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He's alive ... and so are we.
A three minute video has shaken this country to its core, and in our community, brought great hope, joy, relief, rage, heartbreak and a determination to…
"If they're at the beach, the war is over. And if the war is over, let's admit the war is over."
Watch now | That, more or less, is what some Israelis dumbstruck by the photos of Gazans at the beach are now saying. We share portions of one such…
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One video, less than forty seconds long, has thrown a country back into agony.
Watch now | Iran moved the spotlight for a few days, but now—rightly—attention is back on the hostages.
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"I still believe that our problems do not start and end with our external enemies"
Listen now | Rabbi David Stav, one of Israel's most admired and revered religious personalities, on our internal challenges, and most specifically, one…
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"I'm so glad you got cancelled ... "—the heaviness of Pesach when Jewish history has become the Jewish present
Abroad, the conversation is about Iran, and Gaza and the hostages. Here, there's all that, but also just raw, sometimes unbearable, sadness. And that…
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"Because in each generation, they rise up against us to destroy us."
Listen now | Some parts of the Haggadah are more obviously relevant this year, others will be harder. Having a Seder conversation that's not just about…
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"Home alone" ... never has Israel, in such deep danger, been so leaderless
But the air force had a very, very good night. Israel had surprising allies. A surreal moment was punctuated by a lot of laughing, too. Resilience is…
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A country prepares for .... Shabbat? Or .... ?
This nation takes a deep breath, prepares to be attacked by Iran, and goes about its business.
Six months ago, we did not imagine that this was where we could be
Listen now | The six month "anniversary" has hit Israelis very hard. At a meeting with Jewish professionals in NY this week, I shared my assessment…
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Esty Shushan is Haredi (ultra-Orthodox), a political activist, a film-maker—AND the mother of soldiers
Listen now | We meet a woman who breaks all preconceptions, and to me at least, offers a powerful beacon of hope. To Haredi leadership, as you might…
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"We are a nation of superheroes," says Omri Glikman. And as if to prove him right, middle age moms are getting drafted.
More from Israel at the six month "anniversary" of this war. A leading Israeli musician took a post and put it to music, giving expression to a…
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"Something dormant is beginning to wake up." Ehud Banai's new song for this moment in Israeli history
Once again, one of Israel's most influential musicians, combines tradition with political critique. And Yair Sheleg on the increasingly violent…
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