Sukkot special: The fragility of the etrog – Israel in Translation
Today we explore the etrog, a powerful symbol of the holiday of Sukkot, through a short story by Shai Agnon and a poem by Orit Gidali.
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The ‘doctors, lawyers, and rabbis’ edition – The Promised Podcast
Allison, Don, and Noah talk about doctors getting political; lawyers rating judges; and El Al’s ultra-Orthodox seating arrangements.
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A spoonful of politics helps the medicine go down?
Lancet editor Richard Horton visited Israel this week to apologize for his publication’s controversial ‘An Open Letter for the People of Gaza.’
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So Long, Farewell, Auf Wiedersehen, Goodbye
What other ways are there to say ‘goodbye’ in Hebrew, apart from the ubiquitous, yalla bye?
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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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How to judge the judges
The Israel Bar Association recently decided to reinstitute the annual rating of judges by lawyers. Does this serve to remind judges that they’re human?
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