In the late 1880s, young Eastern European Jewish immigrants had discovered anarchism, Marxism, and other such ideologies that had radicalized them against religion. In an effort to protest religion and expose the lie they thought it was, they threw outrageous balls throughout New York City…on Yom Kippur. Dr. Tony Michels, Jessica Chaffin, and Dr. Eddy Portnoy discuss whether these anarchists were protesting or celebrating the holiday, plus eating festivals, what it means to be Jewish, and what exactly you are allowed to enjoy on Yom Kippur.

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