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Counting Kindness Correctly - The Real Kindness Podcast - Yosef Joey Aharon @ US Tour & Connect Eli Goldsmith- Support Just One Chesed & Unity Booking Unity Inspires Projects - https://www.instagram.com/p/DI-0FHmNrEx/ #counting #kindness Meals For Heroes#correctly - The #realkindness #podcast - #YosefAharon #justonechesed #supportnow #ustour #safetravels& #connect JIM = Jews Inspired & Midnightrabbi eli goldsmith #unitybookings #unitymarketing— at Efrat, Gush Etzion.

Judaism does not value power and might, Rav Mosheh Lichtenstein says—in fact, it abhors it.Co-rosh yeshiva of Yeshivat Har Etzion, Rav Mosheh is a venerated leader in Israel's Religious Zionist world who is unafraid to call out his community's shortfalls. His statements on Israel's religious-political affairs draw ire and praise—a fact-of-life that does not discourage him.Rav Mosheh has been a raam in yeshiva since 1992, and teaches on an array of subjects within Talmud and Jewish thought in Gush Etzion. He is also the eldest son of Rav Aharon Lichtenstein.Now, he joins us to answer 18 questions on Israel, including Religious Zionism, moral failures, and US President Donald Trump.This interview was held on March 11.

The Real Kindness Podcast - Our Renewal & Unity will Inspire Chesed Projects - Yosef Joey Aharon & Eli Goldsmith! https://www.youtube.com/live/rfUwKMZN2fw?si=-uf3ZhyYluTgrB89 Support Justonechesed.orgConnect UnityInspireProjects.com@followers Just One Chesed @topfans Unity Inspires ProjectsTy for hosting Shirat David - שירת דוד...— feeling kind at Efrat, Gush Etzion.

We don't have a new episode this week, but we invite you to revisit our conversation with Reuven and Shani Taragin on the future of Religious Zionism, originally aired Jan. 16, 2024.In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to Rav Reuven and Rabbanit Shani Taragin, educational directors of World Mizrachi, about what comes next for Israel's Dati Leumi (Religious Zionist) community. Additionally, we speak with Gideon Davis, a Religious Zionist soldier serving in Gaza.Mistakenly, we tend to think of the Dati Leumi community as Israel's analog to Modern Orthodoxy. That makes us miss, however, that Religious Zionism is a rich worldview unto itself, and is something we all can learn from. In this episode we discuss:How does the Dati Leumi community differ from the American Modern Orthodox community?What can American Jews better understand about the sacrifices and contributions made by Religious Zionists?What does it mean to be a member of the Dati Leumi community in 2024?Tune in to hear a conversation about how a religious mindset can expand beyond personal piety to include a deep commitment to the Jewish People and the world.Interview with Gideon Davis begins at 6:09.Interview with Reuven and Shani Taragin begins at 36:42.Rav Reuven Taragin is a former Wexner Fellow and Musmach of the Israeli Chief Rabbinate. Rav Taragin is the Dean of Overseas Students at Yeshivat Hakotel where he is responsible for the program's quality and message and the welfare of each of its talmidim. Rav Taragin is also the Rosh Beit Midrash at Camp Moshava (I.O.), and Rav of Kehillat Eretz Chemdah in Katamon.Rabbanit Shani Taragin is a noted author and teacher at Midreshet Lindenbaum, Midreshet Torah V'Avodah, MaTaN, Migdal Oz, Sha'alvim for Women, Lander College, and the Women's' Beit Midrash in Efrat and Ramat Shilo.The Taragins are the Educational Directors of World Mizrachi and the RZA (Religious Zionists of America), and they also serve as Roshei Beit Medrash for the Beit Medrash Program in Camp Moshava IO during the summer. They have six children and live in Alon Shvut, Gush Etzion.References:The MatrixAdjusting Sights by Haim SabatoTanakhThe Rav Speaks by Joseph B. Soleveitchik“How Will Redemption Begin?” by David BashevkinMeshekh Chokhmah by Meir Simha HaKohen DvinskBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/18forty-podcast--4344730/support.

In this episode, we are honored to welcome back Rabbi Moshe Taragin to discuss his latest book, Reclaiming Redemption: Deciphering the Maze of Jewish History. This profound work examines the progression of Jewish history toward its ultimate goal—redemption—exploring how prophecies, the teachings of Chazal, and historical events shape our understanding of geulah as both a process and a principle of Jewish belief. Our conversation delves into the role of collective identity in sustaining the Jewish people, the unique influence of the Land of Israel on our spiritual lives, and how Jewish values have been historically twisted to fuel antisemitism. We also explore the tension between messianic hope and the actions that undermine it, as well as the profound question of whether redemption or repentance must come first.  Join us for a deeply engaging and thought-provoking discussion that not only illuminates the challenges and triumphs of Jewish history but also explores the critical role of Jewish identity in shaping our future, especially in light of the profound shifts post-October 7th. Rabbi Taragin provides profound insights into the redemptive journey, inspiring us to reflect on how the struggles and resilience of our collective past inform our spiritual bond with the Land of Israel and our ongoing connection with God. This conversation challenges us to consider how recent events will redefine our purpose as a people and the unfolding process of geulah in our generation. --- • Bio: An alumnus of Har Etzion, Rav Moshe Taragin '83 has been a Ram at Yeshivat Har Etzion in Gush Etzion since 1994. He has Semikha from the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary, a BA in Computer Science from Yeshiva College, and an MA in English Literature from City University. Rabbi Taragin previously taught Talmud at Columbia University, lectured in Talmud and Bible at the IBC and JSS divisions of Yeshiva University, and served as Assistant Rabbi at the Fifth Avenue Synagogue. In addition, Rabbi Taragin currently teaches at the Stella K. Abraham Beit Midrash for Women of Yeshivat Har Etzion in Migdal Oz in Gush Etzion. --- • Get his book here: https://mosaicapress.com/product/reclaiming-redemption/ --- • Welcome to JUDAISM DEMYSTIFIED: A PODCAST FOR THE PERPLEXED | Co-hosted by Benjy & Benzi | Thank you to...Super Patron: Jordan Karmily, Platinum Patron: Craig Gordon, Gold Patrons: Dovidchai Abramchayev, Lazer Cohen, Travis Krueger, Vasili Volkoff, Rod Ilian, Silver Patrons: Ellen Fleischer, Daniel Maksumov, Rabbi Pinny Rosenthal, Fred & Antonio, Jeffrey Wasserman, and Jacob Winston! Please SUBSCRIBE to this YouTube Channel and hit the BELL so you can get alerted whenever new clips get posted, thank you for your support! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/judaismdemystified/support

This episode is sponsored by Eden Beit Shemesh. Contact Rina Weinberg at info@edenbeitshemesh.com for more details. In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to Rav Moshe Taragin, rosh mesivta at Yeshivat Har Etzion, about the interrelated missions of American and Israeli Jews—and the stake that each of us holds in the Jewish redemptive story. In this episode we discuss:How should young American Jews experience Israel in their formative years? How has October 7 altered the diaspora community's orientation toward Israeli society?How can we be less intimidated by the differences between frumkeit in America and Israel's religious culture?Tune in to hear a conversation about what it means to engage with the “front stage” of Jewish history.Interview begins at 19:21Rav Moshe Taragin has been a rosh mesivta at Yeshivat Har Etzion in the Gush since 1994. He has semikha from the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary, a BA in Computer Science from Yeshiva College, and an MA in English Literature from City University. Rabbi Taragin previously taught Talmud at Columbia University, lectured in Talmud and Bible at the IBC and JSS divisions of Yeshiva University, and served as Assistant Rabbi at the Fifth Avenue Synagogue. In addition, Rabbi Taragin currently teaches at the Stella K. Abraham Beit Midrash for Women of Yeshivat Har Etzion in Migdal Oz in Gush Etzion. He is a 1983 alumnus of Har Etzion.References:Reclaiming Redemption by Rabbi Moshe TaraginDark Clouds Above, Faith Below by Rabbi Moshe Taragin“The Waste Land” by T. S. EliotBerakhot 5a18Forty Podcast: “Yosef Bronstein: Only for Chabad? Modern Orthodoxy and the Rebbe” Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/18forty-podcast--4344730/support.

The night before Hamas murdered 6 innocent captives in Gaza, our enemies in the Judean Hills sent out 2 or 3 car bombs to kill masses of Jews in my area of Gush Etzion in the Judean Hills. Miraculously, none of them blew up to harm the masses as was planned. This is the story of the reactions of two different Jewish populations in Israel.

IntroductionThe newest episode of The Jewish Drinking Show explores a common Jewish drinking expression - l'chaim/l'ḥayyim! Based off of his article “L-Ḥayyim”, Ḥakirah 31 (2022): 345-355, Rabbi Dr. Zvi Ron returns to the show (having previously appeared on the show to discuss spilling out drops of wine at the Passover Seder) to discuss saying לחיים! (Sources are available here.)Bio of GuestRabbi Dr. Zvi Ron received semikha from the Israeli Chief Rabbinate and a PhD in Jewish Theology from Spertus University. He served as rabbi of Keneseth Beth Israel Synagogue for ten years in Richmond, Virginia. Along with his wife, Sharon, they moved back to Israel in 2004 with their four children and live in Neve Daniel, Gush Etzion. He teaches at a number of yeshivot and seminaries in Jerusalem. He is the author of two books on Tanakh in Hebrew: ספר קטן וגדול (Rossi Publications, 2006) and ספר העיקר חסר (Mossad HaRav Kook, 2017) about the variable spellings of words in Tanakh. Rabbi Ron also has authored dozens of articles in numerous publications. His newest book, Jewish Customs: Exploring Common and Uncommon Minhagim, was just published this year (Koren, 2024).  He is editor of the Jewish Bible Quarterly and was a contestant on The Weakest Link (you can see parts two and three of his appearance (part one was removed for copyright reasons)).Support the Show.Thank you for listening!If you have any questions, suggestions, or more, feel free to reach out at Drew@JewishDrinking.coml'chaim!

Welcome to The Times of Israel's Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on what's happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world. Military reporter Emanuel Fabian joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan for today's episode. The bodies of six hostages abducted alive by Hamas on October 7 were recovered from a tunnel in southern Gaza's Rafah a few days ago, shortly after they were murdered by terrorists, the Israel Defense Forces announced Sunday. They were named as Hersh Goldberg-Polin, 23, Eden Yerushalmi, 24, Ori Danino, 25, Alex Lubnov, 32, Carmel Gat, 40, and Almog Sarusi, 27. We learn about the operation to recover their bodies and what we know about the killings of the six. Late last week, the IDF announced it had wrapped up a three-week operation in the southern Gaza Strip and also that the Hamas terror group's Rafah Brigade had “collapsed” as a result of the Israel Defense Forces's ongoing offensive in the city. What is the current status of the Hamas brigades and the location of the fighting on the ground? A health official said Saturday that a polio vaccination campaign had begun in Gaza after the war-torn territory recorded its first case of the disease in a quarter of a century. The campaign involves two doses and aims to cover over 640,000 children under age 10. How are these temporary pauses in fighting being carried out? Three Israeli police officers were killed in a shooting attack in the southern West Bank on Sunday morning. The attack came after terrorists on Saturday detonated two car bombs in the southern West Bank's Gush Etzion settlement bloc. Two soldiers were lightly and one moderately hurt in the explosions. Fabian describes the two terror incidents. Last week, the military launched an ongoing counterterrorism operation in several West Bank cities. Fabian updates us on the operation's achievements so far and describes what cooperation the IDF is seeing with the Palestinian Authority. For news updates, please check out The Times of Israel's ongoing live blog. Discussed articles include: Bodies of 6 hostages, murdered by Hamas just days ago, found in Rafah – IDF IDF wraps up 3-week raid in south Gaza; 250 gunmen killed, 6 km of tunnels destroyed IDF: Hamas's Rafah Brigade has collapsed, 80% of border tunnels neutralized Polio vaccination campaign begins in Gaza, health officials say 3 cops killed in southern West Bank shooting attack; IDF pursuing gunmen 2 car bombs detonate in coordinated West Bank attacks; terrorists killed by troops Subscribe to The Times of Israel Daily Briefing on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts. This episode was produced by Zev Levi. IMAGE: Pictures of 107 hostages held by Hamas in Gaza are displayed by their families and friends as they protest outside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's residence in Jerusalem, Auguest 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Originally from Wilmington, Delaware, Marna Becker is a natural networker, a social media enthusiast, an SDR leader, an activist, an educator, and a ball of energy. She was the youngest member of the board of the Jerusalem Business Networking Forum (JBNF), the predecessor of Made in Jerusalem, where she served for 5 years. In addition, she has worked successfully in both the B2B and B2C marketing and sales universe, where her passion for making processes more efficient and effective has shined through. She has worked with numerous startups, both here in Israel and abroad. She currently is the SDR Team Lead at UserWay.orgMarna is the founder of the Anglo Israel Job Network Facebook group that has over 15K members. The group helps more than 100 people find jobs in Israel each year. She has spoken on the topics of networking effectively and the power of networking in Raanana at N4ES (Networking for English Speakers), in Gush Etzion at Hub Etzion, in Bet Shemesh at SUBS, and has taught a class on social media for the Temech Hub. She most recently spoke at an event sponsored by SDRs of Israel in Tel Aviv and virtually for the Innovate Summit.In this episode, we delve into the many opportunities she tapped into over the years and how she created magic wherever she went, always learning from everyone she met. **For updates and conversations about these episodes, follow me at @talesoftamar You can also reach out to Tamar@tales-of.com with questions, comments, or inquiries. Thank you for listening!Please make your donations to:Yad Yehuda to help students afford their gap year in Israel and make sure to include in the special instruction box that you heard of this cause from Anything But Traditional!Thank you and Tizku L'Mitzvot!

The discourse on marital intimacy and sexuality in Judaism has become a normative topic of conversation. Rabbanit Shayna Goldberg, an educator and spiritual advisor at Migdal Oz, a Midrasha of higher learning for young women in Gush Etzion, believes that conversations about desire, sex and sexuality are relevant for unmarried women as well, and not just as part of premarital education after they have become engaged. In this episode, we discuss the importance of normalizing and addressing issues of sexuality for single women.

IntroductionHaving previously published an episode on the origin of dropping out wine during the Passover Seder a few years ago, the newest episode of The Jewish Drinking Show explores a relatively recent explanation of this practice which sharply departs from its medieval explanations. Based off of his article "Spilling Wine While Reciting the Plagues to Diminish Our Joy?", TheTorah.com (6 April 2020), which is a briefer version of “Our Own Joy is Lessened and Incomplete: The History of an Interpretation of Sixteen Drops of Wine at the Seder,” Ḥakirah 19 (2015): 237–256, Rabbi Dr. Zvi Ron joins the show to discuss this history of this new explanation.Bio of GuestRabbi Dr. Zvi Ron received semikha from the Israeli Chief Rabbinate and a PhD in Jewish Theology from Spertus University. He served as rabbi of Keneseth Beth Israel Synagogue for ten years in Richmond, Virginia. Along with his wife, Sharon, they moved back to Israel in 2004 with their four children and live in Neve Daniel, Gush Etzion. He teaches at a number of yeshivot and seminaries in Jerusalem. He is the author of two books on Tanakh in Hebrew: ספר קטן וגדול (Rossi Publications, 2006) and ספר העיקר חסר (Mossad HaRav Kook, 2017) about the variable spellings of words in Tanakh. Rabbi Ron also has authored dozens of articles in numerous publications. He is editor of the Jewish Bible Quarterly and was a contestant on The Weakest Link.Support the showThank you for listening!If you have any questions, suggestions, or more, feel free to reach out at Drew@JewishDrinking.coml'chaim!

Fred Hopengarten K1VR, and his wife Betty, were guests in my home after an afternoon of touring with me the unusual sites around Jerusalem and Gush Etzion, where I live a few years ago.  Fred has a long history in amateur radio and took to the law rather than engineering as a profession specializing in communications law and antenna regulations for both commercial broadcasting and amateur radio.  His book, Antenna Zoning for the Radio Amateur, is a must read for hams that need and want external antennas at their QTH.  K1VR discuss antenna law, contesting, and his elaborate station in this QSO Today.

