Podcasts about Old City

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Fluent Fiction - Hebrew: Finding Faith and Family at the Festive Walls of Yerushalayim Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/he/episode/2025-10-26-22-34-02-he Story Transcript:He: ירושלים התמלאה בקריאות של שמחה, תפילות ושירה.En: Yerushalayim was filled with calls of joy, prayers, and song.He: הסתיו הגיע ולעיר העתיקה היה ניחוח של רימונים ותמרים טריים.En: Autumn had arrived, and the Old City had the fragrance of fresh rimonim (pomegranates) and tmarim (dates).He: בערב סוכות, כיכר הכותל המערבי הייתה מלאה באנשים מכל העולם.En: On the eve of Sukkot, the plaza by the Kotel haMa'aravi (Western Wall) was full of people from all over the world.He: סוכות מעוטרות בירק עירמו ברחבי הכיכר, וילדים שיחקו סביבם בצחוק.En: Sukkot adorned with foliage piled up around the plaza, and children played around them with laughs.He: אָבנֵר, אדם מהורהר עם מחשבות משתוללות, ישב על ספסל בפינת הכיכר.En: Avner, a contemplative man with chaotic thoughts, sat on a bench at the corner of the plaza.He: הספקות בנוגע להשתייכותו התרוצצו בראשו כמו רוחות הסתו העדינות.En: Doubts about his sense of belonging raced in his mind like the gentle autumn winds.He: אחותו יעל, עם החיוך הכובש שלה והתלהבות שאין לה גבול, תפקדה כרגיל כמובילה המשפחתית.En: His sister Yael, with her captivating smile and boundless enthusiasm, functioned as usual as the family leader.He: "אל תתן לזה להכביד עליך," היא אמרה לו, מושכת אותו בעדינות לעבר הקהל.En: "Don't let it weigh you down," she said to him, gently pulling him towards the crowd.He: "אני פשוט לא בטוח איך אני מרגיש עם כל זה," אבנר השיב, מביט סביבו בהתלבטות.En: "I'm just not sure how I feel about all of this," Avner replied, looking around hesitantly.He: יא ׳ץעטעל חלק 2 מען זאל אונז מדינה אויף אינטערעסע׳ל באקומען זי ברענגט עם מאלקול דו ווילסט אויך צו הערן וואס איז שמועס? אויל, זייערע פאלק י-הודי איז אין דאזיקע מכילתוEn: 'יא ׳ץעטעל חלק 2 מען זאל אונז מדינה אויף אינטערעסע׳ל באקומען זי ברענגט עם מאלקול דו ווילסט אויך צו הערן וואס איז שמועס? אויל, זייערע פאלק י-הודי איז אין דאזיקע מכילתו'He: "אנחנו חייבים להחזיק במסורת שלנו," ענתה יעל בתקיפות רכה.En: "We have to hold on to our tradition," Yael replied with gentle firmness.He: "זה מה שמחבר אותנו."En: "That's what connects us."He: באותו רגע הגיעה לידם מרים, חברתם הוותיקה של המשפחה.En: At that moment, Miriam, the family's longtime friend, approached them.He: מרים הייתה מישהי שכולם כיבדו ושאפו לשמוע את דבריה.En: Miriam was someone everyone respected and sought to hear from.He: אך אבנר חשב אחרת הפעם.En: But Avner thought differently this time.He: הוא הבחין במשהו מוזר בהתנהגותה לאחרונה, והשאלות רדפו אותו.En: He had noticed something strange in her behavior lately, and questions haunted him.He: הוא ידע שעליו לעמוד מולה.En: He knew he had to confront her.He: "מרים," פנה אליה אבנר, קולה קטוע מעט עם חשש.En: "Miriam," he addressed her, his voice slightly shaky with apprehension.He: "יש לי שאלה, את מסתדרת עם האמונה שלך?"En: "I have a question, are you at peace with your faith?"He: מרים נעצרה, הסתובבה באיטיות והביטה בו בעיניים מלאות חום ורוך,En: Miriam paused, turned slowly, and looked at him with eyes full of warmth and tenderness.He: "מה בדיוק אתה רוצה לדעת, אבנר?"En: "What exactly do you want to know, Avner?"He: הבט אחורה ופנים כל המקומות המעלים געגועים מירושלים ועד סוכות, הרעיון הזכיר עם מרים נוסח משותף יקר מאוד להמשפחה.En: Looking back and within, all the places that evoke longing from Yerushalayim to Sukkot, the idea brought up a shared cherished version for the family.He: תחושת זהות אחת.En: A sense of one identity.He: "בכנות, אני רוצה לדעת על מה שחריץ לי.En: "Honestly, I want to know what's been troubling me.He: משהו שמעולם לא דיברת עליו," הוא הסביר.En: Something you've never talked about," he explained.He: קולו היה חלש יותר מההמולה שסביבם אך חד מספיק להדהד במוחה של מרים.En: His voice was softer than the commotion around them but sharp enough to resonate in Miriam's mind.He: מרים הניחה את ידה על כתפו של אבנר.En: Miriam placed her hand on Avner's shoulder.He: "זוהי באמת עונת החג," היא פנתה ליעל,En: "It really is the holiday season," she turned to Yael,He: משהו מרמז בצחוק עולמה מלא חרדה ואהבה להמשפחה.En: something hinted with laughter in her world full of anxiety and love for the family.He: השקט שתפס את הדמיון לא השאיר מילים, רק תפילה.En: The silence that captured the imagination left no words, only prayer.He: עד שיאמר הכל, התחילו לשיר ולרקוד סביב הכותל באהבה חסרת גבולות.En: Until they spoke everything, they began to sing and dance around the Kotel with boundless love.He: כולו נרגש הפך אבנר למאזין פעיל יותר,En: Filled with excitement, Avner became a more active listener.He: יעל עמדם בזדהומים על גבול אמיתי עם הרוח הגבית שלה ביכולות שלו.En: Yael stood beside him glowing at the true border with her confident belief in his abilities.He: ולבסוף, אבנר הבין שהאמת לא תמיד קלה לגלות, אך היא מביאה את ההשלמה שתמיד חיפש.En: Finally, Avner realized that the truth is not always easy to discover, but it brings the completeness he always sought.He: הכותל הוסיף ודיבר לקחת נשימות, אמר תודה והציב את עצמו בין חיבור אישי לבין המסורת של משפחה,En: The Kotel continued to speak, to take breaths, said thank you, and placed himself between personal connection and family tradition,He: משהו שיביא לנטיות של אהבה קבועה וקירבה.En: something that would bring a constant tendency for love and closeness. Vocabulary Words:fragrance: ניחוחadorned: מעוטרותcontemplative: מהורהרchaotic: משתוללותdoubts: ספקותbelonging: השתייכותcaptivating: כובשenthusiasm: התלהבותfirmness: תקיפותapprehension: חששwarmth: חוםtenderness: רוךlonging: געגועיםcherished: יקרtendency: נטיותuncommon: לא שכיחtroubling: מטרידhaunted: רדפוsilence: שקטimagination: דמיוןcompleteness: השלמהplaced: הציבconnection: חיבורboundless: חסרת גבולותasserted: טעןrespect: כיבדוhesitantly: בהתלבטותtraced: חורץevoke: מעליםreiteration: לחזורBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/fluent-fiction-hebrew--5818690/support.

