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Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month Shopify trial and start selling today at shopify.com/tyt Donald Trump floats taking federal funds from Harvard to give to trade schools, intensifying his war on elite institutions. In Israel, Prime Minister Netanyahu faces backlash from allies over the war in Gaza, while attention turns to a manifesto linked to the Israel Embassy shooter. Hosts: Ana Kasparian & Cenk Uygur SUBSCRIBE on YOUTUBE ☞ https://www.youtube.com/@TheYoungTurks FOLLOW US ON: FACEBOOK ☞ https://www.facebook.com/theyoungturks TWITTER ☞ https://twitter.com/TheYoungTurks INSTAGRAM ☞ https://www.instagram.com/theyoungturks TIKTOK ☞ https://www.tiktok.com/@theyoungturks
Parshas Emor: Pure and Simple https://jewishprolifefoundation.org/pro-life-blog/parshas-emor-pure-and-simple At the Jewish Pro-Life Foundation, we're making the original pro-life religion pro-life again! News, education, enlightenment and spiritual renewal. Saving Jewish Lives & Healing Jewish Hearts by providing the Jewish community with Pro-Life Education, Pregnancy Care and Adoption Referrals, and Healing After Abortion. To learn more visit https://jewishprolifefoundation.org/ Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JewishProLifeFoundation/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JewishProLife Follow us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk8B3l4KxJX4T9l8F5l-wkQ Follow us on MeWe: https://mewe.com/i/cecilyroutman Follow us on Gab: https://gab.com/JewishProLife Clouthub: https://app.clouthub.com/forum#/users/u/ProLifeCecily Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cecily-routman-3085ab140/ Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/cecilyroutman/ Follow us on Gettr: https://gettr.com/user/prolifececily Follow us on Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/JewishProLifeFoundation Follow us on TruthSocial: https://truthsocial.com/@prolifececily Follow us on Telegram: https://t.me/JewishProLife Follow us on Podcasts: https://jewishprolife.libsyn.com/ Donate: https://jewishprolifefoundation.org/donate In Israel: https://jewishprolifefoundation.co.il The Jewish Pro-Life Foundation is an IRS approved 501(c)3 non-profit educational public charity. We are committed to Torah and Jewish Tradition. We are not affiliated with any political organization or any other religious organization or movement.
Purchase Jeremy's Masterclass: https://Thelandofisrael.kartra.com/page/wakingupbyjeremy Register for the Israel Summit: https://events.theisraelguys.com/ During President Trump's Middle East tour, he announced massive U.S. economic and defense deals with Qatar and Saudi Arabia, including a $200 billion Boeing-Qatar Airways agreement and military sales totaling over $3 billion, despite Qatar's controversial support for Hamas. Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia pledged up to $1 trillion in U.S. investments. Trump also lifted sanctions on Syria and its new jihadist-linked president, Ahmed al-Sharaa. He also set conditions on Syria, including a request for them to join the Abraham Accords and normalize relations with Israel. In Israel, tensions remain high after a terrorist attack in Samaria killed a pregnant mother, Tze'ela Gez on Wednesday evening. The IDF is also investigating whether a precision airstrike in Gaza killed senior Hamas leaders Mohammed Sinwar, Abu Obaida, and Rafah Brigade commander Mohammed Shabana, potentially marking a major blow to Hamas's leadership. Follow The Israel Guys on Telegram: https://t.me/theisraelguys Follow Us On X: https://x.com/theisraelguys Follow Us On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theisraelguys Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theisraelguys
Parshas Acharei-Kedoshim: Sacrifice Sin, not Children https://jewishprolifefoundation.org/pro-life-blog/parshas-acharei-kedoshim-sacrifice-sin-not-children At the Jewish Pro-Life Foundation, we're making the original pro-life religion pro-life again! News, education, enlightenment and spiritual renewal. Saving Jewish Lives & Healing Jewish Hearts by providing the Jewish community with Pro-Life Education, Pregnancy Care and Adoption Referrals, and Healing After Abortion. To learn more visit https://jewishprolifefoundation.org/ Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JewishProLifeFoundation/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JewishProLife Follow us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk8B3l4KxJX4T9l8F5l-wkQ Follow us on MeWe: https://mewe.com/i/cecilyroutman Follow us on Gab: https://gab.com/JewishProLife Clouthub: https://app.clouthub.com/forum#/users/u/ProLifeCecily Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cecily-routman-3085ab140/ Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/cecilyroutman/ Follow us on Gettr: https://gettr.com/user/prolifececily Follow us on Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/JewishProLifeFoundation Follow us on TruthSocial: https://truthsocial.com/@prolifececily Follow us on Telegram: https://t.me/JewishProLife Follow us on Podcasts: https://jewishprolife.libsyn.com/ Donate: https://jewishprolifefoundation.org/donate In Israel: https://jewishprolifefoundation.co.il The Jewish Pro-Life Foundation is an IRS approved 501(c)3 non-profit educational public charity. We are committed to Torah and Jewish Tradition. We are not affiliated with any political organization or any other religious organization or movement.
Der frisch gewählte Bundeskanzler Merz hat eine verstärkte Zusammenarbeit mit Frankreich in der Verteidigungspolitik angekündigt. Dabei hat er die weitere Unterstützung der Ukraine durch beide Länder betont. │ Der ukrainische Präsident Selenskyj hat Friedrich Merz zur Wahl zum Bundeskanzler gratuliert und in seiner abendlichen Videoansprache ein baldiges Treffen der beiden angekündigt. │ Nachdem US-Präsident Trump von weiteren toten israelischen Geiseln im Gazastreifen gesprochen hat, wächst die Sorge bei deren Angehörigen. Sie fordern nun Aufklärung. │ In Israel blickt man kritisch auf die von Trump angekündigte Waffenruhe zwischen den USA und der Huthi-Miliz im Jemen.
Parshas Tazria-Metzora: Spiritual Growth Begins at Conception https://jewishprolifefoundation.org/pro-life-blog/parshas-tazria-metzora-spiritual-growth-begins-at-conception At the Jewish Pro-Life Foundation, we're making the original pro-life religion pro-life again! News, education, enlightenment and spiritual renewal. Saving Jewish Lives & Healing Jewish Hearts by providing the Jewish community with Pro-Life Education, Pregnancy Care and Adoption Referrals, and Healing After Abortion. To learn more visit https://jewishprolifefoundation.org/ Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JewishProLifeFoundation/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JewishProLife Follow us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk8B3l4KxJX4T9l8F5l-wkQ Follow us on MeWe: https://mewe.com/i/cecilyroutman Follow us on Gab: https://gab.com/JewishProLife Clouthub: https://app.clouthub.com/forum#/users/u/ProLifeCecily Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cecily-routman-3085ab140/ Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/cecilyroutman/ Follow us on Gettr: https://gettr.com/user/prolifececily Follow us on Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/JewishProLifeFoundation Follow us on TruthSocial:https://truthsocial.com/@prolifececily Follow us on Telegram: https://t.me/JewishProLife Follow us on Podcasts: https://jewishprolife.libsyn.com/ Donate: https://jewishprolifefoundation.org/donate In Israel: https://jewishprolifefoundation.co.il The Jewish Pro-Life Foundation is an IRS approved 501(c)3 non-profit educational public charity. We are committed to Torah and Jewish Tradition. We are not affiliated with any political organization or any other religious organization or movement.
Nachman (Nathan) Hoffman is the Founder of “Only Up. A community of Go-Getters, looking to change the world through each person's unique purpose.” which offers coaching, speaking, leadership development, and tools to navigate the physical and spiritual worlds while achieving success in every aspect of your life.He is an entrepreneur who has launched and led several businesses in the US and In Israel, he is formerly the CEO of the Galilee culinary Institute, where he was responsible for the launching and successfully leading the GCI by JNF.He also has a personal trainers certification, lifestyle and weight management certification, and TRX certification. He lives with his wife and 4 children in the ancient beautiful city of Tzfat. ---Resources mentioned in this episode:Breaking Limiting Beliefs GPT HEREFinding one's unique purpose GPT HERESleep Optimization GPT HERE---Please rate and review the Empowered Jewish Living podcast on whatever platform you stream it. Please follow Rabbi Shlomo Buxbaum and the Lev Experience on the following channels:Facebook: @ShlomobuxbaumInstagram: @shlomobuxbaumYouTube: @levexperienceOrder Rabbi Shlomo' books: The Four Elements of an Empowered Life: A Guidebook to Discovering Your Inner World and Unique Purpose-The Four Elements of Inner Freedom: The Exodus Story as a Model for Overcoming Challenges and Achieving Personal Breakthroughs You can order a copy on Amazon or in your local Jewish bookstore.
In Israel haben rechtsextreme Juden eine liberale Synagoge angegriffen. Dort hatten sich jüdische und palästinänsische Israelis zu einer Trauerfeier getroffen. Unsere Auslandredaktorin erläutert, was der Vorfall über die Spaltung der israelischen Gesellschaft aussagt. Weitere Themen: · Die USA wollen weissen Südafrikanern Asyl gewähren. Wie das vor Ort aufgenommen wird · Ein US-Kampfjet ist während des Einsatzes gegen die Huthi-Rebellen von einem Flugzeugträger gefallen · Die SBB will bis 2030 ihre Fernverkehr-Doppelstockzüge umbauen - bekannt sind sie als "Schüttelzüge" · Der Boom bei den Campern scheint vorbei zu sein: Die Neuzulassungen sind gegenüber dem Vorjahr um mehr als ein Drittel eingebrochen
A Palm Sunday morning sermon by some of the youth at Eternity Church. One of the best questions anyone ever asked Jesus was, “Do you hear what these children are saying?” As Jesus entered Jerusalem, with great fanfare and acclaim, as the long-awaited Messiah of Israel, people crowded along the roadside. They raised up palm branches and laid their cloaks beneath the foal's footfalls. In the gathering were children, singing and shouting, “Hosanna to the Son of David!” These boys and girls were witness to the arrival of the Messiah! We can hear the intense indignation and disdain as the religious leaders ask Jesus, “Do you hear what these kids are saying?!” The resounding answer is “Yes!” Entering the Temple courts, hearing the children's repeating refrain, Jesus' heart swelled with the words of Psalm 8. In Israel's song book, the eighth psalm is the first song of praise celebrating God's glory over all the earth! As Jesus' heard them worshiping, He saw the fulfillment of David's song, as God established His stronghold through the praises of children (Psalm 8.2). This Sunday we rejoice in Christ's triumphal entry led by our children and youth. Come prepared to follow their reenactment of Zechariah's prophesy. Be ready to sing with them as they lead us in song. Prepare your hearts to receive from God's word in their pulpit reflection. In their witness we will find ourselves asking the same question, “Do you hear what these children are saying?!” but with a very different posture in heart because our answer will be, “Yes, and Amen!”
This shabbat is shabbat/yom tov sh'vi'i of Pesach, the shabbat that coincides with the 7th day of Pesach, which is a holiday. In Israel, where Eliot is for the birth of his 2nd granddaughter, it is the last day of Passover. In the Diaspora, Sunday [April 20th] is the 8th and concluding day of Passover. For the rabbis, the 7th day of Passover was the day when the Israelites crossed the Sea of Reeds [sometimes mistakenly referred to as the Red Sea], which culminated with the song, Az Yashir [Exodus 15:1-21]. Our conversation focused almost entirely on the passage itself through the Sea of Reeds, and some of the elements of the song, which appears in two versions, one led by Moses, and a shorter one led by Miriam. We continue to be mindful of the hostages still in Gaza, both the dead and the living, and the need for them to be returned to their families. In this season of redemption, we pray that redemption speedily comes to those held captive. We also keep in mind the soldiers defending Israel as part of Israel's Defense Forces, may they be removed from harm's way. Shabbat Shalom v'Chag Sa'me'each.