Welcome to The Times of Israel's Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on what's happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world. Today is day 159 of the war with Hamas. Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman and military correspondent Emanuel Fabian join host Amanda Borschel-Dan for today's episode. This morning two people are wounded in a stabbing attack at the “tunnels” checkpoint near Gush Etzion on the West Bank's Route 60 highway, south of Jerusalem. Fabian gives updates. Israelis awoke to optimistic media chatter about the status of hostage release negotiations. Berman fills us in. Earlier in the week, the IDF struck central Gaza strike, targeting Hamas #3 Marwan Issa. We hear about the ongoing uncertainty whether the strike was successful. A ship taking almost 200 tons of food to the Gaza Strip left Cyprus early on Tuesday, according to the World Central Kitchen, in a pilot project to open a new sea route for aid to Palestinians amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas. Also yesterday, the United Nations used a new land route to deliver food directly into northern Gaza from an IDF crossing near Kibbutz Be'eri for the first time. And again, on Tuesday, Morocco sent 40 tons of humanitarian supplies for Gaza via Ben Gurion Airport, in another bid to diversify aid routes into Gaza. We discuss the different routes and the IDF's role in securing them, as well as the diplomatic impact the need for aid to the Palestinians is having on Israel's "friendly" neighbors. We also hear about the status of UNRWA funding and which organizations Israel is willing to work with. Finally, Fabian gives us an update on the sharp uptick in the conflict in the north. For the latest updates, please look at The Times of Israel's ongoing live blog. Discussed articles include: Live blog March 13, 2024 Two lightly injured in stabbing at West Bank checkpoint, assailant shot dead Jammed hostage talks advancing as Hamas softens under Qatari pressure — diplomat IDF airs footage of strike on Hamas's No. 3, but says still unclear if he was killed UN and Morocco deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza via land routes through Israel As first ship sails, Israel to inspect all aid from Cyprus; aid groups will distribute IDF strikes Hezbollah sites deep in Lebanon; 100 rockets fired at north THOSE WE HAVE LOST: Civilians and soldiers killed in Hamas's onslaught on Israel THOSE WE ARE MISSING: The hostages and victims whose fate is still unknown Subscribe to The Times of Israel Daily Briefing on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts. This episode was produced by the Pod-Waves. IMAGE: Palestinians line up for a meal in Rafah, Gaza Strip, on March 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On today's Israel Uncensored, Josh Hasten shares how yesterday in Gush Etzion a knife-wielding terrorist, initially using his car as a weapon to try and ram into Israeli civilians and soldiers, was neutralized by Israeli security forces. Josh heard shots outside his window from just 50 meters away, and realized a security event was taking place. Thanks to alert security patrolmen, the terrorist, who was hoping to get out of his car and stab any Jew in sight after his failed ramming-attempt, didn't get the chance. Photo Credit: SolOrionBrando

WABC Host Curtis Sliwa joins Sid to discuss his experiences in the West Bank and his expertise of a site Sid visited this morning, Gush Etzion. Curtis then slams Mayor Adams for his failure to discipline New York City prisoners when they act up in prison. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to Rav Reuven and Rabbanit Shani Taragin, educational directors of World Mizrachi, about what comes next for Israel's Dati Leumi (Religious Zionist) community. Additionally, we speak with Gideon Davis, a Religious Zionist soldier serving in Gaza.Mistakenly, we tend to think of the Dati Leumi community as Israel's analog to Modern Orthodoxy. That makes us miss, however, that Religious Zionism is a rich worldview unto itself, and is something we all can learn from. In this episode we discuss:How does the Dati Leumi community differ from the American Modern Orthodox community?What can American Jews better understand about the sacrifices and contributions made by Religious Zionists?What does it mean to be a member of the Dati Leumi community in 2024?Tune in to hear a conversation about how a religious mindset can expand beyond personal piety to include a deep commitment to the Jewish People and the world. Interview with Gideon Davis begins at 6:09.Interview with Reuven and Shani Taragin begins at 36:42.Rav Reuven Taragin is a former Wexner Fellow and Musmach of the Israeli Chief Rabbinate. Rav Taragin is the Dean of Overseas Students at Yeshivat Hakotel where he is responsible for the program's quality and message and the welfare of each of its talmidim. Rav Taragin is also the Rosh Beit Midrash at Camp Moshava (I.O.), and Rav of Kehillat Eretz Chemdah in Katamon.Rabbanit Shani Taragin is a noted author and teacher at Midreshet Lindenbaum, Midreshet Torah V'Avodah, MaTaN, Migdal Oz, Sha'alvim for Women, Lander College, and the Women's' Beit Midrash in Efrat and Ramat Shilo.The Taragins are the Educational Directors of World Mizrachi and the RZA (Religious Zionists of America), and they also serve as Roshei Beit Medrash for the Beit Medrash Program in Camp Moshava IO during the summer. They have six children and live in Alon Shvut, Gush Etzion.References:The MatrixAdjusting Sights by Haim SabatoTanakhThe Rav Speaks by Joseph B. Soleveitchik“How Will Redemption Begin?” by David BashevkinMeshekh Chokhmah by Meir Simha HaKohen Dvinsk

Israel marks 100 days of the Gaza war. Firms, universities and schools observe a 100-minute strike. Soldiers shoot dead gunman in Gush Etzion clash.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to Rabbi Yosef Zvi Rimon, the esteemed Israeli posek, about the role of halacha during a war. Additionally, we are joined by Rabbi Shmuel Ismach, a rebbe at Yeshiva University and a rabbi at Young Israel of Great Neck. Amid the darkest and most chaotic times, we require the guidance of halacha even more than usual. And we see from Rabbi Rimon that halacha is not just a set of laws, but also the poetry that enables us to move forward. In this episode we discuss:What kinds of halachic questions does a rabbi need to answer when a war breaks out?Should a soldier donate a kidney during a war? Can a couple get married when people are dying? Should we really believe that God is with us when we're being attacked?What kinds of questions does Rabbi Yosef Zvi Rimon ask to the soldiers?Tune in to hear a conversation about the redemption we can find even when it seems out of reach. Rabbi Shmuel Ismach joins at 15:22.Interview with Rabbis Shmuel Ismach and Yosef Zvi Rimon begins at 23:13.Rav Yosef Zvi Rimon is a prolific author of Halachic books which reflect his unique approach, taking the reader from the sources to the practical application of Halacha in our modern reality. Rav Rimon is Founder and Chairman of the Halacha Education Center which develops innovative educational curricula for Jewish studies using cutting-edge technologies, in Israel and abroad. In 2015, Rav Rimon was appointed the Rabbinic Head of Jerusalem College of Technology and Head of its Batei Midrash. A popular lecturer, Rav Rimon is frequently invited by communities in Israel, North America, the UK and Australia. He also serves as the Rabbi of Alon Shvut South in Gush Etzion. As Founder and Chairman of JobKatif, Rav Rimon was awarded the President's Prize for Volunteerism in 2008 and the Moskowitz Prize for Zionism in 2014. Some of his published works in English include a commentary on the Haggadah, Shemita: From the Sources to Practical Halacha, and a Yom Kippur Machzor, available in both Nusach Ashkenaz and Nusach Sefarad editions.References:Shemita: From the Sources to Practical Halacha by Rabbi Yosef Zvi Rimon Shabbat by Rabbi Yosef Zvi Rimon

Hanan Schlesinger is an Orthodox rabbi and teacher, and a passionate Zionist settler who has been profoundly transformed by his encounters with Palestinians and the Palestinian People beginning in late 2013. Originally hailing from New York, Rav Hanan immigrated to Israel on his own at the age of 20 and has lived in Alon Shvut, Gush Etzion, for almost 35 years. His family background is Reform, but already at the end of high school he began delving into observant Judaism. Following his B.A., he spent over 10 years in advanced Jewish study, primarily at the Har Etzion College of Jewish Studies and in the M.A. program of the Dept. of Jewish Philosophy at the Hebrew University. In early 2014, Ali Abu Awwad and an Israeli partner Shaul Judelman, together with Rav Hanan and other Israelis and Palestinians, founded Roots/Judur/Shorashim. Rav Hanan currently serves as its Director of International Relations. He also is the founder of the American Friends of Roots, a multi-faith organization dedicated to supporting the work of Roots/Shorashim/Judur. Rav Hanan frequently speaks in the USA together with one of his Palestinian partner about the amazing work that Roots/Shorashim/Judur is doing in Judea/Palestine. Support Theology in the Raw through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theologyintheraw

Tribe Tel Aviv's Sunset Series presents: Join the Battle: Fighting for Israel Online The world is blowing up with anti-Israel propaganda and hatred. Learn why the battle online for Israel can be as important as that of our soldiers. Find out why it is vital for you to be online for Irael and how you can truly can make a difference. Eytan Rund is an author, speaker and a tour guide. He's from Jerusalem but lives in Gush Etzion for the past few years. He holds a masters in Middle East studies and specializes in lectures about Islam, Israel and the middle east. HIs book, How isis Saved Israel is soon to be published.

In between shifts, I just conducted one of the hardest Pulse of Israel interviews in my life.Meet Avigail Gimpel who volunteers for the Gush Etzion chevra kadisha. THe chevra kadisha was tasked with preparing the massacred and mutilated bodies, from down South, for a proper Jewish burial.Her testimony is super critical, as too many media outlets, journalists, online influencers and politicians deny that any massacre took place, while simultaneously believing the blood libel that Israel shot a Gaza hospital which was proven to be a story of lies.May nobody ever witness what Avigail had to see.

Just a few days ago, Israel experienced the biggest massacre of Jews in the land of Israel in modern times. Even worse than the brutal Arab Muslim massacre of Jews back in 1929 and then in 1936. Most people erroneously think that this war with our Arab Muslim neighbors started just a few days ago with the attack from Gaza. But the truth might surprise you. Do not miss this episode live from the shooting range near a very historic location where I catch you up on the history. Forgive me for the shooting in the background. That was just us IDF soldiers doing shooting practice. For a more detailed history of the 35 Gush Etzion fighters: https://www.israelunwired.com/the-35-jewish-soldiers-who-never-returned-home/

Meet Hila. Hila used to run a falafel store in Gush Etzion. She and her husband Moti ended up moving up to the Golan Heights where they today run a wonderful Bed & Breakfast for visitors from Israel and around the world. They also provide unbelievable service, so definitely consider contacting them for a wonderful stay in the Golan Heights. Hila is alive today because, with his last breaths, my friend Ari Fuld HY"D saved her life back in September, 2018. After Ari was fatally stabbed by the terrorist, he miraculously stayed alive long enough to help stop the terrorist from also murdering Hila. So blessed to be friends with Hila and Moti.

On Sunday, an Israeli man and his two daughters were wounded in a terrorist shooting just outside the Gush Etzion community of Tekoa. Prayers are needed for the full recovery of El-Roi Kapach (El-Roi Ben Batsheva), who was seriously wounded in the attack, and is in stable condition in a Jerusalem hospital, after undergoing surgery. The Arab terrorist who carried out the shooting was apprehended several hours later in the PA-controlled town of Bethlehem. Details on this attack and all the latest news from Israel, on this week's Israel Uncensored, with Josh Hasten.

Rav Yehuda Amital (1924-2010) was a unique leader and builder of Torah of the 20th century. Born in Grosswardein, he survived the Holocaust and immigrated to the Land of Israel where he studied in the Chevron Yeshiva. While teaching at his father in law Rav Tzvi Yehuda Melter's yeshiva in Rechovot he formulated the idea of the Hesder Yeshiva, through which the yeshiva students served in the military along with their yeshiva studies. Following the Six Day War he was hired to head the new Yeshivat Har Etzion in Gush Etzion. He remained at its helm for more than four decades. During the Yom Kippur War he lost eight students, and this tragic loss made a profound impact on him, coupled with his memory and view of the great destruction of the Holocaust. Later on in life, in addition to his yeshiva responsibilities, he publicly voiced his opinion on political issues. Though iconoclastic in many of his positions, he never hesitated to articulate what he felt needed to be expressed.   For sponsorship opportunities about your favorite topics of Jewish history contact Yehuda at:  yehuda@yehudageberer.com Subscribe To Our Podcast on:  PodBean: https://jsoundbites.podbean.com/ Follow us on Twitter or Instagram at @Jsoundbites You can email Yehuda at yehuda@yehudageberer.com

Meet the woman fighting for human rights and exposing Western hypocrisy.This week's guest on "Wine with Adam" is social media whiz and Ynet journalist Emily Schrader. Together they drink the Spring River White Blend from the Gush Etzion winery.Host Adam Bellos and Schrader discuss:her journey from trained figure skater to social media activist and now a journalisther harrowing experience being treated for MS.her activism on behalf of the women of Iran and what the West can't understand.Listen to this fascinating personal interview with of one the Jewish world's most important activists!

Continuing on with our non-tech entrepreneur series we welcome graphic designer Arielle Kwestel, founder of Rubberband Studios, to the show. In this week's episode, we discuss what it means to be a sustainable brand, how Arielle got into graphic design, and how she believes that creating your own business and working for yourself can be EASIER than finding a job that works for you here in Israel. ______________________________________________________________ ABOUT OUR GUEST: Arielle Kwestel is the founder of Rubberband Studio, a branding design agency based in Gush Etzion. Hailing from New York, Arielle is driven by her love of design and a commitment to fostering awareness of climate change and sustainability. She thrives on collaborating with organizations and start-ups that are aligned with her vision and aspirations. Arielle's clientele predominantly consists of organizations, small businesses, and startups based in Israel, who are marketing to an international, English-speaking audience. Arielle currently lives in Neve Daniel with her husband and their four active boys. ______________________________________________________________ CONTACT ARIELLE: Website: https://rubberbandstudio.com/ Email: arielle@rubberbandstudio.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ariellekwestel/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rubberbandstudio/ ______________________________________________________________ SOCIAL LINKS: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AaronKatsmanLC/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/AaronKatsman LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaron-katsman-6550441/ ______________________________________________________________ SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST: iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-aaron-katsman-show/id1192234142 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-aaron-katsman-show Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1lePc1pC0giBFV1nzCGsQR ______________________________________________________________ VISIT MY WEBSITE: Website: https://www.aaronkatsman.com/ ______________________________________________________________ CONTACT ME: Email me: aaron@lighthousecapital.co.il ______________________________________________________________ DISCLAIMER: Aaron Katsman is a licensed financial professional both in the U.S. and Israel. Call 02-624-0995 for a consultation on how to handle U.S. brokerage accounts from Israel. This video is for education purposes only and is not intended to give investment, legal or tax advice. If such advice is needed, contact a licensed professional who can help you. Securities offered through Portfolio Resources Group Inc. Member FINRA, SIPC, MSRB, FSI. The opinions expressed are those of the author and not of Portfolio Resources Group Inc., or its affiliates. Neither PRG nor its affiliates give tax or legal advice.

Welcome to What Matters Now, a weekly podcast exploration into one key issue shaping Israel and the Jewish World — right now. On Thursday this week, tens of thousands of marchers -- including several government ministers and MKs -- marked the 1967 reunification of Jerusalem under Israeli sovereignty with participation in the annual Flag March. While most of the masses sang, danced, and yes, caused a ruckus through the Old City's Muslim Quarter, much like every year in the recent past, at times parts of the mostly under-30, largely male crowd acted like a tinderbox eager for a spark. What was different this year is a group of left-wing activists blocked a main artery from the West Bank bloc of Gush Etzion to prevent marchers from reaching the capital. Perhaps taking a page out of the judicial overhaul protests, they stood with massive banners, chanting, "Fascism will not pass; the marchers will not pass." This push-pull political situation in Israel is the stuff scholars of contemporary history dream of. And for Dr. Sara Hirschhorn, an American historian and public intellectual who focuses on the Israeli ultranationalist movement, a research visit to the Holy Land couldn't have been better timed. Hirschhorn is currently an inaugural fellow at the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) Center for Antisemitism Research and an instructor in Jewish and Israel Studies at Rutgers University. In addition to her research into Israeli extremism, she also focuses on Diaspora-Israel relations and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. Her first, award-winning book, "City on a Hilltop: American Jews and the Israeli Settler Movement" (Harvard, 2017) will soon be followed up on with an in-progress manuscript entitled "New Day in Babylon and Jerusalem: Zionism, Jewish Power, and Identity Politics Since 1967."We sat together this week and in our wide-ranging conversation, we discuss the increasing extremist symbolism of the Jerusalem Day Flag March. We also drill down on how Israel's far-right parties are now considered mainstream as part of the Knesset coalition. And, we discuss how by simply envisioning what the world could look like the day after peace breaks out, we may actually get there. This week we ask Dr. Sara Hirschhorn, What Matters Now. What Matters Now podcasts are available for download on iTunes, TuneIn, Pocket Casts, Stitcher, PlayerFM or wherever you get your podcasts. IMAGE: Dr. Sara Hirschhorn in the Nomi Studios in Jerusalem. (Amanda Borschel-Dan/Times of Israel)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Here in Gush Etzion the red alert siren went off and everyone indoors ran to our safety rooms.We heard booms and found out later on that two rockets fell in the area, one in an open field and one next to the main road that we all travel on, that is always filled with cars. Thankfully, nobody was hurt by either of those rockets. One rocket also fell on a house in Sderot. Thankfully, nobody was hurt in that attack either.

