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The Commentary Magazine Podcast

They're Still Coming After Us

The Commentary Magazine Podcast

Commentary Magazine

News, Politics, News Commentary

4.65.1K Ratings

🗓️ 31 January 2024

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

Today's podcast discusses the beating of a Chabad rabbi by a ride-share driver in DC and what it suggests about the spate of violent acts against Jews after 10/7, how this might tie into the border issue, and Congressional races in which this kind of thing will play a role. Give a listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hope for the best.

0:09.0

Expect the words.

0:11.0

Some bring champagne, some die of furs.

0:15.0

No way of knowing which way it's going.

0:19.0

Hope for the best expect the worst.

0:22.0

Welcome to the commentary magazine daily podcast. Today is Wednesday

0:27.4

January 31st, 2024. I am John Podhor. It's the editor of Commentary magazine with me as always.

0:34.8

Executive editor, a Greenwald, Habe.

0:37.1

Hi, John.

0:38.5

Senior editor Seth Mandel, hi Seth.

0:41.1

Hi, John.

0:42.1

And Washington Commentary columnist Matthew Cottonetti.

0:44.7

Hi Matt.

0:45.6

Hi, John.

0:49.2

You know, I have a piece, the lead piece in our current issue,

0:52.0

which is called They're coming after us.

0:54.8

There was an incident I believe Sunday morning, maybe Monday morning in

0:59.6

Washington on Connecticut Avenue where a Chabad Rabbi, the Chabad Rabbi of Georgetown,

1:07.0

Rabbi Shempf, got into a lift.

1:11.7

He asked the driver to turn down the music which was too loud. The

1:16.7

driver said you know you could have requested to have the music down when you

1:21.9

ordered the lift rap by Shamtoff said he agreed that he could but could the driver please turn the music down.

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