Podcast Episodes
Back to Search#23: Special Episode: Welcome to the Israeli Rollercoaster
Episode 22
Gaza, going for another round. Riots by Arab Israelis, the burning of synagogues, Jewish and Arab lynch mobs roaming the streets, and the seeming end…
5 years, 2 months ago
#22: We Can Have a Better Jewish Conversation About Iran
Episode 22
The debate around the 2015 Iran nuclear deal was one of the most acrimonious in recent American Jewish history. Since then, much has changed in both …
5 years, 2 months ago
#21: Yom Hazikaron, Yom Ha'atzmaut, and the Space in Between
Episode 20
What is the connection between Yom Hashoah, Yom Hazikaron, and Yom Ha'atzmaut? Why do we mark these Israeli holidays in this order, and what does it …
5 years, 3 months ago
#20: Post-Election Update: Center vs. Right
Episode 19
As the dust settles from Israel's fourth election in two years, the direction of the country's political movements has evolved and changed in ways wo…
5 years, 3 months ago
#19: Is Israel's Orthodox Monopoly Ending?
Episode 19
The decision by Israel’s Supreme Court recognizing Reform and Conservative conversions performed in Israel has reignited attention around issues of s…
5 years, 4 months ago
#18: Can a Joke Be Dangerous?
Episode 18
When does a joke stop being funny and become offensive and even dangerous? Many in the Jewish community are asking this question after Saturday Night…
5 years, 4 months ago
#17: Israeli Society and the Haredim: A Turning Point?
Episode 17
Anger is growing among Israelis across the political spectrum over Haredi or ultra-Orthodox behavior in response to Corona, with massive disobedience…
5 years, 5 months ago
#16: Israeli Jews and Israeli Arabs: A New Contract?
Episode 16
The complex relations between Arab Israelis and Jewish Israelis are at a turning point. A convergence of events – Corona, the Abraham Accords and Isr…
5 years, 5 months ago
#15: The Two Israels
Episode 15
Israel is on track to become one of the first immunized countries, and its public health system is among the best in the world. It has also entered i…
5 years, 6 months ago
#14: The Return of the Crisis Narrative
Episode 14
For millennia, the threat of antisemitic persecution has made an acute sense of vulnerability one of the defining features of the Jewish experience. …
5 years, 6 months ago