Three decades following the passing of the Rav zt”l his legacy endures and his teachings still inspire – but how do we communicate his Torah to a generation “which did not know Yosef” (R. Yosef Dov Halevi Soloveitchik, that is)? This is a question that is explored from a few different angles in TRADITION's recent expanded issue on the thought of the Rav.  Readers of the special issue will discover that one of the many insightful perspectives on this particular question is offered by Mali Brosky, whose essay “The Rav's Enduring Pedagogical Relevance” takes up the challenge of how we can best convey R. Soloveitchik's thought, hashkafa, and philosophy to students born over a decade after his death and almost a generation after he left the public stage. It is indeed complex, but crucial, and Brofsky makes a compelling case for why it's more important than ever, offering some lessons from her many years of teaching. She recently discussed her essay on the podcast she co-hosts, RZ Weekly, which surveys issues facing the Religious Zionist community in Israel and worldwide. It's an engaging weekly roundtable conversation between Mali and her educational colleagues, Johnny Solomon and Reuven Spolter. We thank them for allowing us to share the segment of this episode over our feed  – search for RZ Weekly on all podcasting platforms to subscribe.  Subscribers can access the  essay alongside some open-access content available to all at https://traditiononline.org/rabbisoloveitchik120issue where the issue can be purchased as well. Mali Brofsky is a senior faculty member at Michlelet Mevaseret Yerushalayim, teaches for Wurzweiler School of Social Work at Hebrew University, and runs a clinical social work practice in Gush Etzion.

Today, the Etzion bloc is home to more than 20,000 Jews. But back in 1948, roughly 500 Jews lived in the tiny parcel of land nestled between Hebron and Jerusalem. The four isolated, vulnerable kibbutzim of the bloc were an easy target for Arab attacks. But the Jews of Etzion weren't going down without a fight. And the Palmach – the Haganah's elite strike force – would do anything to keep these tiny communities strong and well-supplied. Like sending a convoy of 35 fighters weighed down with supplies through miles of hostile territory.  But war is hell. And the story of Gush Etzion, and the brave convoy that supplied it, is both a tragedy – and a story of brotherhood, heroism, and resilience in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds. ~~~~   Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1REJt_UGndGrngPsww3Ra4PLBcKJB67xBM6Sd3TVG_nE/edit?usp=sharing ~~~~  This Israel@75 mini-series is generously sponsored by the Jewish Agency for Israel - North American Council, and Ari and Jody Storch.

Rav Yosef Zvi Rimon is an internationally acclaimed “posek” of Halacha, author, educator, and lecturer. Individuals and communities from around the globe turn to him regarding complex questions in Halacha, the responses of which have been pivotal in helping shape the contemporary Jewish world. Rav Rimon is the Chief Rabbi of Gush Etzion and is the Rosh Yeshiva of Lev Academic Center (JCT), as well as the community rabbi of Alon Shvut South. For Rav Rimon, innovation in Torah and Chessed come hand in hand. He is Founder and Chairman of Sulamot, which develops cutting-edge educational technologies, experiential Jewish programming, and innovative curricula for Judaic studies, taught in five languages in hundreds of schools around the world. 00:00 - Intro 14:06 - Interview 1:03:57 - Outro Rabbi Efrem Goldberg: Rabbi, Boca Raton Synagogue (BRS). Rabbi Philip Moskowitz: Associate Rabbi, BRS. Rabbi Josh Broide: Outreach Rabbi, BRS.

This week we welcome Sarah Landman to the show. Sarah is the founder and CEO of Landman Strategic Fundraising (LSF), a Jerusalem-based fundraising firm serving Israeli nonprofits. Sarah was not looking to start a business with multiple employees when she began freelancing as a fundraising consultant, but she slowly grew her one-woman show into a thriving agency. I am excited to share the story of her entrepreneurial journey! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ABOUT OUR GUEST: Sarah Landman has been working in the international nonprofit sector for over 15 years. She has used her skills as a program manager, educator, and activist, and most significantly, as a fundraising strategist with a specialty in women's rights, Jewish identity, and employment initiatives. Sarah is the founder and CEO of Landman Strategic Fundraising (LSF), a Jerusalem-based fundraising firm serving Israeli nonprofits. Sarah and her team of consultants and communications professionals work with their nonprofit clients to develop and implement long-term fundraising strategies, meaningful campaigns, and strong partnerships that ensure continuous growth and long-term sustainability. Sarah lives in Gush Etzion with her husband and four sons. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CONTACT SARAH: Website: https://www.lsf.co.il/ Email: sarah@lsf.co.il Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/landmanstrategic/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/landman-strategic-fundraising/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOCIAL LINKS: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AaronKatsmanLC/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/AaronKatsman LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaron-katsman-6550441/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST: iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-aaron-katsman-show/id1192234142 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-aaron-katsman-show Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1lePc1pC0giBFV1nzCGsQR ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VISIT MY WEBSITE: Website: https://www.aaronkatsman.com/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONTACT ME: Email me: aaron@lighthousecapital.co.il ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DISCLAIMER: Aaron Katsman is a licensed financial professional both in the U.S. and Israel. Call 02-624-0995 for a consultation on how to handle U.S. brokerage accounts from Israel. This video is for education purposes only and is not intended to give investment, legal or tax advice. If such advice is needed, contact a licensed professional who can help you. Securities offered through Portfolio Resources Group Inc. Member FINRA, SIPC, MSRB, FSI. The opinions expressed are those of the author and not of Portfolio Resources Group Inc., or its affiliates. Neither PRG nor its affiliates give tax or legal advice.

Al Jazeera is bringing a criminal complaint to the International Criminal Court against the State of Israel for the killing of their journalist, Shireen Abu Akleh. There was one shooting attack in Gush Etzion and another one on Highway 6. And the Biden administration has once again proved how much they really hate Israel. All this and more on today's show!

On today's Israel Uncensored, Josh Hasten shares what his commute to Jerusalem from Gush Etzion looked like this morning as Arab terrorists finished attacking an Israeli bus near Tekoa, and were then rioting in their village. IDF troops arrived at the scene to disperse those responsible. Nevertheless, the last few days have seen a slew of rock and firebomb attacks, along with shootings on the roads of Judea and Samaria. Josh says that the political echelon must direct the IDF to use all its might and all tools at its disposal to squash the hornet's nests of terror. Photo Credit: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rock_around_the_clock.jpg

Bat Galim Shaer is an educator and public figure, married to Ofir and mother to 5 daughters and one son - the late Gil-ad z''l - who was murdered by Hamas terrorists in Gush Etzion in the summer of 2014 along with his friends Naftali Frenkel and Eyal Yifrach.  With over 20 years of experience in various educational frameworks, Bat Galim has presented lectures and initiated conferences to promote and foster unity within Israeli society. She is one of the creators of Israel's "Unity Day" project which has grown to include the participation of tens of thousands of high school students, soldiers, organizations and communities in Israel and throughout the world.00:00 - Intro21:17 - Interview1:13:45 - OutroRabbi Efrem Goldberg: Rabbi, Boca Raton Synagogue (BRS).Rabbi Philip Moskowitz: Associate Rabbi, BRS.Rabbi Josh Broide: Outreach Rabbi, BRS.

A terror attack was foiled in Gush Etzion thankfully before anyone was injured. According to Mahmoud Abbas, Joe Biden's visit to the PA accomplished absolutely nothing for the Palestinians. Another Iranian missile engineer strangely went missing just a day after an Israeli spy network was allegedly caught by Iran. Iran also removed 27 cameras from a nuclear site, threatening not to turn them back on until the 2015 nuclear deal is restored. The home of the terrorist that killed the security guard at the entrance to Ariel back in April was finally destroyed by the IDF.

When it comes to reporting on Jewish communities in Judea & Samaria, nuance isn't exactly something often seen in the news media. Whether disdainfully referring to them as illegal Jewish settlements, or claiming that their existence violates international law, or even that they are the single biggest obstacle to peace between Israelis and Palestinians, it can be hard to separate truth from fiction and to try and understand the reality of these communities. Our guest this week will be sharing a unique viewpoint not often seen in the news media: that these Jewish communities are not only not obstacles to peace, but in fact may be very much the opposite. Since arriving on Aliyah from the United States in 2002, Josh Hasten has been at the forefront of Israel's public diplomacy efforts. Josh is currently the International Spokesperson for Gush Etzion. He is also the host of the weekly radio program “Israel Uncensored." Josh is also a well-known award-winning freelance journalist. He is also a sought-after guest for television interviews on current events in Israel, having appeared on CNN, BBC, Sky News, and more. Welcome to the Honest Report podcast. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thehonestreport/message

Welcome to the first show of a special Israeli entrepreneurship series. We're talking the nitty-gritty of what it takes to start a business here in Israel - and we're not talking hi-tech either. We're talking real people, with real successful businesses who have paved the way for us olim who are trying to make a living while we make a difference here in this country. Our first guest is none other than Devorah Levine Katz of Pat BaMelach fame and she will be sharing with us everything about how she and her husband began their business, their new business venture, Meshek48, and the advice she would like to give olim about standing up to Israeli bureaucracy and finding your place in the Israeli ecosystem. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ABOUT OUR GUESTDevorah Levine Katz grew up in Toronto, Canada and has been living in Israel since 1995. Her first career was in the world of education where she was an educator, curriculum writer and editor. In 2015, she founded Pat BaMelach, an artisan sourdough bakery and a tourist destination in Gush Etzion, with her husband, David. The bakery grew to include a restaurant, event space, and workshop space. Pat BaMelach crackers are currently sold nationally and can be found in over 2500 stores. In June of 2020, Pat BaMelach merged with a larger company and continued to grow. Devorah and David stepped down in March of 2022 and are about to launch their next project, Meshek 48. Past Devorah and David collaborations include five children and a short-lived greenhouse in their backyard. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CONTACT DEVORAH: Website: https://meshek48.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meshek48/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Meshek48-106056658836569 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOCIAL LINKS: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AaronKatsmanLC/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/AaronKatsman LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaron-katsman-6550441/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST: iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-aaron-katsman-show/id1192234142 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-aaron-katsman-show Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1lePc1pC0giBFV1nzCGsQR ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VISIT MY WEBSITE: Website: https://www.aaronkatsman.com/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONTACT ME: Email me: aaron@lighthousecapital.co.il ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DISCLAIMER: Aaron Katsman is a licensed financial professional both in the U.S. and Israel. Call 02-624-0995 for a consultation on how to handle U.S. brokerage accounts from Israel. This video is for education purposes only and is not intended to give investment, legal or tax advice. If such advice is needed, contact a licensed professional who can help you. Securities offered through Portfolio Resources Group Inc. Member FINRA, SIPC, MSRB, FSI. The opinions expressed are those of the author and not of Portfolio Resources Group Inc., or its affiliates. Neither PRG nor its affiliates give tax or legal advice.

Join America's Roundtable Radio co-hosts Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy in a conversation with Oded Revivi, mayor of Efrat, in the Gush Etzion region of Judea and Samaria, Israel. The conversation will review Israel's leadership role in strengthening the Abraham Accords, how the rule of law foundation fuels the Israeli market economy and trade, and with an update from Judea and Samaria. With U.S. President Joe Biden heading to the Middle East (July 13-16) with stops in Israel and Saudi Arabia, the discussion on America's Roundtable will also draw greater attention to the growing concern of the Iran nuclear threat. “Now Tehran is much closer to having enough fissile material for a nuclear bomb, though they do not appear to have resumed their weaponization program. But we are of course alarmed, as are our partners, about the progress they've made in the enrichment field. Iran has enough highly enriched uranium on hand to make a bomb and could do so in a matter of weeks." — Robert Malley, U.S. Special Envoy for Iran. Bio: Oded Revivi, Mayor of Efrat, Israel Oded Revivi is a statesman, orator, lawyer, mayor and prominent advocate for the Israeli communities in Judea and Samaria. He is also a staunch advocate of co-existence and fostering improved relationships with Efrat's neighboring Palestinian villages. As mayor of Efrat, the population has grown by over sixty percent, making him one of the most effective leaders in the history of the YESHA Council. The YESHA Council is the official representative organization for the 406,000 Israelis residing in Judea and Samaria. USA TODAY recently described the YESHA Council as "one of the most powerful and effective lobbying groups in Israel”. Oded began his professional career as an attorney working in several law firms and in 2000 he opened up his own law practice, where he specialized in real estate and business law in addition to litigation. Prior to becoming a lawyer, Revivi served for 4 and 1/2 years in the Israel Defense Forces Armored Corps as a conscript and subsequently an additional 25 years as a reserve officer attaining the rank of Lieutenant Colonel (Res.). Under his leadership and command, his tank regiment received the President of Israel's Prize for Excellence. Revivi served as Chief Foreign Envoy of the YESHA Council, heading the newly reinstated Foreign Affairs Department of the YESHA Council and acting as the official political representative of the Israeli settlement movement to the international community. Following his success in Efrat, Oded was chosen to be a mentor for newly elected mayors in a special program initiated by the Ministry of the Interior in cooperation with the Center for Local Government and the Hebrew University School for Public Policy. Revivi received his Bachelor Degree in Law at from East London Law School in the United Kingdom and Master's Degree in Social Sciences and Public Policy from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. He is a graduate of the San Francisco based Gvanim fellowship, that fosters the advancement of religious pluralism in Israel. He completed an Executive Education Program at Harvard Business School with a focus on leadership and management as a Maoz fellow. https://ileaderssummit.org/services/americas-roundtable-radio/ https://ileaderssummit.org/ | https://jerusalemleaderssummit.com/ America's Roundtable on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/americas-roundtable/id1518878472 Twitter: @odedrevivi @ileaderssummit @NatashaSrdoc @JoelAnandUSA America's Roundtable is co-hosted by Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy, co-founders of International Leaders Summit and the Jerusalem Leaders Summit. America's Roundtable from Washington D.C. informs, educates, empowers and challenges the listening audience about the importance to restore, strengthen, and protect our freedoms, the rule of law, and free markets. America's Roundtable advances the ideas of freedom, the significance of freedom of speech, limited government, and the application of free market principles to solve problems. America's Roundtable presents in-depth analysis of current events and public policy issues while applying America's founding principles. America's Roundtable radio program - a strategic initiative of International Leaders Summit, focuses on America's economy, healthcare reform, rule of law, security and trade, and its strategic partnership with rule of law nations around the world. The radio program features high-ranking US administration officials, cabinet members, members of Congress, state government officials, distinguished diplomats, business and media leaders and influential thinkers from around the world. 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Study Guide Yevamot 72 Today’s daf is dedicated by Becki Goldstein in loving memory of Joe Aminoff, Yosef ben Reuven v'Leah. “Joe's way to extoll the glories of Hashem was to photograph His creations. Through his artistic and sharp eye for detail, his photographs of simple sights and scenes would translate into beautiful sublime paintings whether they were pictures of faraway places or landscapes of his beloved Gush Etzion. Every sunrise or sunset from a moving car felt like he was part of it and told a story coming alive as you witnessed it. He invoked in me feelings of "ma gadlu maasecha" with every new picture and for that gift I thank him. His photography books gracing his table during his shiva focused on his own personal journey for all to appreciate for that was the genuine quiet ish emunah he had become. Every scene depicts both a simple, beautiful and natural moment and at the same time he shares an intimate interpretation of what that picture meant to him and transcends to us, the observer. Blessed is his family left with all those beautiful picturesque memories, the legacy Joe left behind. Priceless. Yehi zichro baruch.  Why didn't the Jews circumcise themselves in the desert? There are two possible answers - because they were weak from the traveling (or concern that at any moment they could be traveling) or because the pleasant Northern wind wasn't present while they were in the desert. Rav Huna rules that one whose forseskin is pulled down and it looks like he is uncircumcised can't eat truma by rabbinic law. Two tannaitic sources are used to raise difficulties against his position. One is resolved, the other is not. The Gemara delves more in depth into the second source which talks about a tumtum and his wife/slaves and whether they can eat truma. From where does he have wives if he is a tumtum? Rava and Abaye each offer a possible answer. Is Rav Huna's ruling a subject of debate among tannaim? Can an uncircumcised person sprinkle the red heifer waters?  

