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Rivka Ravitz: 'Being separated is at the core of being Haredi'
Season 1 Episode 14
Rivka Ravitz may be a long-time Haredi political thinker, but that doesn't mean she thinks politics is always the answer.
Since her father-in-law firs…
1 year, 8 months ago
David Stav: 'Israel as a state should not be a religious state'
Season 1 Episode 13
Israel should not be a religious state, Rabbi David Stav says, and then its citizens could more freely welcome religion into their lives.
The Chief Ra…
1 year, 9 months ago
Haviv Rettig Gur: 'Hamas is upset that the death toll in Gaza isn't higher'
Season 1 Episode 12
Until Hamas is gone, Haviv Rettig Gur says, Gaza will be unable to recover after the war.
The Times of Israel journalist and political analyst has eme…
1 year, 9 months ago
Yossi Klein Halevi: 'Anti-Zionism is an existential threat to the Jewish People'
Season 1 Episode 11
What began on Oct. 7, Yossi Klein Halevi says, is not the Israel-Hamas War but the Israel-Iran War.
A senior fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute, t…
1 year, 9 months ago
Rachelle Fraenkel: 'I had expectations from humanity'
Season 1 Episode 10
Rabbanit Rachelle Fraenkel has expectations from humanity. It made October 7's horror all the more terrifying.
The religious figure and educator has b…
1 year, 9 months ago
Gadi Taub: 'We should annex the north third of the Gaza Strip'
Season 1 Episode 9
In Gadi Taub's eyes, Israel is hardly a democracy — "it's a juristocracy."
The historian, activist, and public intellectual believes that there are ma…
1 year, 10 months ago
Efraim Inbar: 'Israel doesn't use enough force'
Season 1 Episode 8
Bullying isn't always a bad thing, Efraim Inbar says. In a tough neighborhood like the Middle East, sometimes it's necessary.
President of the Jerusal…
1 year, 10 months ago
Ronit Heyd: 'If Israel becomes less democratic, it will become less Jewish'
Season 1 Episode 7
You cannot separate Israel’s democratic and Jewish identity, Ronit says. The two are interdependent in the Jewish state.
Ronit Heyd is an Israeli soci…
1 year, 10 months ago
Yehoshua Pfeffer: 'The army is not ready for real Haredi participation'
Season 1 Episode 6
The Israeli government’s draft of Haredi men is no simple matter—but Yehoshua Pfeffer has some ideas for moving forward.
Rabbi Yehoshua Pfeffer is a H…
1 year, 10 months ago
Anita Shapira: 'You cannot wipe out Hamas'
Season 1 Episode 5
After Auschwitz, Anita Shapira says, Jews understood the necessity of power—and the necessity of statehood.
A leading Israeli historian and author, sh…
1 year, 11 months ago