7th Day of Passover: Holiness Delivers https://jewishprolifefoundation.org/pro-life-blog/7th-day-of-passover-holiness-delivers At the Jewish Pro-Life Foundation, we're making the original pro-life religion pro-life again! News, education, enlightenment and spiritual renewal. Saving Jewish Lives & Healing Jewish Hearts by providing the Jewish community with Pro-Life Education, Pregnancy Care and Adoption Referrals, and Healing After Abortion. To learn more visit https://jewishprolifefoundation.org/ Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JewishProLifeFoundation/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JewishProLife Follow us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk8B3l4KxJX4T9l8F5l-wkQ Follow us on MeWe: https://mewe.com/i/cecilyroutman Follow us on Gab: https://gab.com/JewishProLife Clouthub: https://app.clouthub.com/forum#/users/u/ProLifeCecily Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cecily-routman-3085ab140/ Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/cecilyroutman/ Follow us on Gettr: https://gettr.com/user/prolifececily Follow us on Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/JewishProLifeFoundation Follow us on TruthSocial:https://truthsocial.com/@prolifececily Follow us on Telegram: https://t.me/JewishProLife Follow us on Podcasts: https://jewishprolife.libsyn.com/ Donate: https://jewishprolifefoundation.org/donate In Israel: https://jewishprolifefoundation.co.il The Jewish Pro-Life Foundation is an IRS approved 501(c)3 non-profit educational public charity. We are committed to Torah and Jewish Tradition. We are not affiliated with any political organization or any other religious organization or movement.
In Israel gilt die Armee als Schule der Nation. Ihr Anspruch ist, die "moralischste Armee der Welt" zu sein. Andererseits werden ihr Kriegsverbrechen vorgeworfen. Immer mehr Reservisten protestieren öffentlich und verweigern den Dienst. Kitzler, Jan-Christoph www.deutschlandfunk.de, Hintergrund
The Promises of Passover https://jewishprolifefoundation.org/pro-life-blog/the-promises-of-passover At the Jewish Pro-Life Foundation, we're making the original pro-life religion pro-life again! News, education, enlightenment and spiritual renewal. Saving Jewish Lives & Healing Jewish Hearts by providing the Jewish community with Pro-Life Education, Pregnancy Care and Adoption Referrals, and Healing After Abortion. To learn more visit https://jewishprolifefoundation.org/ Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JewishProLifeFoundation/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JewishProLife Follow us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk8B3l4KxJX4T9l8F5l-wkQ Follow us on MeWe: https://mewe.com/i/cecilyroutman Follow us on Gab: https://gab.com/JewishProLife Clouthub: https://app.clouthub.com/forum#/users/u/ProLifeCecily Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cecily-routman-3085ab140/ Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/cecilyroutman/ Follow us on Gettr: https://gettr.com/user/prolifececily Follow us on Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/JewishProLifeFoundation Follow us on TruthSocial:https://truthsocial.com/@prolifececily Follow us on Telegram: https://t.me/JewishProLife Follow us on Podcasts: https://jewishprolife.libsyn.com/ Donate: https://jewishprolifefoundation.org/donate In Israel: https://jewishprolifefoundation.co.il The Jewish Pro-Life Foundation is an IRS approved 501(c)3 non-profit educational public charity. We are committed to Torah and Jewish Tradition. We are not affiliated with any political organization or any other religious organization or movement.
Parshas Tzav: The Divine Principle of Continuity https://jewishprolifefoundation.org/pro-life-blog/parshas-tzav-the-divine-principle-of-continuity At the Jewish Pro-Life Foundation, we're making the original pro-life religion pro-life again! News, education, enlightenment and spiritual renewal. Saving Jewish Lives & Healing Jewish Hearts by providing the Jewish community with Pro-Life Education, Pregnancy Care and Adoption Referrals, and Healing After Abortion. To learn more visit https://jewishprolifefoundation.org/ Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JewishProLifeFoundation/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JewishProLife Follow us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk8B3l4KxJX4T9l8F5l-wkQ Follow us on MeWe: https://mewe.com/i/cecilyroutman Follow us on Gab: https://gab.com/JewishProLife Clouthub: https://app.clouthub.com/forum#/users/u/ProLifeCecily Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cecily-routman-3085ab140/ Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/cecilyroutman/ Follow us on Gettr: https://gettr.com/user/prolifececily Follow us on Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/JewishProLifeFoundation Follow us on TruthSocial:https://truthsocial.com/@prolifececily Follow us on Telegram: https://t.me/JewishProLife Follow us on Podcasts: https://jewishprolife.libsyn.com/ Donate: https://jewishprolifefoundation.org/donate In Israel: https://jewishprolifefoundation.co.il The Jewish Pro-Life Foundation is an IRS approved 501(c)3 non-profit educational public charity. We are committed to Torah and Jewish Tradition. We are not affiliated with any political organization or any other religious organization or movement.
PRESS REVIEW – Friday, April 11: Papers react to the news that Chinese nationals are being recruited by Russia on social media to fight in Ukraine. In Israel, hundreds of reservists who denounced the war in Gaza have been fired. Next, the world commemorates the liberation of the Buchenwald concentration camp by US forces. Le Monde tells the incredible story of the "watercolour painter of Buchenwald". Finally, in Austria, humans teach birds how to fly. The BBC brings us the story that up to 155 Chinese nationals could currently be fighting for Russia against Ukraine. The Kyiv Independent suggests that this demonstrates a systemic recruitment effort. The Guardian reveals the extent of Russia's recruitment efforts by featuring the Russian ads that have been circulating on social media in China. The Economist, meanwhile, calls them soldiers of misfortune and suggests they are either motivated by cash, danger or in some cases, nationalism. The article points out that Chinese mercenaries have been showing up both on the Russian and Ukrainian sides.In Israel, hundreds of air force reservists who signed a letter asking for an end to the war in Gaza have been fired. The Jerusalem Post quotes the head of the IDF, Eyal Zamir, as saying "no matter how controversial policies might be, reservists are forbidden from taking public position on such issues". But it is not just air force reservists who have voiced their resistance to the war. The Times of Israel reports that more than a hundred ex-navy officers and dozens of doctors have also shown their opposition.This Friday marks the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Buchenwald Nazi concentration camp by American forces. It is commemorated in Germany on Die Welt's front page. The photo they use shows French Buchenwald prisoners and a young boy whose name was on the death list three times but who miraculously survived. Le Monde is also commemorating the anniversary with the incredible story of Paul Simon, "the watercolour painter of Buchenwald". Simon was a young resistance fighter who was arrested and imprisoned at the camp between January 1944 and April 1945. During his time at Buchenwald, he painted a number of watercolour paintings documenting the terrible conditions there. It was only years after Simon passed away that his son discovered the paintings, which are now being published for the first time.Finally, the website Positive News brings us an unusual story: humans are teaching birds to fly in Austria. The bald ibis used to be extinct in Europe, but they are back in our skies thanks to "foster humans" who fly with the birds using a microlight aircraft. By raising the birds from hatchlings, scientists are able to create a bond with the birds that is strong enough to lure them in the skies. The birds then follow the scientists as they show them how to migrate down to Andalusia in Spain.You can catch our press review every morning on France 24 at 7:20am and 9:20am (Paris time), from Monday to Friday.
In Israel bleibt der Chef des Inlandsgeheimdienstes, Ronen Bar, vorerst im Amt. Das hat das oberste Gericht entschieden. Der israelische Regierungschef Benjamin Netanjahu wollte Bar eigentlich entlassen. Weitere Themen: · Bundeshaus: Die sicherheitspolitische Kommission des Nationalrats will zusätzlich eine Milliarde Franken für Munition, für die Luftabwehr und Artillerie ausgeben. Die Linke kritisiert den Kommissions-Entscheid scharf. Mitte-Nationalrat Reto Nause nimmt Stellung. · Wissenschaft: Forschende der Northwestern University in Illinois haben einen ausserordentlich kleinen Herzschrittmacher entwickelt. Kleiner als ein Reiskorn. Warum solch ein Herzschrittmacher von Bedeutung ist. · Der Schattenwolf ist vor mehr als 10'000 Jahren ausgestorben. Manche kennen das Tier vielleicht aus der Serie "Game of Thrones". Nun behauptet ein US-Unternehmen, ihn nachgezüchtet zu haben.
Parshas Vayikra: Mercy is the Greatest Attribute of Heaven https://jewishprolifefoundation.org/pro-life-blog/parshas-vayikra-mercy-is-the-greatest-attribute-of-heaven At the Jewish Pro-Life Foundation, we're making the original pro-life religion pro-life again! News, education, enlightenment and spiritual renewal. Saving Jewish Lives & Healing Jewish Hearts by providing the Jewish community with Pro-Life Education, Pregnancy Care and Adoption Referrals, and Healing After Abortion. To learn more visit https://jewishprolifefoundation.org/ Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JewishProLifeFoundation/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JewishProLife Follow us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk8B3l4KxJX4T9l8F5l-wkQ Follow us on MeWe: https://mewe.com/i/cecilyroutman Follow us on Gab: https://gab.com/JewishProLife Clouthub: https://app.clouthub.com/forum#/users/u/ProLifeCecily Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cecily-routman-3085ab140/ Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/cecilyroutman/ Follow us on Gettr: https://gettr.com/user/prolifececily Follow us on Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/JewishProLifeFoundation Follow us on TruthSocial:https://truthsocial.com/@prolifececily Follow us on Telegram: https://t.me/JewishProLife Follow us on Podcasts: https://jewishprolife.libsyn.com/ Donate: https://jewishprolifefoundation.org/donate In Israel: https://jewishprolifefoundation.co.il The Jewish Pro-Life Foundation is an IRS approved 501(c)3 non-profit educational public charity. We are committed to Torah and Jewish Tradition. We are not affiliated with any political organization or any other religious organization or movement.
The David That Will Slay the Abortion Industry Goliath https://jewishprolifefoundation.org/pro-life-blog/the-david-that-will-slay-the-abortion-industry-goliath American Thinker https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2025/02/the_david_that_will_slay_the_abortion_industry_goliath.html At the Jewish Pro-Life Foundation, we're making the original pro-life religion pro-life again! News, education, enlightenment and spiritual renewal. Saving Jewish Lives & Healing Jewish Hearts by providing the Jewish community with Pro-Life Education, Pregnancy Care and Adoption Referrals, and Healing After Abortion. To learn more visit https://jewishprolifefoundation.org/ Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JewishProLifeFoundation/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JewishProLife Follow us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk8B3l4KxJX4T9l8F5l-wkQ Follow us on MeWe: https://mewe.com/i/cecilyroutman Follow us on Gab: https://gab.com/JewishProLife Clouthub: https://app.clouthub.com/forum#/users/u/ProLifeCecily Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cecily-routman-3085ab140/ Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/cecilyroutman/ Follow us on Gettr: https://gettr.com/user/prolifececily Follow us on Brighteon Social: https://brighteon.social/@ProLifeCecily Follow us on Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/JewishProLifeFoundation Follow us on TruthSocial:https://truthsocial.com/@prolifececily Follow us on Telegram: https://t.me/JewishProLife Follow us on Podcasts: https://jewishprolife.libsyn.com/ Donate: https://jewishprolifefoundation.org/donate In Israel: https://jewishprolifefoundation.co.il The Jewish Pro-Life Foundation is an IRS approved 501(c)3 non-profit educational public charity. We are committed to Torah and Jewish Tradition. We are not affiliated with any political organization or any other religious organization or movement.
