An inside view of how Israel can warm your heart and make your blood boil. It’s a show by a journalist, a professor and an NGO professional who live in and love Israel even though it drives them crazy, and who each week discuss the latest in Israeli politics, culture, and society.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 27 days 18 hours 51 minutes
episode 21: The “Ghosts” Edition
Allison Kaplan Sommer, Noah Efron and returning prodigal son, Ohad Zeltzer-Zubida discuss three two topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them smile this week. —Tantura—...
episode 22: The “Turpitude Now, Turpitude Tomorrow, Turpitude Forever” Edition
Allison Kaplan Sommer, Don Futterman and Noah Efron discuss three topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them smile this week. —That Word Again!— Amnesty International accuses us of...
episode 23: The “What Do We Need to Know?” Edition
Allison Kaplan Sommer, Miriam Herschlag and Noah Efron discuss two topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them smile this week. —Damn that Winged Horse!— Reports that the police used...
episode 24: The “Losing Our Humanities?” Edition
Allison Kaplan Sommer, Don Futterman and Noah Efron discuss three topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them smile this week. —Macaroni Acrimony— Each day brings new, anguished...
episode 25: The “Humans and Other People” Edition
Allison Kaplan Sommer, Noah Efron and linguist, Jewish scholar and environmental activist Jeremy Benstein discuss two topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them smile this week. —Left...
episode 26: The “Seeing Ourselves and Others” Edition
Allison Kaplan Sommer, Noah Efron and URJ VP and Renaissance Rabbi Josh Weinberg discuss three topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them smile this week. —Laying Low— Israel’s...
episode 27: The “Showing Up” Edition
Sally Abed, Miriam Herschlag and Noah Efron discuss three topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them smile this week. —Showing Up— Should Israel take as many refugees from Ukraine as...
episode 28: The “What to Remember, What to Forget” Edition
Miriam Herschlag, Don Futterman and Noah Efron discuss three topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them smile this week. —No Place for Politics— Yad Vashem won’t host a speech by...
episode 29: The “Three of Four Estates” Edition
After an encomium to the late Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, Allison, Noah and Voice of America radio superstar Linda Gradstein discuss three topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them smile this week. ...
episode 30: The “New Worlds & Old” Edition
Allison Kaplan Sommer, Don Futterman and Noah Efron discuss three topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them smile this week. —Half a Dozen Foreign Ministers— Not long ago, who could...