Study Guide Yevamot 72 Today’s daf is dedicated by Becki Goldstein in loving memory of Joe Aminoff, Yosef ben Reuven v'Leah. “Joe's way to extoll the glories of Hashem was to photograph His creations. Through his artistic and sharp eye for detail, his photographs of simple sights and scenes would translate into beautiful sublime paintings whether they were pictures of faraway places or landscapes of his beloved Gush Etzion. Every sunrise or sunset from a moving car felt like he was part of it and told a story coming alive as you witnessed it. He invoked in me feelings of "ma gadlu maasecha" with every new picture and for that gift I thank him. His photography books gracing his table during his shiva focused on his own personal journey for all to appreciate for that was the genuine quiet ish emunah he had become. Every scene depicts both a simple, beautiful and natural moment and at the same time he shares an intimate interpretation of what that picture meant to him and transcends to us, the observer. Blessed is his family left with all those beautiful picturesque memories, the legacy Joe left behind. Priceless. Yehi zichro baruch.  Why didn't the Jews circumcise themselves in the desert? There are two possible answers - because they were weak from the traveling (or concern that at any moment they could be traveling) or because the pleasant Northern wind wasn't present while they were in the desert. Rav Huna rules that one whose forseskin is pulled down and it looks like he is uncircumcised can't eat truma by rabbinic law. Two tannaitic sources are used to raise difficulties against his position. One is resolved, the other is not. The Gemara delves more in depth into the second source which talks about a tumtum and his wife/slaves and whether they can eat truma. From where does he have wives if he is a tumtum? Rava and Abaye each offer a possible answer. Is Rav Huna's ruling a subject of debate among tannaim? Can an uncircumcised person sprinkle the red heifer waters?  

The other night a terrorist entered the Jewish community of Tekoa in the Judean Hills of Gush Etzion, and attempted to enter a home to massacre a Jewish family. Instead, the family was miraculously saved thanks to the alertness of a father and son. Do not hearing the greater message for all of us, from how the father acted.

