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Virginia Karnstein: The straight woman's feminist identity crisis
Jun 30, 2026
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Kara Jesella: How feminism turned against Jews
Jun 16, 2026
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Josh Yunis: Should Jews focus more on Israel—or deliberately decentre it?
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Emily Tamkin: Can Hasan Piker be deplatformed?
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| 6/30/26 | ![]() Virginia Karnstein: The straight woman's feminist identity crisis | In May, The CJN's opinion editor, Phoebe Maltz Bovy, published her latest book, The Last Straight Woman. One of the most incisive reviews (from a Jewish writer, no less) was Virginia Karnstein, a PhD candidate whose research crosses feminism, antisemitism and vampires—and, sometimes, the middle of that unique Venn diagram. The Last Straight Woman does not focus on vampires, but it does look at the evolution of feminism and its intersection with sexual orientation and gender identity. So we invited Karnstein onto The Jewish Angle podcast to discuss Maltz Bovy's book, the history of second- and third-wave feminism, separatism, MeToo, tradwives, femcels, the changing cultural status of heterosexual women... and a little bit of vampirism. Credits Host: Phoebe Maltz Bovy Producer and editor: Michael Fraiman Music: " Gypsy Waltz " by Frank Freeman, licensed from the Independent Music Licensing Collective Support our show Subscribe to The CJN newsletter Donate to The CJN (+ get a charitable tax receipt) Subscribe to The Jewish Angle | — | ||||||
| 6/16/26 | ![]() Kara Jesella: How feminism turned against Jews | For decades, Jewish women played a central role in building feminist movements, shaping ideas about equality, activism, and social justice. Yet as of the last 30 years, they find themselves cast as symbols of privilege, whiteness, and oppression within the very spaces they helped create. How did that happen? Writer and scholar Kara Jesella joins Phoebe Maltz Bovy to discuss her new book, Feminist Antisemitism: An Intellectual History. They explore the evolution of feminist theory, the rise of identity politics and queer theory, the emergence of the “as a Jew” phenomenon, and the ways Jewish women became uniquely positioned within debates over race, power, Zionism, and belonging. The conversation traces a decades-long intellectual history that helps explain some of today's fiercest conflicts over Jewish identity, feminism, and Israel. Credits Host: Phoebe Maltz Bovy Producer and editor: Michael Fraiman Music: " Gypsy Waltz " by Frank Freeman, licensed from the Independent Music Licensing Collective Support our show Subscribe to The CJN newsletter Donate to The CJN (+ get a charitable tax receipt) Subscribe to The Jewish Angle | — | ||||||
| 6/2/26 | ![]() Josh Yunis: Should Jews focus more on Israel—or deliberately decentre it? | As the Western world grows more hostile to Jewish life—as exemplified by rising attacks on synagogues and Jewish schools, bullying and boycotts—one would think this strengthens the case for Israel's right to exist as a safe homeland for Jews. But Israel's existence, many anti-Zionists argue, is the very reason for so much antisemitism right now. On the flip side, several of those same anti-Zionists wish for Israel to disappear. But then where would the Israeli diaspora go? To the Western world—where they would open up Israeli stores that one can imagine being continued targets of protests and graffiti. These paradoxes have no easy answer. But for writer Josh Yunis, they raise the question of what it means to centre—or deliberately decentre—Israel in contemporary Jewish life. As he writes in a recent article, "On Collective Jewish Guilt", debates over Zionism, diaspora identity, and progressive politics are intensifying while many Jews feel increasingly alienated from leftist movements that once promised solidarity. Yunis joins Phoebe Maltz Bovy on the latest episode of The Jewish Angle to explain more. Credits Host: Phoebe Maltz Bovy Producer and editor: Michael Fraiman Music: " Gypsy Waltz " by Frank Freeman, licensed from the Independent Music Licensing Collective Support our show Subscribe to The CJN newsletter Donate to The CJN (+ get a charitable tax receipt) Subscribe to The Jewish Angle | — | ||||||
