Antisemitism/Anti-Zionism on Campus: An Israeli Perspective
Dr Dikla Yogev and Dr Shlomi Balaban, two Israeli academics based in Canada, reflect on Oct. 7 and its aftermath in their professional and personal circles.
The “Two Years & Twenty Points” Edition
We discuss: 1) US President Trump’s “Twenty Point Plan” to bring home the hostages and end the war 2) On the second Yahrzeit of Oct. 7, how we have changed, personally, and as a society.
An Alphabet for the Jewish People
Rabbi Dr Michael Marmur discusses his book, "Living the Letters: An Alphabet of Emerging Jewish Thought"
The “Atonement, Judgement, Compassion, Forgiveness, Pardon, & Repentance” Edition
For this Yom Kippur, we return to stuff that gave us solace and understanding in the past
The “Reckoning with Reckoning” Edition
We discuss: 1) The very viral essay by Yossi Klein Halevi, pressing Israelis to engage in the moral conversation that we have, until now, avoided 2) The new 5785 Jewish People Policy Institute’s Annual Assessment of the Jewish People, and why our grades are so lousy, and what we ought to do about it
Antisemitism: From the Periphery
Izabella Tabarovsky and Prof. Khinvraj Jangid discuss the landscape of antisemitism in two non-Western environments: the Post-Soviet and the Indian
The “Spartan and Smartin’” Edition
We discuss: 1) Israel’s newest invasion of Gaza City, and PM Netanyahu’s chillingly Strangelovian gird-your-loins speech ahead of the invasion 2) The 5th year anniversary of the Abraham Accords, and what they have meant in the past and may mean in the future
The “Reckoning and Wreckoning” Edition
We discuss: 1) Israel’s bombing of Qatar, in failed hope of killing the leaders of Hamas, with the possible result of killing the negotiations over a ceasefire in Gaza 2) The controversial movie that aired on Israeli TV this week, after an 865 day delay, about the 1948 war
Your Israeli Soundtrack for September 2025
DJ Antithesis highlights new music from Avraham Tal, Nasrin Kadri, and Daklon & Harel Skaat
Calling a Spade a Spade
Professor Amos Goldberg explains why he believes Israel is committing genocide in Gaza and weighs in on the role of historians and public intellectuals in addressing it
The “To Arrive Where We Started” Edition
We discuss what the hell we make of the neither-fish-nor-foul liminal state we find ourselves in now and what the hell the future holds for us. Then we are joined by Danielle Haas to talk about bias in the Human-Rights-Industrial-Complex.