Series: Be'erot, Love & Relationship with God. Synopsis: The beginning of Yitzchak's love is in binah, Yaakov's love is in the experience of G-d through Shema Yisrael and Baruch Shem K'vod, etc.   Episode Transcript: …[Thanks to] a great convergence of events, that we can meet on Yud Tet Kislev, I'm very happy about that, in the context of where we were holding last time, I guess thanks to your question, we continued farther than the class had actually ended… [I want] to touch some of what the Admor HaZakeyn offered as a teaching on two experiences of longing for G-d, which are reflected in two aspects of being a bride, being the kallah of Hakadosh Baruch Hu. The word itself means two different things. It means both longing, as in kaltah nafshi, and also it means a absolving, as in kilayon. These are two movements of the soul in pining for G-d, and those are the two meanings of the word, kallah, which is being reflected in the way Knesset Yisrael is living the love of G-d throughout Shir Hashirim. And if I recall correctly, we saw that the movement between these two kallot actually creates a song in the vibration and the oscillation of these two movements. Like if I begin to move my hand quickly enough to begin to produce a sound—like when you hit a guitar string—this vibration produces sound and song, so the song that's produced is the Song of Songs, and the root of all song, is this oscillation between the complete abnegation of the soul and G-d, the ratzo, and the shov, coming back here to live in this world, with the consciousness of the longing for G-d, which is the other aspect of kallah. We primarily have been talking about Yitzchak, and I wanted to go back to that to briefly remind us of how Yitzchak's experience of how all is G-d was a very profound reflection of something which is called the aspect of the yechid, “no other than.” He is the only one. “He is the only one” led Yitzchak to be able to, so to speak, insist upon G-d's forgiving us. Because G-d, you know, we're just a pile of ashes. You are our life. And when Your life is removed from us, we're still a pile of ashes, and even that is generous. Giving us even that level of reality in which G-d has, so to speak, removed Himself from us. And so Yitzchak pointed at the end of time to HaKadosh Baruch Hu and says to Him, “Of course you must give them mechilah.” That was something that we try to take into an avodah for ourselves, and we a little bit jumped the gun on it because really Yitzchak is the bechinah of mechila that HaKadosh Baruch Hu is mochel us, and looking at us as being the chalal that he has so-to-speak vacated, but hasn't really vacated. Yitzchak, though, in his return to the experience of human reality, becomes the greatest lover, ironically, and this we spoke about in a previous segment of these teachings, that Yitzchak is the first appearance of love between people, whereas Avraham Avinu is the love of G-d, and has apparently very little to do with love between people. He has to do with chesed between people, but that's something else. Yitzchak is the first appearance in the Chumash of love for his wife. And the Chumash describes that he loves his wife. Now it's crucial to realize that in Parshat Chaya Sarah, the profound story about him going to get his wife, is that…when Yitzchak is out in conversation, “v… besadeh…” He takes Rivka into the tent of his mother, Sarah, vayikach et Rivka, and he takes Rivkah, vayikach, that very first word that G-d used when G-d acted upon man in that primordial moment, when G-d had to take man with kind words and temptation. Vayikach. Et Rivka vtehilo l'ishah. Note, first it says Vayeviehah… he brought her into his mother's tent, Sarah's tent, then Vayikach… what's new? What's changed? Now he's in the kichah and all that means, her heart being there also, not just her having come there. Vatehih lo l'ishah, a third level, she's now become his woman, v'yiahvehah, and he loved her. V'nachem… that he is consoled over the loss of this mother. So there is much to say about these verses, but I just want to point out that in our context, that really what's happened is Yitzchak's return to this worldly consciousness comes through binah. That binah is the aspect of differentiated and separated-out thinking. Whereas chochmah is the whole picture, so to speak, binah is separated out and progressive thought. So hear this: When Yitzchak returns from the experience of there's nothing but G-d, so ironically, the one who it's hard to identify the love of G-d with, because we also saw that his experience of G-d is of deveikut, is a full and utter communion in which there's nothing other than G-d, when he is in his shov of coming back, passing through as we'll explain momentarily how that works, so then he's just totally astounded at the fact that there's people here, there's separate realities here, there's a mamashut, a substance to all of this, and he lives with complete reverence for each individual expression of life and material in this world. It's so marvelous. It's such a pele, and he knows that as G-d's great love. Because there's absolutely no reason why there would be anything here at all. Only G-d's ahavah, that there should be here a materialized reality in which people would experience their lives as separate and disparate and other, so to speak, than G-d. And so he has ultimate and complete respect for that. It's ironic: with G-d, it was complete deveikut, and the love there, it's barely present because for there to be love, there needs to be a lover, but he's complete mitateha, yachid, but in his shor he comes back and sees every person as a yachid, as an absolutely and utter uniqueness, like with G-d, his experience of G-d is yachid, so his experience of every other human being is yachid, of uniqueness, and that's why Yitzchak is called “yechidecha” at the opening of the Akeidah. Because he knows ultimate uniqueness, because he's touched ultimate uniqueness in G-d, who is the ultimate unique One, there is no other like Him, for there is no other reality like him at all. So you hear this? How the same word has the power to be nothing but Him, and there's nothing but you. I'm sure that the most loving words a person can say are, There's no one but you. Do you hear that? So Yitzchak lives that and embodies that and actually becomes entitled, yechidecha, it's the third (first?) time that word appears in the Torah. And therefore when he meets his wife, he can say to her, you're my only one. And he takes her into the tent, which is the tent of binah, because now rather it being the vision of chochmah, in which the all, in which Avraham Avinu, on the right side of the chart, the expansiveness, the gedulah. On the left side, is where love appears in the aspect of yachid. The mother love. Mothers far more than fathers have this connection with the child in which every child experiences the mother like being toward him as you're my only one. This is a real aspect of mother love. It's an aspect of specificity that comes from the left side, so to speak, the gevurah side of the chart. That's why binah is the place of the hamtkah of din. Din can be separated into dividing, but when it goes up into binah, as we saw in hanotain lsechvey binah, it becomes connective. You're my only one, and we live as a connective tissue between us. Because mother have the experience of child as having been yereh imah. Chazal say that a child in embryo is like a limb of the mother. She has had the experience of the connective tissue, so to speak, and now when she expels him in contraction, and that is what it's called in English, the translation of the tzimtzum, and that's what they should have called it, instead of hitkabtzuyot, the should have called it tzimtzum. Then the contractions, then she expels him, and forces him out to take his place in the world, and continues to see him as you're my only one. You know those moments after birth, the mother's looking at the child, she says you're my only one. I don't think that there's any moment that can compare to that. And it's a good thing that B”H most of you shouldn't have to be drugged after giving birth. To be aware and conscious and look into that child's eyes when he has that experience of I'm the only one. It really is, and that Chazal really say, make sure that your child nurses from the left side first. Why? Because it's the place of binah, (It's also where your heart is) So that binah, comes down through gevurah and ends in hod. All that side ends in hod. And this is very clear to those of you who have been enjoying these explorations since last year, but I can include everyone, and that is that Aharon is hod because he is the ultimate lover of the briot. Aharon ohev et habriot. So that the Zohar asks a deep question, and the mefarshei Hazohar wonder. Some places in the Zohar it says that the root of love is chesed. And in other places in the Zohar it says that the root of love is binah. So the mefarshim wonder, hmmm, where is the root of love? So I want to claim that the root of love of G-d is in chesed. And that the experience of the oneness of reality is all in kinship with Him, but the root of love of man is in binah, because that's where the expelling of an other into standing on his her own two feet happens, and it comes down into individuation in gevurah, and the appreciation and gratitude and ability to be makir tov, which is in hod, which is why we [incomprehensible–Aharon as so much the man who is called in English he's] ---people, he empowers them, and that's how he brings people to forgiveness is that he empowers them… When Yitzchak meets Rivkah, so the place he takes her, so that it not be just the place of din, which is the place of her on the camel, if you remember… Now he takes her into the place of his mother, which is binah, and there he loves her. So the Zohar actually states mefarshim in the Chumash, that the place of the beginning of love is in binah. That's the love of another person. So Yitzchak finds consolation for the love that he had with his mother, in which in her eyes, of course, he was the only one, and in fact he was the only one, he gets consolation by being the only one in her eyes, and can give her the only one being in his eyes. In fact, he is the unique among the avot, never marries anyone else, never sleeps with anyone else. Only Rivkah. Only her. That's the bechinah of yechidcha. And in terms of the divine experience, it comes from the experiencing G-d as yechido shel olam. Even the shel olam is stating too much. Yechid. Even very dear things about Yitzchak which I want to return to the Baal Hatanya for guidance in, for the rather odd phenomenon of “from yachid we go to echad”, meaning from Yitzchak, we go to Yaakov Avinu. And we want to come to know more of Yaakov Avinu's experience in his relation to G-d which is different from that of Avraham Avinu, and different from that of Yitzchak, and it has to do with something which the Torah describes as when he's leaving Israel, and he has to go into galut but he's still in Israel, and it's called vayifgah bamakom. That he hits the place. And the rabbis say, boy did he ever hit the place! M'komo shel olam. He hit the place of the world which is G-d. (Getting a text) It continues in the passage we have been reading about the two kallot. And these two madrigot, and it tells us that the first bechinah, of kallah, is limsor nafsho l'echad, which means, shma lashon havanah, to understand, which is contemplating the greatness of G-d, how He is one, before, after, what he's talking about is what we've been calling yachid, in which that something is there is no change in G-d, there is only Him. Atah hu ad she …. Halom… etc. ayn elokim, there is no elokim who hides me. So, don't ever (book Him? ) be mechalael name, don't ever empty out the world from My Presence. The second bechina is kalta nafshi she hi lashon tchukah v' ahava. The second aspect of kallah—I'm just reviewing what I said at the beginning of the shiur--is the longing and the loving, which is called bitul hayesh. There is a yesh, there is a reality, and it's completely given over eleh she mevatel et atzmo…it seeks to come into deveikut with G-d, but it still continues to maintain its own entity. V'lachen, And therefore we find, in reading Kriyat Shema, we stop after the mesirut nefesh of Shema Yisrael in which there's nothing other than You, G-d, and V'ahavta, in which we say, V'ahavta Hashem elokecha, with Baruch Shem Kevod Malchuto L'olam Vaed, which is called yechid atatah, the lower unificiation. That is to say, because there is still a reality of separate entity, which is now completely devoting itself to Him in love. And know that G-d is the Source of all life which is here in the world of all the creatures. Then He points out that it says on the one hand, Biladai, ein elokim, outside of Me there is no multiplicity of forces, havayah…I am the Source of all of those apparently different forces which hide me away like the shell on the snail hides the snail in his house, which is part of him, so they're no different from one another. And Baruch Shem Kevod Malchuto L'olam Vaed is the experience of there being other and separateness but which is is always being given its life by G-d. Then the love comes from yesh mi she ohev, there is one who loves. Whether you follow that or not is fine, with or without. The point is that we have a depiction here of a process which is complete bitul of in love, in Shema Yisrael, and then Baruch Shem, there is a drawing down of His name, which means that there is someone outside Him who can call Him, that's the Shem and that's the malchut. A speaking, malchut actually means the cutting out of the twenty-six letters, or the twenty-six which is the name of G-d, havayah, mal means to cut. Malchut is to cut (inaudible) to enunciate the name of G-d as one who stands outside of Him, Baruch Shem…Vaed. It's down here in this world forever—as long as this world is—and then Vahavta et…and then you come to love Him. Now the first one who said, Baruch Shem Kevod Malchuto L'olam Vaed was Yaakov Avinu. And it happened when his children were in Egypt, he was going to tell them about how it would be at the end of time, and he was about to start prophesying about how it would be at the end of time, and the prophesy disappeared from him. All of a sudden it went black. And so he looks at his kids and he says, wow, maybe there's something about you that's stopping me from being able to describe the end of time. So you know what they say to him? They say, Shema Yisrael, listen Yisrael, Hashem Elokeinu Hashem Echad, we know there's only one G-d, so he says, Baruch Hashem. But he doesn't only say Baruch Hashem, he says Baruch Shem Kevod Malchuto L'olam Vaed. That's the first time those words were spoken according to chazal. And that means that Yaakov Avinu is the realization of Baruch Shem Kevod Malchuto L'olam Vaed…. Then what he's allowing for is v'ahavta… he's the one that's going to allow now for the love of G-d, because yesh she ohev. There's someone here who says Baruch Hashem, and who can call G-d by his name, and celebrate His name, and His malchut, the enunciation of different realities, and long for Him and love him. So Yaakov Avinu is the one who allows for that type of love to appear which is the love of the experience of G-d…. So how does that come about? Let's go back to a story we hear from the Chumash and start from there. Are you wondering something? (What kind of love exactly?) The longing for G-d. That is the kallah that is the kallah of longing. Yaakov Avinu introduces that into the world with the words Baruch Shem Kvod…Vaed, creating a separation between us and one and it results from this passage from binah and gevurah now coming into tiferet. The point is that we now will have introduced into reality compassion and rachamim because we can now ask G-d to have mercy on us, compassion on us in our distance from You. I have compassion on myself in my --- and now this experience of the gap and the distance becomes a source and root for the experience of compassion and the compassion of love. A love of caring, a love of responsiveness, a love which includes within it the overall connection of oneness of Avraham Avinu and the separate existence that Yitzchak introduces into the world from the perspective of human beings, but also the experience that there's nothing other than G-d, which is the experience of Yitzchak, and now that's going to produced by now merging and separating, an opening to rachamim. Now before I explain this, I'll just give you a very abstracted model right now. I want to point out to you a most fascinating thing: When we say Ashrei, we're actually following through a certain process which is being described there, of the coming of the connection of G-d to the worlds through the sefirot. You may or may not have noticed that there are ten times during Ashrei that the name “Havayah” is spoken. Do people know this? This is a good thing to know. And the Arizal reveals that those ten times are k'neged those sefirot. Count them and watch. (This next part is amazing!—DG) Ashrei yoshveh….Kachah lo—that's just the way it is, keter, that's the way reality is, as G-d meets His world. Thilah David…I'm drawing some of your name down into the world. Every day I'm bringing down bracha, now we're starting to open up. Gadol Hashem… I can't know You except by complete surrender to You. It's completely overwhelming, Your greatness, that's chochmah. …eiyn choeker…I can't be choeker at all. Dor l'dor… but what happens is all the generations, each one adding praises to G-d, eventually I suppose we'll have a lot of them, but in the context of infinity you can't have enough generations for the praise to Him to be spoken, but nevertheless we're going to open up generations, we're moving out towards binah. Hadar k'vod….and then we get to Chanun v'rachum, that's binah, meaning that You, G-d are chanun v'rachum, You're full of mercy, we've spoken already about tiferet, and we'll see how that's so, but she's is the origin of it, as having a rechem, as being an imah and binah, as being very patient as things work themselves out. Then Tov Hashem.. that's chesed. Yoduchah… everyone bows before Him and gives thanks to Him, and is m'vatel themselves before Him, that's gevurah. And then finally, as we continue to go down, so we get to the next time that the word of G-d's name is spoken, is Somech…. That is tiferet. Somech…k'fufim. Those who might have fallen as a result of the intense demand of gevruah, I'm raising you back up, I have mercy on you, I'm connecting you back to mother, and I'm raising you back up. That's tiferet, and that's the middle line. And that's when the mercy of the mother becomes revealed and the child who has fallen, she picks him up. You've fallen down from the overwhelming demand of gevruah; mother comes and picks him up. It's the hamtakah of gevurah that can knock you down, it's just too overwhelming, like the accountability, the demands, the expectation on me that gevurah can be, then the sweet mother of binah raises the child up, that's the rachamim that begins in binah, then it comes to expression in tiferet which is going to becomes embodied by Yaakov Avinu. So Yaakov Avinu's experience of G-d, is one in which his awareness of G-d is the one who is the unified and energizing life force that it within all things. And now I want to give a little about how we see this. It's quite amazing. You know, Chazal talk about Yaakov Avinu's whole process of his leaving Eretz Yisrael. And the truth is, Yaakov Avinu's leaving introduces something new into the world, and that is going to sleep. Yaakov is the first one who the Chumash describes as going to sleep. He goes to sleep on his way out of Israel, and he begins to dream. Now, when he begins to sleep (Question: Doesn't Avraham and Adam go to sleep?) There are other people, like Avraham and Adam, who have been put to sleep, but Yaakov Avinu is the first one who actually lies down and goes to sleep, of his so to speak own choosing, and chazal describe that as something which G-d wanted to happen. The Gemara describes how Yaakov Avinu went to Haran, and he says, Wow, I passed the place where my ancestors prayed. I'm going back there. So he turns around and he starts to go back, but it's getting late, so Hakadosh Baruch Hu does a miracle and he makes space shift and snap!, before you know it, he's at Har Hamoriah, he's at the place of the Akeidah, he's at Yerushalayim, so he gets there and he prays, and then he want to leave. So the Gemara goes on and G-d says, Wait a minute, this person has come to my hotel, and he's not going to sleep here? And so about that it says, Ki va hashemesh…He actually extinguished the sun, and Yaakov Avinu went to sleep, so he didn't mapil alehem tardeymah like Adam and Avraham, but it was really important to G-d that Yaakov Avinu go to sleep. And we find that Yaakov Avinu actually achieved a madrega in being about to walk. Vyisah et raglav. In the morning he picks up his legs and begins to walk as a result of his having gone to sleep there. And there's even a midrash that says, ki telech…that when you walk assuredly, that's az telech… that's Yaakov Avinu. Why? Because “vshachavtah…” when you went to sleep, you had a really sweet sleep. As the pasuk says in Tehillim, keyn yitein…sheyna, he gives the one He loves sleep. There's this G-d, like, sleep, sleep, sleep. He loves it, that you should sleep. And then, they say an amazing thing. That G-d speaks to Yaakov Avinu, and He said, Haretz asher.. the land you're lying down on –he's the first one to do that—I'm going to give this to do and to all of your progeny. So, there's a kashiah in the verse: What? That's all? Just the land you're lying down on? That's pretty chintzy, I mean Avraham Avinu was getting as far as he can walk, and Yitzchak was getting as far as he can see. And Yaakov Avinu is going to get the land that he lies down on (laughing). So Rashi says, No, G-d actually condensed the entire land of Israel right underneath him. This is why, the Rabbis say, Avraham Avinu, he gets a limited heritance as far as he can walk, as the verses indicate it's a Gemara in Shabbos, and Yitzchak gets a limited inheritance, but Yaakov Avinu? He gets an inheritance without boundaries. How does Yaakov Avinu get an inheritance without boundaries? Because he's touching it all. It all condenses right under him. It becomes one place, which is what happens when he puts his head down to rest. All the rocks are saying, “Oh, he's putting his head down to rest! I want to be the one, I want to be the one…” Until they all just merge into just one rock. Same thing. He's touched the place. Vyifka b'makom. which is how the pasuk describes his arriving there. He's “hit the spot”—that's Yaakov Avinu. So that Yaakov Avinu is the one who most intensely relates to the inner core of reality, I'm explaining, in which the externalities of it are there, but he's relating to is unity aspect. So he'll see the place. He hits the place, it has substance, it hasn't lost substance like by Yitzchak. But, nor is it like Avraham Avinu, in like, “it's all substance,” but it's one substance. In Yaakov Avinu, it's all one substance, but there's one underlying reality which is maintaining it all in its presence. And so when he touches that he touches all places. He hasn't lost distinction or delineation, but nor is he experiencing distinction or delineation as dividing things in a way which is they're not all one. So I'll try to give you a clearer sense of things. You have a body. And it's got a lot of stuff going on inside of it right now. You have billions of cells that are taking, giving, moving, dying, being born. All kinds of organs and processes. Unbelievable what's going on inside of you right now. And it's impossible for you to relate to all of those details, except by a unity consciousness, which is I'm one organism, then you're relating to them all. And you know, on some level, you know every single thing going on inside your body right now, not consciously, because that would be completely overwhelming. On some level of awareness your brain knows every single thing that's going on inside your body right now. It's got to, because it's running the show and we know that. If there's any brain damage, chas v'shalom, so different functions inside the brain will cease to function. Or you can excite them by touching different parts of the brain, or giving the brain different kinds of sounds. Now they do things things, trying to imitate different types of brain waves inside your head, and different things start happening to you. What is that? So that means, you mean everything going on inside your body, but you don't know it, that's because there's a unity consciousness which is holding it all. Now get this, folks, and that is that the whole world is one man. (Here you begin channeling real magical moments—DG) This is the teaching of the kabbalah from the idra, of Rashi. The first thing that G-d made is— and making is already too material a language—the first thing that G-d made is Adam Kadmon, the primordial man. Which unfortunately, since Darwin, sometimes conjures up images of someone with a bat and a rock, swinging someone by her hair. But let's get that picture out of our heads right now. Adam Hakadmon is the first realization of the beginnings of a reality which will be outside of G-d, so to speak, and that is tzelem elokim. Everything that is in the universe on spiritual levels or physical levels is Adam HaKadmon. Everything is as one man. And you can see this, just look outside the window, and my gosh, once you get into a consciousness of Adam, the world is Adam, so then just seeing the sky as the skull and the clouds are like brain matter, and the trees, if you look at the prime form of a tree, it's like branching lungs, it's really what trees are doing—how the vegetable kingdom functions— and the animals are like the slinking digestive tracts that are processing all the stuff, and the Rabbis say, it's a midrash in Kohelet Rabah, the world has eyes, and ears, and a mouth, and hands, and arms, and a chest, and a heart, and legs…it's all a human being. (Amazing insights! –DG) And it is, folks, it is—it's just a matter of vibrating the right frequency. Just look at a tree and let your lungs connect to that, look at the sky and the stars as those bright points of insight and understanding. And look at the clouds, and you'll see it looks just like brain matter, it really does. You don't have to be that imaginative. You just have to shift into that consciousness of the unity of it all. Now, how do you experience that? Is it one place in which all has been abnegated and lost into a perfect unity of things? We're way out of Yitzchak because there's nothing there. But even with Avraham Avinu, in which everything is one and the same, so to speak, there's an experience of all that, in which you see the tree and you see the clouds, and you see it all and it's all one. And therefore there wouldn't be nothing that you would touch in that reality which wouldn't in some sense be everything all at once because it's all one organism. Are you touching me when you touch me here? Are you also touching my toenail? Well, in one sense, no, you're just touching me on my wrist. But in another sense you're also touching me on my toenail. I mean, everyone knows that. Try start spinning a little needle here or putting a little pressure on, and all of a sudden things will start happening in my body because it's all one. And that's the way it is. All of reality is that way. You press that table, and something's going on in Timbuktu because you're doing that. Vyifga b'makom, you're touching the place. And those are the only people who really touch the place. But they touch m'komo shel olam because they're touching the place of the world, so they're touching everything when they're touching the place. That's Yaakov. So a guy can say to him, You know where you're lying down? That's the place, because now you're sleeping. What does it mean to be sleeping? It means you've left ego-consciousness in which all you are able to see are different parts of things as separate entities. But when you sleep, you're not losing the experience of the different aspects, you're just entering into them from a different access point. It could be equivalent to your subconscious, whatever that means on whatever level, knowing everything going on inside your body right now. Imagine tapping into that. By the way, this is the best way for you to access and know something of what it means for G-d to know everything. You mean He knows all of us? He knows all of us, and what's in our thoughts, and in our minds, and in our hearts, and digestive systems, each one of us, and but not just the people in the room, but everyone in the community here, and everyone in Gush Etzion, and everyone miles and miles around, everyone on the globe, billions of people right now, and everyone who's ever been in time, and that's just this one speck of a planet, talk about all the constellations, and he knows all that at once. Come on, how do you know all that at once? You can't follow all that at once, can you? Well, you're doing it right now, with every single thing that's happening in your body. That's why Yaakov Avinu is also the source of hashkafah. Of the divine providence and the divine knowing. So, this is something new. Yaakov Avinu is on the place, and it's all there. And so G-d says, ufaratzata. That's how G-d tells Yaakov Avinu, You will have it all. Ufaratza…. Kedma. Not like Avraham Avinu, and not like Yitzchak, who had very specific inheritances. By the way, of course, there's no other place where this could be happening but Jerusalem, where he is lying down, (The belly-button of creation, the only place—DG) which is why Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai says, you know, what it says later in the Chumash, ki lo vatem…you haven't come to the resting place, and you haven't come to the inheritance place, hahamenucha, the resting place, that's Yerushalayim. The nachalach, that's Shilo…Ah, you can rest there, you can really rest. The truth is, the only way you can be in that place is by resting. Because as soon as you start moving around, okay, welcome back, start moving around, come out of the sleep. There's actually a mitzvah when you bring a korban to Yerushalayim, there's a mitzvah linah, the Gemara Rosh HaShanah, daf tet, You can't come to Yerushalayim and not go to sleep, you'll miss the whole thing! That's why no one ever said, When he came to Yerushalyim, Makom tzar mi lalun. There's not enough place here to sleep. Of course there's enough place for everyone to sleep in Yerushalayim. If you go to sleep. That's the only condition, of course. Mamash, it's a halachah. (Long reflective silence). So, a most interesting thing happens in Yaakov Avinu. If you look at the mitzvah of loving G-d, it says, V'ahavta et Hashem elokecha…m'odecha. b'chal lvavcha, the sefarim say, that's Avraham, he's given over his heart to G-d, and his love for others is really non-existent. He does chesed with others out of his love for G-d. B'chal l'vavcha. Out of his love for G-d. That's Avraham. Yitzchak, b'chal nefshecha, dies for G-d, gives up his life for G-d, b'chal nafshecha… even notel et nafshecha. even if he takes your life away, so there won't be a lover left, I'll be dead. That's Yitzchak. But Yaakov Avinu is b'chol m'odeach, What does b'chol meodecha mean? So the Rabbis teach, that's with all of your mammon, your money, your possessions. So they ask, What? After you've given up your life, now you're telling me about giving up my possessions? I mean, what's more important, my life or my possessions? Right, your money or your life? What was this guy's name, this old Jewish comedian --Jack Benny, who probably none of you ever heard of -- he had almost every show, this self-deprecating Jew thing, so a mugger would come to him, and say, “Your money or your life!” and he would go, “Hmmm, let me think about that.” So the Rabbis actually say, So what's going on here? So there are some people who actually love their lives more than their money, and there are some people who love their money more than their lives. So the people who love their money more than their lives, they have to be told also, you have to give up your possessions for G-d. Okay, that's good, but still the order of the verse has this as being the ultimate. Seems wrong, right? It shouldn't have been the ultimate, it should have been becausehol m'edodecha ub'chol nefshacha. (How is it the ultimate?) Because it's the end of the verse. You're asking the same question the Admor HaZakeyn asked, after you've been in yachid, and there's nothing other than Him, I'm back, here I am! and I love you, and I long for you. But you were just completely at one with him. What are you coming back for? What's going on here? But that's exactly what the verse says, B'chol nafshecha uvchol meodecha. All of a sudden you've got a meod. You know what meod is? It's the same letters as Adam. (Sounds of amazement) Here I am, with all my possessions, with all my self-hood, with all my creativity, my meod. The more than what you gave me, so to speak, the creativity that I've generated. Like the Rabbis said, tov meod, G-d saw and said, Hm, the Yetzer Harah's pretty good, it's very good, meaning it's beyond the givens, it's when you make yourself into something, that's the meod, that's when Adam becomes the meod, it's really a lot, and that is Yaakov Avinu. You know how I know it's Yaakov Avinu? Because in last week's parshah, Yaakov Avinu is about to meet Esav in VaYishlach, and he says, Just wait a second, I'm going back to pick up these pachim k'tanim, these little vessels that I left behind. So the Rabbis say that in the thick of night, at the risk of his life, he goes back to get his pachim ketanim and he starts wrestling with the angel of Esav. That's the scene when he's left alone. Vayivater 'yAvraham Avinukov l'vado. Why was he left alone? Because he went back to get these little flasks. So you know what Rashi says about that? The tzaddikim, they love their money more than they love their bodies. Oh man, really? Yeah. Because his creative investment in creation, his personal realization of what he worked for and what he made out of all the givens of life, he's not going to give that up. That's his mammon. That's his meod. It's both a real thing and a symbol. You might be willing to appreciate this more if you imagine a painter. (Whispering) He painted this most glorious painting. It's beautiful. This is mamash his eternity in this. This is what he's brought to the world. This is what he's gifted the planet with. It's marvelous. And everyone who looks at it just realizes that there's been someone who's walked this planet who's this glorious creature. What a creation that person is! And then becomes aroused to know the beauty of G-d and the one who has created it. And now, imagine that person being told, “Either we will slash you or the painting.” Where does that go? It's not so pashut. And imagine someone who loves the Creator so much as sees the embodiment of the Creator in what he has done being asked that question, what should he give up? Okay. That at least touched something of what that would be in the meod, but thank G-d we're not asked to do that by G-d. But what we are asked is to devote all of that to Him—that's meodecha, In other words, to be real, creative, unique, separate people of substance, and to love G-d through that, that's not loss of self of Yitzchak, or “we're all one” of Avraham Avinu, it's my piece, my little piece in this reality I have now embedded into the organism of all of creation. My little piece, my little, little piece, I'm devoting it to the organism of Adam HaKadmon. I'm not viewing it as some separate particle just flowing free-style into space; it's got the makom of the world that it's part of. I'm devoting it to G-d. I'm devoted it to the totality. I'm not losing it. It's like my real and specific and different entity connected to the all. That's bechol meodecha. In full and real love in which it's all connected. This is why the Ramchal teaches that the triangle is the form of the sefirot when they're in their perfection because there's a third that binds them together, that's Yaakov Avinu. As opposed to when they're one on top of each other, which is Esav, which is hierarchy in which one is seeking to overcome the other. But this consciousness of “we're all one organism”, it's all one reality, that's the consciousness of Baruch Shem Kvod Malchuto L'olam Vaed, which is is echad, as opposed to yachid. It relies on yachid, it relies on seeing each as a different independent creature. But it ends with echad, we're all one interconnected and forming one human being, which is Adam Kadmon, who is the image of G-d. (Sounds of someone weeping in the background.) And this is why I want to tell you something very beautiful. And that is the statement, bishveil li nivrah haolam the world is created for me, whereas by Adam HaRishon, it's all created for me, but by Yaakov Avinu, it will come through as a shvil, a path, bishvil li nivrah haolam. I once had this experience. I taught once the mishnah in Sanhedrin, about bishvili..olam. The Mishnah asks, Why was Adam created alone? And the answer was, so that everyone could say, Bishvili..olam, that's what the mishnah says. Then the mishnah goes on and says, so every time you kill a person you've killed the whole world. So it looks like we said the same thing again, it's just that one is positive and one is negative. But I think there's a deeper thing here. The only way I intuited that it needs to be taught is, for everyone in the room to say bishvili…olam at once, because everyone was bothered by that. That sounds egotistical, the whole world was created for me? So you're to serve me, and all of this is just to serve me? But you're saying the same thing, right? So who's this cup for? (Grabbing cup) “Bishvili nivrah haolam--No, bishvili nivrah haolam, No, bishvili—“ That's the way most of the world walks around. Until everyone is saying bishvili and then they becomes one organism saying bishvili nivrah haolam in which I have my particular path which is being expressed through my specific expression of it in which I am embedded in the overall reality of echad. So Yaakov Avinu's love of G-d comes from his realization of his selfhood in a way in which he is enthralled with G-d as being the life force which unifies all of this together into one organism. That's his experience. And therefore he'll always have deep compassion on every part of creation that it should find its right place in that organism. That'll be his prayer. And that's why his prayer is called in the Chumash vayifka bamakom, that's when Yaakov Avinu was m'taken maariv, the Gemara says. Vyifka bamakom. Everything should have its place. When things are in their right place, the organism functions right. But they need to know what they're there for. Like, if my eye undoes its being an eye—Hey, I don't want to just be an eye, man, that's too little for me just to be an eye. I want to be a nose and a mouth too. Then we start running into trouble. This is a compassionate stance in the sense of I'm seeking for you that you should have your place. Do you understand a compassionate stance? If there's a poor person, to be compassionate toward him is saying, I just want you to live. This is zokaf k'fufim, that we saw in Ashrei, that's tiferet. You're beautiful just as you are, which is Yaakov Avinu. But the real beauty of you is in your embedded context. Ah, then you're really beautiful. One note is very beautiful. But it's far more beautiful when there's a symphony playing and there's a harmony to it, and there's whole reality that it's a part of. That's the real perception of beauty. A kind of connectivity to G-d in which G-d is making it all beautiful. Because he's the makom, allowing everything to be itself. By being in the embedded context of all. It's a balance. I know I live this very much. I'll make it really pragmatic. I don't want to do anything if it's not going to be everything. To do this particular thing, to teach Chassidut on a Tuesday morning in Berot, I mean there's a big world out there. I mean, what is this? Nothing compared to everything. So why bother getting up to do it? Why bother? So that the picture of the all can be completely debilitating. So I'm going to stay in my room, I'm just going to do my own thing. I can't do anything. So I'm just going to stay in my own room, and do my own thing. Well, what's that? And we wobble between these spaces. I do. And the ability to say bishvili, derives from binah, and I'll teach you something really deep from Kabbalah, that nativ is from chochmah, which is the vision of it all, and shvil is in binah, the Arizal teaches, but suffice it to know that shem havayah in all of its permutations adds up to the word nativ. And all of the permutations of shem ekyeh, which is shem binah, add up to shvil. Ehyeh, that's in the first person, me speaking. I am experiencing G-d as saying, ehyeh, I will be. That connection up, which then produces later rachamim, But they all becomes shvil, so that creation can say bishivil…But we have everyone else in the room saying, bishvili…olam ,too, Baruch shem.. vaed. Your great malchut, how beautiful it is, how blessed it is. And that's the higher place, that's what the Baal Hatanya, wants to say, that's the one that G-d really wants, is when we're souls in bodies and connected to His life flowing through it all, uniting it all and being one organism. That's after the experience of Yitzchak, of yachid, is the experience of echad. It's all one and I love you, G-d And I'm devoting all of my uniqueness, all my possessions, all the things I've made to the participation in the one organism which is ki vyachol, You. A person who lives that, everything he touches is part of the all, it is the all. And that is exactly what the Ramchal teaches at the end of in the Mesilat Yesharim when he says, the kadosh, which is Yaakov Avinu, everything he eats, touches, sees, becomes part of the sanctifies reality of G-d. But he's not not seeing it, He's seeing it. He's seeing it and having the deepest connection with it that could be. (Long silence). The Rabbis say that Yaakov Avinu had the beauty of Adam Harishon before he sinned. When Adam HaRishon was Adam ha Kadmon, he extended from the ends of the universe to the ends of the universe. Yaakov Avinu had that. Beauty. Now you can get a taste of what it means to be a taam also. Perfection, I'm not trying to manipulate anything. Not trying to distort any reality so that it comes out how I want it to. Taam with what it is. But something I do want to tell you, and it leads to where I hope it will introduce something in a workshop-type orientation. Yitzchak is the one who can demand, so to speak, mechila from G-d, so Yaakov Avinu will introduce compassion that we'll have on one another. And I believe that it works something like…and that is, by virtue of my knowing that we're all part of this one organism, so you've come into my life, and you did something really annoying, you like, walk by my car, scratched it, and didn't even give a hoot. Al tidag, yiheh b'seder. Don't worry about it. Let's say. I'm dealing with my car right now, it's the first time I have like a nice car, already smashed it twice. So where will the forgiveness come from? Where will the mechila come from? Not G-d giving me mechila, but my mechila for the person who just walked by, it will come from the consciousness of our one organism. You are there for a reason, and it's all part of the picture.

