Your Israeli Soundtrack for Sukkot
We've got a special Sukkot-themed show, including music for the holiday alongside new releases from Static & Ben-El, Stephane Legar, Eden Ben Zaken, Itai Levi and many more!
Welcoming in the Ushpizin: Poems for Sukkot
Weâre currently in the days of Sukkot, in which Jews everywhere dwell in a temporary structure called a Sukkah. One of the customs of Sukkot is inviting guests for meals in the Sukkah, close friends or needy strangers.
You Shouldn’t Steal
In Hebrew, ×× × (ganav) is a thief. Perhaps you already know its Yiddish pronunciation, ganef (××Öˇ× ×˘××). But there are other, more exciting words that belong to the Hebrew root ×× ×, including several slang uses. Guy explains.
Jews as Political Football in Ukraine’s War
Reporter Sam Sokol traveled the Ukraine to cover Jewish communities as the country spiraled into conflict with Russia. He found that each side wanted to exploit the Jews for competing political purposes.
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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.
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.
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The âNature of Politicsâ Edition
We discuss 1) a call for Israelis to avoid visiting streams, forests and archeological sites in the West Bank 2) an ambitious and controversial Jordanian-Palestinian-Israeli plan to build networks of desalination plants and solar arrays 3) who weâd invite into our Sukkah if we had world enough and time