Yael Bar tur, secular sinner, and Chaya Leah Sufrin, pious Haredi, ask each other the hard questions, from Torah to Tinder <br/><br/><a href="https://askajew.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast">askajew.substack.com</a>
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Yael Bar tur, secular sinner, and Chaya Leah Sufrin, pious Haredi, ask each other the hard questions, from Torah to Tinder <br/><br/><a href="https://askajew.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast">askajew.substack.com</a>
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