Welcome to Real Life Rescues, a podcast that goes behind the scenes and takes an in-depth look into the operational and personal accounts of EMS first responders from Israel's largest fully volunteer EMS provider United Hatzalah. The podcast is hosted by EMT-P (Paramedic) Dov Maisel and EMT-B (EMT) Raphael Poch. Dov Maisel, in addition to being an innovator, volunteer and world-renowned expert in disaster management, has dedicated his life to saving the lives of others and is one of the founders of United Hatzalah of Israel. Formerly an army medic in the Israeli Defense Forces, Dov served as a combat paramedic in four different wars. He has worked as an EMT, dispatcher, ambulance driver and paramedic. In addition to his duties as one of the leading EMS first responders for United Hatzalah, Dov now serves as the organization's vice president of operations. He invented what is now used as United Hatzalah's uber-like GPS -based dispatch system which locates and sends the closest EMT to the medical emergency. Dov lead United Hatzalah's international relief missions in Haiti, Nepal, Houston and Florida, following the devastating hurricanes of Harvey and Irma, and most recently to Surfside, Florida, following the Champlain Towers collapse.   Raphael Poch, in addition to being one of the organization's 6,000 volunteer EMTs, is a member of the organization's ambucycle unit, Psychotrauma and Crisis Response Unit, and serves as the Gush Etzion regional coordinator of the organization's Ten Kavod project, wherein EMTs visit elderly people in their communities once a week to provide wellness checks and social visits to alleviate loneliness. In today's episode, Dov and Raphael will discuss the organization's recent operational agenda to implement mass-casualty incident training to all of the volunteers throughout the country in response to the three large-scale MCI's that took place in Israel this year including the largest civilian tragedy in the history of the country which occurred in Meron on April 30th, 2021. They will take an in-depth look into what parts of an MCI lead to the most confusion and difficulty, how the organization trains to become better at dealing with those critical issues. Later in the episode, they give an in-depth first-hand account of what took place during the Meron MCI and how it was different from pretty much every other MCI out there.

In this episode of "Wine with Adam.” Adam is joined by Professor Gil Troy , and Natan Sharansky. In this episode, Gil and Natan discuss their new book “Never Alone: Prison, Politics, and My People" over a glass of Gush Etzion's Spring River Red Blend.

Hamas reject Lapid's plan for Gaza rehabilitation. Gush Etzion stabbing thwarted. R number rises above 1.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to The Times of Israel's Daily Briefing, your 15-minute audio update on what's happening in Israel, the Middle East, and the Jewish world, from Sunday through Thursday. Today's panel comprises editor David Horovitz and health reporter Nathan Jeffay, along with host Amanda Borschel-Dan. Israel is experiencing a minor surge in COVID-19 cases that are linked to the Delta variant. What is this variant and how does it affect those who have been vaccinated? Also, in addition to the reimposed restriction of masks in indoor spaces, can we look forward to further sanctions to staunch the virus's spread? We hear a series of brief updates on leading news stories, including the tragic collapse of a 12-story condo in Surfside, Florida, and what Israel is doing to help out. Also, President Reuven Rivlin is conducting a farewell tour of the United States, including meetings with US President Joe Biden. Why is this significant? And what is on the bill for the fragile coalition this week as they attempt to reach a compromise on the family reunification amendment ahead of the July 6 deadline? Finally, we hear about a curious new Israeli study that found that a man's perception of whether or not he is in a bad marriage can be fatal. Discussed articles include: Bennett says virus hospitalizations are low, hopes not to reimpose restrictions Health Ministry mulling outdoor mask recommendation, restrictions on gatherings Back in COVID mode, Binyamina residents fear new wave starting under their noses Israel sends IDF team to Florida to assist with tower collapse rescue efforts Ra'am leader expects compromise to be reached on family reunification law Unhappy marriages can be fatal, increasing male death rate by 19%: Israeli study Subscribe to The Times of Israel Daily Briefing on iTunes, Spotify, PlayerFM, Google Play, or wherever you get your podcasts. IMAGE: Jewish men wearing protective face masks pray at a synagogue in the Jewish settlement of Efrat, Gush Etzion, June 27, 2021. (Gershon Elinson/Flash90) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to The Times of Israel's Daily Briefing, your 15-minute audio update on what's happening in Israel, the Middle East, and the Jewish world, from Sunday through Thursday. Today's panel comprises editor David Horovitz and senior analyst, along with host Amanda Borschel-Dan. Nothing is finalized as the clock winds down on Yesh Atid head Yair Lapid's chance to form a coalition. As the June 2 date looms, will Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's new offers to Yamina head Naftali Bennett and New Hope head Gideon Sa'ar be enough to torpedo the nascent "change" government? The shloshim or month of formal mourning for the 45 victims of the disaster at Mount Meron is observed today. Why is there still no formal state inquiry -- and why are the ultra-Orthodox parties the ones who are most vehemently objecting to one? Danielle Wolfson, 43, was the first Israeli woman to summit Mount Everest last week. She used her platform to call for coexistence while reminding the world that anything is possible. Discussed articles include: Last-ditch offer: Netanyahu says Sa'ar can be PM 1st in 3-way deal with Bennett Bennett to meet with Yamina MKs to coax them into government with Lapid Forty-five people died at Meron. Why are Haredi parties blocking a probe? Danielle Wolfson becomes 1st Israeli woman to reach Mount Everest summit Subscribe to The Times of Israel Daily Briefing on iTunes, Spotify, PlayerFM, Google Play, or wherever you get your podcasts. IMAGE: MKs Yair Lapid and Naftali Bennett during an event inaugurating a new monument in memory of Emannuel Morano, in the Netiv Avot neighborhood in Gush Etzion, on July 23, 2017. (Gershon Elinson/Flash90) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This episode of Jewanced with Chaim Davids was recorded live as a special culinary show at Prohibition Pickle - quite possibly THE BEST deli in Israel – where Chaim is the proprietor and pickle master extraordinaire.  We tuck into how the Baltimore native has gone from running the Judean Hills greatest bootlegging operation since the 2nd Temple period to leading the country's delicatessen renaissance …and along the way, learn all about (and eat) the best full sour pickles, smoked herring & whitefish, deli mustard, and real-deal corned beef & pastrami available this side of the Atlantic. Prohibition Pickle, located in the Kenyon Harim shopping center in Gush Etzion (south of Jerusalem) is a true ‘Ashkenazi soul food revival.' It prides itself in making pickles, cures, and condiments that have been produced utilizing age-old, fresh pickling techniques in order to enhance and unlock ingredient flavor potential. The delicatessen is Kosher Mehadrin, under the hashgacha of the Gush Etzion Rabbinate.  ***Note that the video version of the podcast features an extended version of the show including an exclusive, behind-the-scenes culinary tour of Prohibition Pickle where we delve into the delicious details of all your deli favorites. We hope you'll check it out when it becomes available (soon, we promise) on our https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7r6xLC1K4Zf29i9ttxbNFg/ (Youtube) channel, Jewanced Podcast.*** Links: Follow Prohibition Pickle on https://www.instagram.com/prohibitionpickle/ (Instagram) & https://www.facebook.com/Prohibitionpickle/ (Facebook) Place your deli orders the old-fashioned way, by calling 02-262-2889 Articles about Prohibition Pickle in the https://www.jpost.com/food-recipes/food-review-prohibition-pickle-664600 (Jerusalem Post) & https://www.jewishpress.com/sections/food/kashrut-scene/a-real-prohibition-pickle/2021/01/17/ (Jewish Press) As always, make sure to subscribe to Jewanced on https://open.spotify.com/show/6984NiP7H1ULW9lJeVt8Ie?si=6LouGFFLTsq7N2bKJhLXRw (Spotify), https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jewanced/id1522195382 (Apple Podcasts), or wherever you get your podcasts and subscribe to our YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7r6xLC1K4Zf29i9ttxbNFg/ (channel). For more information, visit us at http://www.jewanced.com/ (http://www.jewanced.com)

On today's Israel Uncensored with Josh Hasten, Josh discusses some of the comments made by Prime Minister Netanyahu on a visit yesterday to Gush Etzion. The Prime Minister promised that if elected to another term he would work on authorizing some of the "young communities," throughout Judea and Samaria, which have received government support but have not gotten a final stamp of approval. The Prime Minister used his visit to make his case as to why the Israeli public should back his Likud Party in the March 23 Knesset Elections.

Natalie starts off by describing the rainy season, how in Israel nobody complains about the rain; first guest Aaron Friedman, Chicago - Efrat 2013; Aaron speaks of his upbringing and his latest acquisition, a dog, who is part of the search and rescue dog unit of Gush Etzion. http://www.israeldogunit.com/Activities_en.html. Last, Zezy Fuld joins the show and he and Natalie argue about the "sale" of aliyah, who it's geared to and why. Returning Home 04FEB2021 - PODCAST

Natalie speaks with oleh Meir Raskas living in Neve Daniel, who made aliyah in November 2019 from Baltimore with his family; Bayla Singer, founder of Silk Salon Day Spa in Gush Etzion (www.silksalon.co.il) the first and only complete day spa in the area; and Gabriella and Solomon Horvitz, of Pittsburgh, finally on their way to Israel....after discussing it for 10 years. Returning Home 13AUG2020 - PODCAST

As Yom HaZikaron (Memorial Day) morphed into Yom Ha’atzmaut (Independence Day), celebrating 72 years of Israel’s Independence, it occurred under unusual conditions - the country was under lockdown due to the Coronavirus Pandemic. Rod Bryant and Jerry Gordon of Israel News Talk Radio – Beyond the Matrix reached out to Dan Diker a former Secretary General of the World Jewish Congress and now senior staff member of the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs (JCPA) and director of the program countering Political Warfare to discuss the experience and the possibility of a new emergency government, sovereignty for Jewish towns in Judea and Samaria and the significance of the 100th Anniversary of the San Remo conference. Diker and his family lives in Efrat in the Gush Etzion. He observed that at the Kotel in Jerusalem on eve Yom HaZikaron with the IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi and President Reuven Rivlin and other dignitaries were attired to face masks – protection against the novel but deadly coronavirus. Absent at the event were many families of the fallen being honored in pre-state battles and Israel’s wars beginning with 1948 War for Independence and extending through counter-terrorism actions of 2020. These conflicts and terrorist actions have taken more than 23,816 serving military, intelligence and security personnel and 4,166 terrorism victims. Beyond the Matrix 29APR2020 - PODCAST

On the eve of Israel's Yom Ha'zikaron (Memorial Day) for Israeli soldiers and terror victims, Josh Hasten interviews Adena Mark Kapon, whose mother Sara Blaustein HY"D was murdered in a 2001, Gush Etzion terror attack. Hear how Adena, who says she remembers her mother each and every, drew inspiration from her mother's memory and made Aliyah with her family to join the Zionist endeavor. She also shares how she personally commemorates Memorial Day each year, and how this year will be somewhat different as a result of Corona. Photo Credit: Wikimedia / The Israel Defense Forces Josh@thelandofisrael.com Facebook.com/TheLandofIsraelcom Twitter.com/thelandofisrael Youtube.com/user/thelandofisrael

Rabbi Binny Freedman is a highly engaging and inspirational educator who has a gift for synthesizing difficult, sophisticated material in a way that inspires both the novice and the scholar. His proficiency in applying classic Jewish concepts to contemporary life in a personal and meaningful way has made him a sought after speaker throughout North America and around the world.This Shiur was given in the Yeshiva Orayta,where Rabbi Freedman serves as Rosh Yeshiva last year.The Rabbi tackles head on what the reason for Korbonos might be.He quotes from the Moreh Nevuchim,and details the Ramban's criticism of the Rambam,He adds to the difficulty in understanding Maimonides based on Rambam's own words in Mishneh Torah which suggest an eternal unmatched significance for Korbonos that seems to have nothing to do with weaning a people off paganism.Using stirring stories from the heroic defenders of Ammunition Hill during the Six Day War,and etymological insight from Rav Bik of Gush Etzion,with a dash of Chassidishe Machshavah-Rav Binny brings the concept of Korbonos down into multiple layers of relevance to the modern listener.We thank the Orayta Yeshivah for the use of this material-Check out more Shiurim and information on their websitehttps://www.orayta.org/Please leave us a review or comment at ravkiv@gmail.comfor more information on this podcast visityeshivaofnewark.jewishpodcasts.org See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This podcast is powered by JewishPodcasts.org. Start your own podcast today and share your content with the world. Click jewishpodcasts.fm/signup to get started.

