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Elad Sherf is a Professor of Organizational Behavior at the University of North Carolina. His research examines workplace fairness and feedback seeking. He also studies why managers resist feedback, including why they avoid asking for input or ignore input when it is offered. His research has been published in leading management and psychology journals, and he also serves as an associate editor of Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes. Before earning his PhD, Elad served for four years in the Israeli Air Force and practiced law in Israel for three years. He received his PhD in organizational behavior from the University of Maryland, his MBA from the AGSM MBA Program at the University of South Wales in Australia, and his LLB, BA, and LLM from Reichman University in Israel. In this episode we discuss the following: Elad's research highlights an interesting dilemma: When we feel uncertain, we often ask for feedback. But when we feel confident, we assume we do not need it, when the feedback could have helped us. Confidence should not always be a signal to move forward without input. Sometimes confidence should be the trigger to pause and ask, “What am I missing? What can't I see? How might someone else view this differently?” We often underestimate the value of other people's perspectives. And sometimes one small comment can help us adapt and treat someone more fairly, especially on the margin. Managers often assume they understand what employees need or how employees are experiencing a situation. But feedback helps us move from default assumptions to better, more context-specific decisions. The next time we feel certain is the exact moment we may want to ask one more question. 

On Friday's Mark Levin Show, a major debate among conservatives will run through the 2028 Republican primaries, pitting Buchananites (post-liberal conservatives) against Reaganites and Trumpites, with some Trumpites sounding more like the former. It centers on national conservatism versus traditional constitutional conservatism and the proper use of government power. Some voices push interventionism resembling FDR or LBJ—socialist lite—without clear limits, seeking popular appeal while dismissing the strong growth of the 1980s. Such candidates could win a primary but lose the general election. Power is ubiquitous and shapes politics and liberty, yet is distinct from liberty itself.  Properly used, as in the American Revolution and the Constitution that replaced the weak Articles of Confederation, it secures ordered liberty through limited, divided government (“positive power”). Abused, it centralizes authority, erodes liberty, and turns democracies toward autocracy (“negative power”)—via courts overriding voters, people voting away their freedom, or bureaucratic expansion. Also, Doran Spielman, international spokesman in the Israeli Prime Minister's office, describes rising tensions as Erdogan moves military forces into Syria near Israel's border to exploit the situation, having taken over and militarized a former Russian base despite Netanyahu's warnings, prompting an Israeli Air Force strike. Erdogan is now sending more vehicles including tanks into southwestern Syria; Netanyahu has again warned against it, while Erdogan claims this is not Gaza and even the United States could not protect Israel if struck, to which Netanyahu replied that Israel has faced bigger empires. Later, President Trump campaigns for Sen Darline Graham in South Carolina and we take his remarks live! Finally, Ken Paxton calls in his Texas Senate race against James Talarico - a hardcore leftist who is trying to reinvent himself as a moderate Democrat. If a Democrat wins this seat, it would reshape Texas and threaten Republican control of the Senate. Paxton's top priority is the Save America Act to secure elections; he also prioritizes tackling the federal deficit, placing constitutional conservatives on the judiciary, and confronting China as America's primary economic and military challenge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ofer Shalev, co-founder and CEO of New Phase, shares his journey from leadership roles across high-tech, biotech, banking, and even serving as a fighter pilot, to pioneering a nanotechnology-based hyperthermia treatment aimed at transforming stage four cancer care. Ofer explains how the company's mission focuses on prolonging life while preserving quality of life through a systemic approach designed for metastatic disease. He discusses New Phase's progress, including treating 33 stage four patients (including at Mayo Clinic), achieving stable disease in over 60% of cases after one month follow-up, securing FDA medical device designation and IDE approval, and building a science-driven team supported by patents and peer-reviewed publications. Guest links: https://newphase.co.il/ Charity supported: Feeding America Interested in being a guest on the show or have feedback to share? Email us at theleadingdifference@velentium.com.  PRODUCTION CREDITS Host & Editor: Lindsey Dinneen Producer: Velentium Medical   EPISODE TRANSCRIPT Episode 087 - Ofer Shalev [00:00:00] Lindsey Dinneen: Hi, I'm Lindsey and I'm talking with MedTech industry leaders on how they change lives for a better world. [00:00:09] Diane Bouis: The inventions and technologies are fascinating and so are the people who work with them. [00:00:15] Frank Jaskulke: There was a period of time where I realized, fundamentally, my job was to go hang out with really smart people that are saving lives and then do work that would help them save more lives. [00:00:28] Diane Bouis: I got into the business to save lives and it is incredibly motivating to work with people who are in that same business, saving or improving lives. [00:00:38] Duane Mancini: What better industry than where I get to wake up every day and just save people's lives. [00:00:42] Lindsey Dinneen: These are extraordinary people doing extraordinary work, and this is The Leading Difference. Hello, and welcome back to another episode of The Leading Difference podcast. I'm your host, Lindsey, and today I'm delighted to welcome as my guest, Ofer Shalev. Ofer is the co-founder and CEO of New Phase. With more than twenty-five years of management experience in the high-tech and biotech industries, Ofer leads New Phase operations and is pioneering a breakthrough nanotechnology-based treatment to transform the management of stage four cancer. Ofer combines deep technological insight with strategic business acumen. He previously served as CEO of several technology companies, including ReDent Nova, which led innovation in dental medical devices alongside his co-founder, Dr. Rafael Hof. Earlier in his career, he held senior leadership roles in the banking sector, including serving as VP of Operations, which strengthened his foundation in large-scale operational excellence. He holds an MBA from the University of Edinburgh and is recognized for guiding multidisciplinary teams, driving complex R&D initiatives, and scaling companies from concept to global market presence. At the core of his work is a clear mission: to redefine the future of cancer care by offering patients a safer, more targeted, and more effective treatment, one that not only attacks tumors but also preserves the quality of life. All right. Well, welcome to the show. I am so thankful you're here today. [00:02:09] Ofer Shalev: Thank you, Lindsey. Good evening. Very nice to meet you. [00:02:11] Lindsey Dinneen: Very nice to meet you too. So I would love, if you wouldn't mind starting off by just sharing a little bit about yourself, your background, and what led you to medtech? [00:02:25] Ofer Shalev: Well, I would say that during the year, I had extensive managerial experience across many multiple sector, including industry, high-tech, banking, and obvious-obviously life science. I have also to mention that about fifty years ago, in my experience I was a fighter pilot, pilot in the Israeli Air Force. It was, again, about fifty years ago. I would say that it probably significantly shape who am I today. I mean, it's developed my ability to to take a calculated risk, for example, or to act quickly and precisely to plan ahead, to build contingency plans. So all that kind of thing that probably was very relevant to the time I, I w- I used to serve in the Israeli Air Force, but also very relevant to the, to the industry. Okay? And furthermore, I would like to say that probably I am highly motivated by challenge. It, it's make my day. In addition, I am a father to four children and a grandfather of seven grandchildren. And I do hope that at the end, I will have about twelve grandchildren. So, the kids have still to work about it. Yeah. And I would say that you asked about myself, so probably I have a very, very strong belief in the path, in the way that I'm choosing. It's I would say, enabl-enabling to, to overcome about the difficulties, mainly when you're looking for challenge, especially in, in a new and unfamiliar field, like in our case of New Phase And furthermore, I, I, I, I truly believe in the word "never give up." You will find solution to everything. Never give up. I like very much as I mentioned before, to, to meet a challenge and to overcome our challenge many times by breaking some problem into pieces and then to assemble it again. Furthermore, I would say we, we met many, many problems in our life. I, I think that we have to focus about the solution, not about the problems. You cannot change problems. It's happened. But let's try to find and, and to think about how to find the right solution to it. And I would say that I, I f- I feel very, very, very good to to operate or to, to function in a turbulent area. I mean, I like it very much. I, I know that not, not, not anyone like it, but I feel very good in, in this area. [00:04:59] Lindsey Dinneen: Wonderful. Well, thank you for sharing a bit about your background. I have so many questions, but I would love to actually learn about what you're doing right now with New Phase, because I know you're passionate about it. There's, there's a lot that goes into cancer research and treatment, and I know that that's been such a challenge for so many years, and I love the fact that your company is really diving into that challenge and tackling it. And I was just wondering if you could explain where the concept of New Phase came from, and what exactly makes your company so unique in this space? [00:05:39] Ofer Shalev: So the, the idea came that it was 14, 14, 15 years ago, while me and my partner, Dr. Rafael Hof, we were involved with some other company, and after that at that time his mother, her name was Sarah, she wa- she had lung cancer. She passed away. And during that time, we have a very, I mean, many time conversation about the disease. No, no, no, none one, none one of us is, was oncologist, okay, by training. But we have many, many discussion about the treatment what are the relevant treatment that are available, et cetera, et cetera. And after she passed away we, I mean, Rafi, who is a great technology guy, came with this idea of nanoparticles and hyperthermia, and we start to work about it. Again, we have to learn, both of us, we have to learn a new area of technology, of biology, of chemistry, of physics, engineering, regulation, everything. And it was not only that we have read and learn about it, but we decide al-also to, let's say, to, to jump into the pool, into the water. We put each one of them, each one of us put some money. We hire some chemist. We also hire from one of the university in Israel some space. Like you, I mean, usually, I, I believe it's the right way to develop a company. I mean, to start and building it, the company, in the garage, okay? Right. And, and, and sure, you have, you have to-- you cannot just think about it, you have to, to, to do something. And the outcome was actually the proof of concept. We show in the in vitro, under microscope, how some very, very primitive nanoparticles were being irradiate, caused damage to the cancer cells. And that was the time that we founded New Phase. I truly believe that it's the right approach that first you have by yourself to, to deliver, to show the proof of concept, then go to investor and try to convince them to, to invest in your in your company. So that was what we have done. It was a very, very long way. I mean, the company was founded just 13 years ago. The vision didn't change. I mean, from the beginning, the idea was to prolong life of cancer patient, and in order-- and in addition to maintain the quality of life. At that time we used the word of chronic treatment or managing the disease, and many of the people that we met, skeptical one said, "But you, you don't cure the disease." So we explained that as we see in the next twenty years, nobody will cure the disease, but for the meantime, people have to live. [00:08:35] Lindsey Dinneen: Hmm. [00:08:36] Ofer Shalev: Now, the vision is still today. It was implemented into a technology. But yes, the technology was changed several time along the year, but the vision is still here, and that is, that is the, the outcome as of today. We already treated thirty-three patient with stage four, six of them in a Mayo Clinic, very distinguished hospital. I mean, I would say ranked number one worldwide. A great cooperation with them. I would say that till the summertime, we will treat another six patient, and after we move to the feasibility study, where we will have to choose few indication, and we will add another to a US hospital to join to the feasibility study. It become a product. As I mentioned, we treated already thirty-three patient. We have about fourteen patents that already granted. We have about, since we are-- we truly believe that we are in a deep science company, so we truly believe in the, in the scientifics based evidence, and we already publish nine peer review scientific articles. We have done a lot of work and success with FDA. First, and again, it was a breakthrough idea to, to succeed and get designation of medical device. Although we inject infused nanoparticle into the body, but we convinced the FDA that although we infuse nanoparticle, hence our mode of action, primary mode of action is actually engineering one or physical one, and therefore we were, we were designated as a medical device, which again save a lot of budget and, and time while reaching to the clinical study. And then later on, we got the IDE, I mean, the, the approval to start clinical study in the US. So we have done a very, very long way, and I would say that it's very satisfying while seeing today that first of all, we have a product, not only idea, and the vision is still here. I mean, what we can see that we... many of the patient, although it in the early feasibility study, and the main goal is to achieve safety and to show it's non-toxic. So even though we succeeded in more than about sixty percent of the cases we treated in nine different indication of cancer to reach to a stable disease. Let's say after one month of follow-up, the tumor metastasis are the same size, and there were no new lesion during that time. So, yeah, we-- I would say that it start, it start-- it seems that we start to reach to the, to the real game in the feasibility study where we will focus about two to three indication, and the idea is to treat patient for at least, let's say, six months, and to show that we can, we can keep them in a status of stable disease. [00:11:44] Lindsey Dinneen: Yeah. [00:11:45] Ofer Shalev: Further, furthermore, all the patients that we got, all of them are metastatic stage, let's say stage four, which exhausted all other treatment. So many time, you can see that in the retrospective data, before the joining to the study, the tumors or metastases have a progression rate of so and so percent per month, and after our treatment is dramatically reduced or even stopped. So, a lot of enthusiasm with the current status. [00:12:18] Lindsey Dinneen: Yeah, a lot of enthusiasm and a lot of hope. I, I love what you're doing because, yeah, as you said, I mean, at that point, people probably feel so stuck and hopeless. And so to be able to learn that there is technology that is being actively worked on that can... [00:12:36] Ofer Shalev: Yeah. [00:12:36] Lindsey Dinneen: ...really help them [00:12:38] Ofer Shalev: Yeah, yeah. We are-- you also ask what, what we-- what, what is the difference that we bring to the market? [00:12:42] Lindsey Dinneen: Mm-hmm. [00:12:44] Ofer Shalev: So the hyperthermia is well-known for many, many years to be a useful way to treat cancer. Okay? Because cancer don't have resistance to