The “Two Years of Mourning Hersh” Edition
Two years ago, this week, Rachel Goldberg-Polin and Jon Polin and Libi & Orly Goldberg-Polin buried their son and brother Hersh. The rest of us did, too. In this episode, we hear Rachel Goldberg-Polin during those 328 days when Hersh was in those tunnels alive, until he wasn’t.
Once and for All
The word אחד means one. From its root we also get the words for homogeneous and unity. Oh, and you should definitely know what אחד פלוס אחד means.
The “New-Fangled Marranos” Edition
We discuss: 1) A new “working man’s ultra-Orthodox party” that wants science in the classroom and Haredim in the boardroom and the barracks 2) A new poll showing that most Israelis feel like they need to hide who we are when we travel abroad.
The Complicated History of Israel and South Africa’s Anti-Apartheid Movement
Dr. Asher Lubotzky takes us through the complicated relationship between the South African anti-apartheid movement and Israel, from the birth of both countries in 1948 through the Cold War, the end of apartheid, and into the present.
The “Allison’s Girl Makes Good!!!” Edition
We discuss: 1) The criminal harassment of Abu Rida and the Hassan families in Qusra 2) The surprising results of the Likud primaries 3) Avi Nesher’s profound and affecting new movie, "Our Loves."
The “Elections Inflections & Insurrections” Edition
We discuss: 1) The new parties springing up in the “middle” of Israel’s electoral map 2) The likely addition as #2 on the “United Arab List” party of a Jew who made his name in the army and police.
Body Politics
Dr Ofer Idels, fellow in Israel Studies at the University of Calgary, takes us back to interwar Palestine, when Jews were debating what kind of bodies, citizens, and society they wanted to create.
The “Love and the City” Edition
In this very special episode, Noah shares love letters he heard walking the streets of Tel Aviv with Lucy the Dog, on a new “Love Letters” app made by genius Russian-Israeli director Semyon Alexandrovsky.
We’re United
The word איחוד means a union. Guy explains other words from the root אחד, which mean “association”, “reunion”, and “getting back together.”
The “New Beginnings & Grisly Ends” Edition
We discuss: 1) The weird party mergers and odd-couples running together for Knesset in the upcoming elections 2) The “Nili force”, started after Oct. 7, dedicated to capturing or killing every last one of the 5,000-odd Gazans who poured over the border on that day.