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Treyf
Presentation
Hosted byDavid Zinman and Sam Bick
Genre
LanguageEnglish
UpdatesBi-weekly
Length30–45 Minutes
Production
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes50
Publication
Original releaseJuly 21, 2015
ProviderCKUT-FM
Related
Related shows
Websitewww.treyfpodcast.com

Treyf is a politically left-wing Jewish podcast hosted by Sam Bick and David Zinman on the McGill University radio station CKUT-FM.

Background

The podcast was started in 2015 and was still going in 2019.[1] The show is based in Montreal where the media climate is notably conservative.[2] The show is recorded on the McGill University radio station CKUT-FM.[3][4][5] The title of the podcast, Treyf, is a Yiddish word that means "Not Kosher".[2] The show's tagline is "A Debatably Jewish Podcast" both because of the debates on the show and the fact that many Jewish people would not consider their views to be Kosher.[1] The show's intended audience is the North America Jewish community.[6][7] The show discusses Jewish reactions to police brutality, Jewish Voice for Peace and a Palestinian hunger strike.[6] The show also discusses the BDS movement, social justice, and racial justice.[7] Treyf has been mentioned alongside other religion and spirituality podcasts such as The Joy of Text, Judaism Unbound, Israel Story, Mormon Stories Podcast, and Unorthodox.[6] According to the Canadian Jewish News, each episode receives a few thousand listens.[1]

The hosts of the show are Sam Bick who is from Montreal and David Zinman who is from Toronto. The show's hosts see themselves as a continuation of the London Jewish Anarchists who would through Yom Kippur balls. The political beliefs of Sam Bick and David Zinman has been described as "radical anarchist left". The hosts are anti-Zionist and have compared Israeli oppression of Palestinians to European treatment of First Nations people. The hosts oppose Jewish complicity in white supremacy and patriarchy, and they have criticized conservatives, liberals, and progressives. The hosts are critical of institutional Judaism, but they are proud of their Jewish heritage. Both hosts attended Jewish day schools, enjoy the Yiddish language, and know lots of Jewish history and religion.[1]

The hosts have expressed opposition to the far-right Jewish group called the Jewish Defense League.[8] The hosts have also opposed Birthright Israel, an organization that organizes trips to Israel.[9] Zinman believes that anti-Zionism does not make someone anti-Jewish.[10]

Format

The show has a conversational format.[6] The episodes are short between 20 and 40 minutes.[7] The show is bi-weekly.[11] The theme music is by Jewish-Canadian rapper Josh Dolgin, known by his stage name Socalled, and the song contains samples of the mourner's Kaddish.[1] The show never intended to have a large listenership.[6] Zinman believes that a podcast is not the right medium for an instant political impact like a magazine such as Tablet Magazine.[6]

The show regularly interviews guests from a variety of backgrounds such as academics, activists, and artists. The hosts have also interviewed people they disagree with. Some people they have interviewed include Yoni Goldstein editor-in-chief of Canadian Jewish News, former Canadian Jewish Congress leader and current Canadian Jewish News columnist Bernie Farber. The show regularly interviews Mizrachim, women, LGBTQ Jews and Jews of color. The show has a segment called "shkoyach" which is a Yiddish word for the Hebrew term meaning "may your strength increase". The hosts often give shkoyach to individuals or groups who have similar radical values. The show catalogue their episodes by their Hebrew date. The show is conversational and the discussions are positive, engaging, and entertaining. The show is well-researched and contain historical facts as well as political analysis.[1] The show has also had guests such as Mark Tseng Putterman, and Josh Nathan. The show interviewed David Gilbert from Weather Underground.[12]

David Zinman and Sam Bick were interviewed on Canadaland.[13][14][15] The podcast interviewed Les Tager.[16] They also did an interview with IJV.[17][18] The hosts did an interview on HuffPost.[19]

Events

The show hosted a workshop about anti-Semitism on January 28, 2018.[20]

The show hosted a workshop about anti-Semitism on February 2018.[21]

The show hosted a workshop about anti-Semitism on March 8, 2018.[22]

The show hosted a workshop about anti-Semitism on February 6, 2020.[23][24]