When it comes to grand gestures, painting your entire city in the one colour is quite something. So much for painting the town red. How about pink? Jaipur beckons as one of India's most enchanting destinations, where the Old City is harmoniously bathed in the same pink hue. The elegant capital of Rajasthan was painted in pink stucco in 1876 to welcome Albert Edward, the Prince of Wales, who was the son of Queen Victoria and later became King Edward VII. Jaipur's Maharaja chose the colour because pink symbolises hospitality in Rajput culture, and the gesture impressed the Prince so much that he nicknamed the city the "Pink City." The name – and the stucco - has stuck ever since. A year later, a law mandated that all future buildings in the Old City must be painted pink. As I swept into Jaipur on a private holiday Wendy Wu Tours, there's no denying how that welcoming palette sweetly seduces even the most jaded of travellers. Jaipur effortlessly casts you under its spell, as you delve into its rich history and treasury of enticements. There is an unmistakeable magic about the place. Nearly 300 years ago, an enlightened maharajah with a penchant for jewels and a keen eye for architecture built this planned city, wedged between the arid hills of northwest India. Built in the form of a rectangle, Jaipur was divided into nine blocks, seven for public use and two reserved for the state's most prestigious palaces and buildings. The entire city was girdled by a formidable protective wall. Called Jaipur after the city's founder, Jai Singh II, the planned city soon gave rise to astonishing royal palaces and vast workshops of artisans recruited to establish a new commercial hub. These days, gem cutters, jewellery designers and garment-makers are still doing a flourishing trade in Jaipur. And the royals still occupy a wing of the majestic City Palace, while gleaming mid-rise towers and a new subway system anchor Jaipur's forward march. But for all the contemporary progress, it's the architectural grandeur, proud sense of place and thriving craftwork traditions that make this destination so infectious. Street markets are splashed in colour and handicrafts, and Hindu temples can be found nearly every 100 metres. Though the streets heave with beeping and belching traffic, aimless tourists and dung-dropping cows, there is a charm and charisma to the carnival of commotion. Close to City Palace, my wonderful Wendy Wu Tours guide Vipin treated us to some sizzling old-school retail therapy. We walked under the peeling pink porticos of the roadside bazaars which were emblazoned with everything from puppets to pyjama pants; passing by carts of fried chickpea cakes, and marble-lined shrines with statues of Hindu gods. Garment-hunting was high on the agenda, for gifts to take home. Vipin led us to his favourite shop, where an explosion of colourful fabrics heaped in piles and stacked to the ceiling soon greeted us, as attentive staff served us Masala chai. Whether you're after local, authentic t-shirts, shirts, trousers, scarfs, saris, rugs, cushion covers, towels or table-cloths…this is textile and garment-shopping heaven. As my sister snapped up some sensational saris, I haggled down the price on a sublime tablecloth with block-printed red elephants. The other boom retail business is jewellery, because Jaipur is a global centre for cutting and polishing precious and semiprecious gems. Head to Jewels Emporium's stately white building and take a tour of the workshops, where cutters shape facets, and men at workbenches adorn gold settings with jewels, and rinse the gold dust from their hands in wash basins. That water is later sold to extraction companies. The quality of the workmanship is second to none, true Rajasthan's abiding legacy. Jaipur's Pink City bragging rights is best epitomised by the Hawa Mahal, or Palace of Winds. We stopped by to pose in front of this five-story palace façade, constructed from pink sandstone. Built in 1799, its iconic facade features 953 small windows which allowed royal women of the court to observe street processions without being seen while also creating a natural cooling effect. The palace's architecture is a blend of Rajput and Mughal styles, ornately designed with protruding bays of lattice stonework and cupolas mimicking Krishna's crown. Could there be a more glorious façade in the world? City Palace is a stirring complex to leisurely explore, peppered with mouth-watering architecture, tranquil courtyards and lush gardens. The prize draw is the Palace of the Breeze, a triumph in building design, whereby the air circulates so efficiently that it keeps the occupants cool even in the extreme summer months, when the mercury can nudge 50 degrees. The on-site museum is studded with royal treasures, costumes and curiosities. Out in the courtyard, I admired some massive silver vessels that carried the Maharaja's drinking water from the Ganges River to London in 1902 for Edward VII's coronation. You can see the royal reception rooms that are still in use, where Jaipur's royal family entertain guests in an ornate dining room and parlour, where chairs have silver lions for armrests. The walls are painted with gold dust and extracts of rubies and emeralds. Yipin pointed out where the royal family reside. There's a lot of tabloid tattle about Jaipur's current Maharaja, Pacho Singh. He's only 27, quite the polo-playing playboy and is currently living in the palace with his French girlfriend. But it's fully expected he cannot marry her, in deference to royal tradition and Rajasthan's adherence to arranged marriages and astrological alignment. Beyond the Old City, no visit to Jaipur is complete without savouring the sky-piercing magnificence of the four-hundred-year-old Amber Fort. (Pronounced Ah-meer.) Sprawling across the upper reaches of a hillside like a scene out Return of the Jedi, this fortress was previously the seat of power for the Rajput kings from 1599, before relocating to Jaipur's Old City just over a century later. En-route to the fort, Vipin led us to the most dreamy viewpoint, on the shores of Lake Maotha, where we gazed up in awe at this hilltop colossus. Brightly dressed elephants lumbered by, readying to carry visitors up the slope to the fortress. I had previously taken an elephant ride up to Amber Fort, but I've put weight on since then and am more mindful of animal welfare. We opted for a jeep ride through the skinny lanes snaking their way up to Sun Gate. From here, we marvelled over the China Wall-esque fortifications, the Amber Wall, riding across the ridgelines as far as the eye can see. ( It's 12km in length.) But this Rajput stronghold hooks in the tourist hordes principally for its gobsmacking array of palatial buildings and extravagant ornamental gardens. In shades of honey and rose stone, white marble and gilt decor, it's a frothy fusion of ornate Hindu and Islamic design. Amber Fort's exquisite craftsmanship is best exemplified by the Mirror Palace, or Sheesh Mahal. Candlelight dinners would have been next-level. A single lit candle spangles the beautifully cut Belgian glass panels and mirror mosaics that festoon the walls of the banquet room, transforming the space into a night-sky kaleidoscope across the walls and ceiling. Apparently, this room was made by the Maharaja so that the Maharani (queen) could see the stars at night, as she was not allowed to sleep in the open. Other highlights include the many-pillared Diwan-i-Am, the Hall of Public Audience; the Jal Mandir, or Hall of Victory, which features carved marble panels, a mirrored ceiling, and expansive views over the ramparts of the fort. The Sukh