Do Not Contact Me
The Hebrew word לפנות means to turn, like to turn right or left. But we use לפנות for other things as well, like when we need to contact our municipality or to tell someone to stop texting us.
The ‘Big Data’ of Hebrew Literature
Dr. Yael Dekel talks about the Literary Laboratory: how digital methods are used to study the canon of Hebrew literature - and redefine it.
The “Justices Supreme and Crises Constitutional” Edition
We discuss: 1) The Justice Minister’s refusal to “recognize” the newly selected chief justice of the Supreme Court, and 2) How this year’s International Holocaust Remembrance Day became a referendum on Oct. 7th
Celebrating 20 Years of Kol Cambridge
DJ Antithesis is joined in the studio by DJ Rav Kav to celebrate 20 incredible years of Kol Cambridge. We hear from listeners who sent in audio messages, some of whom have been listening to the show for decades and have been doing so from all corners of the world
The “Word” Edition
We discuss: 1) The new “compromise” proposal for judicial reform, and 2) How the hostages became the aperture through which we understand most everything that has happened here since October 7
Where Water Is Scarce and History Is Rich
Prof Nir Arielli, Professor of International History at the University of Leeds (UK), discusses his book, "The Dead Sea: A 10,000 Year History."
The “Ending this F*#!ing War” Edition
We discuss: 1) The hostage release and “permanent cessation of hostilities” agreement with Hamas 2) How the agreement came to be signed now (and not eight months ago or eight months from now)
The “Bear Missed the Train?” Edition
We discuss: 1) What Antony Blinken told the times about how it was Hamas, not Netanyahu, who scuttled the hostage negotiations 2) The Palestinian campaign to have low-level IDF soldiers arrested abroad for war crimes
Israel’s Legal Quagmire: An Appraisal
Dr. (Col. res.) Eran Shamir-Borer analyzes Israel's legal standing in relation to the Gaza War and the occupation of the Palestinian Territories
The “Trauma-Rama” Edition
We discuss: 1) An expose showing that on Oct. 7, the IDF decided to double the number of civilians whose lives it was willing to risk in order to attack Hamas leaders 2) The assertion by Amalia Sa’ar that Israeli political discourse is filled with a “narrative of trauma” that keeps us from being able to have rational political discourse and make rational political and military decisions
The “What’s Changed” Edition
We discuss: 1) How we in Israel, and the lives we lead, have changed since, and because of, Oct 7th 2) How Jews around the world, and the lives they lead, have changed since, and because of, Oct 7th
The “No One Expects the Pax Trumpiana!” Edition
We discuss: 1) Trump’s plan to move Gazans to Jordan and Egypt and turn Gaza into a riviera, and (2) Why Hamas men in black balaclavas and semi-automatic rifles give gift bags and souvenir swag to hostages they let go