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"Change" or "Tradition"? The JTS Graduates opposed to President Herzog speaking at Graduation have some history on their side.
Watch now | JTS has a long history of complicated sentiments about Israel and Zionism. It's a long story with some memorable moments.
 • Daniel Gordis
0:20
What if Bibi doesn't run?
Sounds crazy, right? But there are some very smart people who're wondering aloud whether he might drop out. We look at their argument below, but begin…
 • Daniel Gordis
2:52
Does the West hate Israel because Israelis believe in themselves?
Watch now | Today, we share an episode of Jimmy Bitton's "Echoes of Jewish History" series in which he and I discuss that question.
 • Daniel Gordis
41:50
Rabbi Dr. Natan Slifkin has built a museum to teach about the past, but is worried about Israel's future
Listen now | Slifkin's Biblical Museum of Natural History in Beit Shemesh is a wonder that deserves much more attention. As does, believes Rabbi…
 • Daniel Gordis
28:11
Are American Jews Really Traitors?
Watch now | One leading Israeli journalist just said "yes" — in no uncertain terms — and has unleashed a firestorm. Today, our first of a series on the…
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1:49
"Captivity was nothing. Without them, I am in hell now."
A year and three months after he returned home, Yarden Bibas breaks his silence and speaks to the Israeli press for the first time.
 • Daniel Gordis
"Looking Up"—Elena Neuman's film about an IDF veteran, resilience and the human spirit, at Jerusalem's Begin Center
For our Israel-based readers: I'll be in conversation with Elena Neuman on Monday, May 11, after the screening of her movie. It's open to the public—see…
 • Daniel Gordis
55:03
The kippah that roared (after it was assaulted)
The story of Israel's police having destroyed Alex Sinclair's kippah has been told around the world. Today, we get a fuller take on the incident itself…
 • Daniel Gordis
0:19
Far from the international headlines, Israel is mired in a frustrating war we don't know how to win.
Sometimes, a "personal interest" story is what gets a country to pay attention. That happened again this week, as a "surveillance soldier" watched her…
 • Daniel Gordis
"Kippah and Punishment," sans Dostoevsky
A "minor" incident in a Modi'in cafe has gone viral, quite appropriately; what it suggests about civil liberties in Israel is deeply troubling. Later…
 • Daniel Gordis
0:24
A Haredi public intellectual arguing that (some) Haredim should not be able to vote?
OK, it's more complicated than that (as we'll see), but while Haredi MK's continue to flex their political muscles, Haredi Rabbi Dov Halbertal argues…
 • Daniel Gordis
44:59
Why are Israel's police resorting to more violence against protesters? Is it about the protests, or something deeper?
Listen now | Dahlia Scheindlin, a veteran reporter for Ha'aretz and other Israeli publications, shares her concern about what she believes is really at…
 • Daniel Gordis
30:56
No, you can't ease our pain. But yes, you should care about us more than you care about them.
Watch now | This Yom HaZikaron, when we've come to understand that this war will never end, those abroad who want to be our partners need to do one very…
 • Daniel Gordis
1:48
"If only we could be like Hungary"
The cease fire is bad news for the north, as it leaves Hezbollah intact. Bad news for Lebanon, which may slide into civil war. And terrible news for…
 • Daniel Gordis
Israel from the Inside with Daniel Gordis
Israel from the Inside with Daniel Gordis
Israel from the Inside is for people who want to understand Israel with nuance, who believe that Israel is neither hopelessly flawed and illegitimate, nor beyond critique. If thoughtful analysis of Israel and its people interests you, welcome!
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