| 5/19/26 | ![]() Emily Tamkin: Can Hasan Piker be deplatformed? | Hasan Piker, a left-wing provocateur with millions of digital subscribers, injected himself back into the news cycle after appearing alongside writer Jia Tolentino to discuss the ethics of stealing food from big-box grocery stores in the New York Times. Those who keep tabs on the world's most vocal anti-Zionists will recognize Piker's name—he's been called out by the ADL and other Jewish activists for veering into flippant antisemitism, including calling Orthodox Jews "inbred" and calling Zionism a "mental illness". Due to these and other extreme positions, mainstream Jewish organizations would like to silence, or deplatform, Piker in much the same way that extreme right-wing internet activists have been. (See: Nick Fuentes, Alex Jones, et al.) But there's a problem: Hasan Piker isn't just popular, he's becoming mainstream. He has been featured in the New York Times several times before this shoplifting conversation, and he's beginning to join politicians who are soliciting his assistance on the campaign trail. This is more than just millions of subscribers on Twitch and YouTube, and it's a level beyond what Fuentes and Jones ever achieved. So what do you do with a problem like Hasan Piker? Emily Tamkin tried to parse the issue in a recent article in the Forward, "American Jews have a Hasan Piker problem. Solving it is going to hurt". She joins Phoebe Maltz Bovy to dig into the issue on this week's episode of The Jewish Angle. Credits Host: Phoebe Maltz Bovy Producer and editor: Michael Fraiman Music: " Gypsy Waltz " by Frank Freeman, licensed from the Independent Music Licensing Collective Support our show Subscribe to The CJN newsletter Donate to The CJN (+ get a charitable tax receipt) Subscribe to The Jewish Angle | — | ||||||
| 5/5/26 | ![]() Susan Weidman Schneider: On 50 years of literary Jewish feminism | In the 1970s, in the wake of an emerging second-wave feminism, women's magazines were expanding rapidly with a unique style. Their focus, however, tended to exclude minorities. Jewish women were seen as privileged "others", not facing the same constraints as their gentile peers. That's why the Winnipeg-born Susan Weidman Schneider founded Lilith, a Jewish feminist magazine, out of New York City in 1976. Lilith was radical in many ways, tackling taboo subjects like abortion and gay rights from a female Jewish perspective. Now celebrating its 50th anniversary, Lilith has persevered as a community of literary, engaged and often mature Jewish women, hosting salons and creating a space for Jewish women to express themselves freely. To reflect on its impact, Weidman Schneider joins Phoebe Maltz Bovy on this week's episode of The Jewish Angle. Credits Host: Phoebe Maltz Bovy Producer and editor: Michael Fraiman Music: " Gypsy Waltz " by Frank Freeman, licensed from the Independent Music Licensing Collective Support our show Subscribe to The CJN newsletter Donate to The CJN (+ get a charitable tax receipt) Subscribe to The Jewish Angle | — | ||||||
| 4/21/26 | ![]() Meg Keene: The quiet muzzling of Jewish fiction writers✨ | Jewish fictionZionism+3 | Meg Keene | the Independent Music Licensing CollectiveCJN+2 | — | Jewish literatureanti-Zionism+3 | — | 36m 42s | |
| 4/14/26 | ![]() David Schraub: Doesn't anyone care about incidental Nazi imagery anymore?✨ | politicsantisemitism+2 | David Schraub | Gypsy WaltzLewis & Clark Law School+5 | MaineIran | Nazi imagerySusan Collins+3 | — | 36m 28s | |
| 3/24/26 | ![]() Hadley Freeman: A cafe vandalism fiasco & Woody Allen's novel✨ | cafe vandalismWoody Allen+3 | Hadley Freeman | Gail's bakeryWoody Allen's novel+9 | U.K. | Gail's bakerypro-Palestinian+3 | — | 41m 37s | |