Niwas, the Hall of Pleasure, is another drop-dead-gorgeous marble room that was cleverly cooled with water. Here, the Maharaja reportedly relaxed with his ladies. Amber Fort is a resplendent blockbuster, reverberating with the glory days of Rajput rule in Rajasthan. Jaipur residents are rightly proud of their architectural showstoppers. One of the signature attributes to the city is the fact that some historic palaces, no longer required for the affairs of state, have been reimagined as beacons of hospitality. But I stayed at a brand-new luxury build that is a grand triumph of contemporary construction, fully inspired by Jaipur's landmarks and Rajasthani finesse. Introducing Anantara Jewel Bagh Jaipur. Whether it's for a big bling-bling Bollywood wedding or for immersive luxury experiences away from the heaving throng of Jaipur's tourist spots, this hotel delivers a tour de force in lavish Rajasthani living, with a contemporary take. It is splendour defined. As our Wendy Wu Tours driver pulled into the entrance, a troupe of Rajasthani dancers and costumed drummers serenaded our arrival in spectacular, effervescent style. Unfurling over 5.5 lush acres, the grand hotel's money shot is its sensational main façade, drawing rich inspiration from Amber Fort and Rajasthan's royal palaces. Features include majestic arches, intricately designed jharokhas (bay windows), and graceful chhajjas (overhanging eaves) and detailed carvings. It was thoughtfully painted in the same colours as Amber Fort's walls during golden hour. Rajputana history and heritage permeates the hotel. You'll notice it in the materials—yellowstone from Jaisalmer, marble from Banswara and Makrana, and locally sourced timbered. There's the treasury of sublime artworks, notably including portraits of Rajput warriors and royalty. Peek inside the Rang Mahal ballroom, where the walls are completely covered with celebratory nods to the state's heritage. It was handpainted over two-and-a-half years by third-generation artists. Delicate thikri glasswork, hand-carved wood accents, and intricate gold leaf detailing abound across the hotel. Amer Bagh garden venue unfurls like a verdant blanket at the base of the hotel – and is a stirring outdoor venue. Jai Bagh (victory garden is the main outdoor space for guest and I was absolutely enthralled delving into the daily bazaar that is staged here in the afternoon, complete with puppeteers, block printers, bangle makers and astrologers. Anantara's core DNA is to create hotels steeped in local elements and the Jaipur addition excels at delivering exactly that. You can even go chowk-hopping, vegetable shopping and cooking with local women. The hotel boasts 150 rooms and suites, layered across five categories, with most overlooking the inner courtyard or Jai Bagh. We stayed in the Anantara One-Bedroom Terrace Suite, which is kitted out with its own outdoor Jacuzzi and expansive terrace. I was transfixed here watching muscular monsoon thunderstorms tear up the sky and soak the land! Guestrooms do not skimp on celebrating the sense of place, with sumptuous comforts and artful design elements, from the zardozi on the pillows, thikri work on the headboards, wooden jharokas by the window nooks, and Mughal miniature art on the walls. If that's not enough to tempt you, Anantara's first outpost in India will enchant you with its gastronomic verve. Led by Executive Chef Sunil Jajoria, Sheesh Mahal is a pinch-yourself jewel box of a venue, to experience the true essence of Rajasthan with exquisitely fitted out with glittering mirror mosaics, dressed in 350,000 pieces of glass, inspired by the legendary Mirror Palace. Coud there be a more wondrous place to savour the true essence of Rajasthan's culinary brilliance? The menu marries traditional Rajasthani delicacies with global influences, paired with signature cocktails like the Jewel of Jaipur. Jajoria, a Rajasthan native, has been researching local cuisine for the last seven years. Perfected over 20 trials, his menu dives deep into how maharajas entertained. His tasting menu kicks off with hummus that tastes like Bikaneri bhujia, moving on to ker sangri kebabs, besan kebabs mimicking paneer (as there was no paneer in the history of Rajasthan, says the chef), and Shekhawati maas tacos. The menu is handwritten by the chef himself, on vintage paper he has been collecting since his he was a boy. Pair this menu with the ‘Echoes of Distillation' spirit tasting of heritage liquor from the royal family of Mahansar. It's mixology at its finest, with no shortage of artful theatre thrown in. Another cracking experience is Amrit Mahal, the vibrant all-day dining venue, which presents a diverse array of international and Indian specialties. There were too many highlights to recount, but the lamb baos, edamame truffle dimsums, lotus root on fire, Cantonese buttermilk prawns, soba noodles, and Japanese caramel cheesecake were all pleasurably devoured. The buffet breakfast here is like a royal banquet! The spa experience is a signature feature pillar of any Anantara property, and resident experts were brought in from Thailand to train the Jaipur team. The treatment repertoire remains consistent with their global spa menus—a mix of Ayurveda, Thai massages, and western therapies. I deployed my sister to the spa for some personal panel-beating and she is still buzzing about the deep tissue massage she savoured. She rates it as the best massage of her life, “life-affirming, age-reducing and liberating.” Another starring attribute of the hotel is its genuine sense of connection with the community. As a part of their grassroots outreach, the hotel works with local women to make the rotis on their menu on a chulha or traditional clay stove. You can take an early morning trip to the flower market or a guided farming experience. Even better, take a private visit to Hathi Gaon, which is a community of rescue elephants residing in their natural habitat. Or partake in a local culinary class. I was particularly impressed that the hotel takes care of their staff's accommodation needs, building nearby apartments to ensure they are well-housed. Hospitality is as sparkling as the palace-like hotel itself - faultless, ultra-attentive, charismatic and truly unforgettable. Treat yourself to a remarkable Jaipur escape at Anantara Jewel Bagh. You'll be royally treated from the moment you arrive. You will not want to leave. www.anantara.com Delve into India and the Golden Triangle with the award-winning tour specialists across Asia and beyond. I chose a tailor-made Classic India private holiday, that enables you optimise your itinerary and accommodation preferences, as much as you wish. The itinerary can be as active or as laid back as you are, with full flexibility over included meals and excursions. 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Send us a textIn the fall of 2023, a shady land deal signed a few years earlier between the Armenian Patriarchate and an Australian-Israeli businessman came to light. Despite the Patriarchate's cancellation of the deal on Nov. 1, 2023, Israeli surveyors and settlers pushed ahead with their plans to develop the property into a luxury hotel and permanently alter the character and demography of the Old City's Armenian Quarter. In this episode we speak with Armenian peacebuilder Christopher Huth, Communications Coordinator at the Churches for Middle East Peace office in Washington, DC about the history of the Armenian community in the Holy Land, and the grassroots and international efforts to resist this latest attempt by Israel at Judaizing occupied East Jerusalem, of which the Old City is a part.