Parshas Pekudei: God's Ultimate Dwelling Place is Within a Human Being https://jewishprolifefoundation.org/pro-life-blog/parshas-pekudei-god-s-ultimate-dwelling-place-is-within-a-human-being Temple Institute https://www.jewishvoice.org/read/article/update-building-third-temple At the Jewish Pro-Life Foundation, we're making the original pro-life religion pro-life again! News, education, enlightenment and spiritual renewal. Saving Jewish Lives & Healing Jewish Hearts by providing the Jewish community with Pro-Life Education, Pregnancy Care and Adoption Referrals, and Healing After Abortion. To learn more visit https://jewishprolifefoundation.org/ Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JewishProLifeFoundation/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JewishProLife Follow us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk8B3l4KxJX4T9l8F5l-wkQ Follow us on MeWe: https://mewe.com/i/cecilyroutman Follow us on Gab: https://gab.com/JewishProLife Clouthub: https://app.clouthub.com/forum#/users/u/ProLifeCecily Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cecily-routman-3085ab140/ Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/cecilyroutman/ Follow us on Gettr: https://gettr.com/user/prolifececily Follow us on Brighteon Social: https://brighteon.social/@ProLifeCecily Follow us on Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/JewishProLifeFoundation Follow us on TruthSocial:https://truthsocial.com/@prolifececily Follow us on Telegram: https://t.me/JewishProLife Follow us on Podcasts: https://jewishprolife.libsyn.com/ Donate: https://jewishprolifefoundation.org/donate In Israel: https://jewishprolifefoundation.co.il The Jewish Pro-Life Foundation is an IRS approved 501(c)3 non-profit educational public charity. We are committed to Torah and Jewish Tradition. We are not affiliated with any political organization or any other religious organization or movement.
In this episode, we're joined by Rabbi Menachem Leibtag, a leading educator in the Gush (Yeshivat Har Etzion) Tanakh methodology—a literary-contextual approach to the study of Tanakh that emphasizes peshat, structure, and thematic development, while reading the text in its historical and narrative context. Rabbi Leibtag lays out the foundations of this method and responds to some of the critiques raised in our previous conversations with J.J. Kimche and Rabbi Yaakov Beasley. We explore concerns that anchoring the Torah in its historical setting may risk weakening its eternal relevance, versus the argument that understanding the text in its original context deepens, rather than diminishes, its meaning. We also examine the tension between drawing out literary structure and preserving the emotional and theological rawness of the text. Another critique addressed is the worry that modern readers—armed with more information and systematic tools—can generate ḥiddushim (novel interpretations) that feel out of bounds to traditionalists, particularly when such ideas were not raised by classical commentators. In contrast, advocates argue that these insights represent a continuation of the interpretive process rather than a break from it. Rabbi Leibtag offers a thoughtful and compelling case for the method's relevance today—rooted in tradition, informed by literary tools, and committed to making Tanakh learning more engaging, rigorous, and meaningful for the modern student.*This episode is dedicated to the refua shelema of our dear friend Yaakov ben Haya Sarah Malakh and to the neshama of Meir ben Moshe a'h — Abdolrahim Ilian, the late father of our dear friend, Rod Ilian. • Bio: Rabbi Menachem Leibtag, an internationally acclaimed bible scholar and pioneer of Jewish Education on the internet, is well known in the Jewish community for his essays on the weekly Bible portion. His vibrant thematic-analytical approach blends the methods of modern academic scholarship with traditional Jewish approaches to the Biblical text. He is best known for his ability to teach students how to study rather than simply read Biblical passages. As his essays focus on meta-themes in the Bible, his readership has expanded to students of the Bible from all religions and walks of life. In Israel, Rabbi Leibtag teaches at Yeshivat Har Etzion, Matan, Yeshivat Shaalavim, Midreshet Lindenbaum, and at MTVA. He also routinely lectures around the globe, primarily as a Scholar in Residence in communities in North America; and is a regular guest lecturer for students at universities such as Columbia, Harvard, Princeton, NYU, Penn, and Brandeis.• Read one of his essays here: https://www.amazon.com/Torah-MiEtzion-Yeshivat-Har-Etzion/dp/1613290063• 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, Rod Ilian, Gold Patrons: Dovidchai Abramchayev, Lazer Cohen, Travis Krueger, Vasili Volkoff, Vasya, 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!
Florian and Esther discuss the language industry news of the week, breaking down Slator's 2025 Language Service Provider Index (LSPI), which features nearly 300 LSPs and reports 6.6% combined growth in 2024 revenues, totaling USD 8.4bn.Florian touches on a surprise USD 10m donation from private equity executive Mario Giannini to launch a new MA translation and interpreting program at California State University, Long Beach. The duo talks about McKinsey's State of AI report, which continues to classify translators as AI-related roles and shows that hiring them has become slightly easier.In Esther's M&A corner, TransPerfect announced two acquisitions, Technicolor Games and Blue Digital Group, further expanding its presence in gaming and media localization. In Israel, BlueLion and GATS merged to form TransNarrative, and Brazilian providers Korn Translations and Zaum Langs joined forces under the Idlewild Burg group.Meanwhile, in funding, Teleperformance invested USD 13m in Sanas, a startup offering real-time accent translation for call centers to improve global communication. Lingo.dev raised USD 4.2m, while Dubformer secured USD 3.6m to develop the ‘Photoshop of AI dubbing'.Florian shares insights from Slator's 2025 Localization Buyer Survey, which found that over half of buyers want strategic AI support from vendors and many cite inefficient automation as a key challenge.
Big news this week as National Security Adviser Mike Waltz accidentally adds the Editor of The Atlantic to a private Signal group of top WH people where they discussed secret attack plans. TAG was swiftly sent to the West Wing to remedy the situation... In Israel, in a surprise turn of events Palestinians have begun to protest Hamas en masse, while Israel has been bombarding and eliminating senior members of Hamas and have threatened full-on invasion. Also in this week's episode, the global attack on Elon Musk and Tesla, updates on global anti-Semitism, and once again, some airplane stories! ** Jews worldwide have the opportunity to help keep Israel ... Jewish! ** Voting in the WZO allows any Jew to vote for parties that have a say in all of the policies in Israel. Don't want the woke Left taking over Israel? Get involved and vote Eretz Hakodesh! Visit: https://eretzhakodesh.org/ ** BONUS CONTENT AVAILABLE NOW BY PHONE! ** Subscribe At: 605-417-0303 Get official KC swag and show your support to the world! https://kiddushclubmerch.com Subscribe now to keep us going and access bonus content! https://buymeacoffee.com/kiddushclub/membership We have a call-in number where you can hear the cast! Tell your friends and family who may not have internet access! 605-417-0303 To Call In From Israel: +053-243-3287 Follow us: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kiddushclubpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/kiddushclubcast Join our WhatsApp chat: https://chat.whatsapp.com/HTWhnT1WiVFCioXjatEFi6 Send us you thoughts comments and suggestions via email: hock@kiddushclubpodcast.com
Capitulation Week A major liberal law firm capitulates to Trump pressure. A major Ivy League University capitulates to Trump pressure. Zelensky capitulates to Trump pressure. In Israel, Bibi Netanyahu tries to replicate Trump pressure…and the Dems best response is yesterday's Bernie singing yesterday's song. John and Joe revisit last week.
In jener Zeit begann Jesus in der Synagoge in Nazaret darzulegen: Amen, ich sage euch: Kein Prophet wird in seiner Heimat anerkannt. Wahrhaftig, das sage ich euch: In Israel gab es viele Witwen in den Tagen des Elíja, als der Himmel für drei Jahre und sechs Monate verschlossen war und eine große Hungersnot über das ganze Land kam. Aber zu keiner von ihnen wurde Elíja gesandt, nur zu einer Witwe in Sarépta bei Sidon. Und viele Aussätzige gab es in Israel zur Zeit des Propheten Elíscha. Aber keiner von ihnen wurde geheilt, nur der Syrer Náaman. Als die Leute in der Synagoge das hörten, gerieten sie alle in Wut. Sie sprangen auf und trieben Jesus zur Stadt hinaus; sie brachten ihn an den Abhang des Berges, auf dem ihre Stadt erbaut war, und wollten ihn hinabstürzen. Er aber schritt mitten durch sie hindurch und ging weg. (© Ständige Kommission für die Herausgabe der gemeinsamen liturgischen Bücher im deutschen Sprachgebiet)
Parshas Vayakhel: The Preservation of Human Life Always Applies https://jewishprolifefoundation.org/pro-life-blog/parshas-vayakhel-the-preservation-of-human-life-always-applies The 39 Melachot https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/102032/jewish/The-39-Melachot.htm What was the Red Heifer? https://www.chabad.org/parshah/article_cdo/aid/2620682/jewish/What-Was-the-Red-Heifer.htm At the Jewish Pro-Life Foundation, we're making the original pro-life religion pro-life again! News, education, enlightenment and spiritual renewal. Saving Jewish Lives & Healing Jewish Hearts by providing the Jewish community with Pro-Life Education, Pregnancy Care and Adoption Referrals, and Healing After Abortion. To learn more visit https://jewishprolifefoundation.org/ Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JewishProLifeFoundation/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JewishProLife Follow us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk8B3l4KxJX4T9l8F5l-wkQ Follow us on MeWe: https://mewe.com/i/cecilyroutman Follow us on Gab: https://gab.com/JewishProLife Clouthub: https://app.clouthub.com/forum#/users/u/ProLifeCecily Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cecily-routman-3085ab140/ Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/cecilyroutman/ Follow us on Gettr: https://gettr.com/user/prolifececily Follow us on Brighteon Social: https://brighteon.social/@ProLifeCecily Follow us on Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/JewishProLifeFoundation Follow us on TruthSocial:https://truthsocial.com/@prolifececily Follow us on Telegram: https://t.me/JewishProLife Follow us on Podcasts: https://jewishprolife.libsyn.com/ Donate: https://jewishprolifefoundation.org/donate In Israel: https://jewishprolifefoundation.co.il The Jewish Pro-Life Foundation is an IRS approved 501(c)3 non-profit educational public charity. We are committed to Torah and Jewish Tradition. We are not affiliated with any political organization or any other religious organization or movement.
Parshas Tetzaveh Our Sacred Place https://jewishprolifefoundation.org/pro-life-blog/parshas-tetzaveh-our-sacred-place At the Jewish Pro-Life Foundation, we're making the original pro-life religion pro-life again! News, education, enlightenment and spiritual renewal. Saving Jewish Lives & Healing Jewish Hearts by providing the Jewish community with Pro-Life Education, Pregnancy Care and Adoption Referrals, and Healing After Abortion. To learn more visit https://jewishprolifefoundation.org/ Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JewishProLifeFoundation/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JewishProLife Follow us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk8B3l4KxJX4T9l8F5l-wkQ Follow us on MeWe: https://mewe.com/i/cecilyroutman Follow us on Gab: https://gab.com/JewishProLife Clouthub: https://app.clouthub.com/forum#/users/u/ProLifeCecily Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cecily-routman-3085ab140/ Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/cecilyroutman/ Follow us on Gettr: https://gettr.com/user/prolifececily Follow us on Brighteon Social: https://brighteon.social/@ProLifeCecily Follow us on Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/JewishProLifeFoundation Follow us on TruthSocial:https://truthsocial.com/@prolifececily Follow us on Telegram: https://t.me/JewishProLife Follow us on Podcasts: https://jewishprolife.libsyn.com/ Donate: https://jewishprolifefoundation.org/donate In Israel: https://jewishprolifefoundation.co.il The Jewish Pro-Life Foundation is an IRS approved 501(c)3 non-profit educational public charity. We are committed to Torah and Jewish Tradition. We are not affiliated with any political organization or any other religious organization or movement.