hyperthermia. And let's skip about all the biology factor, but this is a well, well-written evidence in, in the literature. So, but usually all the current hyperthermia methodology is a local treatment, meaning you have to define where the tumor is, CT, MRI, whatever, and to try, try to heat this tumor either by infrared or with-- or inject directly nanoparticles into the tumor, et cetera, et cetera. What we are offering is a totally a new approach of treating systemically in tumors at stage four. Let's say in many cases, you don't know even where the tumors are in the volume of treatment, meaning we treat the torso area. It's not that we are trying to find tumor by tumor. No. We're treating the whole area of the torso, and by that we can destroy the tumor, which in stage four are localized in, in different area in it. So this is one thing. The other thing that I would say that the stage four mainly people that exhausted other treatment is really can be considered as a unmet need. And that's, that's the population that we are focused about. That, that's the population that we are focused about. [00:14:11] Lindsey Dinneen: Yeah. Yeah, that is really incredible to hear. I, I love what you're doing. I'm curious, as you've gone about this process and f- you know, 13 years worth of learnings and growing as a company, what is something that's really surprised you along the way? [00:14:34] Ofer Shalev: Surprise? Well, you know, I said before, when, when you, when you start this this journey with a deep s-- belief in yourself and in your team, you're not really surprised. [00:14:49] Lindsey Dinneen: Hmm. [00:14:50] Ofer Shalev: Yeah, I mean, no, there is a lot of surprise. I mean, we, we went in an area which nobody stepped before in the, in those days. Nobody stepped before. But I would say it was obvious to me at least that okay, we are thinking about the right approach. We are trying to find our way. We invest a lot about trying to read whatever is relevant. We are speaking with oncologists, learn from them in many time about the failure, and try to make sure not to do it. So I'm not surprised. I'm very happy. And again, it's not... It was not by accident. On one hand, a very strong belief, and on the other hand, in-depth learning every piece of knowledge that we were able to collect [00:15:33] Lindsey Dinneen: Yeah. Yeah, that's so important, and I appreciate you saying it that way. I think intentionality is such a key component of leadership, and this is some of the conversations that I'm enjoying having lately is, h- and I'd love to get your input, is how do you go about intentionally creating the right team, the right vision, and the right culture to support the fact that you don't have to be surprised by things? You get to be happy, but you have the right framework in place. [00:16:08] Ofer Shalev: So I would say that in terms of the team, it was changed and replaced along the way. [00:16:15] Lindsey Dinneen: Mm-hmm. [00:16:17] Ofer Shalev: At the beginning... By the way, even today we have we have, we have twenty-four employees. Six of them are PhD Along the way, since we need people that know how to read articles, how to analyze article, et cetera. So I would say that we have in a, in a, in a company of about six, seven employees, three or four of them were PhD. There was a lot of self-learning to do. Later on, we start to make, "Okay, we have to develop. We have to build a product." So obviously, we, we, we mixed this team with people that came f- with some experience from the industry. Furthermore, experience from the medical device industry. Okay? So I would say along the time the, the, the population in New Phase become to be more heterogeneous. [00:17:08] Lindsey Dinneen: Hmm. Mm-hmm. [00:17:10] Ofer Shalev: Because really we-- you-- I mean, currently we have a product, so we need people about regulation, about quality, people that know very well engineering, people that have a idea about operation and not only researcher. But again, at, at the beginning, all, all our employee came from the... I mean, we, we, we, we re recruit about I think three or four PhD at the beginning to start with, and it will change along the way. Yeah. Now about-- you ask about leadership. So, I would say that I ca- I can see the leadership not only about, about leading people, but also about pushing your vision. Okay? Because again at the beginning, an idea of changing the cancer disease into a manageable disease, it was not so well accepted idea. Anyone ask about curing, but we keep saying, "No, there is no, there's no g- currently, there's not a real good chance of curing. Let's focus about prolonging life." Nowadays, it's common language. You can see from any, any drug company discuss the issue of manage- manageable disease. But when we start with this vision, it was very hard to convince people about it, and obviously many of them said in a very skeptical way, "You will not make it." [00:18:29] Lindsey Dinneen: Mm. [00:18:29] Ofer Shalev: So this part of the leadership as well, "Okay, I heard you. Let's, let's meet at the end of the day and we'll see what hap- who, who is the right one." So, yeah. So I would say that in our case, leadership is, is mainly to, to maintain the vision, to push the vision, to develop the vision. Partially it's about, a- about employees, sure, because at the end you have to recruit employees that will implement this vision into a technology, into a product But I would say that in a company like New Phase, the, the leadership is as more than 50% is about the vision. [00:19:11] Lindsey Dinneen: Yeah. Yeah, pushing the vision forward. I, I really appreciate that. I, you know, you had so many things at the beginning that you were talking about that I really appreciated. You talked about never giving up, overcoming difficulties, and loving challenges, and I think all of those are critical, of course, as an entrepreneur. But I'm also particularly curious about your h- you mentioned that you break down challenges into pieces and then rebuild, and I'm curious, where did that philosophy come from and how do you practically implement it? [00:19:48] Ofer Shalev: Frankly speaking, I don't know from where it came. No, I don't know. I mean, you know, with... Du-during the way, I, I, I had many, many chance to, to, to rethinking about some problem that we solved, and I asked myself, "How the hell we know what to do?" I, I don't know, frank- In, in many times, I would say that main-ma-mainly because we try to simplify the problem to pieces, and then we have a breakthrough id-idea about it. It is not-- I mean, the methodology is about breaking the problem into pieces. How to assemble it again, this is a breakthrough. I don't know how to explain it. [00:20:32] Lindsey Dinneen: Okay. [00:20:33] Ofer Shalev: really. [00:20:33] Lindsey Dinneen: Yeah, but do you find that maybe taking it apart and so probab- maybe part of it is, I wonder, you know, when you've got a challenge, it feels big and insurmountable, and you can't make any progress versus if you break it down and you go, "Okay, yeah, maybe this as a whole feels t- like too much, but what about this one little piece that if I can overcome this, then it will push me forward in overcoming the ultimate challenge?" I wonder if it's partly... [00:21:02] Ofer Shalev: It, it, it might be, it might be the situation. It's simple to, to deal with a, with a simple or with a, with a partial challenge, partial partial problems. And then it says, "Okay, I, I, I solved this issue. Let's try to solve another issue." And all of a sudden, you figure out that, "Hey, I have the full picture. I solve it." [00:21:23] Lindsey Dinneen: Yeah. That's, that's really cool. Okay. So, you know, you've had an amazing career, and not just within this space of course, but before that, and I'm just wondering if maybe especially along this particular journey with New Phase, are there any moments that really stand out to you as affirming, "Wow, I am in the right place at the right time in the right industry"? [00:21:54] Ofer Shalev: Yes. I, I, you know, I, I think that it's... No, it will, it will par-- it will par-- I, I will answer you partially. I mean, once we decided to founder the company and that myself and my partner, Dr. Rafael Hof, we have after another company that we, we had, and we-- And when he came with this idea, I thought to myself, "If there are two entrepreneur worldwide that are able to deal with that problem, it's probably the two of us." Yeah. Ab-absolutely. Yeah. [00:22:31] Lindsey Dinneen: Yeah. [00:22:32] Ofer Shalev: Because the way that we work together, the w- the way that we each one of each one of us cover different area, how to build this kind of a crazy idea. I would say that really just only, you know, two people that are crazy enough and can work so well together can deal and succeed in this task. So this is the kind of, of, of of memory that I have from the beginning of the company. [00:22:57] Lindsey Dinneen: Yeah. I love that. That's, that's really cool. You, you know, you mentioned also at the beginning that some of your experience as a pilot was really critical in helping you learn different skills or disciplines that help you succeed throughout your career and today. Do you mind just talking a little bit more about some of the things that you still hold onto as really important lessons learned? [00:23:24] Ofer Shalev: Okay, know, to be in a, in a cockpit of a fighter i-- of a, of a fighter airplane, I mean, just ones that was there can, can understand what I'm speaking about. But it's a who- the whole way of thinking. So I would say that from time to time, when I have quite, quite a big challenge, I, I, I imagine to myself that I'm in the cockpit, okay? In order to, to think the same way that you used to think fifty years ago. Okay? Now with, wi-with, with regarding with regarding it to to some advice, okay? To to some to some other entrepreneur, let's call it this way. So, I would say that first of all, choose a real breakthrough idea. Not an idea that, okay that probably someone else did before or will do it after-- will, will make it after you. Try to find a real breakthrough idea to... Because, you know, at the end, you, you sacrifice a, a big piece of your life about it. [00:24:24] Lindsey Dinneen: Mm-hmm. [00:24:25] Ofer Shalev: So try to find something which is real, real something. This is one. Then you have to have a very strong backbone and remain committed to your vision. Yes, you might change the technology, that's okay, but you have to be committed to your vision. And furthermore, probably many times along the way, you will hear from people you will not succeed, it's the wrong way, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera. So nowadays, when I hear this kind of a voice, I say, "Why don't you open the startup of yourself? If you know it so well, why don't you open? Because you don't have the courage?" [00:25:06] Lindsey Dinneen: Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. [00:25:08] Ofer Shalev: And yes, courage is, is, is, is another component which is very important to entrepreneur that choose a way how to change the world. [00:25:18] Lindsey Dinneen: Mm. Yeah. I love that. Thank you for sharing. Okay, so pivoting the conversation a little bit just for fun, imagine that you were to be offered a million dollars to teach a master class on anything you want. Could be within your industry, doesn't have to be. What would you choose to teach? [00:25:40] Ofer Shalev: I don't know how to do it, but I will say it in other ways. I probably to, to, to, to teach people how to avoid or what to do while you are in a dead end. [00:25:52] Lindsey Dinneen: Hmm. Okay. Do you wanna elaborate a little bit? 'Cause I'm curious. [00:26:00] Ofer Shalev: I think that, that, that your ability really to believe in yourself is a key factor. [00:26:05] Lindsey Dinneen: Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. [00:26:06] Ofer Shalev: Your ability to, to free your mind, not to focus about the current problem, but to free your mind, going outside and try to find some other idea is quite important one. [00:26:18] Lindsey Dinneen: Yeah. [00:26:18] Ofer Shalev: Yeah, those kinds of things. Probably we have to think about this kind of a masterclass. [00:26:23] Lindsey Dinneen: That would be a great masterclass, yeah. Okay. All right. [00:26:27] Ofer Shalev: By the way, I, I truly believe that in order... I mean, at least that's what I'm doing. But I, I besides that I'm working very hard, I try to read many books. It might be biography, it might be historical novel, it might be by... it might be a thriller. I try to be very, very diverse in what I am reading. I believe it's, it's just fruitful my mind, and not to focus about only about some scientific articles. [00:26:56] Lindsey Dinneen: That's... I love that. That's great. All right. And how do you wish to be remembered after you leave this world? [00:27:06] Ofer Shalev: Well, it's not something that I particularly concerned about it, truly. I don't, I, I don't... I, I, I will say fir- I will say something else. I truly believe that true leader are not focused about what people will remember about them. It is important that the vision will stay. It's important that a father and mother, or children that have cancer in the family will be able to live longer life with a better quality of life. It's much more important if people know, "Hey, Ofer Shalev bring this technology to the market." [00:27:45] Lindsey Dinneen: Mm-hmm. [00:27:46] Ofer Shalev: That, that the way I see it. I mean, I don't care too much what will people remember after I leave this world. [00:27:53] Lindsey Dinneen: Yeah. No, that's, that's beautiful. I love that. Okay, and then final question: What is one thing that makes you smile every time you see or think about it? [00:28:04] Ofer Shalev: Well, that is very, that is very easy. You know, when you have so many, so many grandchildren, so, to hear the questions "Why did, why did it happen?" "Why the bird is flying so high?" The, the truth and simplicity of children and the way that they are thinking, that's really something that make, I think, everybody smiling about it. [00:28:28] Lindsey Dinneen: Yeah. That's so fun, and I couldn't agree more. I I have a few nieces and a nephew, and getting to, to sort of see the world again through their eyes and perspective is just really fun. It's just, it's joyful. [00:28:44] Ofer Shalev: Yeah, it's a great chance to hear about a simple way of, of how the world should, should be. [00:28:49] Lindsey Dinneen: Yeah. Curiosity. I love the never-ending curiosity. [00:28:52] Ofer Shalev: And asking many questions. It's very-- I mean, asking question is, is a great, is a great benefit. [00:28:58] Lindsey Dinneen: Yes. [00:28:58] Ofer Shalev: Ask as many questions as you can. [00:29:00] Lindsey Dinneen: Your whole life. [00:29:01] Ofer Shalev: Yeah. [00:29:02] Lindsey Dinneen: Yeah. Excellent. Well, this has been such a great recording. I really appreciate you sharing your your vision especially about New Phase and where you hope that the company will go and, and the lives that it'll impact. And I know you're well on your way, and I just wanna thank you for not listening to the people who said, "This is not gonna happen," or were trying to discourage you. I'm just so thankful that you're doing what you're doing. And we are honored to be making a donation on your behalf as a thank you for your time today to Feeding America, which works to end hunger in the United States by partnering with food banks, food pantries, and local food programs to bring food to people facing hunger, and they also advocate for policies that create long term solutions to hunger. So thank you for choosing that organization to support. So, really appreciate you being here today and just really appreciate everything you're doing to change lives for a better world. [00:30:00] Ofer Shalev: Thank you very much, Lindsey. 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In this episode of IsraelCast, host Steven Shalowitz sits down with Captain (Res.) Bar Reuven for an inside look at Unit 669, the Israeli Air Force's elite combat search and rescue unit. Bar reveals what it takes to earn a place in one of the IDF's most selective units, where thousands compete for only a handful of spots and training prepares soldiers for everything from battlefield evacuations to underwater, cliff, and aerial rescues. Bar reflects on the unprecedented demands placed on Unit 669 following October 7, its role in evacuating wounded soldiers and assisting rescued hostages, and the split-second, life-or-death decisions its members carry with them long after a mission ends.