⚠️ This episode was recorded for UK Column. Please help us remain independent by supporting us.Jerm and Pepe Escobar, a veteran Brazilian journalist renowned for exposing the shadowy underbelly of global power structures, convened in a cafe within the Old City of Kashgar. Pepe elaborated on his 40-year career in on-the-ground journalism—from navigating conflict zones to revealing concealed geopolitical machinations—emphasising that authentic understanding arises from direct immersion, unlike the majority who now rely on remote, filtered data streams controlled by entrenched interests. He examined the ascendant influence of China and Central Asia, Russia's calculated manoeuvres against Western hegemony, the BRICS coalition as a subtle insurgency against dollar dominance, the Belt and Road Initiative forging alternative trade corridors to evade imperial constraints, and the impending disintegration of the West's faltering edifice, engineered by elite factions clinging to fading control in an emerging multipolar order.

Snuggle and get cozy in this sleepy journey to the old European city of Utrecht, where autumn leaves and a steady rain fall over tranquil canals and cozy winding lanes. Make the most of this rainy day, as you explore a bookshop and ascend the Dom Tower. Settle into a warm, fire-lit townhouse as continuous, soothing rain sounds gently guide you into a state of deep, peaceful slumber. It's time to dream away.Original Script, Narration, Music, Sound Design, and Production by Michelle Hotaling, Dreamaway Visions LLC 2025 All Rights ReservedMentions: Storms, Nostalgia, Food, HistoryYOUTUBE: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/michellessanctuary/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠INSTAGRAM: ⁠https://instagram.com/michellessanctuary/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FACEBOOK:⁠https://www.facebook.com/michellessanctuary/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email Michelle: ⁠michellessanctuary@gmail.com⁠If you would like to support this channel:⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/michsanctuary⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.paypal.me/michellessanctuary⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.venmo.com/michellehotaling⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Check out my new podcast, Meditation Tides, for guided meditations and let the tides of your breath bring the tranquility you deserve. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/meditationtides/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Michelle's Sanctuary is a place where you may enjoy high quality relaxing stories for sleep and guided sleep meditations completely FREE with a focus on mental vacations, sleep hypnosis, manifestations, and using your imagination to enjoy relaxing adventures before bedtime. Grown-ups deserve bedtime stories too!Having firsthand experience with anxiety, insomnia, and a strong desire to connect with my higher self and live my best life, I have tailored these recordings in ways that I have personally found helpful. This channel is not a replacement for consultations with a doctor or medical professional but can help you find more balance and a healing night's sleep. I always welcome comments, feedback & suggestions.

In this double interview I talked to Michael Kinnamon, author of A Rooftop in Jerusalem and Philip Graubart author of Here There Is No Why. A Rooftop In Jerusalem: When Daniel Jacobs decides to spend his junior year abroad in Israel, he never dreams he'll fall in love with both Jerusalem's Old City and an Israeli woman, Shoshana. It's the year religion becomes a part of his identity, from the heights of a simple rooftop. A year he encounters the tragic complexity of the Israeli-Palestinian struggle. A year that begins a four-decade-long love affair, as complicated and heartbreaking as the political conflict with which it's intertwined. As Daniel moves through life-through marriage and divorce, career and travel-he returns periodically to Jerusalem, where his heart faithfully remains. A Rooftop in Jerusalem brings the Old City's walls, holy sites, and inhabitants to life, while putting a human face on headlines from the Middle East. Here There Is No Why: Did Chaim Lerner, acclaimed Israeli author and Holocaust survivor, kill himself in 1983, thirty-eight years after surviving Auschwitz? If so, was it traumatic memories finally catching up to him? Or despair over Holocaust denialism? Or ordinary, difficult health issues-an aching hip, a damaged knee? Or simply a deadly episode of depression? Or was it murder? In 2005, Judah Loeb, Lerner's former student and now a struggling American journalist and single father, travels to Jerusalem to investigate Lerner's death. He drags along his fifteen-year-old daughter, Hannah, and they team up with Charlie, Judah's former Hebrew University roommate, now a Jerusalem homicide detective. Their investigation takes them through the darker corners of the Israeli psyche, where they uncover secrets that threaten to destroy Lerner's reputation and alter Jewish history. While probing the mysteries of Israel's past, they encounter personal betrayal, heartbreak, and the fragile possibilities of forgiveness and redemption. Roberto Mazza is currently a visiting scholar at the Buffett Institute for Global Affairs at Northwestern University. He is the host of the Jerusalem Unplugged Podcast and to discuss and propose a book for interview can be reached at robbymazza@gmail.com. Blusky and IG: @robbyref Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

In this double interview I talked to Michael Kinnamon, author of A Rooftop in Jerusalem and Philip Graubart author of Here There Is No Why. A Rooftop In Jerusalem: When Daniel Jacobs decides to spend his junior year abroad in Israel, he never dreams he'll fall in love with both Jerusalem's Old City and an Israeli woman, Shoshana. It's the year religion becomes a part of his identity, from the heights of a simple rooftop. A year he encounters the tragic complexity of the Israeli-Palestinian struggle. A year that begins a four-decade-long love affair, as complicated and heartbreaking as the political conflict with which it's intertwined. As Daniel moves through life-through marriage and divorce, career and travel-he returns periodically to Jerusalem, where his heart faithfully remains. A Rooftop in Jerusalem brings the Old City's walls, holy sites, and inhabitants to life, while putting a human face on headlines from the Middle East. Here There Is No Why: Did Chaim Lerner, acclaimed Israeli author and Holocaust survivor, kill himself in 1983, thirty-eight years after surviving Auschwitz? If so, was it traumatic memories finally catching up to him? Or despair over Holocaust denialism? Or ordinary, difficult health issues-an aching hip, a damaged knee? Or simply a deadly episode of depression? Or was it murder? In 2005, Judah Loeb, Lerner's former student and now a struggling American journalist and single father, travels to Jerusalem to investigate Lerner's death. He drags along his fifteen-year-old daughter, Hannah, and they team up with Charlie, Judah's former Hebrew University roommate, now a Jerusalem homicide detective. Their investigation takes them through the darker corners of the Israeli psyche, where they uncover secrets that threaten to destroy Lerner's reputation and alter Jewish history. While probing the mysteries of Israel's past, they encounter personal betrayal, heartbreak, and the fragile possibilities of forgiveness and redemption. Roberto Mazza is currently a visiting scholar at the Buffett Institute for Global Affairs at Northwestern University. He is the host of the Jerusalem Unplugged Podcast and to discuss and propose a book for interview can be reached at robbymazza@gmail.com. Blusky and IG: @robbyref Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/middle-eastern-studies

