Ben Katz joined Alan and Mike to talk about his work for Shoval, educating Israeli teachers and professionals about LGBTQ+ issues in the Orthodox community. How does one open a…
July 1st has arrived, and Israel's annexation plan remains as opaque as ever. Has entering July changed the story? What is the argument for and against annexation at this time?…
Alan, Mike and Matt analyse the Israeli-Palestinian conflict using the security vs. justice paradigm. How to the Israelis see their history as a story of independence and security? How do…
It is still not clear what form July's annexation will take, if it happens at all. We discussed many of the relevant questions with Calev Ben-Dor in episode 176. In this…
a) The Knesset passed the Norwegian Law🇳🇴. This means a minister resigning as an MK will be replaced🔁 by the next person on their party's list🗒️. Critics have slammed the…
In this episode, we are discussing the very heart of what we hold dear -- Jewish education and how it will be affected and re-thought as we deal with the pandemic.…
The First episode of our Makom Salon podcast took place in the eve of Yom Hashoa, Holocaust remembrance day for the Jewish community. While our world is still under lockdown…
Suzanne Singer joins Alan and Mike to discuss Israel's forgotten war. They invited her after her recent Times of Israel blog post. Why did the IDF control southern Lebanon…
A) An increase in coronavirus cases📈 has led to a number of restrictions that had been planned to be relaxed to stay in force. For example intercity trains 🚉will not…
Often, “interesting times” leave most people feeling helpless and depressed. The modern Zionist movement was born of such difficult times. Pogroms, World Wars, ideological ferment are just a few of…