Brigadier General (Ret.) Israel Baharav is one of Israel's most accomplished fighter pilots, credited with twelve MiG-21 kills during his distinguished career in the Israeli Air Force. Over three decades of military service, he flew on the front lines, commanded a fighter squadron, served as Head of Air Force Intelligence, and led strategic planning efforts for the Israel Defense Forces, helping establish the framework for strategic cooperation between Israel and the United States. Following his military career, General Baharav transitioned into the world of technology and entrepreneurship, founding and leading multiple companies at the forefront of digital printing, 3D manufacturing, and healthcare innovation. In this episode, Cinco talks with Israel and he shares lessons from a lifetime of leadership in combat, and strategy, offering unique insights into what it takes to succeed in the world's highest-consequence environments. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Space Show Presents SpaceComputer With Daniel Bar & Filip Rezabek, Sunday 8-16-26This Space Show interview program featuring Daniel Bar and Filip Rezabek from SpaceComputer, a company developing secure computing infrastructure for space-based internet located in Australia. Daniel, based in Australia, and Filip, based in Germany, explained their SpaceFabric technology, which creates a secure computing architecture in space that generates cryptographic keys after satellites reach orbit and provides mutual attestation between independent secure stations. The company is preparing for their first launch in October 2026 on an unnamed mission, with two additional launches planned for 2027. They also discussed their post-quantum security features, multi-tenancy capabilities, and plans to operate across 5-7 communication layers similar to the TCP/IP stack. The technology aims to address current security gaps in space communications, where recent research found 50% of space communications are transmitted unencrypted, and enables verifiable data transmission from spacecraft to Earth with cryptographic attestation.Our guests discussed their backgrounds, with Daniel sharing his Israeli heritage and connection to the Israeli Air Force, while Filip and The Space Show Dream Team were introduced by their professional backgrounds in engineering and agriculture. Our guests from SpaceComputer said they would be addressing relevant topics based on their work on developing a stable internet, quantum computing security, and post-quantum encryption. We began with a discussion about SpaceComputer's technology called Space Fabric, with John Jossy sharing a link to a related paper on David's Space Show blog.Daniel and Filip introduced themselves as co-founders of SpaceComputer, a company developing secure hardware and software infrastructure for space internet. They clarified that while their work is inspired by NASA's efforts in a secure space internet, they have not yet started working with NASA directly. The company aims to create secure interconnectivity systems for space-based data centers, enabling proper workload segregation and software isolation, with their Space Fabric hardware set to be integrated aboard a satellite launching in October.The Space Show Wisdom Team discussed their SpaceFabric architecture, which aims to provide a software stack for space internet communication that goes beyond physical layer capabilities like Starlink. Filip explained that SpaceFabric would consist of 5-7 communication layers similar to TCP/IP stack, with the first mission launching in October as their first step toward space heritage. The team cannot yet reveal the launch partner or details about the mission due to pending spacecraft clearance and partner sensitivities, with full details expected to be announced around end of September.Filip explained their company's focus on building space-native computer services and hardware for spacecraft, emphasizing their software development capabilities with hardware components that enable secure, multi-tenant computing in space. The system includes a hardware component providing root of trust, a software stack, and a Satellite Execution Assurance Protocol that verifies computations are happening in space through challenge-response between ground stations and satellites. When asked about their company's focus, Filip clarified they are primarily a software development company with a hardware team that develops embedded systems and PCBs, rather than building spacecraft or rockets.Special thanks to our sponsors:American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Helix Space in Luxembourg, Celestis Memorial Spaceflights, Astrox Corporation, Dr. Haym Benaroya of Rutgers University, The Space Settlement Progress Blog by John Jossy, The Atlantis Project, and Artless EntertainmentWe use Zoom phone numbers for program participation.For real time program participation, email Dr. Space at: drspace@thespaceshow.com for instructions and access.The Space Show is a non-profit 501C3 through its parent, One Giant Leap Foundation, Inc. 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Send us Fan MailMedicaid and Medicare used to pay first and chase fraud later. That model is changing fast, and the providers who haven't adapted are about to feel it.In this clip from our episode “AI and The Future Of Behavioral Health”, host John Driscoll and Alon Joffe, Co-Founder and CEO of Eleos Health, break down why the shift to audit-first payment in Medicaid and Medicare is an existential threat for behavioral health organizations already operating on razor-thin margins.Listen to the full episode here