In this double interview I talked to Michael Kinnamon, author of A Rooftop in Jerusalem and Philip Graubart author of Here There Is No Why. A Rooftop In Jerusalem: When Daniel Jacobs decides to spend his junior year abroad in Israel, he never dreams he'll fall in love with both Jerusalem's Old City and an Israeli woman, Shoshana. It's the year religion becomes a part of his identity, from the heights of a simple rooftop. A year he encounters the tragic complexity of the Israeli-Palestinian struggle. A year that begins a four-decade-long love affair, as complicated and heartbreaking as the political conflict with which it's intertwined. As Daniel moves through life-through marriage and divorce, career and travel-he returns periodically to Jerusalem, where his heart faithfully remains. A Rooftop in Jerusalem brings the Old City's walls, holy sites, and inhabitants to life, while putting a human face on headlines from the Middle East. Here There Is No Why: Did Chaim Lerner, acclaimed Israeli author and Holocaust survivor, kill himself in 1983, thirty-eight years after surviving Auschwitz? If so, was it traumatic memories finally catching up to him? Or despair over Holocaust denialism? Or ordinary, difficult health issues-an aching hip, a damaged knee? Or simply a deadly episode of depression? Or was it murder? In 2005, Judah Loeb, Lerner's former student and now a struggling American journalist and single father, travels to Jerusalem to investigate Lerner's death. He drags along his fifteen-year-old daughter, Hannah, and they team up with Charlie, Judah's former Hebrew University roommate, now a Jerusalem homicide detective. Their investigation takes them through the darker corners of the Israeli psyche, where they uncover secrets that threaten to destroy Lerner's reputation and alter Jewish history. While probing the mysteries of Israel's past, they encounter personal betrayal, heartbreak, and the fragile possibilities of forgiveness and redemption. Roberto Mazza is currently a visiting scholar at the Buffett Institute for Global Affairs at Northwestern University. He is the host of the Jerusalem Unplugged Podcast and to discuss and propose a book for interview can be reached at robbymazza@gmail.com. Blusky and IG: @robbyref Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/literature

Recordings of ambience from Aṭ-Ṭūr (Mount of Olives) overlooking the Old City of Jerusalem. The Al Aqsa temple-mount in the distance, the jewish graveyard close by, site of important historic and contemporary events. The recording is from April 2024, while the catastrophic war in Gaza was going on full speed.  This soundscape-composition is part of the HEYR project, presenting 3-dimensional soundscapes from special locations, connected to special events. Find out more by visiting https://www.heyr.no Recorded by Anders Vinjar.

"Ambisonic recordings inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Gholghata, a fourth-century church in the Christian Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem. The site where they say Jesus was crucified and as well the location of Jesus's empty tomb." Recorded by Anders Vinjar.

Orthodox Choreographies: Boundaries, Borders and Materiality in Jerusalem's Old City (Gorgias Press, 2024) offers a comprehensive anthropological study of lived Christianity in Jerusalem's Old City, with a special focus on the Church of the Holy Sepulchre or the Church of the Anastasis. Based on in-depth ethnographic fieldwork, the study explores the experiences of the Rum Orthodox community, examining their internal dynamics and relationships with other Christian groups. Within the Church of the Anastasis, complex interplays emerge, as fragile legal agreements intermingle with ethnic and theological considerations, resulting in a complex reality of shared spaces and coexistence. A materialist lens is employed to study these dynamics, suggesting that the material aspects of religious practices play a crucial role in shaping borders and influencing perceptions of similarities and differences across them. Outside the Church's confines, in the Old City of Jerusalem, lay Christians, especially the local Palestinian Orthodox, engage in 'border-crossing practices', which often deviate from the Orthodox Church's approved practice. These practices reflect the flexible strategies local Christians adopt in their everyday lives in Israel, challenging established norms and boundaries. By capturing these dynamics, the book provides valuable insights into shared sacred spaces and offers a significant contribution to debates in the anthropology of Christianity and its material culture. Roberto Mazza is currently a visiting scholar at the Buffett Institute for Global Affairs at Northwestern University. He is the host of the Jerusalem Unplugged Podcast and to discuss and propose a book for interview can be reached at robbymazza@gmail.com. Blusky and IG: @robbyref Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Orthodox Choreographies: Boundaries, Borders and Materiality in Jerusalem's Old City (Gorgias Press, 2024) offers a comprehensive anthropological study of lived Christianity in Jerusalem's Old City, with a special focus on the Church of the Holy Sepulchre or the Church of the Anastasis. Based on in-depth ethnographic fieldwork, the study explores the experiences of the Rum Orthodox community, examining their internal dynamics and relationships with other Christian groups. Within the Church of the Anastasis, complex interplays emerge, as fragile legal agreements intermingle with ethnic and theological considerations, resulting in a complex reality of shared spaces and coexistence. A materialist lens is employed to study these dynamics, suggesting that the material aspects of religious practices play a crucial role in shaping borders and influencing perceptions of similarities and differences across them. Outside the Church's confines, in the Old City of Jerusalem, lay Christians, especially the local Palestinian Orthodox, engage in 'border-crossing practices', which often deviate from the Orthodox Church's approved practice. These practices reflect the flexible strategies local Christians adopt in their everyday lives in Israel, challenging established norms and boundaries. By capturing these dynamics, the book provides valuable insights into shared sacred spaces and offers a significant contribution to debates in the anthropology of Christianity and its material culture. Roberto Mazza is currently a visiting scholar at the Buffett Institute for Global Affairs at Northwestern University. He is the host of the Jerusalem Unplugged Podcast and to discuss and propose a book for interview can be reached at robbymazza@gmail.com. Blusky and IG: @robbyref Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/middle-eastern-studies

Orthodox Choreographies: Boundaries, Borders and Materiality in Jerusalem's Old City (Gorgias Press, 2024) offers a comprehensive anthropological study of lived Christianity in Jerusalem's Old City, with a special focus on the Church of the Holy Sepulchre or the Church of the Anastasis. Based on in-depth ethnographic fieldwork, the study explores the experiences of the Rum Orthodox community, examining their internal dynamics and relationships with other Christian groups. Within the Church of the Anastasis, complex interplays emerge, as fragile legal agreements intermingle with ethnic and theological considerations, resulting in a complex reality of shared spaces and coexistence. A materialist lens is employed to study these dynamics, suggesting that the material aspects of religious practices play a crucial role in shaping borders and influencing perceptions of similarities and differences across them. Outside the Church's confines, in the Old City of Jerusalem, lay Christians, especially the local Palestinian Orthodox, engage in 'border-crossing practices', which often deviate from the Orthodox Church's approved practice. These practices reflect the flexible strategies local Christians adopt in their everyday lives in Israel, challenging established norms and boundaries. By capturing these dynamics, the book provides valuable insights into shared sacred spaces and offers a significant contribution to debates in the anthropology of Christianity and its material culture. Roberto Mazza is currently a visiting scholar at the Buffett Institute for Global Affairs at Northwestern University. He is the host of the Jerusalem Unplugged Podcast and to discuss and propose a book for interview can be reached at robbymazza@gmail.com. Blusky and IG: @robbyref Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/anthropology

Orthodox Choreographies: Boundaries, Borders and Materiality in Jerusalem's Old City (Gorgias Press, 2024) offers a comprehensive anthropological study of lived Christianity in Jerusalem's Old City, with a special focus on the Church of the Holy Sepulchre or the Church of the Anastasis. Based on in-depth ethnographic fieldwork, the study explores the experiences of the Rum Orthodox community, examining their internal dynamics and relationships with other Christian groups. Within the Church of the Anastasis, complex interplays emerge, as fragile legal agreements intermingle with ethnic and theological considerations, resulting in a complex reality of shared spaces and coexistence. A materialist lens is employed to study these dynamics, suggesting that the material aspects of religious practices play a crucial role in shaping borders and influencing perceptions of similarities and differences across them. Outside the Church's confines, in the Old City of Jerusalem, lay Christians, especially the local Palestinian Orthodox, engage in 'border-crossing practices', which often deviate from the Orthodox Church's approved practice. These practices reflect the flexible strategies local Christians adopt in their everyday lives in Israel, challenging established norms and boundaries. By capturing these dynamics, the book provides valuable insights into shared sacred spaces and offers a significant contribution to debates in the anthropology of Christianity and its material culture. Roberto Mazza is currently a visiting scholar at the Buffett Institute for Global Affairs at Northwestern University. He is the host of the Jerusalem Unplugged Podcast and to discuss and propose a book for interview can be reached at robbymazza@gmail.com. Blusky and IG: @robbyref Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/sociology