Ep 167. Parshas Terumah: Promises Made Promises Kept https://jewishprolifefoundation.org/pro-life-blog/parshas-terumah-promises-made-promises-kept At the Jewish Pro-Life Foundation, we're making the original pro-life religion pro-life again! News, education, enlightenment and spiritual renewal. Saving Jewish Lives & Healing Jewish Hearts by providing the Jewish community with Pro-Life Education, Pregnancy Care and Adoption Referrals, and Healing After Abortion. To learn more visit https://jewishprolifefoundation.org/ Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JewishProLifeFoundation/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JewishProLife Follow us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk8B3l4KxJX4T9l8F5l-wkQ Follow us on MeWe: https://mewe.com/i/cecilyroutman Follow us on Gab: https://gab.com/JewishProLife Clouthub: https://app.clouthub.com/forum#/users/u/ProLifeCecily Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cecily-routman-3085ab140/ Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/cecilyroutman/ Follow us on Gettr: https://gettr.com/user/prolifececily Follow us on Brighteon Social: https://brighteon.social/@ProLifeCecily Follow us on Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/JewishProLifeFoundation Follow us on TruthSocial:https://truthsocial.com/@prolifececily Follow us on Telegram: https://t.me/JewishProLife Follow us on Podcasts: https://jewishprolife.libsyn.com/ Donate: https://jewishprolifefoundation.org/donate In Israel: https://jewishprolifefoundation.co.il The Jewish Pro-Life Foundation is an IRS approved 501(c)3 non-profit educational public charity. We are committed to Torah and Jewish Tradition. We are not affiliated with any political organization or any other religious organization or movement.
Parshas Mishpatim: Was that a miscarriage or a premature birth? https://jewishprolifefoundation.org/pro-life-blog/parshas-mishpatim-was-that-a-miscarriage-or-a-premature-birth At the Jewish Pro-Life Foundation, we're making the original pro-life religion pro-life again! News, education, enlightenment and spiritual renewal. Saving Jewish Lives & Healing Jewish Hearts by providing the Jewish community with Pro-Life Education, Pregnancy Care and Adoption Referrals, and Healing After Abortion. To learn more visit https://jewishprolifefoundation.org/ Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JewishProLifeFoundation/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JewishProLife Follow us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk8B3l4KxJX4T9l8F5l-wkQ Follow us on MeWe: https://mewe.com/i/cecilyroutman Follow us on Gab: https://gab.com/JewishProLife Clouthub: https://app.clouthub.com/forum#/users/u/ProLifeCecily Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cecily-routman-3085ab140/ Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/cecilyroutman/ Follow us on Gettr: https://gettr.com/user/prolifececily Follow us on Brighteon Social: https://brighteon.social/@ProLifeCecily Follow us on Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/JewishProLifeFoundation Follow us on TruthSocial:https://truthsocial.com/@prolifececily Follow us on Telegram: https://t.me/JewishProLife Follow us on Podcasts: https://jewishprolife.libsyn.com/ Donate: https://jewishprolifefoundation.org/donate In Israel: https://jewishprolifefoundation.co.il The Jewish Pro-Life Foundation is an IRS approved 501(c)3 non-profit educational public charity. We are committed to Torah and Jewish Tradition. We are not affiliated with any political organization or any other religious organization or movement.
Friedrich Merz ist vielleicht schon bald deutscher Bundeskanzler. Früher lobbyierte er für Blackrock, den weltweit grössten Vermögensverwalter. Über diese Verflechtung hat der Autor Werner Rügemer ein Buch geschrieben. In Katar finden ab heute Vermittlungsgespräche über den Krieg im Nahen Osten statt. In Israel selbst wächst gleichzeitig der Druck, das Versagen rund um den Anschlag vom 7. Oktober 2023 zu untersuchen. Mehr dazu von Nahost-Korrespondent Pierre Heumann. Mit dem Sinologen Jonas Greindberg sprechen wir über den chinesischen Volkskongress, der derzeit läuft – angesichts akuter Probleme im Land mit besonderen Vorzeichen.
Parshas Yitro: A Pagan Priest Converted to Judaism Provides Hope for Redemption https://jewishprolifefoundation.org/pro-life-blog/parshas-yitro-a-pagan-priest-converted-to-judaism-provides-hope-for-redemption At the Jewish Pro-Life Foundation, we're making the original pro-life religion pro-life again! News, education, enlightenment and spiritual renewal. Saving Jewish Lives & Healing Jewish Hearts by providing the Jewish community with Pro-Life Education, Pregnancy Care and Adoption Referrals, and Healing After Abortion. To learn more visit https://jewishprolifefoundation.org/ Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JewishProLifeFoundation/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JewishProLife Follow us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk8B3l4KxJX4T9l8F5l-wkQ Follow us on MeWe: https://mewe.com/i/cecilyroutman Follow us on Gab: https://gab.com/JewishProLife Clouthub: https://app.clouthub.com/forum#/users/u/ProLifeCecily Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cecily-routman-3085ab140/ Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/cecilyroutman/ Follow us on Gettr: https://gettr.com/user/prolifececily Follow us on Brighteon Social: https://brighteon.social/@ProLifeCecily Follow us on Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/JewishProLifeFoundation Follow us on TruthSocial:https://truthsocial.com/@prolifececily Follow us on Telegram: https://t.me/JewishProLife Follow us on Podcasts: https://jewishprolife.libsyn.com/ Donate: https://jewishprolifefoundation.org/donate In Israel: https://jewishprolifefoundation.co.il The Jewish Pro-Life Foundation is an IRS approved 501(c)3 non-profit educational public charity. We are committed to Torah and Jewish Tradition. We are not affiliated with any political organization or any other religious organization or movement.
Parshas Bo: The Great Escape https://jewishprolifefoundation.org/pro-life-blog/parshas-bo-the-great-escape At the Jewish Pro-Life Foundation, we're making the original pro-life religion pro-life again! News, education, enlightenment and spiritual renewal. Saving Jewish Lives & Healing Jewish Hearts by providing the Jewish community with Pro-Life Education, Pregnancy Care and Adoption Referrals, and Healing After Abortion. To learn more visit https://jewishprolifefoundation.org/ Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JewishProLifeFoundation/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JewishProLife Follow us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk8B3l4KxJX4T9l8F5l-wkQ Follow us on MeWe: https://mewe.com/i/cecilyroutman Follow us on Gab: https://gab.com/JewishProLife Clouthub: https://app.clouthub.com/forum#/users/u/ProLifeCecily Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cecily-routman-3085ab140/ Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/cecilyroutman/ Follow us on Gettr: https://gettr.com/user/prolifececily Follow us on Brighteon Social: https://brighteon.social/@ProLifeCecily Follow us on Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/JewishProLifeFoundation Follow us on TruthSocial:https://truthsocial.com/@prolifececily Follow us on Telegram: https://t.me/JewishProLife Follow us on Podcasts: https://jewishprolife.libsyn.com/ Donate: https://jewishprolifefoundation.org/donate In Israel: https://jewishprolifefoundation.co.il The Jewish Pro-Life Foundation is an IRS approved 501(c)3 non-profit educational public charity. We are committed to Torah and Jewish Tradition. We are not affiliated with any political organization or any other religious organization or movement.
President Trump drew criticism this past week after he made comments that President Zelenskyy of Ukraine was hindering peace talks with Russia. President Trump's administration has said that peace talks are in the works between President Trump and Russian President Putin, but Ukraine says it will not accept a deal that was negotiated without their own representatives at the bargaining table. In Israel, a fragile ceasefire holds with Hamas as more hostages continue to be exchanged, with the Trump administration planning for a new phase of the truce. House Majority Lader Steve Scalise (R-LA) joins the Rundown to discuss what a peace deal in Ukraine could look like, President Trump's long-term plans for the future of Gaza, and how the House of Representatives is working to pass a budget that aligns with President Trump's agenda. The United States gave up control of the Panama Canal in 1999; now, 26 years later, President Donald Trump wants it back. He claims that Panama is overcharging American ships to pass through, and that China is really in control. With the president mentioning the canal a lot recently, FOX News Correspondent Griff Jenkins joins the Rundown to discuss his FOX Nation special Showdown At the Panama Canal and walk Americans through its history. Plus, commentary from FOX News Digital Columnist David Marcus. (Image Via AP) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
President Trump drew criticism this past week after he made comments that President Zelenskyy of Ukraine was hindering peace talks with Russia. President Trump's administration has said that peace talks are in the works between President Trump and Russian President Putin, but Ukraine says it will not accept a deal that was negotiated without their own representatives at the bargaining table. In Israel, a fragile ceasefire holds with Hamas as more hostages continue to be exchanged, with the Trump administration planning for a new phase of the truce. House Majority Lader Steve Scalise (R-LA) joins the Rundown to discuss what a peace deal in Ukraine could look like, President Trump's long-term plans for the future of Gaza, and how the House of Representatives is working to pass a budget that aligns with President Trump's agenda. The United States gave up control of the Panama Canal in 1999; now, 26 years later, President Donald Trump wants it back. He claims that Panama is overcharging American ships to pass through, and that China is really in control. With the president mentioning the canal a lot recently, FOX News Correspondent Griff Jenkins joins the Rundown to discuss his FOX Nation special Showdown At the Panama Canal and walk Americans through its history. Plus, commentary from FOX News Digital Columnist David Marcus. (Image Via AP) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
President Trump drew criticism this past week after he made comments that President Zelenskyy of Ukraine was hindering peace talks with Russia. President Trump's administration has said that peace talks are in the works between President Trump and Russian President Putin, but Ukraine says it will not accept a deal that was negotiated without their own representatives at the bargaining table. In Israel, a fragile ceasefire holds with Hamas as more hostages continue to be exchanged, with the Trump administration planning for a new phase of the truce. House Majority Lader Steve Scalise (R-LA) joins the Rundown to discuss what a peace deal in Ukraine could look like, President Trump's long-term plans for the future of Gaza, and how the House of Representatives is working to pass a budget that aligns with President Trump's agenda. The United States gave up control of the Panama Canal in 1999; now, 26 years later, President Donald Trump wants it back. He claims that Panama is overcharging American ships to pass through, and that China is really in control. With the president mentioning the canal a lot recently, FOX News Correspondent Griff Jenkins joins the Rundown to discuss his FOX Nation special Showdown At the Panama Canal and walk Americans through its history. Plus, commentary from FOX News Digital Columnist David Marcus. (Image Via AP) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
In this Bible Story, God parts the seas so the Israelites could run to freedom. God then provides Israel with water and food as they travel towards the promised land. This story is inspired by Exodus 14:29-16:36. Go to BibleinaYear.com and learn the Bible in a Year.Today's Bible verse is Exodus 14:29 from the King James Version.Episode 38: In Israel’s exodus from the land of Egypt, after 430 years of slavery, they headed joyfully to the wilderness, and the land God will call them to. But as they came to camp by the sea, Pharaoh and his army changed their mind and pursued them. Trapped between an approaching army and the sea the people fear for their lives, but through Moses, God provides His people a miraculous means of escape and a final victory over the Egyptians once and for all.Hear the Bible come to life as Pastor Jack Graham leads you through the official BibleinaYear.com podcast. This Biblical Audio Experience will help you master wisdom from the world’s greatest book. In each episode, you will learn to apply Biblical principles to everyday life. Now understanding the Bible is easier than ever before; enjoy a cinematic audio experience full of inspirational storytelling, orchestral music, and profound commentary from world-renowned Pastor Jack Graham.Also, you can download the Pray.com app for more Christian content, including, Daily Prayers, Inspirational Testimonies, and Bedtime Bible Stories.Visit JackGraham.org for more resources on how to tap into God's power for successful Christian living.Pray.com is the digital destination of faith. With over 5,000 daily prayers, meditations, bedtime stories, and cinematic stories inspired by the Bible, the Pray.com app has everything you need to keep your focus on the Lord. Make Prayer a priority and download the #1 App for Prayer and Sleep today in the Apple app store or Google Play store.Executive Producers: Steve Gatena & Max BardProducer: Ben GammonHosted by: Pastor Jack GrahamMusic by: Andrew Morgan SmithBible Story narration by: Todd HaberkornSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
