Podcast Episodes
Back to Search#101 - Yishmael vs Yisrael II - The Israeli - Arab Conflict
Episode 98
Social Media is alive with facts about Israel, many of which are inaccurate or taken out of context. With the help of International Foreign policy a…
2 years, 10 months ago
#100 - Yishmael vs Yisrael I - A Biblical Conflict
Episode 97
The events of 7th October have left us reeling. How should Jews react? What are our obligations - especially those who are geographically distant? A…
2 years, 10 months ago
#99 - Rambam II - Egypt
Episode 96
The Rambam spent 38 years of his life in Cairo. Here, he authored his two most famous works, became involved in Medicine, dealt with hostages, suffe…
2 years, 10 months ago
#98 - Rambam I - The Early Years
Episode 95
The Rambam is arguably the most famous Jew of the last two thousand years.
But do we really know him? Who were his family? Did he have enemies? And w…
2 years, 11 months ago
Rambam I - The Early Years
Episode 95
The Rambam is arguably the most famous Jew of the last two thousand years.
But do we really know him? Who were his family? Did he have enemies? Why d…
2 years, 11 months ago
#97 - The French Revolution III (1799-1808)
Episode 94
Having conquered much of Europe, Napoleon turned his attention to the Jews. Not by request but by demand; to make Jewish law compatible with France’s…
2 years, 11 months ago
#96 - The French Revolution II (1789-1799)
Episode 93
How glorious was the Revolution and where does the Tennis Court Oath fit in? Did the Jews actually want to be emancipated? How did they cope with the…
3 years ago
#95 - The French Revolution I – The Prelude (1552-1788)
Episode 92
In 1789, the French proclaimed liberty to all their citizens including the Jews of France.
Except that Jews hadn’t been allowed in the country since …
3 years ago
#94 - The Silent War IV - The Prosecutor
Episode 91
When the Holocaust ended, the Jews awaited justice. Sadly it would be denied to them.
But one man - a Jew names Ben Ferencz - made it his business to…
3 years, 1 month ago
#93 - The Silent War III - Trading with the Enemy
Episode 90
IBM’s partnership enabled the cattle trains to run to schedule, and even after the Holocaust, the spoils were there for the taking.
What did the all…
3 years, 1 month ago