Orthodox Choreographies: Boundaries, Borders and Materiality in Jerusalem's Old City (Gorgias Press, 2024) offers a comprehensive anthropological study of lived Christianity in Jerusalem's Old City, with a special focus on the Church of the Holy Sepulchre or the Church of the Anastasis. Based on in-depth ethnographic fieldwork, the study explores the experiences of the Rum Orthodox community, examining their internal dynamics and relationships with other Christian groups. Within the Church of the Anastasis, complex interplays emerge, as fragile legal agreements intermingle with ethnic and theological considerations, resulting in a complex reality of shared spaces and coexistence. A materialist lens is employed to study these dynamics, suggesting that the material aspects of religious practices play a crucial role in shaping borders and influencing perceptions of similarities and differences across them. Outside the Church's confines, in the Old City of Jerusalem, lay Christians, especially the local Palestinian Orthodox, engage in 'border-crossing practices', which often deviate from the Orthodox Church's approved practice. These practices reflect the flexible strategies local Christians adopt in their everyday lives in Israel, challenging established norms and boundaries. By capturing these dynamics, the book provides valuable insights into shared sacred spaces and offers a significant contribution to debates in the anthropology of Christianity and its material culture. Roberto Mazza is currently a visiting scholar at the Buffett Institute for Global Affairs at Northwestern University. He is the host of the Jerusalem Unplugged Podcast and to discuss and propose a book for interview can be reached at robbymazza@gmail.com. Blusky and IG: @robbyref Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Orthodox Choreographies: Boundaries, Borders and Materiality in Jerusalem's Old City (Gorgias Press, 2024) offers a comprehensive anthropological study of lived Christianity in Jerusalem's Old City, with a special focus on the Church of the Holy Sepulchre or the Church of the Anastasis. Based on in-depth ethnographic fieldwork, the study explores the experiences of the Rum Orthodox community, examining their internal dynamics and relationships with other Christian groups. Within the Church of the Anastasis, complex interplays emerge, as fragile legal agreements intermingle with ethnic and theological considerations, resulting in a complex reality of shared spaces and coexistence. A materialist lens is employed to study these dynamics, suggesting that the material aspects of religious practices play a crucial role in shaping borders and influencing perceptions of similarities and differences across them. Outside the Church's confines, in the Old City of Jerusalem, lay Christians, especially the local Palestinian Orthodox, engage in 'border-crossing practices', which often deviate from the Orthodox Church's approved practice. These practices reflect the flexible strategies local Christians adopt in their everyday lives in Israel, challenging established norms and boundaries. By capturing these dynamics, the book provides valuable insights into shared sacred spaces and offers a significant contribution to debates in the anthropology of Christianity and its material culture. Roberto Mazza is currently a visiting scholar at the Buffett Institute for Global Affairs at Northwestern University. He is the host of the Jerusalem Unplugged Podcast and to discuss and propose a book for interview can be reached at robbymazza@gmail.com. Blusky and IG: @robbyref Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/christian-studies

-Rob Finnerty reacts to President Trump's impactful address to the U.N. -Sen. Fetterman: “Perhaps, I have isolated myself” with Israel in Democrat Party. -Newsmax Israel correspondent Jodie Cohen reports on Christians exploring the roots of their faith in Jerusalem's Old City. -Bill O'Reilly addresses the off-and-on Jimmy Kimmel situation. -Greg Kelly reacts to the verdict in the Ryan Wesley Routh case. Listen to Newsmax LIVE and see our entire podcast lineup at http://Newsmax.com/Listen Make the switch to NEWSMAX today! Get your 15 day free trial of NEWSMAX+ at http://NewsmaxPlus.com Looking for NEWSMAX caps, tees, mugs & more? Check out the Newsmax merchandise shop at : http://nws.mx/shop Follow NEWSMAX on Social Media:  -Facebook: http://nws.mx/FB  -X/Twitter: http://nws.mx/twitter -Instagram: http://nws.mx/IG -YouTube: https://youtube.com/NewsmaxTV -Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/NewsmaxTV -TRUTH Social: https://truthsocial.com/@NEWSMAX -GETTR: https://gettr.com/user/newsmax -Threads: http://threads.net/@NEWSMAX  -Telegram: http://t.me/newsmax  -BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/newsmax.com -Parler: http://app.parler.com/newsmax Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Cartagena is the eternal city of Colombian tourism. The Old City, the UNESCO World Heritage ramparts and colonial streets are protected from the ills befalling contemporary Colombia and so, this picturesque and sophisticated destination, with direct international flights from Europe and the United States, is frequently adorning the covers of glossy travel magazines. However, there is more to Cartagena, beyond the chic rooftop bars, the colonial architecture and the incredible restaurants. Travel is different now visitors demand authenticity and experiential options. And, this is where Nina Schlieper of Alternate Travel Cartagena and Bruce McLean of BNB Colombia Tours come in. Working with the local communities and within the area of La Boquilla - a small fishing village outside of Cartagena - Nina's agency works to empower women, teach the heritage and history of the region and generate income and employment in this part of the Caribbean coast. Tune in to this excellent and upbeat episode of the Colombia Calling podcast. https://www.alternativetravelcartagena.com/home/ https://bnbcolombia.com   The Colombia Briefing is reported by Emily Hart. https://harte.substack.com

As the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, begins his visit to Israel, he has once again criticised the Israeli strike on Qatar. We ask whether this will bring about a policy change in Israel and how the Gulf states will react to the strike.Also in the programme, fighter jets are scrambled as Romania becomes the second NATO country to report an incursion into its airspace by a Russian drone. And the rock band, Queen, gives their first symphonic performance of their rock operetta Bohemian Rhapsody at the Last Night of the BBC Proms.Credit: Photo by ABIR SULTAN/EPA/Shutterstock (15485623ao) US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (L) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) visit the Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem, 14 September 2025

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is visiting to discuss the war in Gaza following Israel's attack on Hamas members in Qatar. His visit comes as Israeli forces continue to destroy residential buildings in Gaza City, forcing thousands to flee ahead of an expected ground offensive to seize the city.Also on the programme: We hear from an American city sitting on the border between two US states with opposing abortion laws three years on from US citizens losing their constitutional right to abortion nationwide; and we'll speak to one of the organisers of the protests in Nepal about why she is backing the country's interim prime minister.(Photo: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visit the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest prayer site, in Jerusalem's Old City on September 14, 2025. Credit: REUTERS/Nathan Howard/Pool)

