How Jews Laugh Off and Outlive Their Persecutors | Elon Gold on the Power of Humor - Purim Special!

Send us a text Elon Gold: the Leonard Cohen of the October 7 war, a title he vehemently rejects and, well, we don’t disagree. In this special unfunny Purim episode, Eylon & Elon sit down for a cringey pre-game discussion (Elon had an actual comedy show to get to) about the Jewish ability to make jokes in dark times, the differences between Israeli humor and Jewish humor, and a competition on who can interrupt the other more: Eylon or his guest. Elon also test-drives his Douglas Mu...

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