Michael Satlow sheds some light on the selection and canonization processes over the centuries that brought the Bible to the special status it holds today.

Dr. Nurit Cohen Levinovsky tells the story of the tens of thousands of Israeli Jews who became refugees during the War of Independence.

Prof. Stuart Cohen, a political scientist specializing in diplomatic and military history, explains how WWI changed the attitude of Jews towards warfare.

Holocaust historian Prof. Deborah Dwork discusses the production of knowledge about the Holocaust in an academic environment.

We discuss the main themes that feature in memoirs written by Holocaust survivors – chief among them, a narrative of betrayal.

We explore why so few Jews in the West acknowledge their good fortune, and how their attitudes change as the memory of the Holocaust wanes.

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.

Prof. Sharon Megdal of the University of Arizona, US, discusses how limited water resources should be managed in arid areas like Israel and Arizona.

Jerome Bourdon, a professor of communications at Tel Aviv University, explains the evolution of the peoplemeter and why it’s still such an important tool.