration of her 95th birthday. Later in the show, they discussed a neo-Nazi who renounced his ways thanks to MDMA, and the renaming of Wyoming’s “Swastika Lake.”

Hosts Laura E. Adkins and Benyamin Cohen of the Forward discussed neo-Nazis at Disney World, succession at the Soros Foundation, a Ryanair flight to “Palestine,” and Ed Sheeran’s fans unintentionally overlooking the Siyum HaShas. They were joined by the writer Elad Nehorai, founder of Justice Marketing, to discuss Elon Musk’s antisemitism on Twitter.

Host Laura E. Adkins and Benyamin Cohen of the Forward discuss the revelation of eye-popping antisemitic emails between two Los Angeles attorneys, and what advice the Talmud and Jewish tradition has for Taylor Swift fans. They were joined by Rabbi Jonathan Leener of the Prospect Heights Shul, a Modern Orthodox congregation in Brooklyn, to discuss why his synagogue supports the LGBTQ+ community, and how he’s working to convince his colleagues in the Orthodox community to do the same. Rabbis, he said, “should be a voice for the most vulnerable members of a community.”

Laura E. Adkins and Benyamin Cohen of the Forward discuss the Pittsburgh trial, the debt ceiling compromise, and packages of cocaine adorned with swastikas and other Nazi insignia. They were joined by Mira Fox, a culture reporter at the Forward, to discuss her reporting on what’s behind the rise of Christian and Jewish highway billboards.

On this week's episode of "That Jewish News Show," hosts Laura E. Adkins, the Forward's opinion editor, and Benyamin Cohen, its news director, talk about the Biden administration's comprehensive new plan to combat antisemitism. Plus: They're joined by Jonathan Freedland, a columnist at The Guardian and co-host of the "Unholy" podcast, to talk about his new book, “The Escape Artist: The Man Who Broke Out of Auschwitz to Warn the World,” which won the National Jewish Book Award and recently landed on the New York Times bestseller list. Subscribe to "That Jewish News Show" wherever you get your podcasts.

Laura E. Adkins and Benyamin Cohen of the Forward discuss Elon Musk’s Magneto tweets, Nazi memorabilia (including Zyklon B!) that’s going to auction, and Rudy Giuliani’s latest shocking (and…weird?) antisemitism. They were joined by Mark Chiusano, reporter at Newsday and author of the forthcoming The Fabulist: The Lying, Hustling, Grifting, Stealing, and Very American Legend of George Santos, to discuss the myriad scandals and recent indictment of Rep. George Santos on 13 criminal counts “for various alleged fraudulent schemes and brazen misrepresentations.” “It’s kind of a psychological study and a bit of a grifter thriller of: how did this man continue to keep hustling even when he knew eventually he was going to get caught,” Chiusano said of his forthcoming book.

On the May 11 episode of “That Jewish News Show,” Laura E. Adkins and Benyamin Cohen of the Forward discuss the indictment of George Santos, the death of 25 year-old Herschel Siegel, and a Supreme Court case that could make it easier for Jewish Americans — and other Sabbath-observers — to receive religious accommodations from their employers. The hosts were joined by Michael A. Helfand, an expert in religious law and liberty, to discuss Groff v. DeJoy. We want to hear from you! Leave a review below and email thatjewishnewsshow@forward.com with your questions and comments. You can also text or call us at (201) 228-0412.

Laura E. Adkins and Benyamin Cohen of the Forward discuss the pros and cons of Jewish American Heritage Month and End Jew Hatred Day. They were joined by Aleeza Ben Shalom, star of Netflix’s “Jewish Matchmaking,” to discuss the reality series and all things Jewish dating.

Laura E. Adkins and Benyamin Cohen of the Forward discuss the antisemitic 2018 shooting at Tree of Life, Jewish views on the death penalty, and what the trial of the perpetrator of the most deadly mass shooting in American Jewish history means for the Jewish community in Pittsburgh and beyond. They were joined by Ben Smith, currently of Semafor and formerly at Buzzfeed, Politico, NYT and even the Forward, to discuss his new book “Traffic” and the future of journalism.