President Trump is hopeful that he can deliver on a campaign promise, an end the conflicts in Ukraine and Israel. This past week, as a show of good faith, Russia returned an American prisoner as peace talks are set to begin between U.S. officials and their Russian counterparts in the coming days. In Israel, a fragile ceasefire was maintained over the weekend as Hamas released Israeli hostages, after President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu gave the terrorist organization an ultimatum to follow the agreed upon deal or face further military action. Montana Congressman and former Secretary of the Interior in the first Trump administration Ryan Zinke (R) joins the Rundown to discuss President Trump's goal to achieve peace in Ukraine and Israel, his thoughts on the work of the DOGE department, and shares details on House Republicans' plan to pass a new budget deal. President Trump signed the proclamation for American Heart Month, which occurs every February, encouraging people to improve and be aware of their heart health. In the United States heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women, so what are the factors that contribute to the deadly illness? FOX News Senior Medical Analyst, Dr. Marc Siegel joins to discuss the risk factors for heart disease, what Americans can do to lower risks and keep their heart healthy, and talks about his hopes for the new Health and Human Services Director RFK Jr. to improve the health of every American. Plus, commentary from host of OutKick's "Gaines for Girls", Riley Gaines. (Image Via AP) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
President Trump is hopeful that he can deliver on a campaign promise, an end the conflicts in Ukraine and Israel. This past week, as a show of good faith, Russia returned an American prisoner as peace talks are set to begin between U.S. officials and their Russian counterparts in the coming days. In Israel, a fragile ceasefire was maintained over the weekend as Hamas released Israeli hostages, after President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu gave the terrorist organization an ultimatum to follow the agreed upon deal or face further military action. Montana Congressman and former Secretary of the Interior in the first Trump administration Ryan Zinke (R) joins the Rundown to discuss President Trump's goal to achieve peace in Ukraine and Israel, his thoughts on the work of the DOGE department, and shares details on House Republicans' plan to pass a new budget deal. President Trump signed the proclamation for American Heart Month, which occurs every February, encouraging people to improve and be aware of their heart health. In the United States heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women, so what are the factors that contribute to the deadly illness? FOX News Senior Medical Analyst, Dr. Marc Siegel joins to discuss the risk factors for heart disease, what Americans can do to lower risks and keep their heart healthy, and talks about his hopes for the new Health and Human Services Director RFK Jr. to improve the health of every American. Plus, commentary from host of OutKick's "Gaines for Girls", Riley Gaines. (Image Via AP) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
President Trump is hopeful that he can deliver on a campaign promise, an end the conflicts in Ukraine and Israel. This past week, as a show of good faith, Russia returned an American prisoner as peace talks are set to begin between U.S. officials and their Russian counterparts in the coming days. In Israel, a fragile ceasefire was maintained over the weekend as Hamas released Israeli hostages, after President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu gave the terrorist organization an ultimatum to follow the agreed upon deal or face further military action. Montana Congressman and former Secretary of the Interior in the first Trump administration Ryan Zinke (R) joins the Rundown to discuss President Trump's goal to achieve peace in Ukraine and Israel, his thoughts on the work of the DOGE department, and shares details on House Republicans' plan to pass a new budget deal. President Trump signed the proclamation for American Heart Month, which occurs every February, encouraging people to improve and be aware of their heart health. In the United States heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women, so what are the factors that contribute to the deadly illness? FOX News Senior Medical Analyst, Dr. Marc Siegel joins to discuss the risk factors for heart disease, what Americans can do to lower risks and keep their heart healthy, and talks about his hopes for the new Health and Human Services Director RFK Jr. to improve the health of every American. Plus, commentary from host of OutKick's "Gaines for Girls", Riley Gaines. (Image Via AP) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
In Israel hat der augenscheinlich schlechte Gesundheitszustand der drei von der Hamas im Gazastreifen freigelassenen Geiseln Bestürzung und Entsetzen ausgelöst. Premier Netanjahu sagte, die schockierenden Bilder würden nicht unbeantwortet bleiben. (00:00) Intro und Schlagzeilen (01:22) Weitere Hamas-Geiseln frei – Entsetzen über schlechten Zustand (06:20) Nachrichtenübersicht (12:35) Ostkongo: Ringen um eine diplomatische Lösung (19:07) Efta-Mercosur-Abkommen: Cassis drängt auf Abschluss (23:05) Die Rückkehr einer 1200 Jahre alten Bibel in den Jura
Israel und die USA bereiten ab heute Schritte für die zweite Phase der Waffenruhe mit der radikal-islamistischen Hamas vor. Hamas und Israel sollen erneut Geiseln gegen Häftlinge austauschen. Der Wissenschaftshistoriker José Brunner erklärt, wie die Geiseln und Gefangenen zurück in ihr Leben finden. Der 7. Oktober hat auf beiden Seiten tief sitzende Traumata erneut ans Licht gebracht, erklärt José Brunner, schweizerisch-israelischer Wissenschaftshistoriker und Politologe und emeritierter Professor an der Universität Tel Aviv. In Israel wurde das Vertrauen erschüttert, dass das Land ein sicherer Zufluchtsort für Juden sein kann. Auf palästinensischer Seite rufen die Ereignisse die traumatische Erfahrung der „Nakba“ erneut ins Bewusstsein.
A Sermon for the Fourth Sunday after Epiphany St. Matthew 8:1-13 by William Klock Have you ever met someone with leprosy? Probably not. Today it's extremely rare. We hardly give it a thought. But in the ancient world it was one of the most dreaded diseases. It began with the loss of feeling in your extremities and nodules that would turn into ulcers. The loss of feeling spread. The ulcers never healed. Your hair would fall out and your eyes would go blind. Ulcers would form on your vocal cords, leaving your voice hoarse and rasping. Gangrene would set in. Eventually you would lose fingers and toes and sometimes whole limbs. Sometimes it led to madness. Eventually it would lead to death, but not quickly. Some forms of leprosy would take a decade to run their course and others twenty or thirty years. But as bad, if not worse than the physical misery was the fact that it was contagious. That made lepers outcasts. The Jewish historian Josephus tells us that lepers were treated “as if they were, in effect, dead men”. When a person was diagnosed with leprosy, they were immediately banished from family and community. In Leviticus 13:46 the Lord had commanded, “He shall remain unclean as long as he has the disease. He is unclean. He shall live alone. His dwelling shall be outside the camp.” And people didn't get better from leprosy. That's why it was a miracle when the Lord intervened to heal Naaman the Syrian of his leprosy. Consider that in medieval Europe, before he was cast out, a leper was brought to the church one last time so the priest could read the burial service over him. So to be a leper was, for all intents and purposes, to be dead. Not, of course, to yourself, but dead to your family, your friends, and your community. In Israel lepers were barred from Jerusalem and from any walled town or city. The law described over sixty types of contact that would render a person unclean and contact with a leper was second only to contact with a dead body. If a leper so much as poked his head through the door of your house, your house would be rendered unclean. One rabbi boasted that he threw stones at lepers to keep them at a distance, because that's where they belonged. Keep that in mind as we look again at today's Gospel. Look with me at Matthew 8:1-4. When Jesus came down from the mountain, large crowds followed him. Suddenly a leper came to him and knelt down in front of him. “Lord,” he said, “if you want, you can make me clean!” Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him. “I do want to,” he said. “Be clean!” And at once his leprosy was cleansed. “Take care,” Jesus said to him, “that you don't say anything to anyone. Instead, go and show yourself to the priest, and make the offering which Moses commanded. That will be the proof to them.” For the last three chapters Jesus has been preaching the Sermon on the Mount. So he's been preaching to the crowds about the kingdom of God—what it's going to be like and who's going to be part of it. And I can imagine the people in the crowd nodding in approval as they listened—but the real weight of it not really sinking in. It's often like that when he hear God's word. Something like “Love your neighbour.” We agree. We think, “Oh, that's good.” But the real radicalness of it doesn't sink in. And then something happens—we're faced with a choice, we encounter a person—and the Spirit brings that lesson to mind and we realise just how much God and the gospel expect of us. Sometimes we fail the test. Imagine the crowd that had been listening to Jesus preach, now following him into town and this leper approaches Jesus. And everything Jesus has been saying about the kingdom is forgotten. People are thinking, “Stupid leper! Doesn't he know he shouldn't be here! How dare he come so close to the rabbi!” They've just heard Jesus preaching at length about the kingdom, but I expect at least some of them saw the leper and were thinking to themselves that if Jesus were a good rabbi, he would tell this man to take a hike—to obey torah and get out of town—maybe even throw rocks at him. Imagine their surprise when instead of quoting Leviticus at the man and telling him to get lost, Jesus stops as the man kneels at his feet. That says something right there. When this leper saw Jesus he saw the Messiah. Jews didn't prostrate themselves before any old person. This posture was reserved for the Lord. In some way, shape, or form he saw in Jesus the God of Israel. And with his hoarse and damaged voice he rasps out, “Lord, if you want, you can make me clean! Please make me clean.” And to their horror, Jesus reaches out and touches the man. The law said that a leper could come no closer to a healthy person than a cubit and Matthew makes a point describing Jesus reaching out, stretching out his arm to its full length across that distance to bridge the gap between himself and the leper, so that he could make contact with him, to touch the untouchable, to draw in the outcast. And Jesus says to him, “I want just that. Be clean.” Uncleanness should have passed from the leper to Jesus. Obviously you couldn't see something like that, but everyone knew that that was the law, ever since the Lord had spoken it through Moses. Touch a leper and you become unclean. So imagine their surprise when they did see something happen. They saw cleanness pass from Jesus to the leper. As they watched the man was healed. His sores healed and disappeared. His sight cleared. His voice became whole again. Maybe fingers and toes even grew back before their watching eyes. The leprosy was gone. The man was restored. His death sentence was lifted. Now, the sermon on the mount wasn't just an abstract ethical manifesto that Jesus delivered to a group of people who could have been from anywhere or any time. It was a declaration that the kingdom of God had come in fulfilment of the prophets, a declaration that the Messiah had finally come to set God's people to rights. They desperately need and longed for that. Ever since they had been called in Abraham, ever since they had, as a nation, been adopted by the Lord as his covenant people, they had in one way or another failed him and failed to be the people he had called and delivered them to be. They gave their hearts to idols. They gave their hearts to kings. They put their trust in horses and chariots. They oppressed the widow and the orphan and took advantage of the poor and the stranger. Their rabbis threw stones at lepers who dared get too close. The nation had repeatedly known the Lord's discipline. The faithful remnant amongst the people had cried out for centuries to the Lord for help and through the prophets he had promised that he would come, that he would deliver, that he would forgive, that he would put his own Spirit in the hearts of his people and turn them away from sin and self and fill them with love for him and for their neighbours. And now, here it is. There's a reason we read this Gospel during this season in which we recall and celebrate Jesus' epiphany, his manifestation. Jesus has just preached about the restoration of fallen Israel, the adulterous bride, to her Lord and the first person he meets as he heads down the mountain and into town is this poor man, cut off from his people, for all intents and purposes dead. He has lost his covenant status. He has lost his family—not just his biological family, but his covenant family. He hasn't known the temple or the Passover for who knows how many years. In the Lord's providence this man is symbolic of the whole nation of Israel. Israel hadn't heard the Lord's voice or known his presence in the temple for almost six hundred years. She was governed and oppressed by pagans. But as he has humbled himself so far as to take on human flesh, to be born of a Jewish woman, to become one of his own rebellious people, to reach out to them, just so Jesus stretches out his hand across the distance between himself and this believing leper and makes him whole. This lost son who was dead is alive again. And Jesus doesn't leave it at that. He sends this man—in accordance with the law—to see the priest so that the priest can see that he has been healed and so that he can restore him to the covenant family. There are other times in the Gospels that Jesus bypassed the temple and the priests to make a point, but early here in his ministry he instead sends this man to the priests. It backs up the message he had just preached when he said that he had come not to abolish the law and the prophets, but to fulfil them. And, too, it sent a message to the priests of Israel. Like I said, people didn't recover form leprosy. If they got better and the diagnosis was lifted by a priest, it was probably because it wasn't leprosy in the first place. I doubt this priest had ever seen a bona fide healing from leprosy. They might talk about Naaman the Syrian, but no one had ever seen a healing like that for themselves. And now this man shows up at the home of the local priest—maybe even the priest who had diagnosed him and declared him unclean—and he served as a message from Jesus: the kingdom is at hand. Israel