| 3/10/26 | ![]() Mark Oppenheimer: Judy Blume's underappreciated role in the Jewish literary canon✨ | Judy BlumeJewish literary canon+3 | Mark Oppenheimer | Judy Blume: A LifeAmazon+8 | — | Are You There God? It's Me, MargaretJudy Blume Forever+1 | — | 37m 45s | |
| 2/24/26 | ![]() Kat Rosenfield: Separating art from identity politics✨ | artidentity politics+3 | Kat Rosenfield | How to Survive in the WoodsThe Free Press+7 | MaineCanada+3 | thrillerMaine+2 | — | 30m 12s | |
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| 2/10/26 | ![]() Jonathan Kay: The end of the era of antisemitism 'czars'✨ | antisemitismanti-hate+3 | Jonathan Kay | Gypsy WaltzHeritage+7 | CanadaU.S. | CanadaJustin Trudeau+2 | — | 30m 06s | |
| 1/27/26 | ![]() Becky Aizen: How the JAP stereotype shaped perceptions of Jewish women✨ | JAP stereotypeJewish identity+3 | Becky Aizen | Gypsy WaltzJAP+7 | CanadaU.K.+1 | Jewish American Princessstereotype+2 | — | 29m 15s | |
| 1/13/26 | ![]() Adam Louis-Klein: How anti-Zionism emerged as a modern ideology✨ | anti-ZionismZionism+3 | Adam Louis-Klein | the Jewish StateMcGill University+7 | Israelthe Middle East | political critiqueJewish State+3 | — | 30m 08s | |
| 12/15/25 | ![]() Lior Zaltzman: The evolution of Lena Dunham in Netflix's 'Too Much'✨ | Lena DunhamNetflix+3 | Lior Zaltzman | Too MuchNetflix+8 | LondonU.K | rom-comGolden Globes+1 | — | 30m 34s | |
| 12/8/25 | ![]() Bagel Emoji: What an Orthodox Jew learned while living as Reform for a week✨ | Orthodox JudaismReform Judaism+3 | Jesse | antifathe Independent Music Licensing Collective+3 | — | Bagel EmojiSubstack+2 | — | 21m 25s | |
| 12/1/25 | ![]() Arno Rosenfeld: Indiana University and the conservativization of Jewish Studies | Indiana University’s Jewish Studies program was thrown into turmoil after the quiet removal of its longtime director, Holocaust historian Mark Roseman. In his place, the administration installed Günther Jikeli, a non-Jewish academic with a reputation for a more combative, pro-Israel posture. Jikeli quickly attracted controversy, barring a student from using a "Free Palestine" avatar on Zoom and shunting a pro-Palestinian student into an “independent study” that morphed into a planned lecture titled “In the Mind of a Pro-Hamas Student”. Faculty and students saw it as a breach of basic academic ethics—a sign that personal politics were bleeding directly into pedagogy. What’s playing out in Bloomington mirrors a broader reckoning across American campuses, where Jewish Studies programs are wrestling with questions of identity, ideology, and the edges of academic freedom. To explore this more, Phoebe Maltz Bovy is joined by Arno Rosenfeld, a reporter at the Forward who covered this story. Credits Host: Phoebe Maltz Bovy Producer and editor: Michael Fraiman Music: " Gypsy Waltz " by Frank Freeman, licensed from the Independent Music Licensing Collective Support our show Subscribe to The CJN newsletter Donate to The CJN (+ get a charitable tax receipt) Subscribe to The Jewish Angle | — | ||||||
| 11/24/25 | ![]() Chaya Lauer: Let Jewish writers write about whatever they want | Earlier this month, the New York Magazine cultural spinoff Vulture published an article by Andrew Ridker, "A New Jewish Plotline", asking whether Jewish writers should tackle different stories after what happened in Gaza—stop portraying themselves as victims, and address the fact that Jews are broadly affluent and powerful. But Phoebe Maltz Bovy questions the logic of this article, as it conflates broad critiques of American Jewry with literature. To help unpack what it means to write Jewishly in a publishing world that often feels hostile to Jews, we're joined by Chaya Lauer, who brings a reader’s perspective to the debate and maps a lineage from Philip Roth to contemporary voices to show how Jewish literature is plural, not prescriptive. She pushes back on the idea that Jewish writers must answer for actions done “in their name,” calling out the dangerous stereotype of collective culpability. Credits Host: Phoebe Maltz Bovy Producer and editor: Michael Fraiman Music: " Gypsy Waltz " by Frank Freeman, licensed from the Independent Music Licensing Collective Support our show Subscribe to The CJN newsletter Donate to The CJN (+ get a charitable tax receipt) Subscribe to The Jewish Angle | — | ||||||
