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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…
Today is six months. Six months of war, of sadness, of fear. "I'm stepping on the pain and creating something new."
To remember how this war started, and what we are fighting for, we meet Daniel Weiss, who sings and tells his story of October 7th. And he does it in…
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Heroism comes in all forms: a young woman who avoided captivity, and a woman who was much less fortunate but just as brave
This was a terrible week for Israel. Waiting for Iran to strike, everyone is on edge. And when the army shut down GPS in much of the country yesterday…
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The losing battle against delegitimization just took a mortal hit, some Israelis believe
Altering our original plans, today we're taking a look at a few of the numerous fronts on which the battle against Israel's delegitimization is being…
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"If everyone knows the historical record is safe, might that create space in our collective consciousness to start thinking about how we…
Listen now | October 7 was the most documented pogrom in Jewish history. But who's saving the documentation? What constitutes documentation? And how…
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