Rabbi Binny Freedman is a highly engaging and inspirational educator who has a gift for synthesizing difficult, sophisticated material in a way that inspires both the novice and the scholar. His proficiency in applying classic Jewish concepts to contemporary life in a personal and meaningful way has made him a sought after speaker throughout North America and around the world.This Shiur was given in the Yeshiva Orayta,where Rabbi Freedman serves as Rosh Yeshiva last year.The Rabbi tackles head on what the reason for Korbonos might be.He quotes from the Moreh Nevuchim,and details the Ramban's criticism of the Rambam,He adds to the difficulty in understanding Maimonides based on Rambam's own words in Mishneh Torah which suggest an eternal unmatched significance for Korbonos that seems to have nothing to do with weaning a people off paganism.Using stirring stories from the heroic defenders of Ammunition Hill during the Six Day War,and etymological insight from Rav Bik of Gush Etzion,with a dash of Chassidishe Machshavah-Rav Binny brings the concept of Korbonos down into multiple layers of relevance to the modern listener.We thank the Orayta Yeshivah for the use of this material-Check out more Shiurim and information on their websitehttps://www.orayta.org/Please leave us a review or comment at ravkiv@gmail.comfor more information on this podcast visityeshivaofnewark.jewishpodcasts.org See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On today's special election edition of Israel Uncensored with Josh Hasten, Josh interviews the "man (and woman) in the street" outside a Gush Etzion polling station, as Israel votes for the 23rd Knesset - the country's third election within a year. While most voters interviewed in this non-scientific poll said they would vote for Yemina led by Naftali Bennett, others said they would be choosing PM Netanyahu's Likud. Other voters were undecided going into the polling station. Listen to today's show to get a sense of the logic used by some Israelis as they cast their ballots. josh@thelandofisrael.com facebook.com/TheLandofIsraelcom twitter.com/thelandofisrael youtube.com/user/thelandofisrael

2 residents of Gush Etzion detained over reported price tag attacks, PM Netanyahu in Athens to sign gas deal with Greece and Cyprus, Speaker Edelstein to block Knesset committee on PM immunity. 

Some of the biggest global companies stem from this region. From Mobileye, Checkpoint and Mellanox to Wiz, Waze and Lemonade, Israel is not only on a global level, but at the top of tech innovation. But it’s not only the big companies, the ones that reach the headlines and sell for billions of dollars that call this company home. There is an ecosystem of thousands of innovative companies like Flytrex which does drone delivery, and who’s CEO, Yariv Bash we interviewed back in Episode 92. Or Zeekit which is disrupting the fashion industry by allowing you to virtually try on clothes online before buying them. Of course there’s also the dark side of the Israeli startup scene, which today can sum up in two words: we work. We’ll also get to that. To talk about all this, we’re joined today by a really exciting guest. Born in New York City, living now in Gush Etzion, and consulting for some of Israel’s fastest growing startups, Hillel Fuld is one of the most Influential tech vloggers in Israel and even in the world. Straight from the Hilzfuld Tech Vlog, we are thrilled to be joined today by Hillel Fuld.

Remembering Ari Fuld HY"D On today's very special edition of Israel Uncensored with Josh Hasten, Josh reports from the Gush Etzion ceremony on the anniversary of the murder of warrior for Israel Ari Fuld HY"D. People from all over Israel and some from overseas attended the moving event including Col. Richard Kemp, former British military forces commander in Afghanistan and Dr. Harold Rhode former Pentagon specialist on the Middle East. Josh also spoke to many other friends of Ari who told stories of how Ari inspired them to stand up for Israel, whether in the IDF, on social media, or throughout the world of public diplomacy including Avi Abelow, Brian of London, Zahava Englard Shapiro, Rachel Moore, Nadia Matar, Yehudit Katzover, and more.

On today's Israel Uncensored with Josh Hasten, an interview with Ben Goldstein who is on the first response anti-terror team in the community of Elazar, Gush Etzion. On Friday morning a terrorist using his car as a weapon rammed into two Israeli teenage siblings making their way to a bus stop outside of Elazar. One of the teens was seriously wounded while the other suffered light to moderate injuries. Goldstein discusses the attacks and says that Israel must restore deterrence as the threat of terror heats up throughout the country.

Moshe Bruce joins me this week to talk all this Gush Etzion. From our small bakery on Kibbutz Rosh Tzurim to the dozens of other things to explore in the Gush, Moshe takes us on a virtual tour. 

Toby Klein Greenwald has founded, co-founded or directed more than 12 theater companies or educational theater projects in recent years. She is the artistic director and co-founder of Raise Your Spirits Theatre (RaiseYourSpirits.org), in which capacity she has co-authored or authored and/or directed 10 biblical musicals (including three revivals). Other theater projects include the Na'na Playback Dance Theater, the Brothers Troupe (2005), the Gush Etzion Playback troupe, and Dor L'Dor Theater Troupe, which grew out of WholeFamily.com, a site featuring online dramas that she co-founded.Toby Klein Greenwald has founded, co-founded or directed more than 12 theater companies or educational theater projects in recent years. She is the artistic director and co-founder of Raise Your Spirits Theatre (RaiseYourSpirits.org), in which capacity she has co-authored or authored and/or directed 10 biblical musicals (including three revivals). Other theater projects include the Na'na Playback Dance Theater, the Brothers Troupe (2005), the Gush Etzion Playback troupe, and Dor L'Dor Theater Troupe, which grew out of WholeFamily.com, a site featuring online dramas that she co-founded in 1996. She lectured in Playback Theater in the Institute for Expressive Art Therapists in Jerusalem College for Women and created a new method called Biblio-Playback (Playback Midrash). Toby has created or co-directed theater projects for “at risk” youth, both Israeli and Anglo, and for students living with trauma, including from Gush Katif and Sederot.  She taught drama to students in Sfat who were survivors of the1974 Maalot terror attack.  She is also a journalist, a poet, and a teacher of Tanach (Bible), Jewish philosophy, Creative Writing and English Literature. She is the translator of In the Land of Prayer, the co-author, of a marital self-help novel (in Hebrew), and the initiator and editor of Listening to God, by Rabbi Shlomo Riskin. She is the recipient of the Yaakov Egerest Memorial Award for Jewish Culture, of the Torah Culture Department of Israel's Ministry, and has been awarded the Lifetime Achievement award by ATARA, an organization for Torah and the Arts. She was honored to be one of the torch lighters in the Efrat Independence Day ceremony, in 2019, in recognition of her work in Raise Your Spirits Theatre. She also received, in 2019, an American Jewish Press Association Simon Rockower Award in journalism. She is a graduate of Jerusalem College for Women (Michlala), of Hebrew University and of Bar Ilan (M.A.). She has presented at workshops and conferences in Israel and abroad, and is a board member of Raise Your Spirits Theatre, ATARA, and the Alliance for Jewish Theatre. She lives in Efrat, Gush Etzion, with her husband, and their children and grandchildren live throughout the land of Israel.   Tickets:  Manhattan: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mikva-tour-manhattan-tickets-62929926103?aff=ebdssbdestsearch   Forest Hills: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mikva-the-musical-chazaq-tickets-63490961174?aff=ebdssbdestsearch   Teaneck: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mikva-the-musical-teaneck-tickets-63491531881?aff=ebdssbdestsearch   Lawrence: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mikva-the-musical-lawrence-ny-tickets-62932493783?aff=ebdssbdestsearch  

Conflicts on the Temple Mount continue Conflict on the Temple Mount erupted again this week on Tuesday despite Israeli, Palestinian and Jordanian officials supposedly reaching an understanding over the religious holy-site. #TEMPLEMOUNT #CONFLICT __________________ IDF soldier is wounded in overnight raids An IDF soldier was lightly wounded Tuesday night amidst violent riots that broke out against the IDF in the Gush Etzion region of the West Bank. #WESTBANK #IDF ____________________ PA denies tax returns until all funds unfrozen Dr. Martin Sherman, Founder & Executive Director of the IISS in the ILTV studio speaking about Israel withholding money from the PA over payments to convicted terrorists #MARTINSHERMAN #PA ___________________ Israel hosts Visegrad nations for bilateral talks Bilateral meetings between PM Netanyahu and his counterparts from Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic are underway now, following the cancellation of the V4 Summit. #V4 #VISEGRADNATIONS ___________________ US Embassy and Consul General to merge in March The United States Consulate General in Jerusalem; which serves citizens of the Palestinian Authority will now be absorbed by the new United States Embassy. #USEMBASSY #JERUSALEM ___________________ Police reveal abuses in elderly care facility After disturbing allegations were made regarding abuses against patients in an elderly care facility, undercover Israeli police officers infiltrated the nursing home in question. #ABUSE #ISRAELPOLICE ___________________ Jerusalem becomes ‘A City Filled With Light' Around 800 Israeli youths from Tekoa marched from Ein Yahel to Jerusalem's first station Tuesday night in commemoration of Israeli teen, Ori Ansbacher who was murdered just two weeks ago. #ACITYFILLEDWITHLIGHT # ORIANSBACHER ___________________ 1st ‘Under 30' Global Women's Summit is scheduled Beginning March 31 and ending April 4, Forbes' first ever ‘Under 30 Global Women's Summit' will be taking place in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. #30UNDER20 #FORBES ___________________ Eurovision 2019 tickets go on sale The Israeli public broadcasting corporation -Kan, revealed the price for the tickets on Tuesday. #EUROVISION2019 #TICKETS ___________________ Meet the ‘Sea-Squirt' Researchers in Israel have just discovered a new tool in the fight against global pollution. Meet, The Sea Squirt.   #THESEASQUIRT #ISRAEL ___________________ Hebrew word of the Day: LESANEN | לסנן = TO FILTER Learn a New Hebrew word every day. Today's word is ‘LESANEN' meaning to filter. #LEARNHEBREW   #HEBREWWORDOFDAY   #ILTVHEBREWWORDOFDAY  __________________ The Weather Forecast Tonight should be mostly clear overhead, and cool – with a low of about forty-eight or nine degrees Celsius. then tomorrow will be partly cloudy and with little-to-no-change in temperatures. The high should be around sixty-four or eighteen degrees Celsius. #ISRAELWEATHER   #ISRAELFORECAST See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Conflicts on the Temple Mount continue Conflict on the Temple Mount erupted again this week on Tuesday despite Israeli, Palestinian and Jordanian officials supposedly reaching an understanding over the religious holy-site. IDF soldier is wounded in overnight raids An IDF soldier was lightly wounded Tuesday night amidst violent riots that broke out against the IDF in the Gush Etzion region of the West Bank. PA denies tax returns until all funds unfrozen Dr. Martin Sherman, Founder & Executive Director of the IISS in the ILTV studio speaking about Israel withholding money from the PA over payments to convicted terrorists Israel hosts Visegrad nations for bilateral talks Bilateral meetings between PM Netanyahu and his counterparts from Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic are underway now, following the cancellation of the V4 Summit. 5.US Embassy and Consul General to merge in March The United States Consulate General in Jerusalem; which serves citizens of the Palestinian Authority will now be absorbed by the new United States Embassy. Police reveal abuses in elderly care facility After disturbing allegations were made regarding abuses against patients in an elderly care facility, undercover Israeli police officers infiltrated the nursing home in question. Jerusalem becomes ‘A City Filled With Light' Around 800 Israeli youths from Tekoa marched from Ein Yahel to Jerusalem's first station Tuesday night in commemoration of Israeli teen, Ori Ansbacher who was murdered just two weeks ago. 1st ‘Under 30' Global Women's Summit is scheduled Beginning March 31 and ending April 4, Forbes' first ever ‘Under 30 Global Women's Summit' will be taking place in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. Eurovision 2019 tickets go on sale The Israeli public broadcasting corporation -Kan, revealed the price for the tickets on Tuesday. Meet the ‘Sea-Squirt' Researchers in Israel have just discovered a new tool in the fight against global pollution. Meet, The Sea Squirt.   Hebrew word of the Day: LESANEN | לסנן= TO FILTER Learn a New Hebrew word every day. Today's word is‘LESANEN' meaning to filter. The Weather Forecast Tonight should be mostly clear overhead, and cool – with a low of about forty-eight or nine degrees Celsius. then tomorrow will be partly cloudy and with little-to-no-change in temperatures. The high should be around sixty-four or eighteen degrees Celsius. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

ABOUT THIS EPISODE Rachel Moore, an American oleh and passionate Zionist, as well as an innovative businesswoman, is trying to "change the conversation (around Israeli settlement) through profit." A longtime public relations professional, she more recently founded the first co-working space in Judea & Samaria, with the dream of attracting business development in this neglected area in Israel's ancient heartland. Rachel is a renaissance woman, raising a large family while create real change on the ground in vital parts of the Holy Land. -------------------- ABOUT THIS PODCAST Jews You Should Know introduces the broader community to interesting and inspiring Jewish men and women making a difference in our world. Some are already famous, some not yet so. But each is a Jew You Should Know. The host, Rabbi Ari Koretzky, is Executive Director of MEOR Maryland (www.meormd.org), a premier Jewish outreach and educational organization. MEOR operates nationally on twenty campuses and in Manhattan; visit the national website at www.meor.org. Please visit www.JewsYouShouldKnow.com, follow us on Twitter @JewsUShouldKnow or on Facebook. Have feedback for the show, or suggestions for future guests? E-mail us at JewsYouShouldKnow@gmail.com. Want to support this podcast? Visit Patreon.com/JewsYouShouldKnow. A small monthly contribution goes a long way!! A special thank you to Jacob Rupp of the Lift Your Legacy podcast for his invaluable production assistance.