| 11/17/25 | ![]() Josh Yunis: How Jewish leftists are navigating a Zohran Mamdani world | Zohran Mamdani, while running to be mayor of New York City, initially refused to disavow the slogan “Globalize the Intifada”. Once he did eventually reverse course on that, it came off more as politically expedient than a genuine act of bridge-building or moral leadership. That's how it struck Josh Yunis, a Jewish leftist who writes a Substack called The Diaspora. The incident felt part of a broader trend of alienation leftist Jews are feeling, finding themselves caught between right-wing ethnonationalism and left-wing selective empathy. This lack of principled universalism seems to justify Jewish skepticism, especially given historical precedents of anti-Zionism leading to Jewish marginalization. Yunis joins Phoebe Maltz Bovy on the latest episode of The Jewish Angle to expand on these arguments and give a balanced take on what many try to paint as a black-and-white issue. Credits Host: Phoebe Maltz Bovy Producer and editor: Michael Fraiman Music: " Gypsy Waltz " by Frank Freeman, licensed from the Independent Music Licensing Collective Support our show Subscribe to The CJN newsletter Donate to The CJN (+ get a charitable tax receipt) Subscribe to The Jewish Angle | — | ||||||
| 11/11/25 | ![]() Emily Tamkin: How Israel caused a 'civil war' within right-wing politics | In the wake of Charlie Kirk's assassination, other right-wing commentators are pushing their way into a more mainstream spotlight. To that end, Tucker Carlson recently hosted Nick Fuentes, a Christian nationalist and Holocaust denier, consequently enraging American Republicans who felt that his sort of extremist voice should be kept outside of the party's public dialogue. But Carlson platformed Fuentes anyway, under the presense of Fuentes being a right-wing thinker who dares to go against the establishment and criticize Israel. Writer Emily Tamkin believes that the two sides of the party have come at odds over Jews, Israel and antisemitism. One side, she argues, comfortably claims to fight against antisemitism—even while using antisemitic dog whistles—while the other side has simply taken the mask off entirely. That's an argument she makes in a [new column](https://forward.com/opinion/782002/nick-fuentes-tucker-carlson-heritage-foundation-antisemitism/) in Forward, "The fundamental miscalculation behind the GOP’s antisemitism crisis"—and also to Phoebe Maltz Bovy on this week's episode of The Jewish Angle. Credits Host: Phoebe Maltz Bovy Producer and editor: Michael Fraiman Music: "Gypsy Waltz" by Frank Freeman, licensed from the Independent Music Licensing Collective Support our show Subscribe to The CJN newsletter Donate to The CJN (+ get a charitable tax receipt) Subscribe to The Jewish Angle | — | ||||||
| 11/3/25 | ![]() Lahav Harkov: What's life like in post-ceasefire Israel? | Israelis breathed a collective sigh of relief after Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire that included the return of the remaining hostages and and end to the fighting in Gaza. But the question remains: What comes next? What does the future look like for embattled Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu heading into next year's elections? How are Western political figures like U.S. President Trump perceived in the region after this fragile peace deal? To get an inside view of life this month in the Holy Land, we bring on Lahav Harkov, a senior political correspondent for Jewish Insider and co-host of the Misgav Mideast Horizons podcast, who is based in Israel but writes for a Western audience. She sits down with Phoebe Maltz Bovy on The Jewish Angle for a discussion of Israeli political polling, Israeli views on Canada and what are the ramifications of a possible Zohran Mamdani mayoralty in New York City. Credits Host: Phoebe Maltz Bovy Producer and editor: Michael Fraiman Music: "Gypsy Waltz" by Frank Freeman, licensed from the Independent Music Licensing Collective Support our show Subscribe to The CJN newsletter Donate to The CJN (+ get a charitable tax receipt) Subscribe to The Jewish Angle | — | ||||||