Send us Fan MailMore than 160 million Americans live in areas with a shortage of mental health providers. The clinicians who do show up are spending hours on documentation, compliance, and eligibility work that has nothing to do with patient care.Alon Joffe, Co-Founder and CEO of Eleos Health, joins host John Driscoll to discuss how AI is reducing administrative burden for behavioral health clinicians and why workflow efficiency is becoming critical for community health centers facing Medicaid funding challenges.

For review:1. Israel, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and Iraq reported drone attacks in their territory Monday amid a lull in US air strikes against Iran.2. US President Donald Trump said Monday that he paused military strikes on Iran to give diplomacy another chance, amid a report of “significant” progress in talks to end the war. But he added that he is prepared to authorize another major attack on the Islamic Republic if the talks fail.3. Iran will top the agenda in his meeting with US President Donald Trump, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday, minutes before taking off from an Israeli Air Force base for Washington, DC.PM is set to meet Trump on Tuesday at 11 a.m, local time, after more than five months since their last meeting.4. WSJ Report: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu talked the late Republican senator Lindsey Graham out of convincing US President Donald Trump to join Israel's fight against Hezbollah in Lebanon.5. Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa said in an interview aired Sunday that his country is working toward a security agreement with Israel, which he said could eventually pave the way for comprehensive peace between the two neighbors.6. Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Sunday vowed to respond against Ukraine for a deadly attack in the Caspian Sea that the minister claimed was carried out “at Israel's behest.”Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday that Kyiv struck “vessels used in military cargo shipments involving Iran” in the Caspian Sea.7. The Kremlin ​said on Monday that it had ‌not seen any specific information regarding new proposals for a peace settlement in Ukraine ahead of a ​meeting in Washington between U.S. President Donald Trump ​and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.8. India has successfully tested a long-range surface-to-air interceptor missile. The project includes development of three variants with approximate ranges of 150 kilometers, 250 kilometers, and 350–400 kilometers. 

The Israeli parliament's decision to postpone a vote on recognising the Armenian genocide by Ottoman Turkey is being seen as a triumph for regional diplomacy, as Azerbaijan in particular seeks to avert a further escalation in tensions between its close allies. The Israeli government gave no official reason for postponing the vote to formally recognise the Armenian genocide by Ottoman Turkey during World War I, which would have ratified a motion approved by the cabinet last month.  Ankara strongly denies the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Armenians constitute genocide. While the motion's architect, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar, called recognition a “moral duty”, critics say the move took aim at Turkey amidst rising tensions. Based in Tbilisi, Israeli defence and security expert Eugene Kogan claims Israel badly miscalculated. “Foreign Minister Sa'ar could have waited and not just dropped a bomb that led to different repercussions coming from different sides,” he said. Armenia, which is seeking to normalise ties with Turkey, reacted coolly, with Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan saying he saw no need to comment. Meanwhile, Israel's close ally Azerbaijan reportedly lobbied Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to drop the motion. “At the end of the day, it might be either dropped or dismissed, and it will not come again to the new parliament agenda,” predicted Kogan. The Knesset dissolved on 17 July and won't reconvene until after elections scheduled for 27 October. Israel's recognition of the Armenian genocide unsettles Turkey and Azerbaijan Azerbaijan's influence The Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported that pressure from Azerbaijan tipped the scales, though officials deny it. Azerbaijan supplies nearly 40 percent of Israel's oil and is a major customer for Israeli arms. The two countries' partnership involves frequent Israeli ministerial visits and strong military cooperation, especially crucial for Israel given Azerbaijan's border with Iran. Baku also maintains a deep alliance with Ankara, summed up in the phrase “one nation, two states”. As Israeli-Turkish tensions flare over the Gaza conflict and Ankara's support for Hamas, Azerbaijan is walking a diplomatic tightrope. Zaur Gasimov, a Caucasus expert at Istanbul's Turkish-German University, believes Baku viewed the Israeli genocide motion as a direct threat to its difficult balancing act. “I can imagine that there were negotiations and talks on various levels between political elites of both countries,” he said. “For Israel, Azerbaijan is still of paramount importance. I would even say it's much more significant than it used to be with regard to the situation in and around Iran. So Baku was and is maybe the key intermediary between Israel and the Republic of Turkey.” In what may be a calculated move to turn up the heat on Israel, Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev welcomed Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa this month. It was the first visit by a Palestinian leader since 2011. “They [Israel] perceive it with a great sense of caution,” claimed analyst Kogan. “They don't know exactly what came out of this particular meeting between Aliyev and the Palestinian prime minister. And so there is a lot of guessing games right now taking place in both Tel Aviv and Jerusalem about the outcome.” Such ambiguity over Baku's intentions could strengthen its diplomatic hand, he suggested: “If Aliyev is involved in this Palestinian issue directly and no longer indirectly, it makes the situation very different for the Israelis.” Turkey warns it could be Israel's 'next enemy' as tensions escalate Syrian precedent Baku is already leveraging its strong relationships with both Israel and Turkey to cool tempers. “We have organised meetings between Turkey and Israel in Baku, specifically at the very beginning of the change of the Assad regime in Syria, where both parties had their own legitimate concerns,” said Hikmet Hajiyev, chief foreign policy adviser to the Azerbaijani president. Syria is viewed as a potential flashpoint, with Israel and Turkey having a military presence. One tangible outcome of Azeri-brokered talks was the establishment last year of a military hotline in Syria, providing a rare glimmer of hope as tensions continue to mount. “It's not unavoidable that Israel and Turkey will reach confrontation. I think we can stop this process,” argued Gallia Lindenstrauss, a specialist in Turkish foreign policy at Tel Aviv University's Institute for National Security Studies. “They have a hotline between the Israeli Air Force and the Turkish Air Force, making sure that we will not have a collision in the skies of Syria, because we know both air forces are operating there. And the hotline has managed to keep the situation quiet. If I'm trying to find some anchor of reassurance that Turkish-Israeli relations can be controlled, it's Syria.” As Israel approaches elections, a temporary lull in Turkish-Israeli tensions is anticipated. Still, since the main opposition shares the government's concerns over Turkey, relations are set to remain fraught.

The inside story of an American WWII fighter pilot who sacrificed a booming life in 1948 Los Angeles to fight in Israel's War of Independence.  The actions that helped Stan Andrews turn the IAF into one of the most elite in the worldWhat makes the IAF so exceptional, and how it has retained that edge for 77 years.Why it is important to learn about Middle East history, and how important it is to today's world.  The current situation with Iran and what he is seeing on the ground in Israel.How and why Weiss came to be featured in the Nancy Spielberg documentary, Above and Beyond. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/arroe-collins-unplugged-totally-uncut--994165/support.

Lise Hand and John Lee join Matt to discuss Mary Lou McDonald and Micheál Martin's true feelings for each other after the Sinn Féin leader calls her Fianna Fáil counterpart and Taoiseach a 'tosser'. Lynn Boylan's European Parliament embarrassment on the Irish language. Sinn Féin's position on an engineering plant in Derry that might be supplying the Israeli Air Force. The politics of Intel's increased Irish investment. Why the government must be glad it no longer has to deal with Aer Lingus' decisions. The length of the Dáil summer break, and John teases his cabinet scorecards. Brought to you by The Greenman Group.PTP+To enjoy early access, ad-free listening and weekly bonus episodes, sign up at pathtopowerpodcast.comGet in touch: mail@pathtopowerpodcast.comFollow Matt:https://twitter.com/cooper_mhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-cooper-615a1317https://www.instagram.com/mattcooperlastword/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of Mission Brief, Major R joins us to talk about the Israeli Air Force's Elimination Cell, responsible for coordinating some of the IDF's most significant operations.From the elimination of senior terrorists such as Hassan Nasrallah and Ali Khamenei to the complex coordination behind these missions, he shares exclusive insights into his work and the challenges involved in targeting high-ranking terrorist leaders.