was about to be set to rights and restored. And it was all centred in Jesus the Messiah. The people—and their priests—had a choice before them: Repent and believe in Jesus or find yourself weeping and gnashing your teeth in the darkness when judgement comes—on the outside of the covenant family as this leper had been for so many years. Repent and believe that in Jesus the Lord was finally here to visit his people, to answer their prayer, and these lost sons and daughters would be invited into their Father's great banquet. Jesus had come to set Israel to rights. Many of the people in the crowd watched this with joy. The Messiah really had come. That great feast Israel had been waiting for was being prepared. According to one Jewish tradition the main courses at that feast would be Behemoth, the great mythical land monster, and Leviathan, the great sea monster. Some in the crowd, having heard Jesus preach and having seen the leper healed could already smell the great beasts roasting in the oven like Thanksgiving turkeys. And then as they reach Capernaum a Roman centurion approaches Jesus. If the Lord's great banquet was being prepared, this man certainly didn't belong there! Centurions were the backbone of the Roman army and a reminder to the Jews that they were a conquered people. Matthew doesn't tell us if this centurion was a kind man or a cruel one or how he used his authority. None of that really matters. He could have been the kindest man in the world, but he was still a local representative of Rome and a gentile. He didn't belong in that joyful messianic throng. But down the main street of the town he came. Look at Matthew 8:5-9. When he had entered Capernaum, a centurion came up and pleaded with him, “Lord,” he said, “my son is lying paralyzed at home, suffering terribly.” And Jesus said to him, “I will come and heal him.” But the centurion replied, “Lord, I don't deserve to have you come under my roof! Just say the word, and my servant will be healed. I know what authority is all about, you know—I've got soldiers answering to me, and I can say to one of them, “Go!” and he goes, and to another “Come here!” and he comes, and I can say, “Do this,” to my slave, and he does it.” The centurion appeals to Jesus. Matthew's word choices stress the man's desperation. He addresses Jesus as “Lord”. He'd surely heard the talk about Jesus being the Jewish Messiah—the Lord—but being a Roman he probably didn't care about that. He simply knew that Jesus could heal, that he could fix his desperate situation. He'd heard the stories. Maybe he'd even seen the leper, running into town to show himself to the priest. Exactly who or what Jesus was, that wasn't really his concern. He simply saw in Jesus a man with power and authority. A man who could, as Tolkien once put it, make the sad things of this world come untrue, and such a man, Jewish or not, Messiah or not, was worthy of respect. “Lord, my son is at home, paralysed, sick, and suffering.” As Luke and John tell this story, the young boy was near death. But if Jesus could heal others, he could heal this man's son. And Jesus said, “I will come and heal him.” At this point everyone—the Centurion, the Jewish crowd following Jesus, everyone—they stopped and gasped. They shouldn't have, but I'm sure they did, because that would have been the natural response of anyone when an upright and godly Jew—a rabbi no less—went to the house of a gentile. The Mishnah declared in no uncertain terms, “The dwelling places of gentiles are unclean,” and even though it came centuries later, we know the Jews of Jesus day thought no differently. Gentiles were ritually unclean, but everyone present should have known that this wasn't a problem for Jesus. Jesus touched the leper and instead of contracting his impurity, passed purity to the leper, restoring him to the community of the people of God. Jesus could enter the home of a gentile and do the same thing. So the Centurion was shocked by Jesus' offer to come to his house. He refuses with those words so often misused in celebrations of the Lord's Supper: “No. Don't come to my house. I'm not worthy that you should come under my roof.” It's not that the Centurion thought he was personally unworthy, but that he knew the Jewish customs. His job was to maintain order and the last thing he wanted was a ruckus resulting from a popular rabbi entering his house. That would just stir up trouble and that was the last thing a Centurion wanted. His job was to the keep the peace. And so he says to Jesus, “You don't need to come to my house. You and I are alike. We both have authority. I know how it works. I have authority over the men in my command. I send orders for this man to come and he comes. I send orders for this man to go and he goes. If you truly have the authority over sickness and demons that I think you have, then you can do the same. If you order this disease to go, it will go. If you order that demon to come, it will come. Give the orders and my little boy will be healed.” Now it was Jesus' turn to be surprised. Matthew says he marvelled. He was amazed by what he'd just heard. Look at verse 10: When Jesus heard this, he marvelled and said to the people who following him, “I'm telling you the truth. I haven't found faith like this—not even in Israel! Let me tell you this: lots of people will come from east and west and join the great feast with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven. But the children of the kingdom will be thrown into outer darkness, where people will weep and gnash their teeth.” Then to the Centurion he said, “Go home. Let it be for you as you believed.” And his son was healed at that very moment. Notice how Jesus turns to the crowd, to his fellow Jews. Here they are, following Jesus down the mountain, ready for him to lead them into the age to come when everything is set to rights, ready to sit in his presence at that great banquet and feast on behemoth and leviathan. And the parade is stopped by this dog of a gentile who has no place in that feast. When the day comes, they're thinking, the Lord will take care of men like him. He may strut around Capernaum, in charge of the place today, but one day he would be out in the darkness, weeping and gnashing his teeth. Some probably thought—maybe even expected—Jesus to give him a little foretaste of that right now. But instead, Jesus turns and commends the man's faith to everyone. (This is why people didn't like Jesus!) He contrasts the faith of this gentile—a pagan they considered the enemy—Jesus uses it to expose the lack of faith he has seen in Israel. And he quotes from the Old Testament. Psalm 107:3 and Isaiah 43:5 (and Baruch 4:37) all speak of the Lord's promises to restore scattered Israel, bringing her lost sons and daughters from east and west. But here Jesus puts a twist on those prophecies and promises. “When Israel is restored,” he's saying, “When you sit at the Lord's great feast with your fathers, with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and feast on behemoth and leviathan and celebrate your restoration and the great faithfulness of the Lord, your brothers and sisters from east and west will be there, and this man represents them. Yes, the Lord will bring Jews from east and west, but he will bring others and they, too, will have a share in the Lord's new covenant and in the age to come. And many of those who think that by birth alone they have a right to be in that banquet…well…they will find themselves out in the dark, weeping and gnashing their teeth.” Jesus knew that it wasn't yet the time for gentiles to come flooding into the kingdom, taking hold of the robes of Jews, as Zechariah had prophesied, and saying, “Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.” But in this centurion he saw a foretaste of that day not so far off. It was a promise most of his fellow Jews had forgotten—or deliberately ignored—in favour of the promises of the great banquet, the setting things to rights, the restoration of Israel. But this was the reason for Israel's existence as a people, even if few remembered it. Simeon was one of those who remembered and having met the infant Jesus at his presentation in the temple he sang those familiar words: Lord, now lettest thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word. For mine eyes have seen thy salvation, which thou has prepared before the face of all people; to be a light to lighten the Gentiles, and to be the glory of thy people Israel. (Luke 2:29-32) Jesus would be the glory of Israel in that he would fulfil their mission to be a light to the nations—bringing them to the God of Israel. In that he would fulfil the law and the prophets and manifest the faithfulness of God. Again that great theme of epiphany. Jesus commended the centurion's faith and sent him home to his healed little boy, the firstfruits—after a fashion at any rate—of the nations who would see the faithfulness of the God of Israel manifest in Jesus, come to him in faith to give him glory, and would themselves not only be healed and set to rights, but incorporated into this covenant family as sons and daughters of God, seated at the great banquet to feast on behemoth and leviathan. So, Brothers and Sisters, come to the Lord's Table this morning. In the bread and wine we recall and participate in the great exodus that Jesus wrought at the cross, here we remember and are assured that we belong to him. Here we take hold of his blood-stained robe and say, “Take us with you, for we have heard that God is with you.” And here the veil is lifted on the age to come as Jesus gives us a foretaste of the great banquet that awaits us on the day when he will, finally and once and for all, set us and all of his creation to rights. In the meantime, Friends, take the grace you have found at his Table out into the world and live it for all to see. Take the good news of Jesus, crucified and risen, with you and proclaim it to all. As sons and daughters of God, you are stewards of the gospel. Let every day be Epiphany. Make the Gospel, make the life of Jesus and the Spirit manifest in what you do and what you say so that the people around you will say, “Take us with you, for we have heard that God is with you.” Let's pray: O God, you know us to be set in the midst of so many and great dangers, that by reason of the frailty of our nature we cannot always stand upright: grant to us such strength and protection as may support us in all dangers and carry us through all temptations; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
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What lessons can be drawn from the post-October 7 era? Amid growing isolation and antisemitism, where do opportunities for hope and resilience lie for the Jewish people? In a compelling discussion, AJC CEO Ted Deutch and Bernard-Henri Lévy—renowned French philosopher, public intellectual, and author of Israel Alone—explore these critical questions. Guest-hosted by AJC Paris Director Anne-Sophie Sebban-Bécache, this conversation offers insight into the challenges Jewish communities face and the possibilities for a brighter future. Listen – AJC Podcasts: The Forgotten Exodus: with Hen Mazzig, Einat Admony, and more. People of the Pod: What's Next for the Abraham Accords Under President Trump? 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I'm sitting here in our office near the Eiffel Tower for a special and unique conversation between Ted Deutch AJC CEO and Bernard-Henri Lévy, one of the most, if not the most prominent French philosopher and public intellectuals. Bonjour. Bernard-Henri Lévy: Bonjour. Hello. Anne-Sophie Sebban-Bécache: Today, we will speak about loneliness, the loneliness of the Jewish people in Israel, the explosion of antisemitism in Europe and the United States, the attacks on Israel from multiple fronts since October 7. We will also speak about the loneliness of Western democracies, more broadly, the consequences of the US elections and the future for Ukraine and the European continent. Bernard-Henri Lévy:, you've recently come back from a tour in the United States where you presented your latest book titled Israel Alone. Ted, you've just arrived in Europe to sound again the alarm on the situation of Jewish communities on this continent after the shocking assault on Israeli soccer fans in Amsterdam. Israel alone, the diaspora alone, actually the Jewish people, or Am Yisrael alone. As if Israel and Jews all over the world have merged this year over a common sense of loneliness. So I ask the question to both of you, are we alone? Bernard, let's start with you. Bernard-Henri Lévy: I am back from a campus tour in the United States of America. I went in USC, in UCLA, in Columbia, in Ohio, University in Michigan. I was in many places, and in these places, in the campuses, it's not even a question. The loneliness is terrible. You have Jewish students, brave, resilient, who have to face every day humiliation, provocations, attacks, sometimes physical attacks. And who feel that, for the first time, the country in the world, America, which was supposed to be immune to antisemitism. You know, we knew about antisemitism in Europe. We knew about antisemitism in the rest of the world. But in America, they discovered that when they are attacked, of course there is support. But not always from their teachers, not always from the boards of the universities, and not always from the public opinion. And what they are discovering today in America is that, they are protected, of course, but not as it was before unconditionally. Jews in America and in Europe are supposed to be protected unconditionally. This is minimum. Minimum in France, since French Revolution, in America, since the Mayflower. For the first time, there are conditions. If you are a right wing guy, you say, I protect you if you vote for me. If you don't vote, you will be guilty of my loss, and you will be, and the state will disappear in a few years. So you will be no longer protected. You are protected under the condition that you endorse me. On the left. You have people on the left wing side, people who say you are protected under condition that you don't support Israel, under condition that you take your distance with Zionism, under condition that you pay tribute to the new dark side who say that Netanyahu is a genocide criminal and so on. So what I feel, and not only my feeling, is the feeling of most of the students and sometimes teachers whom I met in this new situation of conditional security and support, and this is what loneliness means in America. Anne-Sophie Sebban-Bécache: Thank you, Bernard. How about you, Ted? Ted Deutch: Well, it's interesting. First of all, thank you