IDF to demolish home of Ari Fuld's murderer The IDF has now announced they will demolish the home of the terrorist that murdered Ari Fuld on September 16th. Ari Fuld, a pro-Israel advocate, and longtime freelance correspondent at ILTV left behind a wife and four children when he was stabbed to death by 17 year old Khalil Yusef Ali Jabarin, near a supermarket in Gush Etzion.  A limit to tolerance for speech Davidi Hermelin, President of The Int'l Center For Public Diplomacy In Israel speaking at ILTV Studio about joint Arab-list MK Hanin Zoabi that slammed for support for terrorist in the wake of yesterday's car-ramming attack in the West Bank. 3. Protests along Gaza border continue Monday evening protests along the Gaza Israel border continued this week with three Palestinians reportedly getting injured by Israeli gunfire in response to the violence exhibited by the protesters. Two teenage girls found dead on Monday As if to prove the point, on the day just after the world marked international elimination of violence against women's day, two teenage girls were found murdered here in Israel. ILTV'S correspondent Joy Gavillon is here to tell us more. Israeli police arrest 32 in Jerusalem overnight Israeli police conducted dozens of arrests Sunday night in east Jerusalem of Palestinian authority civilian and security officials who are suspected of illegal operations in Israel. White House cuts Usaid in West Bank; Gaza In yet another blow to PA United States relations,  Usaid, the United States agency for international development will reportedly be cutting it's staff in the West Bank and Gaza by up to 60%. Measles outbreak spreading again The number of documented measles cases has increased again from 34 in 2017 to about 2,000 now, so far this year and hearing of this latest victim will boil your blood. The epidemic started in March, and has been rapidly growing since then and here in the studio with the details is ILTV'S correspondent Doriel Mizrachi. European Rabbis enter into deal with rabbinate The conference of European rabbis entered into an agreement with Israel's chief rabbinate regarding the recognition of conversions to Judaism. The rabbinate will acknowledge conversions performed by the members of the coalition of European orthodox rabbis, but in return, any Israeli conversions outside of Israel's rabbinate will be rejected. Flying is a pain in the neck Ben Cohen Gazit, Founder & CEO, Napup Fly and Sigahl Silvera, Global Communications Director, Napup Fly speaking at ILTV Studio about the Israeli based company that has found a solution to make you feel like you are lying in first class even while in coach. Hebrew word Of The Day: LEHITGAYER| להתגייר= TO CONVERT Learn a New Hebrew word every day. Today's word is " LEHITGAYER " which means "TO CONVERT" See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

West Bank car-ramming leaves 3 soldiers injured Three IDF soldiers were hospitalized earlier today when a Palestinian man rammed into the group along the route 60 highway in the West Bank just outside of the Karmei Tzur settlement near Gush Etzion. Indictments recommended against PM in case 1000 Israel's state prosecutors tax and finance department has just issued its recommendations for indictments against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over allegations of corruption in case 1000, if not 2000 as well. Security cabinet operating illegally It turns out that former Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman's resignation a few weeks ago may actually be a bigger issue that it appears. With Lieberman and his party outside the coalition now, the Israeli security cabinet fails to meet the minimum requirements to remain whole. Zeman says there is no two-state solution Dr. Martin Sherman, Founder & Executive Director of the IISS speaking at ILTV Studio about the Czech president that met with Israeli counterpart to discuss their countries ongoing and strengthening relations. 5. President of Chad arrives for first-ever visit As president Zeman continues his tour of the country, Idriss Deby, the president of Chad arrived yesterday to begin his almost secret trip. Deby's visit was only revealed at the very last minute and it makes him the first sitting president of Chad, a Muslim majority African nation, to come to Israel. Marching to end abuse against women Marking the international day for elimination of violence against women, around 2,000 demonstrators gathered in Tel Aviv to march and protest against domestic abuse in Israel. ILTV'S correspondent Joy Gavillon is here to tell us more. Culture loyalty bill delayed over lack of support The culture loyalty bill proposed by Culture Minister Miri Regev is being delayed now, afterthe head of the Kulanu party gave free reign to his party members to vote as they please and the Kulanu party is a key remaining member of the coalition, which currently holds the government together with a slim 61 to 59 seat majority in the Knesset.    8. Haredi Rabbi boycotts El-Al Following the El Al-flight 002, Rabbi Sholom Ber Sorotzkin, a well-known ultra-orthodox leader has just declared a boycott against the Israeli airline and Sorotzkin, who heads the Ateret Shlomo network of more than 40 religious education institutions says the boycott will only end with El Al's willingness to apologize for the incident. 9. BDS activists falls in love with Israeli soldier In a very moving tale, a former BDS activists, who studied at Yale University, has fallen in love with an Israeli soldier and what's possibly more surprising is that their relationship started as a virtual one on tumbler over there shared adoration for the band one direction and ILTV'S Doriel Mizrachi is here to tell us all about it. Maj. Gen. Kochavi confirmed as new chief of staff Israel's Security Cabinet has officially confirmed yesterday that Major General Aviv Kochavi will now be the 22nd chief of staff in the IDF. Hebrew word Of The Day:ALIMUT | אלימות= VIOLENCE Learn a New Hebrew word every day. Today's word is "alimut" which means "vioelnce" See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

ILTV correspondent killed in Terror stabbing We have some breaking and truly tragic news. Pro-Israel activist Ari Fuld, whom many of you know as a longtime freelance correspondent and co-host at ILTV, has just been murdered by a Palestinian terrorist. He was stabbed to death outside a shopping mall in Gush Etzion. At the scene of the crime Josh Hasten, Talk Radio Host, The Land of Israel Network speaking at ILTV Studio via Skype about the murder in Gush Etzion terror attack.   Airstrikes in Syria blamed on Israel Explosions rocked the Damascus airport in Syria late last night. Pro-regime sources say that Syrian Air Defense batteries shot down a large flurry of attempted airstrikes with most accusing Israel of leading the affront. This alleged attack is said to have targeted an Iranian shipment of weapons and storage facilities Trump ends final aid to Palestinians The Trump Administration has just cut the last of its financial aid to Palestinian civilians. This final, ten million dollar aid package formerly funded joint Israeli-Palestinian peace programs for co-existence. Programs that included soccer games, mutual farming, and other such cooperatives. Is the P.A. on the verge of collapse? Dr. Martin Sherman, Founder & Executive Director of the IISS speaking at ILTV Studio about Israel's options for if and when the P-A should collapse. Violence on the Gaza border Clashes along the Gaza border turned violent over the weekend. I-D-F reported tens of thousands of Palestinians attempting to infiltrate the border, as well as throwing deadly firebombs and stones. Israeli forces have responded with force to these threats. Military prisoners gain access to parole board On a terror-related note, Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman has today announced his intentions to block any and all efforts to release Palestinians convicted of terrorism, through early parole. ILTV'S Aaron Poris joins us with the details. Netanyahu spokesman under fire David Keyes, the man who serves as Prime Minister Netanyahu's Spokesman to foreign media has just taken a leave of absence following 14 bombshell accusations of sexual misconduct. At this time, 4 women have come forward alleging acts of criminal sexual assault. Keyes has fiercely denied the allegations and says he will use his time from office to quote: “clear his name.” Israeli gymnast nets silver medal Israeli athlete Linoy Ashram has done it again! The 19 year-old gymnast has just claimed yet another silver medal at the finals of the rhythmic gymnastics championship in Bulgaria. A win that puts her on the path for Olympic glory at the 2020 Olympic games in Tokyo.   10. Netflix's ‘Angel' soars to your T.V. Looking for something new to binge for the weekend? Netflix has just released its newest film ‘the angel' which tells the true story of an Egyptian spy who warned Israel about the incoming Yom Kippur war of 1973. A fitting film to watch ahead of the actual Yom Kippur holiday which takes place later this week. 11. Hebrew word Of The Day: MALACH | מַלְאָך = ANGEL Learn a New Hebrew word every day. Today's word is "malach" which means "angel" See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Go behind the scenes of one of the best Biblical Bread Workshop in Gush Etzion located in the artisan bakery Pat BaMelach (Bread & Salt) I interviewed the baker's wife Devora Katz for BITE SIZE on the Nachum Segal Network. Going behind the scenes of "Fun In Jerusalem" with Joanna Shebson.

Go behind the scenes of one of the most popular hands on wood Judaica workshops in Gush Etzion. I interviewed Mandy Broder for BITE SIZE on the Nachum Segal Network. Going behind the scenes of "Fun In Jerusalem" with Joanna Shebson.

Saudi Arabia To Allow Flights To Israel Overhead For the first time in history, Saudi Arabia is allowing flights headed to Israel to fly over its airspace. This is the first real example of warming ties between Saudi Arabia and Israel. Israeli Man Stabbed In Gush Etzion A 34 year-old Israeli man was stabbed in Gush Etzion by a 19 year-old Palestinian who approached him and lightly wounded him in an attempted stabbing. The terrorist was neutralized by a security guard on the scene. Both Sides Mourn In The Aftermath Thousands have just gathered to mourn the death of Rabbi Itamar Ben Gal the twenty-nine year-old father of four who was murdered by a Palestinian terrorist in the West Bank earlier this week. Israeli Airstrikes Reported In Syria Syria has just accused Israel of launching a wave of airstrikes on a military outpost just outside of Damascus. The site in question is linked to a key research center believed to be producing chemical weapons. 5. Fighting For An Independent Kurdistan Dr. Nemam Ghafouri, Founder & Chairwoman of Joint Help for Kurdistan speaking at ILTV studio about the organization "Join Help for Kurdistan" and the efforts to establish a new Kurdish state. Asylum Seekers Choose Jail Over Deportation The Israeli government has just informed nearly twenty-thousand asylum seekers from Africa that they will be jailed indefinitely if they don't agree to be deported to a third-party, unnamed country in Africa. But the majority of asylum seekers choose jail over deportation. U.N.R.W.A. Enters Crisis Mode The trump administration's decision to cut nearly half of its funds to the united nation's agency for Palestinian refugees has brought the agency to the brink of crisis. Poland's Holocaust Bill Becomes Law Poland's President has just signed the country's controversial holocaust bill officially into law. That means people can now be fined or even face jail time for using the words “polish death camp” to describe Nazi concentration camps in Poland. 9. Bringing Business To The Holy Land Adv. Tamir Dayan, CEO of the Tel Aviv Convention Center speaking at ILTV studio about a new convention center that aims to gather people together to fight B.D.S. Israel Says ‘Shalom' To Walmart International retailer Walmart is sending representatives to Israel in just a few weeks. Israeli government announced that Walmart reps are looking into opening local branch. Track Your Investments Ori David Simantov, CEO & Co-Founder of Altcoin Consultant speaking at ILTV studio about 'Altcoin Consultant' that indexes cryptocurrencies using A.I engine. Fashion Week To Get Kibbutz-Chic Israeli fashion designer Lia Kes who was born and raised in a kibbutz Afikim had her new collection announced on the official calendar for the New York Fashion Week. Hebrew word Of The Day: SIGNON | סִגְנוֹן = STYLE Learn a New Hebrew word every day. Today's word is "signon" which means "style" The Weather Forecast Tonight should be partly cloudy with a low of fifty-six or thirteen degrees Celsius. Then tomorrow you can expect an additional rise in temperatures to a high of seventy-eight or twenty-six degrees Celsius as the winter heat-wave is set to continue. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode of The Israel Show: Who is Johnny Srouji? Arutz HaChadashot met Apple's Senior Vice President of Hardware Technologies, (who reports directly to CEO Tim Cook) and why does he conduct a small part of his interview in Hebrew? Update on the wounded in last Friday's terror attack at the Gush Etzion Junction. TIS continues to call out the radical left Israeli organizations - this time a follow up on a story we reported about "Shovrim Shtika." and the "not to be missed" weekly Israeli music mix.

Ali Abu Awwad and Rabbi Schlesinger reach across the Israeli and Palestinian divide through transformational dialogue. Ali Abu Awwad Ali is a leading Palestinian activist tirelessly teaching the life-changing power of nonviolent resistance and reaching out to Jewish Israelis at the heart of the conflict. He is currently finishing his memoir called Painful Hope, an account of his experiences, strategy, and vision for the Palestinian future. In addition to being one of the founders of Roots/Shorashim/Judur, he was recently instrumental in the founding of Taghyeer (Change): The Palestinian National Movement for Nonviolent Resistance. Rabbi Hanan Schlesinger Rav Hanan is an Orthodox rabbi, teacher, and passionate Zionist settler who has been profoundly transformed by his friendship with Ali and with other Palestinians. His understanding of the reality of the Middle East conflict and of Zionism has been utterly complicated by the parallel universe that Ali and others have introduced him to. Originally hailing from New York, Rav Hanan made aliya (ascended to the Land of Israel) on his own at the age of 20 and has lived over the green line, in Alon Shvut, Gush Etzion, for over 30 years. His family background is Reform, but already at the end of high school he began delving into observant Judaism. He has spent over 10 years learning in Israeli Talmudic seminaries and also studied towards a MA in Jewish Philosophy at Hebrew University. His professional career has been dedicated to teaching Jewish studies in various colleges and seminaries in the Jerusalem area, and well as in different frameworks in Florida and Texas.

On this edition of The Israel Show: Meir Weingarten presents news and analysis of this morning's Supreme Court ruling that yet another Israeli neighborhood must be destroyed. On the chopping block - Netiv Ha'avot in the Gush Etzion area. The youngest Likud Knesset Member, Canadian born Sharren Haskel, left a strong impression when she attempted to speak at the international parliamentarian union. TIS will introduce you to this rising star on Israel's political horizon and share the raucous audio. and this week's great Israeli music mix - which includes debuts from Mati Kaspi, Yochai ben Avi

3 Israeli Arabs Arrested Before Committing Attack   Israeli security officials have today announced that three Israeli-Arabs from the northern city of Umm-Ul-Faham have been charged with planning to commit a shooting attack at Jerusalem's Holy Temple mount compound.   Israel Celebrates 50 Years Of Settlements   Several of Israel's top political leaders gathered in the Gush Etzion bloc yesterday to celebrate fifty years since Israel began constructing settlements. P.M. Netanyahu vowed never to uproot settlement blocs again.   Start The New Year Sinless   Rabbi Dov Lipman, former M.K. speaking at ILTV studio about the Jewish day of atonement, Yom Kippur.     U.N.H.R.C Comes Out Hard Against Israel Again   ‘Son of Hamas' Mossab Hassan Yousef, was invited as a surprise speaker by the U.N. watch organization to defend against the slew of attacks against Israel. Yousef called the P.A. the greatest enemy of the Palestinian people.     Reactions Are Mixed After P.A. Joins Interpol   Israeli politicians are publically upset, while Palestinian officials are ecstatic about the PA joining Interpol.     Israeli Balloon Is Protecting The Pope   Pope Francis's security detail used an Israeli made surveillance balloon to watch over him during his trip to Colombia. High tech surveillance blimp pinpoints targets from above.     Women's Soccer On The Rise In The West Bank   Women's soccer is becoming more acceptable in the West Bank. The number of women joining clubs is growing rapidly.     Israeli Research Reveals Flaw In Chemotherapy   Israeli researchers have just revealed that bacteria that is hidden inside cancer cells may be hindering the effectiveness of chemotherapy.   Need Help Planning For Retirement?   Yossi Yarkoni, founder and CEO of Robin App speaking at ILTV studio about an Israeli app called "Robin" that gives you all the personalized aid you need for your retirement.     Top 5 Free Activities In Israel   ILTV's Emanuelle Kadosh on top 5 best free activities to do in Israel.     Hebrew word Of The Day: DOHD | דוֹד = UNCLE   Learn a new Hebrew word every day. Today's word is "dohd" which means "uncle"     The Weather Forecast   Tonight will be partly cloudy with a low of seventy-one or twenty-two degrees Celsius. Tomorrow you can expect a slight temperature drop with a high of eighty-three or twenty-eight degrees Celsius. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shaul Judelman and Graham Hill discuss how Shaul and others are fostering a grassroots nonviolence movement among Israelis and Palestinians. The GlobalChurch Project, podcast episode #62.Shaul Judelman teaches at Yeshivat Simchat Shlomo and is coordinator at Roots, a grassroots movement that aims to improve the co-existence of Israelis and Palestinians through local initiatives.Shaul is a Jewish husband, father and teacher, and he works in the field between Judaism and ecological thought. He has been living in Gush Etzion for many years, and has been to his share of funerals, as a result of this conflict.Shaul writes of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict: “The anger and fear in our communities need to be addressed. Remarkably, there is so much in common and to be discovered between our two peoples, and as I have started to walk across the borders I have started to see hope in the face of challenge. There is much not understood about what is happening in our land, and I have learned to trust those that live close to the land here to be greater sources of innovation and courage than all those talking about the land from afar. To start from the spiritual anchors that guide so many of our people is crucial in working towards a peace that will be genuine for those currently in conflict. In working to create Roots (a grassroots movement of understanding, nonviolence, and transformation among Israelis and Palestinians), my heart is stronger than ever about what it can bring.”This podcast (and its associated podcast) was made possible through the generous sponsorship of The Refuge – Oran Park Baptist Church.

The Land of Israel Pro Unlimited 179 followers179 124 tracks124 Report Shai Ish-Shalom, an Israeli commando from the fabled Sayeret Matkal unit, participated in the daring Entebbe rescue operation 40 years ago this week. He joins Yishai at the Caliber 3 anti-terror tactical school in Gush Etzion. Shai is one of the people who have made the Israeli security and military establishment world famous - don't miss this interview. But first, Rabbi Mike Feuer joins Yishai on Spiritual Cafe to discuss the mutiny within the ranks of the Levites. What did Korach "take"? And how can a mere flower signal a time of peace and God's eternal connection to the children of Israel?

The US State Department has voiced displeasure with Israel's appropriation of 400 acres of land in the Gush Etzion settlement block as 'state-owned land,' and has demanded that Israel's government rescind the controversial designation. Do US demands challenge Israeli sovereignty? Bobby Brown, former adviser to Prime Ministers Benjamin Netanyahu and Ehud Barak, claims that Israel has full rights to designate the land following an extensive legal investigation, while VOI's Dan Diker, former Secretary General of the World Jewish Congress, suggests that the timing of the announcement is problematic.

Thoughts from Gush Etzion on the Past Weeks in Israel, Suffering in Silence; Our Faceoff with Islam, by Rav Moshe Taragin

Israel Beat Jewish Music Podcast Local musicians plan alternative prayer vigil & concert near kidnapping site in Gush Etzion for three captive youth.

Israel Beat Jewish Music Podcast Local musicians plan alternative prayer vigil & concert near kidnapping site in Gush Etzion for three captive youth.

Judean Eve Terrorism Survivor Kay Wilson, Livnot U Lehibanot founder Aharon Botzer and Eve meets with German journalists in Gush Etzion.