From Gaza to Walmart

About this episode

Joel reflects on performing comedy for IDF soldiers dealing with PTSD at Camp Moshava.

Joel reflects on his weekend performing comedy at Camp Moshava in Honesdale, Pennsylvania, where 150 IDF soldiers — many in therapy for PTSD after months in Gaza and Lebanon — came to heal, laugh, and decompress. --------------- Support Inside Israel: Contribute Book Joel during his spring/fall 2026 lecture and comedy tour: www.joelchasnoff.com To learn more about Inside Israel, and to submit a question for Joel to answer on-air, visit www.joelchasnoff.com/podcast   Sign up for Joel’s newsletter, Hebrew Is Magic: www.joelchasnoff.com Joel’s tour schedule: www.joelchasnoff.com/shows Joel on Instagram: @joelchasnoff   Israel 201 , co-authored by Joel and Benji Lovitt and Winner of the 2023 National Jewish Book Award: www.joelchasnoff.com/books Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Joel Chasnoff

Topics covered

• comedy
• PTSD
• IDF soldiers
• healing
• Israel
• performance

Keywords

• Gaza
• Walmart
• comedy
• PTSD
• IDF
• healing
• Honesdale

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Camp Moshava, IDF

Books & works: Israel 201

Places: Honesdale, Pennsylvania

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