This week's Unholy conversations is a rare interview with Nir Bar Dea, CEO of Bridgewater—the world's largest hedge fund. Bar Dea moves beyond market trends, framing our current moment as a volatile collision between a changing world order, and an unprecedented technological revolution fueled by AI. He offers a sobering perspective on why the comfort of the last several decades has perhaps left us less resilient than the generations before us, urging listeners to view history not as destiny, but as a lesson in the necessity of strength during turbulent times. The conversation turns personal, too: Bar Dea talks about the toll of his own service in the Israeli Air Force, what it's like being Israeli in New York since October 7th, and why he  believes Israel's younger generation might be its greatest asset. 00:00 Intro 01:10 The Iran-US deal and why timing doesn't matter 06:25 Trump as outcome, not cause 09:30 Tough love: why we feel overwhelmed 10:59 Israel's resilient next generation 24:49 The AI infrastructure race — and Israel's gap 27:11 Being Israeli in New York since October 7th 32:54 The hidden cost of IDF service 35:02 Bridgewater's radical transparency culture 41:51 Rebuilding from Nir Oz — a story of hope   Watch us on YouTube:  Follow Unholy and learn more about the pod: https://unholy-podcast.lovable.app/ Join our Patreon community to get access to bonus episodes, discounts on merch and more: https://bit.ly/UnholyPatreon   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company.

For review:1. Senior Hezbollah commander Ali Mussa Daqduq, mastermind of a January 2007 attack that killed five US troops in Iraq, was killed in an Israeli strike in southern Lebanon over the weekend, the IDF announced Sunday.2. US & Iran Reach Deal; Ceasefire Extened 60 Days; Formal Signing in Switzerland Friday.3. Ahmad Vahidi, the commander in chief of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, emerged as a key player during negotiations between the US and Iran, according to a Saturday profile in the Wall Street Journal, which found that the senior paramilitary leader pushed for a hard line in talks, advocating against any concessions to Washington. According to the report: Vahidi has “frequently overruled” Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. 4. Israel was bracing for Iranian missile fire on Sunday after Tehran vowed that an Israeli Air Force strike on a Hezbollah target in Beirut's southern suburbs earlier in the day would “not go unanswered.”The strike in the Lebanese capital's Dahiyeh district came shortly after Hezbollah fired drones into Israeli territory.It was Israel's first strike in a week in the Hezbollah stronghold, with the previous strike also a response to rocket fire on northern Israel.“The IDF has just struck Hezbollah terror targets in the Dahiyeh district of Beirut, in response to Hezbollah's firing at Israeli territory,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz said in a joint statement after the strike on the Hezbollah stronghold.5. CNN Report: Iran has, in recent weeks, deliberately collapsed tunnels and mined entrances to its bombed Isfahan nuclear complex in a bid to stop the US from launching a raid to retrieve the Islamic Republic's store of highly enriched uranium that is believed to be buried at the site.

Israel is on high alert after Iran began launching a fresh wave of missiles at Israel. The IDF said the Israeli Air Force is operating to intercept and strike threats where necessary.President Donald Trump responds to the news of Iran's missile attack on Israel saying to Fox News: “It's certainly not going to help negotiations.”South Korea's president Lee Jae Myung is calling for a thorough investigation into a ballot shortage that disrupted last week's local elections. Days of protests have followed in the South Korean capital as members of the public demand a re-run of voting.

For review:1. The United States imposed sanctions Thursday on Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel in the latest move by the Trump administration.2. A statement attributed to Iran's supreme leader on Thursday said that the United States and Israel had been dealt a “decisive blow” in their war with the Islamic Republic, as the US sent mixed signals about whether the fighting could resume.3. US President Donald Trump tells reporters that Washington does not need a deal with Iran to get enriched uranium from the country.“We could get it right now. I don't think they could stop us if we wanted, but there's no reason to. It's entombed,” he says.4. Israel and Lebanon agreed on Wednesday to renew their fragile ceasefire and create a number of “pilot” security zones inside Lebanon from which Hezbollah terrorists would be banned.5. The Israeli Air Force and Israeli Navy carried out strikes in the Gaza Strip overnight into Thursday, killing top commanders in Hamas's general security mechanism, the military announced.6. Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky has called for a face-to-face meeting between himself and Vladimir Putin in a renewed bid to end the war.In an open letter to the Russian president, the Ukrainian leader said it would be "wrong to simply wait" until the war in Europe becomes the focus of the US's attention once more, adding peace could only come "through direct engagement between" Ukraine and Russia.7. Republicans defeated an amendment to the FY27 Defense Policy Bill that would have stripped $1 billion in funds for the Trump-class Battleship during a House Armed Services Committee mark up of the bill today.8. US Army SP Howitzer Modernization.

In this episode I spoke with author Jeff Weiss about his book "Fighting Back: Stan Andrews and the Birth of the Israeli Air Force". Fighting Back is the story of Stan Andrews, an assimilated American Jew and World War II veteran who became one of the first fighter pilots in the history of the Israeli Air Force.The Ernie Pyle WWII Museum is located in Dana, Indiana! 

This week I have three stories for you. The first is about an Israeli Air Force officer who had a private audience with the Lubavitcher Rebbe and only understood what happened fifteen years later. The second is about one of the Alter Rebbe's closest disciples and what true humility looks like. The third is about Rav Yehuda Amital, a sick cow, and what Reb Shlomo Carlebach once heard in a honking horn on a Friday night in Manhattan. If you're enjoying these Chassidic stories, please take a quick moment to buy me a coffee. https://ko-fi.com/barakhullman Thank you! I deeply appreciate your support! Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/im-jewish-and-i-dont-keep-shabbos To become a part of this project or sponsor an episode please go to https://hasidicstory.com/be-a-supporter. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Go here to hear my other podcast https://jewishpeopleideas.com or https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas. Find my books, Figure It Out When You Get There: A Memoir of Stories About Living Life First and Watching How Everything Falls Into Place and A Shtikel Sholom: A Student, His Mentor and Their Unconventional Conversations on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman. My classes in Breslov Chassidus, Likutey Moharan, can be found here https://www.youtube.com/@barakhullman/videos I also have a YouTube channel of ceramics which can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/@thejerusalempotter

IDF intercepts drone launched east of Eilat. In north, failed Hezbollah attempt to fire missile at Israeli Air Force aircraft. Israel's Noam Bettan to perform Tuesday night in Eurovision first semifinalSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The career ladder is burning. And if you are still waiting for the right moment to adapt, you are already behind.In this episode, John sits down with Ilana Golan, founder of Leap Academy, to unpack what it actually takes to own your growth in a world where 92 million jobs are projected to be displaced in the next two years. From growing up a shy kid in Israel and becoming one of the first women to lead a flight instructor squad in the Israeli Air Force, to hitting rock bottom after a co-founder betrayal and building back stronger, Ilana brings a rare combination of raw honesty and practical frameworks to this conversation.They cover the 555 rule for cutting through decision paralysis, what it means to build a portfolio career, and why people will no longer pay for knowledge but will always pay for transformation.If you are ready to stop being a one-trick pony and start building something that holds up regardless of what AI throws at you, this conversation is the one to watch. Visit www.jbarrows.com and learn how you can Make It Happen.What You'll LearnWhy hard work still beats raw talent in any eraHow to use the 555 rule to escape decision paralysisWhat it looks like to lose your identity and rebuild from nothingThe case for building a portfolio career before you are forced toWhy people will not pay for knowledge but will pay for transformationIlana Golan was an F-16 Flight instructor in the Air Force and the first female commander in her squad, a tech executive, and now the founder of Leap Academy, one of the fastest-growing companies in America.Leap Academy is disrupting professional education and is the only platform in the world today that helps individuals create portfolio careers and get ready for the future of work. Her disruption of professional education has caught the attention of leaders such as Richard Branson, Garyvee, and the Presidents of some of the biggest companies in the world.Ilana won Inc 500, Startup of the Year for 2023, CEO World Award, 40 Women to Watch, and has been on the biggest stages in the world, including Tech Crunch Disrupt, Google Startup Accelerator, Inman Connect, Executive MBA Programs, and more. Ilana was also invited to give a private talk for Richard Branson and a very selected CEOs on his private island.Connect with Llana!LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ilanagolan/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ilanagolanleapWebsite: https://www.ilanagolan.com/Learn more about Leap Academy: https://www.leapacademy.com/Join her free 3-day training: www.leapacademy.com/makeithappenJohn Barrows is a sales trainer, speaker, and founder of JB Sales with over 25 years of experience in the industry. He has made hundreds of cold calls a week, led startups to acquisition, and trained high-performing teams at companies like Salesforce, LinkedIn, Amazon, and Okta. Through JB Sales, John focuses on practical sales execution—helping reps fill pipeline, close deals, and build trust with buyers in today's AI-driven sales environment.Connect with John Barrows:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnbarrows/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/johnmbarrows/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@johnmbarrowsCheck out John's Membership: https://go.jbarrows.com/Join John's Newsletter: https://www.jbarrows.com/newsletter

Headlines:Turkish foreign minister Hakan Fidan met with a group of Hamas officials in Ankara over the weekend.The New York Times reported over the weekend that Russia is shipping drone components to Iran through the Caspian Sea, bypassing the Strait of Hormuz.The Wall Street Journal ran an exclusive on Saturday detailing how the Israelis set up a secret military post in Iraq that hosted special forces and served as a logistical hub for the Israeli Air Force.With elections slated for the fall, a heated political debate is erupting in Israel over Hamas and the October 7 attack.--FDD Executive Director Jon Schanzer provides timely situational updates and analysis, followed by a conversation with Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib, founder and director of the Realign for Palestine project at the Atlantic Council.Learn more at: https://www.fdd.org/fddmorningbrief

The inside story of an American WWII fighter pilot who sacrificed a booming life in 1948 Los Angeles to fight in Israel's War of Independence.  The actions that helped Stan Andrews turn the IAF into one of the most elite in the worldWhat makes the IAF so exceptional, and how it has retained that edge for 77 years.Why it is important to learn about Middle East history, and how important it is to today's world.  The current situation with Iran and what he is seeing on the ground in Israel.How and why Weiss came to be featured in the Nancy Spielberg documentary, Above and Beyond. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/arroe-collins-like-it-s-live--4113802/support.

