The “Oslo at 25” Edition
We discuss 1) our dashed hopes that the Oslo Peace Process would end a century of conflict 2) a new IDF plans to draft some soldiers for up to 8 years and others just a year 3) a new Hebrew U plan to require all students to pass a course in “entrepreneurship & innovation”
Your Israeli Soundtrack for Sukkot
With Sukkot around the corner, we bring you the latest Israeli music to blast in your Sukkah! New music from Subliminal, Idan Raichel, Shiri Maimon and more, with classic Sukkot favourites thrown in the mix. Chag sameach!
A Story for Yom Kippur by S. Y. Agnon
For this Yom Kippur, we read a section of S. Y. Agnon’s “Twofold” translated by Jeffrey Saks.
Going Back and Forth
How do you say “rehearsal” in Hebrew? And what do the Hebrew words for “tax-refund” and “rabbi-preacher” have in common? A root, of course! Guy returns for another Streetwise Hebrew lesson.
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Exploring Israeli literature in English translation. Host Marcela Sulak takes you through Israel’s literary countryside, cityscapes, psychological terrain, and the lives of the people who create it.
A showcase of the amazing talent and range of Israeli musicians, past and present. Host Samuel Green features the latest music playing on Israeli radio.
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The Mervyn Smith Memorial Podcast Series on South African Jewry
One on one interviews with Prof. Milton Shain, Prof. Deborah Posel, writer Lorna Levy, Dr. Adam Mendelson, and a special panel discussion with attorney Michael Bagraim, Dr. Sally Frankental, and activist Doron Isaacs.
Why Starbucks Failed in Israel
Why you won’t be sipping a Starbucks latte as you explore Jerusalem’s Old City, or cooling down on Tel Aviv’s beach with one of Starbucks’ famous Frappuccinos.
TLV1’s Democracy Project
Israel was founded as a “Jewish and democratic” state, but what does that actually mean? We explore this in a series of documentaries in which we speak to politicians, experts, activists, and people who have been involved in Israeli politics since the state was founded.
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“A New Chapter in the Sad Book of Our Lives”: The Oslo Accords at 25
25 years ago this week, Yitzhak Rabin, Yassir Arafat and Bill Clinton gathered on the White House Lawn and made us believe that maybe a century of Palestinian-Jewish enmity was ending. What do we make of that unfulfilled hope, a quarter of a century later?