| 10/30/25 | ![]() David Polansky: Is free speech suddenly freer in Canada than the U.S.? | NOTE: Due to a technical error from our host server, this episode of The Jewish Angle did not release as scheduled in RSS feeds on Oct. 23. We are publishing it today instead. We apologize for anyone sincerely irritated by missing their weekly dose of Phoebe Maltz Bovy's opinion—but, hey, at least you get two this week. The U.S. government has, in recent weeks, began cracking down on controversial speech within its borders—especially for non-citizens speaking out against Israel. It's a surprising turn of events for a country whose right to free speech has been codified into the First Amendment, putting into question whether the U.S. has fallen behind the rest of the Western world when it comes to speech protection. But according to David Polansky, a political theorist and senior fellow with the Institute for Peace & Diplomacy, countries like Canada and the United Kingdom are still far more restrictive with their speech laws, cracking down on in-person and online hateful comments with legal force. Yet the 2020s are still being marked by what Polansky has dubbed the "woke right", whereby American right-wing activists and politicians are dictating what is permissible public speech, much like the "woke left" did years ago. And at the centre of this debate are Jews, Israel and Palestine. Polansky explains more on this week's episode of The Jewish Angle. Credits Host: Phoebe Maltz Bovy Producer and editor: Michael Fraiman Music: "Gypsy Waltz" by Frank Freeman, licensed from the Independent Music Licensing Collective Support our show Subscribe to The CJN newsletter Donate to The CJN (+ get a charitable tax receipt) Subscribe to The Jewish Angle | — | ||||||
| 10/27/25 | ![]() Ari Y. Kelman: Antisemitism will always exist. Why do some Jews believe otherwise? | The Western world has never "defeated" bigotry in the way it hoped. Try as some might to stamp out racism in all its forms, there are still plenty of prejudices, from grade school hallways to the highest offices of government officials. Why would antisemitism be any different? It's a question posed by Ari Y. Kelman, a professor at Stanford's Taube Center for Jewish Studies. In a recent article published in Arc magazine, titled "More Than Zero", Kelman argues that, in a post-Oct. 7 landscape, "Jews must be content to flourish with a certain amount of antisemitism" existing out there in the world, and that it is a fantasy to expect anti-Jewish hatred to be legislated or educated into submission. Kelman joins Phoebe Maltz Bovy on The Jewish Angle to discuss his pragmatic essay, including the central question it poses: if we are to accept that antisemitism will forever exist, how much can we expect from a country like the United States? (Or, we might add, in Canada?) Credits Host: Phoebe Maltz Bovy Producer and editor: Michael Fraiman Music: "Gypsy Waltz" by Frank Freeman, licensed from the Independent Music Licensing Collective Support our show Subscribe to The CJN newsletter Donate to The CJN (+ get a charitable tax receipt) Subscribe to The Jewish Angle | — | ||||||
