Year: 2014

Dancing the Ethiopian shoulder shake on Sigd

Don discusses the Ethiopian holiday of Sigd; Eilon tells us about his very erudite taxi driver; and Noah reviews Shimon Peres’ biography of David Ben-Gurion.

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Natan Alterman’s agricultural contributions – Israel in Translation

Some know Natan Alterman as an Israeli poet, playwright, journalist and translator; others know his song “Kalaniot”; but few know he brought a popular species of tomato to Israel.

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Our Missile-Protected Room Is Called מָמָ”ד. What Does It Stand For?

מָמָ”ד is a protected room we Israelis got intimately familiar with during the operation in Gaza. What does it stand for? And we analyze the Hamas Hebrew propaganda song!

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The psychology of a British-Israeli, Shabbat-observing agnostic – Journeys

Dr. Eli Gottlieb is the former National Director of Bnei Akiva in Great Britain and Ireland, and the director of the Mandel Leadership Institute in Jerusalem. He is also a research psychologist, focusing on cultural psychology.

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ILENE IN: Stories we tell ourselves

Host Ilene Prusher interviews author Yael Unterman, who reads from her recently published short-story collection, ‘The Hidden of Things: Twelve Stories of Love & Longing.’

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LET’S GET LIT: Love & Longing amid the uncertainty

Host Ilene Prusher interviews author Yael Unterman, who reads from her recently published short-story collection, ‘The Hidden of Things: Twelve Stories of Love & Longing.’

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