I greet you in Jesus' precious name! It is Friday morning, the 12th of September, 2025, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today. We go to the Gospel of Luke 20:38. Jesus says, “For He is not the God of the dead but of the living, for all live to Him.” You and I do not worship a god made of stone or wood, which is carved by human hands. Oh no! He is alive, He is well and He wants to talk with you and me today. I have been to Israel many, many times. I love that place. I always go to the Old City and I go to the tomb to see where the Lord Jesus Christ was buried, and I want to tell you, my dear friend, there is nothing in that tomb. It is empty! “Why?” you might say. Because Jesus rose from the dead. He is not there. Even when Mary Magdalene went down early in the morning, to find the body of Christ, He was not there. He was alive, He was risen, and He is well, and He wants to talk with you and me even today. You can go to David's tomb, also in the Old City, and his remains are there, that's right, his bones are still there, but Jesus is not dead, He is alive. I see Him so often as a farmer. I see Him in the early morning sunrise as the sun comes over. I see Him in the evening, in the sunset when the sun is starting to set. I can see Him in the face of a newly born baby. I can smell the Lord when there has been rain after a period of dryness. You can smell that perfume. He is alive, He is your God, He is my God and the good news is, He is coming back very soon to take you and me to be with Him in His house forever. So today, worship the Lord, praise His name, speak with Him because He wants to have fellowship with you, and open your spiritual eyes and you will see Him all over the place.Jesus bless you and have a great day,God bless,Bye.

With modern Israel being attacked daily by Yemen and a jihadist terror shooting in Jerusalem claiming many lives, Eve Harow chose to speak with Daniel Luria of Ateret Cohanim. This organization buys and develops formerly Jewish homes and synagogues that were stolen after the forced transfer or killing of their owners decades ago. Despite many legal challenges and the tremendous resources of Arabs and their supporters, there are buildings and neighborhoods being redeeemed and once again home to Jewish families. Daniel explains how they have changed the face of the Old City, the City of David and the surrounding areas in the Shiloach and Mount of Olives and more. It's a small comfort for the grief but the Jewish return to the homeland en masse was prophesied and is coming true. No one said it would be easy and it's not. With prayers for all who need them.

Niuniu's Xizang journey continues! From chats with locals to discovering hidden gems of Xizang culture, every moment feels like a new surprise. Come join the ride and see what's next!(07:40) Step into the heart of Lhasa's old city—Barkhor, the bustling street where history, culture, and daily life come alive.(09:36) These days, 旅拍—travel photography—has become a huge trend in China. But what exactly does this blend of journey and photography offer to travelers?

Last week, Charles Love joined me to talk all about the political aspect of the trip to Israel.Tonight the IT Dept joins me to discuss the week of touring we did AFTER the Diplomatic mission was over. We toured the Old City of Jerusalem, King David's Palace, The Mount of Olives, Gethsemane, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Nazareth, Capernaum, Cana, Sea of Galilee, the West Bank and so much more. We tried to share the best pics and hopefully not bore you!And actually it'll be lots of pictures and very little talking!

In this episode of The Property Profits Podcast, Dave Dubeau sits down with global real estate consultant Josef Lapko, whose career spans from the ancient streets of Jerusalem to the fast-growing markets of the United States. Josef shares the remarkable story of a 20-year development project in Jerusalem's Old City — a project that uncovered artifacts from the time of King Solomon and required unprecedented engineering solutions, including a custom glass elevator from Japan. He explains the unique challenges of historic construction, from navigating layers of regulations to preserving centuries-old structures, and how those lessons shape his modern consulting work with family offices today. Listeners will learn: The complexities of building in historically significant areas How to anticipate delays, manage risk, and assemble the right project team Why vision and persistence pay off in heavy-duty renovations How Josef helps family offices scale from $5–10M transactions to $70–100M portfolios   - Get Interviewed on the Show! - ================================== Are you a real estate investor with some 'tales from the trenches' you'd like to share with our audience? Want to get great exposure and be seen as a bonafide real estate pro by your friends? Would you like to inspire other people to take action with real estate investing? Then we'd love to interview you! Find out more and pick the date here: http://daveinterviewsyou.com/

Join Dr. James Tan and Bishop Alan DiDio for a prophetic word for the end-time church.

Nina and Ben are back discussing gameweek 2. Chelsea hammer West Ham, City look like the old City of last season against Spurs. Manchester United escape with a point away to Fulham and Arsenal thump new boys Leeds 5-0. All this and more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nina and Ben are back discussing gameweek 2. Chelsea hammer West Ham, City look like the old City of last season against Spurs. Manchester United escape with a point away to Fulham and Arsenal thump new boys Leeds 5-0. All this and more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Join Corey Russell live as we react to viral faith and culture moments. Today we ask whether Donald Trump believes he is saved, unpack a disturbing AI chatbot that urged a teen to harm their family, and highlight stirring Gen Z revival clips. Expect real time reactions, prophetic perspective, and practical takeaways for the church.

Jerusalem isn't just a city - it's the heartbeat of history.  In this episode, recorded on the eve of Jerusalem Day, Amir Mor, a seasoned tour guide and native Israeli, walks us through the story of Jerusalem like few can.  From King David's capital to Montefiore's daring vision, from the Six-Day War to October 7th, Amir shares not only the triumphs but the traumas that have shaped Israel's soul. But this isn't only about history. It's about faith, resilience, and the question echoing across centuries: Where is God in the struggle?  Amir's stories - personal, raw, and powerful - give us a window into Israel's pain, its perseverance, and its unshakable hope. As anti-Semitism rises worldwide, Amir reminds us that truth still matters. Evil is real. But so is redemption. And in the middle of war, prayer, and tears, there is a greater story unfolding. Listen in, and let this journey through Jerusalem stir your heart for Israel, deepen your understanding of its history, and call you to stand for truth in a world upside down. Key Takeaways Jerusalem has been the Jewish capital for 3,000 years, yet its freedom has been fought over again and again. Yom Yerushalayim (Jerusalem Day) marks the reunification of the city in 1967 - a prophetic turning point for the Jewish people. October 7th shattered Israel's sense of safety, yet stories of survival reveal remarkable courage and unity. Coexistence in Jerusalem is far more real than the media portrays, though tensions remain. God's presence is evident even in war - seen in soldiers lighting candles, praying, and clinging to faith. The rise of global anti-Semitism demands a clear stand for truth and for Israel. Chapter Markers 00:00 – Arrival in Jerusalem: Amir Mor sets the scene on the eve of Jerusalem Day. 02:00 – Birth of Modern Jerusalem: Montefiore, the windmill, and life outside the Old City walls. 04:30 – Why Jerusalem Matters: From 1948 to the Six-Day War and reunification. 10:00 – Coexistence in the City: Jews and Arabs living side by side. 15:00 – October 7th: Amir's personal story of fear, survival, and resilience. 29:00 – The Ongoing War: Emotional toll, national unity, and enduring strength. 34:00 – Where is God?: Faith in the midst of trauma. 40:00 – Rising Anti-Semitism: The world's reaction and Israel's call for support. 43:00 – Closing Thoughts: Hope, redemption, and the call to pray for the peace of Jerusalem. Visit thejewishroad.com to learn more and connect with us.

