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"Your tribe, your people." Why I can't in good conscience debate Peter Beinart again. [Part II of II]
The problem isn't politics or policy, but love. Jewishness that's become soulless is a malady beyond debate territory.
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It's not just reporting the news, but sometimes shaping it, too. Reflections of an Israeli US correspondent from behind the scenes.
We speak with Neria Kraus, the United States correspondent for Israel's Channel 13 TV, and learn that the role of an Israeli correspondent in the US is…
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Peter Beinart and I used to debate, and we had a podcast together. Here's why I can't do that anymore. [Part I of II]
Understanding the conception of Judaism that lies at the core of progressives' and anti-Zionists' views is critical if we still harbor hopes of making a…
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The filibuster that created the Jewish state
Seventy-eight years after the November 29, 1947 Partition Plan Vote, it's worth remembering how close the Zionist delegation came to failing. Plus, in…
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Former Americans in Israel on Thanksgiving Day—what we're thankful for
A conversation about journeys, Israel, Judaism and Zionism with Deputy Editor of the Times of Israel, Amanda Borschel-Dan.
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Balancing a cutting edge medical career with a battle for Israel's decency and soul
Listen now | We meet Professor Dan Turner, Vice President of R&D and Innovation, and Director of the Juliet Keidan Institute for Gastroenterology, Liver…
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Are the days of reckoning almost here?
Watch now | On a variety of fronts, the gloves are coming off. Is Israel preparing to start the long awaited investigations of what went so horribly…
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Maj. Gen. (ret.) Eli Zeira, 1928-2025
On Zeira's passing, it's worth comparing the aftermath of the Yom Kippur War to our most recent war, internally as well as diplomatically.
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"If Trump had been president in the 1940's, would he have fought alongside Britain, or handed our people to Hitler on a gilded platter?"
Israel's right's post-Trump-election euphoria is ending. Reality is setting in and the dreams that the right once had continue to dissolve. A leading…
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The "New Hebrew" — It sounds a lot like English, and not everyone thinks that's so great
English has a much richer vocabulary than Hebrew does, so it's natural that Israelis import foreign words. But a popular song by Hatikvah 6 argues that…
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What would it mean for people to live their Jewish lives in a way that was transformative for them, and for the world?
We speak with Rabbi Dr. James Jacobson-Maisels, founder of Or Halev.
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Son of the Shoah—Poems from a Second-Generation Holocaust Survivor
Martin Hershkovitz' poetry and his unique voice touched and moved me, so we asked him to speak with us about his work.
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The Arc of Jewish History Bends Towards History
A lecture at the the Jewish Center, in New York
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Olive Picking in the Wild West (Bank) in November 2002
Excerpted from a chapter of my book Home to Stay: One American Family's Chronicle of Miracles and Struggles in Contemporary Israel
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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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