The hosts signed a petition opposing the Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement.[25][26]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Weinfeld, David (August 15, 2019). "Weinfeld: In praise of radical Jewish anarchist radio". Canadian Jewish News. Archived from the original on January 3, 2022. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
  2. ^ a b Green, Alex V. (March 27, 2017). "How Jewish Media Excludes Jewish Voices". Canadaland. Archived from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
  3. ^ Métraux, Julia (February 13, 2019). "The New Jewish Left: In Canada, Young Jews Are Fighting Antisemitism While Opposing the Israeli Occupation". Briarpatch. Archived from the original on May 3, 2019. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  4. ^ Larson, Peter (August 1, 2017). "What's Up With Treyf – "A Debatably Jewish Podcast"?". Canada Talks. Sirius XM Canada. Archived from the original on January 10, 2018. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  5. ^ "Treyf is a Debatably Jewish Podcast". CKUT-FM. Radio CKUT. 2015. Archived from the original on March 23, 2019. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  6. ^ a b c d e f Zvi Kalman, David (November 28, 2017). "Why Are So Many Jewish Podcasts So Bad — and What Can We Do About It?". The Forward. Forward Association. Archived from the original on December 31, 2017. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
  7. ^ a b c Isaacs, Anna (September 13, 2016). "Top Ten Jewish Podcasts". Moment Magazine. Archived from the original on September 21, 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
  8. ^ Milton, Jon (August 11, 2016). "Protesters Shut Down Jewish Defense League at World Social Forum". The Link. Link Publication Society. Archived from the original on October 18, 2016. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  9. ^ Giaccone, Callie (December 13, 2018). "Not My Birthright: Free Trips to Israel Come at a Cost". Ricochet Media. Archived from the original on February 7, 2020. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  10. ^ Bueckert, Michael (2020). "Boycotts and Backlash: Canadian Opposition to Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (Bds) Movements From South Africa to Israel" (PDF). Carleton University. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 6, 2020. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  11. ^ Rofeberg, Lex (2017). "How to Learn About Judaism Online: A Guide to Self-Paced Jewish Study on the Internet". My Jewish Learning. 70 Faces Media. Archived from the original on February 12, 2017. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  12. ^ Bick, Sam; Zinman, David (May 17, 2019). "Office Hours: David Gilbert". Jewish Currents. Los Angeles Review of Books. Archived from the original on May 17, 2019. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  13. ^ "Canadaland: #177 Being Jewish in Public". Canadaland. March 27, 2017. Archived from the original on March 4, 2021. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  14. ^ "Canadian Jewish News Shows Its Chutzpah by Justifying Censorship of Progressive Jewish Voices". rabble.ca. Independent Jewish Voices Canada. March 31, 2017. Archived from the original on January 5, 2022. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  15. ^ "Being Jewish in Public: Canadaland Podcast". Focus Online. McGill University. March 27, 2017. Archived from the original on August 11, 2020. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  16. ^ Verman, Alex (June 15, 2017). "Toronto's Jewish Left is Alive and Well and Resisting Extremism". Torontoist. Daily Hive. Archived from the original on June 16, 2017. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  17. ^ "The Firestarter Chats: Behind the Mics of the Treyf Podcast With David & Sam". Independent Jewish Voices. October 22, 2020. Archived from the original on October 20, 2020. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  18. ^ Rincon, Gabriel (October 3, 2016). "Independent Jewish Voices Launches at Mcgill: IJV Will Be First Anti-Zionist Jewish Group on Campus Since 2009". The McGill Daily. Daily Publications Society. Archived from the original on October 6, 2016. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  19. ^ Prestwich, Emma (December 24, 2017). "Canadian Jewish Podcaster Wants Nothing to Do With Religion". HuffPost. BuzzFeed. Archived from the original on December 24, 2017. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  20. ^ "Treyf in Toronto: Workshop on Anti-Semitism". Winchevsky Centre. January 28, 2018. Archived from the original on October 30, 2020. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  21. ^ "Deconstructing Anti-Semitism With Treyf Podcast's Sam and David". Jewish Voice for Peace. February 11, 2018. Archived from the original on January 5, 2022. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  22. ^ "Deconstructing Anti-Semitism: A Workshop With Treyf". The Ubyssey. Ubyssey Publications Society. March 8, 2018. Archived from the original on January 6, 2022. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  23. ^ Schorin, Marc (February 27, 2020). "Dismantling Anti-Semitism With Treyf". The Princeton Progressive. Archived from the original on January 5, 2022. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  24. ^ "Spring 2020 Newsletter" (PDF). The Mamdouha S. Bobst Center for Peace and Justice. Princeton University. Spring 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 6, 2022. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  25. ^ "Artists and Academics in Montréal Oppose Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement in Stand for Palestinian Rights". BDS movement. January 8, 2021. Archived from the original on January 8, 2022. Retrieved January 5, 2022. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; January 8, 2021 suggested (help)
  26. ^ "A Montréal si Oppongono All'accordo di Libero Scambio tra Canada e Israele" [‎Montreal Opposes Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement‎]. BDS Italia (in Italian). BDS movement. January 8, 2021. Archived from the original on January 5, 2022. Retrieved January 5, 2022.

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