The Promised Podcast

The “Get Ready for the Repub-Likud Party” Edition

We discuss plans to create an “Israeli Republican Party,” a controversial new ambassadorial appointment, and the “charm offensive” of Israel’s settlers.

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The “Portmania” Edition

We discuss how we should punish stone-throwers, whether do-gooders have turned capitalism into a dirty word, and Natalie Portman’s directorial debut.

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“The State of the Spirit (and the Spirit of the State)” Edition

To mark the Days of Awe, we ponder the state of religion & irreligion, spirituality & superstition, creed & cult in the Jewish State.

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The “Another Year Gone” Edition

To hell with what folks think about Israel!; the beginning of the end of the Rabbinate; why leftists spent this year mad, muttering, and morbidly depressed.

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The “Constraining Kids in Casts” Edition

We discuss the viral video of an Israeli soldier grappling with a 12-year-old boy; the Left’s “first-rate leadership failure”; and getting kids to take high level math.

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The “Midsummer Night’s Dream (of Bibi Bygone)” Edition

We discuss a new poll on peace and the occupation; whether Gabi Ashkenazi is our “Great White Hope”; and a new bill on land ownership for kibbutzim and moshavim.

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The “Israel and the ‘A Word’” Edition

Does it make sense to use the “A word” to describe Israel? Is a little politicization good for judicial appointments? Plus “The Way Home” – a road trip with a difference.

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The “Jewing Up the Diaspora” Edition

What can we learn from Israel’s unilateral withdrawal from Gaza? Is Israel trying to “Jew up” the diaspora? Is Israel shifting from a “Hebrew” to a “Jewish” state?

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The “World Jews to Israel: “Quit Messing Up Our Game!”” Edition

We discuss the Jewish diaspora’s ambivalence toward Israel; whether the Israeli sense of community is eroding; and whether “smart” cities are a dumb idea.

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