Anne-Sophie, and Bernard, it's an honor to be in conversation with you. It's interesting to hear you talk about America. Your observations track very closely. The comments that I've heard since being in Europe from students in the UK, and from students here who, speaking about America, tell me that their conclusion is that whatever the challenges they face here and the challenges are real, that they feel fortunate to be in university in Europe rather than in the United States. But the point that you make that's so important everywhere, is this sense that it's not only the Jewish community that expects to have unconditional security. For the Jewish community now, it feels as if expecting that security, the freedom to be able on college campuses, the freedom to be able to pursue their studies and grow intellectually and have different experiences. That when that security is compromised, by those who wish to exclude Jews because they support Israel, for those who wish to tag every Jewish student as a genocidal baby killer, that when those positions are taken, it's the loneliness stems from the fact that they're not hearing from the broader community, how unacceptable that behavior is. That it's become too easy for others to, even if they're not joining in, to simply shrug their shoulders and look the other way, when what's happening to Jewish students is not just about Jewish students, but is fundamentally about democracy and values and the way of life in the U.S. and in Europe. Bernard-Henri Lévy: Of course, except that the new thing in America, which is not bad, is that every minority has the right to be protected. Every community, every minority has the right to have a safe space and so on. There is one minority who does not have the same rights. The only minority who is not safe in America, whose safety is not granted, is the Jewish one. And this is a scandal. You know, we could live in a sort of general jungle. Okay, Jews would be like the others, but it is not the case. Since the political correctness and so on, every minority is safe except the Jewish one. Anne-Sophie Sebban-Bécache: So if we are alone, if American Jewish students feel alone, as European Jewish students, we are probably not the only one to feel that way, right? I turn over to you, Mr. Levy, and go to another subject. Since day one of the Russian invasion, and even before that, you have been a forceful advocate for a steadfast European and American support for Ukraine. Is Ukraine alone today? And will it be even more during America's second Trump administration? Bernard-Henri Lévy: I've been an advocate of Ukraine, absolutely and I really believe that the freedom for liberty, the battle for liberty, the battle for freedom today, is waged on two front lines. For the moment, it might be more, but Israel and Ukraine. I wish to make that very clear, it is the same battle. They are the same stakes, the same values, and the same enemy. I'm not sure that every Ukrainian, every Jew, knows that they have the same enemy. The axis between Iran, Putin, China, more and more, Turkey, and the same axis of authorisation countries. So it is the same battle. The Ukrainians have not been exactly alone. They have been supported in the last two years and half, but in a strange way, not enough. The chancellery, the West, spoke about an incremental support. Incremental support meant exactly what is not enough, what is necessary for them not to lose, but not to win. This is what I saw on the ground. I made three documentaries in Ukraine on the field, and I could elaborate on that a lot, precisely, concretely in every spot, every trench they have exactly what is needed for the line not to be broken, but not to win. Now we enter in a new in a new moment, a new moment of uncertainty in America and in Europe, with the rise of populism. Which means the rise of parties who say: Who cares about Ukraine, who don't understand that the support of Ukraine, as the support of Israel, is a question of national interest, a question of national security for us, too. The Ukrainian ladies and gentlemen, who fight in Ukraine, they fight for the liberty. They fight for ours, French, yours, American. And we might enter in a new moment. It's not sure, because history has more imagination than the man, than mankind. So we can have surprises. But for the moment, I am really anxious on this front line too, yes. Ted Deutch: There are additional connections too, between what's happening in Ukraine and what's happening in Israel, and clearly the fact that Iranian killer drones are being used by Russia to kill Europeans should be an alarming enough fact that jars all of us into action. But the point that you make, that I think is so important Bernard, is that Israel has in many ways, faced the same response, except with a much tighter window than Ukraine did. Israel was allowed to respond to the attacks of October 7, that for those few days after the World understood the horrific nature of the slaughter, the rape, and the babies burning, the terrible, terrible mayhem, and recognize that Israel had a right to respond, but as with Ukraine, only to a point Bernard-Henri Lévy: Even to a point, I'm not sure. Ted Deutch: But then that point ended. It was limited. They could take that response. But now we've moved to the point where, just like those students on campus and in so many places around the world, where only the Jews are excluded, that's a natural line from the geopolitical issues, where only Israel is the country that can't respond in self defense. Only Israel is the country that doesn't have the right to exist. Only a Jewish state is the one state that should be dismantled. That's another reason, how these are, another way they are all tied together. Bernard-Henri Lévy: Don't forget that just a few days after Israel started to retaliate. We heard from everywhere in the West, and United Nations, calls for cease fire, call for negotiation, call for de-escalation. Hezbollah shell Israel for one year. We never heard one responsible of the UN called Hezbollah for not escalating. The day Israel started to reply and retaliate after one year of being bombed, immediately take care to escalation. Please keep down. Please keep cool, etc, etc. So situation of Israel is a unique case, and again, if you have a little memory, I remember the battle for Mosul. I made a film about that. I remember the battle against the Taliban in 2001 nobody asked the West to make compromise with ISIS and with al-Qaeda, which are the cousins of Hamas. Nobody asked the West not to enter here or there. No one outside the ground said, Okay, you can enter in Mazar-I-Sharif in Afghanistan, but you cannot enter in Kandahar. Or you can enter in the western part of Mosul. But be careful. Nobody had even this idea this happened only for Israel. And remember Joe by then asking the Prime Minister of Israel about Rafa? Don't, don't, don't. At the end of the day, he's not always right and he's often wrong, but the Prime Minister was right to enter into Rafa for obvious reasons, which we all know now. Anne-Sophie Sebban-Bécache: Ted, let me come back to you more specifically on the US. At AJC, we support democracy. This is in our DNA. Since the organization was founded 1906 we've been strong supporters of the Transatlantic Partnership since day one. We believe in the alliance of democracies in the defense of our common values. And you know here, there's a lot of anxiety about Donald Trump's re-election. So what is your take on the U.S. elections' consequences for Europe, for transatlantic relations? Ted Deutch: I've been coming to Europe for years, as I did as an elected official. Now in this capacity there is that our friends in Europe are always rightly focused on US policy and engaging the level of commitment the US makes to Europe. The election of Donald Trump, this isn't a new moment. There is history. And for four years in the last administration, the focus that the President had on questioning the ties to Europe and questioning NATO and questioning the commitment that has been so central to the transatlantic relationship rightfully put much of Europe on edge. Now, as the President will come back into power, there is this question of Ukraine and the different opinions that the President is hearing. In one side, in one ear, he's hearing from traditional conservative voices in the United States who are telling him that the US has a crucial role to play, that support for Ukraine is not just as we've been discussing, not just in the best interest of Ukraine, but that it relates directly back to the United States, to Europe. It actually will, they tell him, rightly so, I submit, that US involvement and continued support for Ukraine will help to prevent further war across the continent. In the other ear, however, he's hearing from the America first crowd that thinks that America should recognize that the ocean protects us, and we should withdraw from the world. And the best place to start is Ukraine, and that means turning our back on the brave Ukrainians who have fought so nobly against Russia. That's what he's hearing. It's imperative that, starting this weekend, when he is here at Notre Dame, that he hears and sees and is reminded of not just the importance of the transatlantic relationship, but why it's important, and why that relationship is impacted so directly by what's happening in Ukraine, and the need to continue to focus on Ukraine and to support NATO. And to recognize that with all of the challenges, when there is an opportunity for American leadership to bring together traditional allies, that should be the easiest form of leadership for the President to take. It's still an open question, however, as to whether that's the approach that you will take. Anne-Sophie Sebban-Bécache: Thank you, Ted. Let me sum it up, our conversation for a minute. We said that the Jewish people feels alone, but we said that we are not the only ones. Didn't you feel that on that lonely road of this year, we've also never felt as strong as who we are, both our Jewishness. A French intellectual I know, Bernard Levy would say our Jewish being, être juif, and Jewish unity. Are they the best answers to overcome our loneliness? Let's start with our philosopher. Bernard-Henri Lévy: I don't believe only in Jewish unity. I believe in Jewish strength. And in one of my previous books, the genius of religion, I spoke about about that Jewish strength, not military strength in Israel, but spiritual strength, and I think that this strength is not behaving so bad. I told you about the campuses. I told you the dark side. But there is also the bright side, the fact that the students stand firm. They stand by themselves, by their position. They are proud Jews in the campuses. In Israel, come on. Israel is facing the most difficult war and the most terrible war of its history. We know all the previous wars, and alas, I have the age to have known personally and directly, a lot of them since 1960s about this war with terrorists embedded in the civilians, with the most powerful terrorist army in the world on the north, with seven fronts open with Houthis sending missiles and so on. Israel never saw that. So the people of Israel, the young girls and young boys, the fathers, even the old men of Israel, who enlist, who are on the front, who fight bravely. They do a job that their grandfathers never had to do. So, resilience. Also in Israel. The most sophisticated, the most difficult, the most difficult to win war, they are winning it. And in Europe, I see, as I never saw, a movement of resistance and refusal to bow in front of the antisemite, which I never saw to this extent in my long life. You have groups today in France, for example, who really react every day, who post videos every day. Anne-Sophie Sebban-Bécache: Some are in this room. Bernard-Henri Lévy: Some are in this room. Pirrout is in this room, for example, every day about the so called unbound France. Mélenchon, who is a real antisemite as you know, they publish the truth. They don't let any infamy pass without reacting, and this again, is new, not completely new, but I never saw that to this extent. Anne-Sophie Sebban-Bécache: Thank you, Rene. How about you Ted, what do you think? Ted Deutch: more important than ever that as Jews, as Jewish community, As Zionists, that we don't allow our opponents to define what's happening, that the response is never to to feel defensive, that the response. Is to be bold, boldly Jewish, boldly Zionist, unapologetically Zionist. To to do exactly what those students are doing across the United States, that I've seen, the students here who have that I that I've met with that in Europe, a student in in London a few days ago, said to me, she said, when someone yells at me, when they when they scream at me and accuse me of genocide, she said it only makes me want to get a bigger Magen David. The person that that stood up at a meeting in New York a few months ago who told me that, before announced in front of a big crowd that that for years, she's been involved in all of these different organizations in her community to to help feed the hungry and to help kids to read, and all these worthy causes. She said, since October 7, she said, I am all Jewish all the time, and I want everyone to know it the and Israel is perhaps the best example of this. It's impossible to imagine the kind of resilience that we see from Israelis. The taxi driver that I had in Israel. He said, This is so difficult for all of us. We've all known people. We've lost people. It's affected all of us, but we're just never going to give up, because our history doesn't allow it. We have prevailed as a people for 1000s of years and have gotten stronger every single time. Anne-Sophie Sebban-Bécache: Thank you, Ted. I can keep thinking about this overwhelming challenge that we face as the Jewish people today, which seems to confine us to solitude. Anyway, Jews and Israel are attacked with alternative truths, false narratives. We've witnessed how international justice, our common, universal values, have been turned upside down in the Jewish tradition, we say that we have a mission to repair the world, Tikkun Olam. But how can we make sure to recreate the common world in the first place? Bernard-Henri Lévy: It's on process number one, continue to try to repair the world, I remind you, and you know that, and Simone Rodan knows it also, in many occurrences, in many situations of the last 30 years when real genocides happened. Real genocide, not imaginary. Real one. In Rwanda, in Srebrenica, in Darfur, when I met with in Chad, with Simone, and so on. The first whistleblowers, the first to tell the world that something terrible was happening, were not exactly Jews, but were ladies and men who had in their hearts the memory of the Shoah. And the flame of Yad Vashem. That's a fact, and therefore they reacted and what could be repaired. They contributed to repair it. Number one. Second observation, about what Ted said, there is in Europe now, since many years, a tendency to step out, to give up to and to go to Israel. Not only by love of Zionism, but thinking that this is not a safe place any longer for them. I tell you, this tendency starts to be reversed now you have more and more Jews in Europe who say, no, no, no, no. We built this country. We are among the authors of the French social contract. For example, we will not leave it to those illiterate morons who try to push us away. And this is a new thing. This reaction, this no of the Jews in Europe is something relatively new. And third little remark. 