From Boccerotan, Florida, this is Behind the Bima.

On this episode, the rabbis are joined by Ami Kozak,

a comedian who's built a platform calling out media narratives,

cultural double standards, and the way anti-Semitism is talked about or ignored.

Ami explains why comedy is one of the only spaces where these contradictions can still be exposed.

Here's what happens when humor crosses the line and discusses why

some truths are only accepted when they're delivered as a joke. All this and more, Behind the Bima.

This season of Behind the Bima is sponsored by Julie Charleston and Darrell Benjamin in honor of

their grandparents, Morton and Malvina Charleston, and their children, Ruby and Maccabi Benjamin.

Welcome back to Behind the Bima.

We got another great episode for you.

I was really excited for this conversation with Ami Kozak.

Most know him as a comedian, as somebody who does incredible impersonations.

But he has a lot of wisdom, a lot of thoughts.

I was so blown away by how much thoughtfulness goes into all of his routines.

Yeah. And the way he describes how much preparation goes in and what he's trying to accomplish. It's not just the imitations

that he's doing, but what he's trying to accomplish through the imitations. It's really,

comedy is a form of advocacy because he gets into political things and by being satirical about it,

he brings attention to calling out. And by being certain personalities and their idiosyncrasies, it highlights them, and it's really, it was a fascinating conversation. I do want to say even before we show his interview that I do think his impersonation of me was way off. I knew that bothered you a lot, by the way. I'm curious to see someone who gets it right. He did not do a good motivation. How do people who are impersonated feel about their

impersonators? I think they're flattered. Like does Trump hear everybody doing him and be like, he loves it, loves it, loves it, loves it. No, he loves it. He loves it. And that's what Ami even said. He said, when someone is so strange like that, they're almost inviting you to imitate them.

Interesting.

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