Year: 2014

Woman of valor, who will elect? – The Promised Podcast‏

We discuss the movement to get ultra-Orthodox women on the ballot, how the Left plans to make peace, and whether the elections will make any difference.

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Ke’Ilu: You Really Can Use It, Like, Anywhere!

‘Ke’ilu’ is one of the words you hear most on the streets of Tel Aviv. It means ‘as if,’ but it’s used it in the same way as ‘kinda’ or ‘like’ in English.

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Doug Altabef on rethinking the American dream – Journeys

Doug Altabef says the desire to contribute to the building of a young country was enough to persuade his family to make the move from New York to Israel.

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Women neither seen nor heard on public radio station

Ruti Feuchtwanger of Kolech, tells us about a class-action suit against a public radio station that refuses to allow women’s voices to be heard on the air.

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Orthodox, gay, and open

Kamoha is an organization of gay, Orthodox men who want to remain part of religious society. Amit, the director, talks about the challenges they face.

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Creative city by the sea

Tel Aviv has just been added to UNESCO’s list of Creative Cities. Michelle Sofge of ‘Ir Olam’ (‘World City’) tells TLV1 what makes the White City so abuzz with creativity.

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From Asmara to Tel Aviv, in a woman’s words

Saba Tadese, director of the Eritrean Women’s Community Center, and Jaime Rhemrev, the deputy director, discuss the difficulties Eritrean women in Israel face.

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Why Secular People Are More Religious Than They Think

Host Gilad Halpern tries to find out why, 250 years into the age of secularism, religion still plays a crucial role in the lives of people everywhere.

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Hand in Hand after the fire

The Hand in Hand Hebrew-Arabic school that suffered an arson attack last week is back on its feet says Rebecca Bardach, and is looking forward to building 10-15 new schools around the country.

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