In this conversation, we speak with Rabbi Elimelech Lamdan about the roots of human suffering and the path to inner peace through honest self-reflection. Drawing from Kabbalah, psychology, and lived experience, Elimelech outlines a practical four-step process to uncover hidden emotional patterns, dissolve ego-based identity, and reconnect with a deeper sense of wholeness.The discussion bridges spirituality and modern self-awareness, offering a grounded method for transforming inner conflict into clarity, compassion, and alignment.Key Takeaways:Most emotional distress comes from unconscious beliefs about being “not enough” or “flawed.”External triggers are reflections of internal dialogue—not the true cause of suffering.Self-awareness begins with noticing emotions without judgment.Healing requires accepting inner conflict rather than avoiding it.True peace comes from reconnecting with an inherent sense of wholeness beyond ego.Where to find Elimelech Lamdan:Website: https://mabatemet.comRabbi Elimelech Lamdan Bio:Rabbi Elimelech Lamdan is the creator of Mabbat Emet (“Truthful Self-Scrutiny”), a practical approach to emotional healing that integrates Torah wisdom, psychological insight, and lived experience. Born in Israel and raised in Boston, he served in the Israeli Air Force, including as a military rabbi, where his encounters with soldiers facing fear and uncertainty shaped his understanding of human struggle.After his service, he explored therapeutic modalities such as Gestalt Therapy, Transactional Analysis, and body-mind approaches, ultimately developing his own method to address deeper emotional and spiritual patterns. A father of ten who spent decades teaching and counseling in Netivot, his work is grounded in real-life relationships rather than theory alone. He is the author of Torah Therapy and Mabbat Emet, now available internationally, and continues to guide individuals toward greater honesty, self-awareness, and inner alignment.

The legacy media, the so-called anti-MAGA Right, and the Democrat grandees in Congress have two things in common: They never wanted the U.S.-Iran war to go in America's favor. Many of the critiques of Operation Epic Fury were not historically empirical, meaning they didn't compare the ongoing conflict with Iran to past U.S. wars, such as the bombing campaign in Serbia or even the war in Afghanistan. But the evidence—in five weeks alone, the United States, with the Israeli Air Force, wiped out most of the top echelon of the four ruling cliques in the Iranian nation—was there, argues Victor Davis Hanson on today's edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In a Few Words”: “We've never taken on a country of 93 million people that had the most fearsome, terrible reputation of being dangerous and unpredictable, and running the Middle East with a ring-of-fire proxies in Syria, Iraq, Yemen, Gaza, Lebanon—indomitable. They had terrified seven presidents. And yet, in five weeks, we destroyed its ability to make war.”(00:00) Media and Right-Wing Doom (01:09) Demanding Data, Not Spin (02:18) Iran Leadership in Chaos (05:52) Three-Phase War Strategy (07:29) Hormuz Gambit Backfires (10:27) Endgame and Final Warning 

US presses for call between Israeli, Lebanese leaders. Efforts to set second round of US-Iran talks. Israeli Air Force hits Hezbollah targets in LebanonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, an in-depth investigatory show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (3/24/26). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth is, or claiming they have the answer, is likely leading you astray, for one reason or another. Stay Vigilant. !function(r,u,m,b,l,e){r._Rumble=b,r[b]||(r[b]=function(){(r[b]._=r[b]._||[]).push(arguments);if(r[b]._.length==1){l=u.createElement(m),e=u.getElementsByTagName(m)[0],l.async=1,l.src="https://rumble.com/embedJS/u2q643"+(arguments[1].video?'.'+arguments[1].video:'')+"/?url="+encodeURIComponent(location.href)+"&args="+encodeURIComponent(JSON.stringify([].slice.apply(arguments))),e.parentNode.insertBefore(l,e)}})}(window, document, "script", "Rumble");   Rumble("play", {"video":"v75e3ly","div":"rumble_v75e3ly"}); Source Links (In Chronological Order):  (18) Carey on X: "It's actually insane how many people believe this lie about the war in Iran.

Alice Miller on Breaking Barriers, Humanitarian Aid, and Keeping Your Heart Open | The Long Path PodcastIn this episode of The Long Path Podcast, we sit down with Alice Miller — humanitarian leader, aerospace engineer, and the woman behind one of the most important legal battles for gender equality in Israel.Alice first became known for her landmark petition to the Israeli Supreme Court that opened the Israeli Air Force pilot course to women, a decision that fundamentally reshaped opportunities for women in the Israel Defense Forces.But her story didn't stop there.In this conversation, Alice shares the personal journey that led her from engineering and activism into the world of humanitarian aid. Today she serves as CEO of Natan, an organization that deploys volunteer medical and disaster-response teams to crisis zones around the world.We talk about her work with Natan across the globe — including humanitarian efforts connected to Gaza — the challenges of delivering aid in politically complex environments, and the philosophy that guides her work: keeping your heart open to all people.Alice also reflects on how her relationship with Judaism has shaped her understanding of responsibility, compassion, and service.This is a conversation about courage, empathy, leadership, and what it means to dedicate your life to helping others.In this episode we discuss• Alice Miller's landmark Israeli Supreme Court case• Opening the Israeli Air Force pilot course to women• Her transition from engineering to humanitarian leadership• Leading Natan's global disaster response missions• Providing aid in complex conflict zones• Keeping empathy and compassion in humanitarian work• How Judaism shapes her worldview and sense of responsibilityLearn more about Alice MillerWebsite: https://alicemiller.orgLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alice-millerTwitter/X: https://twitter.com/AliceMillerLearn more about NatanWebsite: https://www.natanrelief.orgInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/natanreliefFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/NatanReliefTwitter/X: https://twitter.com/NatanRelief

Welcome to The Times of Israel's Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on what's happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world. Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan for today's episode. This morning, the IDF confirmed killing Basij paramilitary force commander Gholamreza Soleimani in a strike in Iran overnight. Soleimani was targeted while at a tent camp that was recently established by the Basij. And just after recording time, the IDF also confirmed that top Iranian official Ali Larijani was killed in an airstrike in Iran overnight. Larijani, the secretary of Iran’s National Security Council, was targeted by the Israeli Air Force in the capital Tehran. We learn from Fabian what else Israel is targeting in its current waves of strikes on Iran, including the entire chain of weapons manufacturing. We then turn to Lebanon, where the IDF is currently pushing even more forces deeper into southern Lebanon to create an expanded buffer zone, as Hezbollah attacked towns in northern Israel with rockets and drones. In the second half, Fabian relates a bizarre and disturbing saga that he was swept up into concerning menacing Polymarket gamblers who threatened ToI's military correspondent and his family over a report that did not work in their bet's favor. Check out The Times of Israel's ongoing liveblog for more updates. For further reading: Iran’s new supreme leader purportedly issues fresh statement as questions linger over his health IDF pushes deeper into south Lebanon as Hezbollah keeps up fire at northern Israel Gamblers trying to win a bet on Polymarket are vowing to kill me if I don’t rewrite an Iran missile story Subscribe to The Times of Israel Daily Briefing on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts. This episode was produced by Gabriella Jacobs and edited by Ari Schlacht. IMAGE: Members of Iranian paramilitary forces (Basij) during an anti-Israeli rally in Tehran, January 10, 2025. (AFP)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aaron McIntire breaks down President Trump's bold declaration of victory over Iran following intense U.S. and Israeli strikes, including massive target counts and oil reserve coordination to stabilize energy markets. We examine the ongoing risks in the Strait of Hormuz, Hezbollah's rocket barrages on northern Israel turning it into a two-front conflict, and fresh Israeli Air Force operations hitting IRGC sites deep inside Iran. Domestically, Trump doubles down on pushing the Save America Act through despite Senate Republican resistance and filibuster drama, while the latest CPI data shows inflation holding steady—but still well above the Fed's target. Plus listener reactions to our poll on Iran's future trajectory, rare pilot radio exchanges, and what it all means for the week ahead.    The AM Update, Aaron McIntire, Trump Iran victory, Iran conflict 2026, US Israel strikes, Hezbollah attacks, Save America Act, voter ID citizenship, filibuster Senate Republicans, CPI inflation February 2026, Strait of Hormuz, IRGC targets, Middle East tensions, Trump domestic agenda

In this situational briefing, Yaakov Lappin, In-House Analyst at The MirYam Institute, examines the joint U.S.-Israel war against Iran through three prisms:•Assessment of the damage caused to the Iranian terror regime in Iran and to its proxy, Hezbollah.•Actions of the Israeli and American air forces to this point•The Israeli home front, particularly in northern Israel.Support the showThe MirYam Institute. Israel's Future in Israel's Hands.Subscribe to our podcast: https://podfollow.com/1493910771Follow The MirYam Institute X: https://bit.ly/3jkeUyxFollow Benjamin Anthony X: https://bit.ly/3hZeOe9Like Benjamin Anthony Facebook: https://bit.ly/333Ct93Like The MirYam Institute Facebook: https://bit.ly/2SarHI3Follow Benjamin Anthony Instagram: https://bit.ly/30m6uPGFollow The MirYam Institute Instagram: https://bit.ly/3l5fvED

On Sunday March 8, State of Tel Aviv and Beyond interviewed “Major G”, a 25-year veteran of the Israeli Air Force who has been working around the clock since Operation Roaring Lion was launched on February 28. Major G commands drone crews operating over Iran. Their mission is to identify the location of missile launchers and neutralize or destroy them. Working in very tight co-ordination with the U.S. Air Force, Israel has severely hindered Iranian launch capabilities and missile supply. I was unable to photograph Major G for security reasons, but we do show some videos and photographs in this podcast - some with audio and some are silent and playing during relevant parts of our conversation. Just a “head's up” for those of you listening…..you may wish to have a peek at the video later.Please consider supporting our work. We are independent and rely on you, our viewers and listeners, to keep the lights on. In this very challenging period we have increased our content production in order to ensure that reliable and interesting information is being disseminated. If you can, please subscribe on our substack site or make a contribution - whatever you can or would like - at buymeacoffee.com/stateoftelavivThanks to all of you for stopping by.how your support for STLV at buymeacoffee.com/stateoftelavivState of Tel Aviv is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.stateoftelaviv.com/subscribe