10 years ago in the States, I met a lot of young people who were embarrassed with Israel, who said we are liberal and there is Israel, and the two don't match really well. 10-15, years ago, I met a lot. Less and less today. You have more and more students in America who understand that Israel should be supported, not in spite of their liberal values. But because of their liberal values. And come on, this for a liberal, is a treasure, and it is unprecedented, and there is no example. Anne-Sophie Sebban-Bécache: How about you, Ted? How do you think we can overcome the challenge of those parallel realities we feel we live in? Ted Deutch: Those students, and I think broadly the Jewish community, after October 7, came to realize that as Hamas terrorists rolled into southern Israel, they made no distinctions about the politics of the Israelis. That great irony, of course, is that the peaceniks, or the brunt of these attacks, living along the southern edge of Israel by Gaza, they didn't make determinations on who to kill based on how they practiced, what their politics were, how they felt about Bibi. And I think what the Jewish world, certainly it's true for young people that I talk to, came to realize is that connection between Israel and the Jewish people is not theoretical, that that ultimately, what's gone on for the past year is is an attack against Israel, Israel as the stand in for the Jewish people, and that defending Israel is really defending all of us. And I think they've come to understand that. But going forward, I think what you described, Bernard, is new, this is what it means now to be an Or Lagoyim. This is what it means to be a light unto the nations. That in the face of all of these attacks, that Israeli democracy continues to thrive. That the conversation by those, ironically, the conversation that has attempted to demonize Israel by demonizing Bibi, has highlighted the fact that these protests have continued during the time of war. As you point out that this is this is unlike anything you would see, that what's permitted, the way democracy is thrives and is and is vibrant in Israel, is different than every place else, that this is a message that the world will see, that that the that in the face of these ongoing challenges, that the Jewish community stands not just against against these attacks against the Jews, but stands against what's happening In the streets of so many places in America. Where people march with Hezbollah flags, where they're openly supporting Hamas. It's going to take some time, but ultimately, because of the strong, because of the resilience, because of the strong, proud way that Jews are responding to this moment and to those protests, eventually, the world will realize that standing in support of Hamas terrorism is not just something that is dangerous to the Jews, but puts at risk the entire world. Anne-Sophie Sebban-Bécache: Thank you. I'm a Sephardic Jew, so I cannot just end this conversation speaking about loneliness. How about hope? Can we find some? Bernard-Henri Lévy: I compare the situation of the Jews today to the situation in the time of my dad, for example, there are some change, for example, the Christians and the Catholic Church. 50 years ago, a huge cultural revolution in the world. It is the change of position of the Catholic Church on anti semitism. It was the Vatican Two Council and the Nostra aetate. It seems tiny, but it is huge revolution, and it consisted in a single word, one word, the Catholic Council of Vatican Two said Jews are no longer the fathers of the Christians, as it was said before, in the best of the case, they are the brothers of the Christians. This is a huge revelation. Of course, Catholics are not always faithful to this commitment. And popes, and especially the pope of today do not remember well the message of his ancestor, but on the whole, we have among the Christians, among the Catholics in Europe and in. Real friends in America among the new evangelical I don't know if they are friends, but they are strong allies. Abraham agreements was again another big revolution which has been underestimated, and the fact that the Abraham agreements, alliance with Morocco, Emirates, Bahrain stands, in spite of the war on seven fronts. Is a proof. It is solid. It is an ironclad alliance, and it holds. And this is a new event, and we have in the not only in the top of the state, but in the public opinions of the Muslim world. We have a lot of people who who start to be who are more and more numerous, to believe that enough is enough. Too much war, too much misunderstandings, too much hatred, and who are really eager to make the real peace, which is the peace of hearts and the peace of souls with their other brothers, who are the Jews. So yes, there are some reasons to be optimistic. Anne-Sophie Sebban-Bécache: Thank you very much, Bernard. Ted? Ted Deutch: I don't think that we can ever give up hope. And optimism is necessary, and I think justified. The things Bernard talks about, I mean, at AJC, our focus on on building democracy, our focus on interreligious work, the work we've done with the Catholic Church around Nostra aetate, now 60 years old and and continuing to build the relationship our Muslim Jewish Advisory Council always looking for opportunities to to find those voices that are tired of all of the war. And in our office, in Abu Dhabi, we've, we've continued to go to the Gulf, to the Abraham Accord states, and beyond, even through this entire war, because there is the hope of of getting to a place where, where Israel is in a more normalized position in the region, which will then change the perception and push back against the lies that those who wish to to see a world without Israel continue to espouse. All of that is hopeful, and we work toward it. But for me, the most hopeful thing to come from this moment is, AJC works around the world and because the Jewish community now understands how connected we all are as a result of the threats that we face, the opportunity to strengthen diaspora Jewry, to help people realize that the connections between the Jewish community in Paris and the Jewish community in Mexico City and the Jewish community in Buenos Aires in Chicago, in Miami and New York, that they're interrelated and that we don't have the luxury of viewing our challenges as unique in our countries. By standing together, we're in a much, much stronger position, and we have to continue to build that. That's why AJC's Global Forum is always the most important part of the year for us, bringing together the Jewish community from around the world. That's why the antisemitism summit that we'll be doing here with the CRIF is going to be so critical to building those relationships. We have an opportunity coming out of this incredibly dark time to take the strength and the resolve that we feel and to and to channel it in ways that that will lead the Jewish community to places that a year ago seemed absolutely impossible to imagine. Those 101 hostages need to return home. We stand together calling for them to return home. We stand together in our support of Israel as it wages the seven-front war, and ultimately, we stand together as Jewish people. That's what gives me hope every day. Anne-Sophie Sebban-Bécache: Thank you so much. Manya Brachear Pashman: If you missed last week's episode, be sure to tune in for the conversation between my colleague Benji Rogers, AJC's director for Middle East and North Africa initiatives, and Rob Greenway, director of the Allison center for national security at the Heritage Foundation, and former senior director for Middle Eastern and North African Affairs on the National Security Council, they discuss the opportunities and challenges President-elect Trump will face in the Middle East.
In both Israel and the United States, women's rights and their autonomy are under attack from the surging power of far-right religious political forces in the current Netanyahu government and future Trump White House. In Israel, the “creeping theocracy” is out in the open and the debate is in the public square, while in the U.S. there is less of an understanding that “disassembling American constitutional democracy is part of a theological effort,” said Dahlia Lithwick, a journalist at Slate and host of the award-winning Amicus podcast. Lithwick and Tel Aviv University law professor and civil rights activist Dr. Yofi Tirosh joined Haaretz Podcast host Allison Kaplan Sommer to unpack, compare and contrast the erosion of women's rights and its impact on democracy in the two countries. They discussed how gender equality is the linchpin of civil society, why authoritarian regimes target women first, how political fatigue is undermining activism, and compared America's conflict over abortion to Israel's fights surrounding gender segregation. From the ramifications of Israel's judicial overhaul to America's Dobbs decision that stripped women of reproductive rights, the two women connected the dots on how both countries are grappling with creeping theocracy and the normalization of extremism. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On this episode of Christopher Lochhead: Follow Your Different, the spotlight is on the resilience and unique challenges faced by Israeli entrepreneurs as we have a conversation with Judah Taub, managing partner at Hetz Venture Capital. Judah shares insights on the Israeli tech startup ecosystem, the profound impact of military service, and the remarkable adaptability of entrepreneurs, especially following the traumatic events of October 7th. This dialogue highlights the intertwined nature of personal and professional lives in Israel, showcasing the enduring spirit and innovation that drive the entrepreneurial community amidst adversity. You're listening to Christopher Lochhead: Follow Your Different. We are the real dialogue podcast for people with a different mind. So get your mind in a different place, and hey ho, let's go. Judah Taub on Military Service and Society Judah Taub discusses the integral role of military service in Israeli society, emphasizing how it creates a shared experience that binds citizens together. He shares an anecdote about speaking to West Point cadets, highlighting the differences between their backgrounds and those of Israelis. In Israel, military service fosters a collective sense of urgency and responsibility, particularly during crises. The Impact of Recent Events & Processing Trauma The conversation shifts to October 7th, a day that transformed from a high holy day to one of duty for Judah and his family, as they were called back into military service. This rapid transition underscores the unpredictable nature of life in conflict zones and its profound personal impact. Judah remembers the emotional toll of sudden changes, noting that the reality of the situation didn't fully sink in until a week later. This highlights the struggle of processing trauma amidst chaos and the importance of recognizing different coping mechanisms. Entrepreneurship Amidst Adversity Despite challenges, Judah highlights the resilience of Israeli entrepreneurs, who thrive on innovation and determination. The ability to adapt and pivot is crucial for success in uncertain environments. Judah then reflects on balancing multiple roles over the past year, including military service and entrepreneurial endeavors. He hope for the future, emphasizing the resilience of the Israeli spirit. Despite challenges, there is a strong foundation for recovery and growth within the entrepreneurial community. To hear more from Judah Taub and the power to innovate even at the most dire situations, download and listen to this episode. Bio Judah Taub is an Israeli entrepreneur known for his innovative approach to business and technology. As the managing partner at Hetz Ventures, he has played a pivotal role in investing in and supporting early-stage startups, helping them scale and succeed globally. Judah's expertise spans venture capital, product development, and strategic growth, with a focus on fostering innovation in deep tech and enterprise software. Passionate about empowering entrepreneurs, he combines analytical insights with hands-on mentorship, making him a respected figure in Israel's vibrant tech ecosystem and beyond. Links Follow Judah Taub! LinkedIn | X (formerly Twitter) | Hetz Ventures We hope you enjoyed this episode of Christopher Lochhead: Follow Your Different™! Christopher loves hearing from his listeners. Feel free to email him, connect on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and subscribe on iTunes!
Israel's assassination of Hassan Nasrallah — who led Hezbollah for more than 30 years — has been met with mixed reactions in the region. In Israel, there have been celebrations, even as people prepare for the possibility of retaliation. In Ramallah, in the West Bank, streets filled with Palestinians chanting promises to continue resistance against Israel. Nasrallah's death raises questions about who will fill a power void at the top of what the US considers a terrorist organization. For more coverage, and for differing views and analysis of the conflict, go to npr.org/mideastupdates.Want more comprehensive analysis of the most important news of the day, plus a little fun? Subscribe to the Up First newsletter.Today's episode of Up First was edited by Denise Couture, Shannan Rhoades, Julia Redpath, Vincent Ni, and James Hider. It was produced by Brent Baughman, Martin Patience, Michael Radcliffe, and Samantha Balaban. Our senior supervising editor is Evie Stone. Engineering support from Neisha Heinis, Arthur Laurent, and Andie Huether. Our technical director is Hannah Gluvna.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
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