Shabbos Kestenbaum | Pro-Israel Activist | 12-10-25

Sid & Friends In The Morning

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🗓️ 10 December 2025

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Pro-Israel Activist Shabbos Kestenbaum makes his debut on the morning show with Sid to talk about his journey towards conservative principles and support for Donald Trump, highlighting how his experiences at Harvard and reactions to global events shifted his political views. He details his involvement in a landmark civil rights lawsuit against Harvard for its treatment of Jewish students, which set a significant legal precedent. Kestenbaum also emphasizes the importance of unity between Jews and Christians in combating antisemitism and preserving American values. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:45.1	The night Trump, the inauguration party, the Liberty Ball, when my face froze in D.C.
0:51.1	And my wife, Danielle's toes froze.
0:53.1	I saw Bureau.
0:54.0	He said, said, your face is frozen. I said, my wife Danielle's toes froze. I saw Fiorio. He said,
0:54.6	you said your face is frozen. I said, yeah. It's 30 below outside. And Trump's got me
0:59.6	online with 9,000 people for three hours. Something tells me Shabbas Kestenbaum. Wasn't
1:05.6	waiting online. I don't know. Were you there that night, Shabbas, at the, all those
1:09.7	inauguration balls in D.C.? I was there. I, too, was frozen amongst the line of 9,000 people, but I think it was worth it. It was a fun time. It was fun. It was worth it. I ended up going to the Liberty Bowl after I thought out at a sports ball for about an hour. Well, first of all, it's great to have you. This is your first time on this program. I'm a big man of yours. I spoke in Madison Square Garden, but I did see you speak at the National Coliseum. I thought you were terrific. I saw you speak an awful lot for President Trump, and you're a relatively new convert for President Trump. That's come around the last couple of years.
1:44.4	Why?
1:50.4	Yeah, so as you quite rightly pointed out, I unfortunately was a Bernie Sanders supporter.
1:53.2	I was a full-on socialist, so hold your boo.
1:53.7	Oh, come on.
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