The “Paragons of Reason?” Edition
We discuss: 1) PM Netanyahu’s decision to move forward the judicial reform 2) If there are no more writer-prophets, are we sailing on a ship without a moral compass?
Only the Finest Goods
The Hebrew word סחורה means merchandise. What does סחורה אלף-אלף mean? And how do we say drug trafficking and drug dealers in the language of the Bible?
Arabs, Israelis or Palestinians?
Dr. Arik Rudnitzky, the head of the Konrad Adenauer Program for Jewish-Arab Cooperation at Tel Aviv University, unveils data of a new comprehensive survey on Israel's Arab community
The “You Be the Judge” Edition
We discuss: 1) The weird Knesset vote that elected a representative from the opposition to the Judicial Selection Committee but no representative from the coalition 2) The murderous violence that has led to the deaths of over 100 Palestinian citizens of Israel in this year that is not yet half over
Shopping in Hebrew
Where do you go shopping? How do you pay? And what do we say to a friend who just bought something new? Guy explains shopping in Israel
The Other ‘National Home’
Lerna Ekmekcioglu, Professor of History and Gender Studies at MIT, specializing in Turkish and Armenian history, discusses Armenian demands for a "national home" in the newly founded Turkish Republic, in the 1920s
Your Israeli Soundtrack for June
On this episode of Kol Cambridge, DJ Antithesis is here with some of the latest Israeli hits, including new releases from Omer Adam, Moshe Peretz, Ana Zak and many more
The “Ships in the Night” Edition
We discuss: 1) The growing protests of Israeli ministers and MK abroad 2) The 75th memorial of the sinking of the Altalena, and why the boat destroyed three-quarters of a century ago still matters so much to so many!
My Calendars Won’t Synchronize!
The Hebrew word for calendar is יומן. Our calendars used to be made of paper but today, most of us have gone digital. So what does היומן לא מסונכרן mean?
The Poetics of the Political, the Politics of the Poetic
Sidra DeKoven Ezrahi, Professor (Emerita) of Comparative Literature at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, discusses her recent book, a reading of five constitutive Jewish texts that paints a comprehensive and thought-provoking portrait of Jerusalem as a physical and symbolic place
The “Food Fight!” Edition
We discuss: 1) The government’s war on Coca-Cola and the banks 2) The feeling that some important archeologists have that maybe it is time to hang up the shovels
This Is Israel
Isabel Kershner, Israel reporter for the New York Times, discusses her new book “The Land of Hope and Fear: Israel's Battle for its Inner Soul”