StreetWise Hebrew on the surprising roots of ‘Kippur’
Guy Sharett talks about Moroccan-Jewish slang capara sheli (‘my sweetheart’), and the Arabic word for ‘infidel’ or ‘denial.’
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The organization tackling the suicide taboo head-on
Prof. Alan Apter of Path to Life, about the taboo subject of suicide following news that three IDF soldiers committed suicide.
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The power of the ‘piyut’
The Piyut Festival in Jerusalem, bridges the music of the Jewish and Islamic worlds. We talk about the importance of these devotional songs.
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Darwinism vs. Creationism: Not just for Christians
Bar-Ilan University’s Dr. Rachel Pear explains Jewish Orthodox attitudes to Darwinism to host Gilad Halpern.
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Like angels on Yom Kippur
Rabbi Shlomo Chen talks about unity on Yom Kippur and explains why people not only fast, but also wear white.
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LET’S GET LIT: The poetry of observation
Joanna Chen, a poet and essayist, talks about the journalistic qualities that have helped grow her writing in a poetic direction.
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Water laws in British-ruled Palestine: A case study
Tel Aviv University’s Dr. David Schorr tells host Gilad Halpern about the evolution of water laws in Mandate Palestine.
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How Supreme a Court?
Allison, Don, and Noah ask whether the Israeli Supreme Court overreaches, or whether judicial activism should be encouraged.
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Yom Kippur’s Poetry of Awe – Israel in Translation
Today we explore Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish calendar, through the poetry of Yehuda Amichai and Shelley Elkayam.
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ILENE IN: On Turkish tassology
Turkey has been reluctant to join the fight against the Islamic State, but is now coming round.
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