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Enter YidLife Crisis with two unlikely Jewish friends

Jamie "Chaimie" Elman and Eli "Leizer" Batalion have hinged their webseries, Yidlife Crisis, on the time-honoured tradition of spirited debate.

It's a modern day Odd Couple set in Montreal. 

On the one hand, we have Chaimie — he's totally secular, and pretty critical of Jewish tradition. On the other we have Leizer, a devout Jew who can't get enough of religious rites and observances. 

Today Jamie Elman and Eli Batalion, the actors behind Chaimie and Laizer, join guest host Stephen Quinn to discuss their web series YidLife Crisis, and how Yiddish in a secular, comedic form might help Jewish tradition survive in the modern world. 

"We consider this Yiddish pornography," says Batalion, saying even Orthodox Jews might enjoy it in the privacy of their own homes.                                                       

WEB EXTRA | Elman and Batalion have crossed paths with another guest on today's show. See what happened when YidLife Crisis crashed up against Howie Mandel