During the wave of attacks in Tehran, a historic milestone was recorded in combat aviation: an 'Adir' F-35 aircraft of the Israeli Air Force shot down an Iranian fighter jet model 'Yak-130'. This is the first time in the world that a 'F-35' has shot down a manned fighter jet and the first shootdown in the Air Force in the past forty years. Reserve Lt.-Col. Danny Grossman, a former IAF F-4 navigator who was decorated for a mission involving the downing of an Iraqi fighter, said that it was the dream of every fighter pilot. He told reporter Arieh O’Sullivan that the quality of the aircraft and the pilot was something that ultimately benefited the Americans. (photo: Ofer Zidon/flash90)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Perhaps the biggest surprise of this war with Iran is how viciously the country is attacking its Arab neighbors. The UAE has been hammered, actually targeted with more missiles than were directed at Israel. Senior FDD fellow and regular State of Tel Aviv and Beyond guest, Lt. Col. (Res.) Jonathan Conricus gets into this bizarre development that no one anticipated. Initially, some pundits were assuming there was a brilliant Iranian plan behind these attacks. But as we discuss in this episode, it is now clear that Iran lashing out at its neighbors is the result of chaos in the government and military. We also zoom out to look at the broad waves of attacks on Iran by America and Israel and what they have accomplished; what remains to be done. If the murderous regime in Iran falls the geopolitical fallout will be huge; the most extensive and far reaching since WWII. We also take a hard look at the conduct of unprincipled western leadership - like that of UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer. Great video clips in this episode and some awesome retro photos from the 70s. Who remembers the OPEC oil embargo after the 1973 Arab Israeli war, also known as the Yom Kippur War? And, of course - we discuss the very real possibility of boots on the ground in Iran. Whose boots?Show your support for STLV at buymeacoffee.com/stateoftelavivPodcast Notes:* Link to FDD report on Iran's Ballistic Missile Program, referred to in the podcast by Jonathan Conricus.* IDF video released on International Women's Day highlighting the extraordinary contribution of women in the Israeli Air Force, referred to in the podcast by Jonathan Conricus.Jonathan Conricus is a senior fellow with the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, a Washington D.C.-based think tank. He served in the IDF for 24 years, four of them as spokesman during the intense 11 days of the Guardian of the Walls Operation between Israel and Hamas. Now a reserve officer with the rank of Lt. Col., he is a sought-after speaker internationally and is frequently seen on major television news shows. Jonathan was born in Jerusalem to a Swedish father and an Israeli mother and spent his formative years in Sweden.State of Tel Aviv is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.stateoftelaviv.com/subscribe

At 1:15 in the morning on February 28, more than 200 Israeli Air Force jets took off from bases across the region, bound for Iran. They were soon joined by American B-2 and B-1 bombers and the full weight of U.S. air and naval power in the Middle East. Not long after in Tehran, the Iranian supreme leader was dead, along with dozens of the seniormost figures in his government. Operations Epic Fury and Roaring Lion had begun. Five days later, the Iranian missile arsenal is measurably degraded, the regime is in a succession crisis, Hizballah has entered the war from Lebanon, Kurdish forces have crossed the border from Iraq, a U.S. submarine has sunk an Iranian frigate in the Indian Ocean, and the Strait of Hormuz has effectively been closed to tanker traffic. The Middle East is in a different place than it was a week ago. On March 4, Mosaic's editor Jonathan Silver convened two trusted experts to discuss the context and strategic underpinning of these events: the theory of the campaign, what comes next inside Iran, and what this moment means for American power and the American right. Those experts were Michael Doran, a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute, and the former CIA director and secretary of state Mike Pompeo. The conversation, broadcast live over Zoom for members of the Tikvah community, is this week's podcast. This week's episode of the Tikvah Podcast is generously sponsored by Julie Goldberg-Botvin in honor of the IDF and all the brave soldiers who are defending our country and the Jewish people all over the world. If you are interested in sponsoring an episode of the Tikvah Podcast, we invite you to join the Tikvah Ideas Circle. Visit tikvah.org/circle to learn more and join.  

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Welcome to The Times of Israel's Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on what's happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world. Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan for today's episode. Rockets and drones launched from Lebanon set sirens blaring across northern Israel in the early hours of Monday, as the Hezbollah terror group entered the fray to assist its backer, Iran, after the killing of the supreme leader. Fabian describes how this strike from the terror group has allowed the IDF to add Hezbollah heads to an ongoing campaign to decapitate the leadership of Iran. Nine people were killed and more than 40 were injured when a missile destroyed a Beit Shemesh synagogue and caused extensive damage to a public bomb shelter beneath it, as well as surrounding homes. Fabian explains what we know about the failure to down this missile and why the impact was so deadly. Three American soldiers have been killed, and five have been seriously wounded in the ongoing conflict with Iran, the US Central Command said Sunday, announcing the first US casualties in the conflict. We also learn how a strike on a UK base in Cyprus has potentially changed its willingness to aid the effort against Iran. Fabian turns back to 8:10 a.m. on Saturday and explores how the conflict began. Israeli Air Force fighter jets have dropped over 2,000 bombs in strikes against hundreds of Iranian regime targets and military sites since the start of the war with the Islamic Republic on Saturday morning. How does this compare with the June 12-day war? And finally, as Purim is set to begin this evening for most of the Jewish world, are Israelis allowed to gather for the reading of the Book of Esther? Check out The Times of Israel's ongoing liveblog for more updates. For further reading: IDF strikes in Beirut after Hezbollah enters fray and fires rockets, drones at north Four of the 9 victims of Iranian missile strike on Beit Shemesh named by authorities 9 killed as Iranian missile destroys synagogue, smashes bomb shelter in Beit Shemesh ‘Everything is gone’: Deadly Iranian strike on Beit Shemesh leaves residents reeling 3 American soldiers killed, 5 seriously injured in war with Iran — US military Drone hit British military base in Cyprus, local and UK officials say IDF: Over 2,000 bombs dropped on Iran in 30 hours, air supremacy achieved on 1st day Trump says he’s agreed to talk to Iran’s leaders, but estimates operation will take weeks Subscribe to The Times of Israel Daily Briefing on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts. This episode was produced by Adina Karpuj. IMAGE: Hezbollah supporters wave their group's flags and an Iranian national flag during a protest in Beirut, Lebanon, February 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What does it take to go from zero tech experience to founding PM at a cybersecurity startup in three years?In this episode of Supra Insider, Marc Baselga and Ben Erez sit down with Yaniv Fatal, founding product manager at Blast Security, to unpack his remarkable journey from elite Israeli Air Force pilot to tech. After 13 years in the military and zero technical background, Yaniv failed 20+ interviews before landing at Wiz (later acquired by Google for $32B). He shares how he applied pilot debriefing methodology to each rejection, learned cloud security from absolute zero in weeks, and built credibility through relentless questioning and delivering results nobody else could.They explore Yaniv's philosophy on learning: mastering fundamentals first (no shortcuts), being comfortable asking “dumb questions,” and the belief that you don't really understand something until you can teach it. Plus, his approach to long-term goal setting—he and his wife keep a notebook with goals for where they want to be at age 45, including his aim to be CEO or C-level, which drives every decision he makes today. And why product management is his chosen path to that goal, inspired by the fact that CEOs of Google and Microsoft were all PMs first.If you're considering a major career transition, struggling with imposter syndrome while learning something completely new, or trying to figure out how to set goals that actually drive your daily decisions—this episode is for you.All episodes of the podcast are also available on Spotify, Apple and YouTube.New to the pod? Subscribe below to get the next episode in your inbox

Audio edition coming soon.Israel and the United States are at war with Iran with the first strikes resulting in the death of the Islamic leader the Ayatollah Ali Khamenei with reports of as many as forty of the top leaders in Iran.  The Israeli Air Force conducts its largest-ever attack as over 200 aircraft strike 500 targets in Iran, and the US attacked over 900 sites in the first twelve hours.

Israel and the United States are at war with Iran with the first strikes resulting in the death of the Islamic leader the Ayatollah Ali Khamenei with reports of as many as forty of the top leaders in Iran.  The Israeli Air Force conducts its largest-ever attack as over 200 aircraft strike 500 targets in Iran, and the US attacked over 900 sites in the first twelve hours.

Welcome to The Times of Israel's Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on what's happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world. Editor David Horovitz joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan for today's episode. Negotiators resumed US-Iran nuclear talks in Geneva on Thursday, hours after senior American officials made the case that Iran poses a major threat to the United States and is actively working toward a nuclear bomb. Horovitz updates us on US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President JD Vance's statements and describes the intense US military buildup in the Mideast. He then assesses the Israeli public's willingness to join in on any eventual strike against Iran and how Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could leverage the crisis in this election year. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a two-day visit to Israel on Wednesday and Thursday, where he pledged to work in lockstep with the Jewish state to confront Islamist terrorism. In what Horovitz describes as a regrettably rare sentiment from world leaders, the Indian premier told the Knesset that his nation stands “firmly” with Israel. We learn what else happened behind the scenes. In an effort to circumvent a Supreme Court order to expand egalitarian prayer access at the Western Wall, lawmakers voted 56-47 Wednesday afternoon in favor of the preliminary reading of a bill giving the Chief Rabbinate full control over prayer at all parts of the holy site -- not just the Orthodox prayer plaza. It has drawn harsh condemnation from progressive Jewish groups, which condemned the controversial legislation as “patronizing and antisemitic.” Horovitz weighs in. Check out The Times of Israel's ongoing liveblog for more updates. For further reading: Facing Trump, Hamas bet on survival and is being vindicated; Iran’s regime has the same game plan As talks resume, Rubio, Vance accuse Iran of trying to restart its nuclear program Iranian FM arrives in Geneva for talks as US demands any nuclear deal last indefinitely F-22 jets deploy at Israeli Air Force base as US builds up forces for Iran strike In the Knesset, Modi says India stands firmly with Israel ‘in this moment and beyond’ MKs approve preliminary bill cementing Orthodox control over entire Western Wall Subscribe to The Times of Israel Daily Briefing on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts. This episode was produced by Podwaves. IMAGE: A Valar Atomics microreactor is seen on a C-17 aircraft, without nuclear fuel, at March Air Reserve Base, California, February 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Matthew Daly)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Predict seizures hours before they hit—from your couch.  Remote neurology is here. And it's changing everything.Israeli scientist Orin Shriki, PhD, co-founded NeuroHelp to make "remote neurology" real. Their AI headband reads brainwaves while you sleep, predicting seizures with zero hospital visits. How it works: ✅ Non-invasive EEG tracks brain activity ✅ AI processes thousands of signals in real-time ✅ Learns YOUR brain baseline—catches deviations early ✅ Detects neurological disorders before symptoms showAlready used by Israeli Air Force pilots and truck drivers for fatigue monitoring. The goal? A brain thermometer in every home.Check your temperature. Now check your brain.Remote neurology will save lives.Hosted by Jennifer Weissmann | Israeli Trailblazers Showhttps://www.neuro-help.com/ #RemoteNeurology #SeizurePrediction #IsraeliInnovation https://pod.link/1585604285https://findinginspiration.substack.com/

