Two Kosh Girls, a podcast featuring college besties Abby Adler & Jori Holloway taking on the big, bad world together - from across the world. Coming together from the two Jewish capitals of the world - Jori’s in New York, Abby’s in Jerusalem - there’s a whole lot of love, drama, and schmoozing in between. Tune in for their super wholesome girl power friendship, awkward dating lives, embarrassing social situations, and SO MUCH MORE. These two put the “modern” in Modern Orthodox. Shut up, listen, and keep it kosh with us 🙃 Sponsored by your local shul.
Episode 16: Keeping It Kosher with Jewish Food Blogger and Influencer Melinda Strauss
This week, we chatted with Melinda Strauss, an amazing Modern Orthodox health coach, podcaster, influencer, and business coach who turned her passion for food blogging into a thriving career. She grew up in Seattle and currently lives in New York with her husband and family. We kick off the episode chatting about what being modern Orthodox even means, a topic that Melinda regularly explains to her audience on Tik Tok. Like Jori and Abby, Melinda also attended Yeshiva University’s Stern College, and told us all her NYC college experience. She went on to tell us about how she got into food blogging and health coaching in the first place. As a current health coach at OPTAVIA, she explains how the program works for participants. She’s all about planning in advance when it comes to your health journey. She shares her favorite Shabbat food and guilty pleasure snacks, which obviously had us drooling. She gave us more insight into her Tik Tok account, where she educates her followers about antisemitism and modern Orrhodox Judaism. Both Jews and non-Jews alike have a whole lot of questions, and Melinda is thrilled to answer them. Finally, she explains how she balances everything along with being a mom. She claims that she’s not always the perfect mom, but she regularly works on communication and compromise with her children. If you enjoyed hearing from Melinada, follow her on Instagram and TikTok @therealmelindastrauss.
2 May 2022
Episode 15: The Smash Kings of the Middle East
This week, we chatted with Burger Kings of the Middle East, who went to camp with Abby in Israel back in the day. The Oppenheim family owns and runs Tel Aviv's Bodega American Kitchen, most known for their delicious American smash burgers. What originally piqued our interest is that they serve kosher bacon cheeseburgers, but they argue that this isn't the coolest thing about Bodega. According to the Burger Kings, what makes Bodega cool is that they offer the best food in Israel. They may be kosher, but they're extremely unorthodox. They told us their family's history in the NYC food industry, how Bodega came to be in Tel Aviv, and the creativity that goes into the kosher bacon cheeseburger. They Burger Kings also explained why their family decided to open a kosher restaurant even though they don't keep kosher themselves. If you haven't tried Bodega yet, you know where to go on your next trip to Tel Aviv. To hear more about Bodega, be sure to follow them on Instagram @getbodega.
4 Apr 2022
Episode 13: Not So Nice Jewish Boys Your Mom Didn't Tell You About Ft. TikToker Libby Walker
This week, we spoke to Libby Amber Walker, Jewish content creator and born and bred Upper West Sider who is most famous for her hilarious portrayal Sheryl Cohen, AKA everyone’s favorite Jewish mom on Tik Tok. Although she never attended Jewish day school, her Jewish upbringing came from her summers spent at Ramah Nyack. Her unique brand of Jewish comedy featured on social media is naturally inspired by her own life. She told us how she started creating Jewish personas online, starting with the iconic stereotypical Jewish mother. As more people related to her Jewish personas, the more confident she became in her ability to make people laugh. She told us more about the inspiration behind her characters, and even revealed that she’s never scripts her Tik Tok skits before filming! That’s right: it’s all improv! After getting bigger and bigger, she finally launched her own consulting business. She’s also rocking it with oh, so many Jewish brand deals, in addition to co-hosting Schmuckboys, a podcast all about Jewish dating. After chatting with Libby, we’ve got a pretty clear view of her future in Jewish comedy, and it is blindingly bright! She’s a fellow Jewish queen, and we can’t wait too see what genius content she comes up with next. You can find Libby on all the following Instagram accounts: @libbyamberwalker, @libby_w, and @schmuckboysofficial.
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