| 10/6/25 | ![]() Emma Forrest wrote a seminal Jewish novel—and was quietly ghosted for it | The latest novel by British author Emma Forrest, Father Figure, is arguably the greatest work of Jewish literature in decades—at least, that's according to The CJN's opinion editor, Phoebe Maltz Bovy, who gave a glowing review to the new release on Sept. 29. But across the pond, the book has received a muted reaction. It hasn't been spotlit in any British book fairs; it's been largely ignored by domestic literary awards; professional friends who've helped promote, and even written forwards for, her past works have largely ignored this one. What makes this latest book different? It is unmistakably, idiosyncratically Jewish. Combine that with the growing antisemitism that's erupted in the United Kingdom since Oct. 7—which culminated in a lethal terror attack in Manchester on Yom Kippur—and it's hard for Forrest not to think her apolitical work of fiction has suffered from her personal cultural identity and a broader political climate. Forrest joins Maltz Bovy on the latest episode of The Jewish Angle to discuss her novel, along with its deep inception and quiet reception. Forrest describes the real-life inspirations behind her boarding school setting, including her own encounters with Harvey Weinstein how they influenced her characters, before discussing the recent tragedy in Manchester and how her country's small Jewish community is reacting. Credits Host: Phoebe Maltz Bovy Producer and editor: Michael Fraiman Music: "Gypsy Waltz" by Frank Freeman, licensed from the Independent Music Licensing Collective Support our show Subscribe to The CJN newsletter Donate to The CJN (+ get a charitable tax receipt) Subscribe to The Jewish Angle | — | ||||||
| 9/29/25 | ![]() Michael Inzlicht: Quebec as a model for Canadian patriotism | Canadian patriotism has surged since U.S. President Donald Trump took office and waged a trade war with his country's northern neighbour. But while this flavour of patriotism has largely manifested in opposition to the United States ("Elbows up," etc.), one Jewish social psychologist, neuroscientist and writer wonders if Canadians could change that perspective. What if, instead of defining itself as "not America", Canadian patriotism celebrated its culture and achievements on their own merits? That's the thesis from Montreal-born Michael Inzlicht, who now teaches in the psychology department at the University of Toronto. Earlier this year, he wrote a post on his Substack, "How Quebec Taught Me to Love Canada", outlining how Canadian pride has, in a few short months, seemingly caught up to what Quebec has been doing for decades. To discuss this shift—especially from a Jewish perspective—Inzlicht joins his neighbour in Toronto's Roncesvalles Village, Phoebe Maltz Bovy, for a discussion about the shift in politics and perception, from their own neighbourhood to the international border. Credits Host: Phoebe Maltz Bovy Producer and editor: Michael Fraiman Music: "Gypsy Waltz" by Frank Freeman, licensed from the Independent Music Licensing Collective Support our show Subscribe to The CJN newsletter Donate to The CJN (+ get a charitable tax receipt) Subscribe to The Jewish Angle | — | ||||||
| 9/16/25 | ![]() Erin Beser: A Rosh Hashanah resolution to cut back shopping | You may have new year's resolutions. But do you have Jewish new year's resolutions? Erin Beser, a Jewish educator and rebbetzin, does one each year with her family—sometimes just for the year, sometimes forever. First they gave up meat. Then they gave up screens. This year? Shopping—no more impulse buys, extra clothes or excessive gifts. In 5786, they're only buying what they need. Beser drew attention to this cause by outlining her plan in a recent JTA article, in which she outlined the steps, logic and limits of paring down her family purchases. ("I’m not canceling Hanukkah," she writes, "because I am not a monster.") She hopes to guide her family toward community connection, self-reflection and appreciation for what one has, while learning about the role of Jewish women in the evolution of 20th-century capitalism. She joins Phoebe Maltz Bovy on The Jewish Angle to explain more. Credits Host: Phoebe Maltz Bovy Producer and editor: Michael Fraiman Music: "Gypsy Waltz" by Frank Freeman, licensed from the Independent Music Licensing Collective Support our show Subscribe to The CJN newsletter Donate to The CJN (+ get a charitable tax receipt) Subscribe to The Jewish Angle | — | ||||||
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