Sami Steigmann was born in Romanian controlled territory in December 1939. Before he turned two years old, he was a prisoner at the Mogilev-Podolski concentration camp. He was five when the war ended, but the impact of the Holocaust on his family and his own life carry on to this day. In this edition of Veterans Chronicles, Steigmann, shares the horrible conditions of his father's childhood, how Romania started as a Soviet ally but then aligned with Nazi Germany, and what life was like under both.Steigmann then explains the brutal conditions at Mogilev-Podolski and the desperate effort to find food. He shares what his father gave up for bread and tells us about the mysterious stranger who saved his own life. He was also subjected to medical experiments by the Nazis.We'll also learn about the nightmares Steigmann suffered after the war, why Steigmann's family moved to Israel in 1961, and about his service in the Israeli Air Force before he came to the United States.Now a public speaker about the Holocaust, Steigmann shares why it is vital for all generations to understand what happened and how and why is happened.

Ilana Golan is a powerhouse trailblazer. She began her remarkable journey as the first woman commander and instructor for all F 16 flight simulators in the Israeli Air Force. From there, she transitioned into engineering, led startups to multimillion-dollar exits, became a tech investor and board director, and is now founder and CEO of Leap Academy—an award winning, globally recognized coaching and career acceleration platform. She's impacted over 70,000 professionals across four continents, been featured in Forbes, TechCrunch, Yahoo Finance, NBC, CBS, ABC, and has built multiple seven and eight figure businesses. Ilana joined host Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to discuss her military career, lessons she learned from service, entrepreneurial success and coaching great leaders. Thank you to the sponsors of The Elevate Podcast Mizzen & Main: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠mizzenandmain.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (Promo Code: elevate20) Shopify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠shopify.com/elevate⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Indeed: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠indeed.com/elevate⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Masterclass: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠masterclass.com/elevate⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Northwest Registered Agent: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠northwestregisteredagent.com/elevate⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Homeserve: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠homeserve.com⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ilana Golan has reinvented herself more times than most people switch job titles. From becoming one of the first women to train F-16 pilots in the Israeli Air Force, to engineering, to product, to Silicon Valley executive, to investor, to founder, she's rebuilt her identity again and again in industries that weren't built for people like her. In this episode of the Remarkable People podcast, Guy Kawasaki pulls back the curtain on what it really took for Ilana to leap across careers, break barriers, and build a system that helps thousands do the same. She breaks down the concept of reinvention and what it really takes to leap again and again. Ilana Golan is a former F-16 flight instructor turned Silicon Valley tech executive and investor. As the founder of Leap Academy and host of the LEAP Academy podcast, she teaches professionals how to fast-track opportunities, build portfolio careers, and unlock financial freedom. In this episode, Guy and Ilana will discuss: (00:00) Introduction  (02:20) Breaking Barriers in the Israeli Air Force (06:07) What Reinvention Really Means Today (10:40) The Core Steps to Reinventing Your Career (12:59) Reinventing When Systems are Against You (15:16) Advice for Women on Breaking Glass Ceilings (19:58) The Core Signals That You Need Reinvention (21:52) Case Studies: Reinventing Public Figures (29:37) The Role of Timing in Reinvention (33:41) The Power of Building a Personal Brand Ilana Golan is a serial entrepreneur, board director, global keynote speaker, and investor in over 100 companies. As the founder of Leap Academy and host of the LEAP Academy podcast, she teaches professionals how to fast-track opportunities, build portfolio careers, and unlock financial freedom. Ilana has been recognized as a Silicon Valley Woman of Influence, a Top 40 Woman to Watch, and a CEO World Award winner. Under her leadership, LEAP Academy was named one of Inc. 500's Fastest Growing Companies. Connect with Ilana:  Ilana's Website: leapacademy.com  Ilana's LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/ilanagolan  Resources Mentioned: Guy's Podcast, Remarkable People: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/guy-kawasakis-remarkable-people/id1483081827  LEAP E97 with Guy Kawasaki: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/guy-kawasaki-the-tech-evangelist-who-built-apple/id1701718200?i=1000703853865  Leap Academy: Ready to make the LEAP in your career? There is a NEW WAY for professionals to fast-track their careers and leap to bigger opportunities.  Check out our free training today at https://bit.ly/leap--free-training

Welcome to The Times of Israel's Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on what's happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world. Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan for today's episode. The commander of Hamas’s East Rafah Battalion, his deputy, and two other terror operatives were confirmed by the military to have been killed early this morning after attempting to flee a tunnel in the southern Gaza Strip. The soldiers there recovered the weapon of a slain IDF soldier, Staff Sgt. Or Mizrahi, a Nahal fighter who was killed while battling terrorists on the Gaza border during the October 7, 2023, onslaught. Fabian updates on the Hamas operatives trapped in the tunnels. The IDF said it killed three Palestinians who crossed the Gaza ceasefire line in two separate incidents in the Strip’s south on Saturday, with two of them identified as young children. Fabian was in the Gaza Strip last week: We learn how the IDF is operating along the Yellow Line and whether Gazans are aware of the demarcation. Six Israeli soldiers were wounded, including three seriously, after coming under fire by gunmen during an arrest operation in southern Syria early Friday morning. While arrest operations in Syria are no longer unusual, they rarely are accompanied by gunfights. Fabian unravels what we know about the ambush. Officers of the police’s elite Yamam unit detained a cell of five terror operatives in the northern West Bank that was planning an “imminent” attack, security forces said this morning. The arrest comes as the military is continuing to carry out a major counterterrorism operation in several northern West Bank towns. We hear about Hamas smuggling attempts into the West Bank and a much-examined incident in which Border Police officers are now under investigation over the fatal shooting on Thursday of two unarmed Palestinian terror suspects in the West Bank’s Jenin. We end the program learning about Maj. Gen. (ret.) Dan Tolkowsky, the fifth commander of the Israeli Air Force and later a key figure in the development of Israel’s high-tech and venture capital sectors. He died overnight Friday in his home in Tel Aviv at the age of 104. Check out The Times of Israel's ongoing liveblog for more updates. For further reading: IDF vows to hunt down dozens of Hamas fighters still holed up in Rafah Brothers, 8 and 11, killed in south Gaza strike; IDF: ‘Suspects’ crossed Yellow Line Six soldiers hurt in gun battle as IDF detains terror suspects in southern Syria Attacker killed, IDF says, 60 reportedly detained in northern West Bank operation Shin Bet says it foiled Hamas plot to smuggle arms into West Bank using Israelis Border cops who killed unarmed terror suspects after surrender say they feared harm Dan Tolkowsky, former air force commander and Israeli tech pioneer, dies at 104 Subscribe to The Times of Israel Daily Briefing on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts. This episode was produced by Podwaves. ILLUSTRATIVE IMAGE: This picture taken on June 8, 2025, shows a tunnel at the European Hospital during a controlled embed organized by the Israeli military, in Khan Yunis in the Gaza Strip. (AFP)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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On Thursday's Mark Levin Show, Sen Alex Padilla barging into a Kristi Noem press conference shows a pattern of violent, lawless behavior by Democrats. Democrats reflect their violent base and their violent base represents Democrats. Padilla could have coordinated with Noem instead of causing this show. The Democrat Party ​is ​a ​Marxist ​party ​that ​represents ​Islamists, antisemites, ​Stalinists, and ​criminals. ​ ​They've ​given ​up ​on ​the ​American ​citizens. Also, Representatives Elise Stefanik, Jim Jordan, Byron Donalds, and Nick Langworthy shined at a hearing on sanctuary states. They held Governors Kathy Hochul, JB Pritzker and Tim Walz to account. Later, a federal judge in San Francisco expressed skepticism about the constitutionality of President Trump's order to deploy National Guard troops to Los Angeles to quell anti-ICE riots. The president has clear authority to federalize and deploy the National Guard, supported by statutes and precedent.  Afterward, Trump's stance is clear: Iran must never get nuclear weapons. His 77 million voters heard him loud and clear—not the so-called “MAGA leaders” pushing isolationism. That's not Trump; it's Koch, Soros, and Rand Paul's world, not his. He's Reagan—peace through strength, not Bernie Sanders or Noam Chomsky. The isolationists dodge Iran's threats, deny their nuclear ambitions, and blame Israel while ignoring the assassination attempt on Trump himself. Where's their plan? Let Iran aim nukes at us? Blackmail our allies? They've got no answers, just tired Marxist rehashes and attacks on our history. If Trump acts to protect us, support him, our military, and, yes, Israel. Don't smear him as abandoning MAGA—he's keeping his promise. In addition, On Power explains that in his 1792 essay, James Madison explores the concept of property rights, expanding the term beyond mere physical possessions to include personal rights and freedoms. Property encompasses everything a person values and has a right to, such as opinions, religious beliefs, personal safety, liberty, and the free use of their faculties. Madison argues that a just government must protect all forms of property—both tangible and intangible—impartially.  Finally, in breaking news the Israeli Air Force has launched strikes on Iran, with explosions reported in Tehran. This was inevitable, Iran was never going to give up its nukes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices