Independence, food and a response to Ezra Klein - with special guest Adeena Sussman
From Unholy: Two Jews on the News by Unholy Media
April 23, 2026 · 1h 23m · Episode 283
About this episode
The episode discusses Israel's Independence Day amidst conflict and features a conversation with Adeena Sussman about cooking and identity.
Watch us on YouTube: https://youtu.be/1RBYWVXGom0 Follow Unholy and learn more about the pod: https://unholy-podcast.lovable.app/ Join our Patreon community to get access to bonus episodes, discounts on merch and more: https://bit.ly/UnholyPatreon Listen to Aner Shapira z"l and Yehudit Ravitz: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1XbaGln45Q Pre-order "Zariz" by Adeena Sussman: https://www.adeenasussman.com/zariz Israel's 78th Independence Day arrives in the shadow of a three-year war — and a nation more divided than ever. As US-Iran talks stall and the Lebanon ceasefire holds by a thread, Yonit and Jonathan take stock of where Israel stands: from the parallel ceremonies splitting the country, to Rahm Emanuel's seismic break from past support for Israeli military aid, to Ezra Klein's "one state reality" argument — and why Yonit thinks it misses half the picture. Then: a joyful detour. Adeena Sussman, author of the forthcoming Zariz: 100 Easy, Breezy, Tel Aviv-y Recipes, joins to talk about cooking through a war, the fusion of Jewish and Israeli identity on the plate, and why every pot of Sabbath stew is a political act.
People in this episode
Hosts: Yonit, Jonathan
Guest: Adeena Sussman
Topics covered
- Israel's Independence Day
- US-Iran relations
- cooking during conflict
- Jewish identity
- political implications of food
Keywords
- Independence Day
- Israel
- Adeena Sussman
- cooking
- Jewish identity
- Ezra Klein
- Rahm Emanuel
- politics
- war
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Unholy Media
Books & works: Zariz
Places: Israel
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