Fluent Fiction - Hebrew: Finding Paths: A Tale of Connection at the Western Wall Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/he/episode/2025-08-16-22-34-02-he Story Transcript:He: בחום הקיץ של ירושלים, כשהשמש זורחת מעל חומות האבן העתיקות של העיר העתיקה, נשענו אריאל ומרים על קירות הכותל המערבי.En: In the summer heat of Jerusalem, as the sun shone above the ancient stone walls of the Old City, Ariel and Miriam leaned against the walls of the Western Wall.He: אבנים עתיקות ספוגות בתפילות ונשמות השולטות במקום הזה.En: Ancient stones soaked with prayers and souls dominate this place.He: תיירים הסתובבו סביבם, מצלמות ביד, עיניהם בוהות בהשתאות.En: Tourists wandered around them, cameras in hand, their eyes staring in amazement.He: אריאל היה נלהב להדריך אותם, לשתף את סיפוריו על ההיסטוריה העשירה של המקום.En: Ariel was eager to guide them, to share his stories about the rich history of the place.He: זה היה העולם שלו.En: This was his world.He: מרים, שסיימה את לימודיה באוניברסיטה והייתה עתה מתנדבת, חיפשה כיוון בחייה.En: Miriam, who had finished her university studies and was now volunteering, was searching for direction in her life.He: היא הרגישה שאבדה במבוך של החלטות שהיא צריכה לקבל.En: She felt lost in the maze of decisions she needed to make.He: איתאי, מדריך ותיק, היה שם לצדם, מחלק עצות מחכימות.En: Itai, a veteran guide, was beside them, offering wise advice.He: "אם נבין את המקום הזה," אמר פעם, "נבין גם את עצמנו.En: "If we understand this place," he once said, "we will also understand ourselves."He: "הימים חלפו, ועם כל סיור ותיירת, השיחה בין אריאל ומרים הפכה לעומק רב יותר.En: Days passed, and with each tour and tourist, the conversation between Ariel and Miriam deepened.He: אריאל תמיד חשש שההתלהבות שלו תכביד.En: Ariel always feared that his enthusiasm might be overwhelming.He: הוא ידע שלפעמים הידע הפך אונס לחברים.En: He knew that sometimes too much knowledge could become a burden to friends.He: אך משהו בעיניים של מרים גרם לו להרגיש אחרת.En: But something in Miriam's eyes made him feel different.He: מצד שני, מרים חששה שהיא לא תמצא את הכיוון הנכון בשבילה.En: On the other hand, Miriam feared she wouldn't find the right direction for herself.He: היא הסתירה את ספקותיה, אך אי אפשר היה להסתיר אותם יותר מול אריאל.En: She hid her doubts, but they could no longer be concealed in front of Ariel.He: יום אחד, כשהטילו את משימתיהם הרגילות, תיירת איבדה את דרכה בין הרחובות הצרים.En: One day, while performing their usual tasks, a tourist lost her way among the narrow streets.He: אריאל ומרים הרימו ידיים ואמרו – "בואו נלך למצוא אותה.En: Ariel and Miriam raised their hands and said, "Let's go find her."He: " זה היה כמו משחק מחבואים ברחובות עתיקים.En: It was like a game of hide and seek in ancient streets.He: העבודה יחדיו כצוות פתחה את לבבותיהם.En: Working together as a team opened their hearts.He: בסופו של דבר, מצאו את התיירת המבוהלת ליד שער יפו.En: Eventually, they found the frightened tourist near Jaffa Gate.He: אריאל חייך לעברה של מרים.En: Ariel smiled at Miriam.He: "עבודה טובה," הוא אמר.En: "Good job," he said.He: באותו ערב, באור הזהב של השקיעה, ישבו שניהם לצד הכותל.En: That evening, in the golden light of sunset, they both sat beside the Wall.He: אריאל נשם עמוק והחל לדבר על חלומותיו.En: Ariel took a deep breath and began to talk about his dreams.He: "אני רוצה שהעולם ישמע על היופי של המקום הזה," אמר בעיניים לדעתניות.En: "I want the world to hear about the beauty of this place," he said with eyes full of purpose.He: מרים הסכימה לשתף את פחדיה.En: Miriam agreed to share her fears.He: "אני עדיין מחפשת," לחשה.En: "I'm still searching," she whispered.He: העולם כאילו נעצר לרגע.En: The world seemed to pause for a moment.He: זה היה זמן של הבנה.En: It was a time of understanding.He: האריאל הרגיש כיצד כבדו הביישנות נעלמת.En: Ariel felt the weight of shyness lift away.He: מרים הרגישה כוח והבנה חדשה של עצמה.En: Miriam felt a newfound strength and understanding of herself.He: הם החליטו לתת לזה סיכוי.En: They decided to give it a chance.He: מערכת היחסים שבה היה יותר מהמילים והעצות.En: It was a relationship that was more than words and advice.He: היה שם קשר עמוק, כזה שחוצה את המילים.En: There was a deep connection, one that transcended words.He: עם חיבוק קטן והבטחה לשמור על קשר, הם קיבלו את השינוי.En: With a small embrace and a promise to stay in touch, they embraced the change.He: הירח החליף את השמש על השמים, וחומות העיר המשיכו לספר את הסיפורים שלהן, בזמן ששני חברים הפכו לשותפים לחיים.En: The moon replaced the sun in the sky, and the city's walls continued to tell their stories, while two friends became partners in life.He: אריאל הרגיש שהוא מוצא בטחון, ומרים - הזדמנות נאמנה לדרך חדשה.En: Ariel felt he found confidence, and Miriam - a faithful opportunity for a new path. Vocabulary Words:maze: מבוךveteran: ותיקshyness: ביישנותemphasis: הדגשהtourist: תיירancient: עתיקadvice: עצותtranscend: לחצותfrightened: מבוהלתopportunity: הזדמנותconcealed: להסתירconfidence: בטחוןfaithful: נאמןembrace: חיבוקamaze: להדהיםsoaked: ספוגותdecisions: החלטותburden: אונסpurpose: מטרהwander: להסתובבenthusiasm: התלהבותdirection: כיווןunderstanding: הבנהwhispered: לחשהnarrow: צרtasks: משימותgaze: בהשתאותvolunteering: מתנדבתpause: לעצורnewfound: חדשBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/fluent-fiction-hebrew--5818690/support.

Fluent Fiction - Hebrew: The Honest Deal: How Simple Integrity Won the Market Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/he/episode/2025-08-11-22-34-02-he Story Transcript:He: השוק בעיר העתיקה ירושלים היה מלא חיים.En: The market in the Old City of Jerusalem was full of life.He: סוחרים קראו בקול ללקוחות, והתבלינים הפיצו ריחות עזים באוויר.En: Merchants called out loudly to customers, and the spices filled the air with strong aromas.He: הבדים הצבעוניים השתלשלו מדוכנים מעוטרים, קורנים באור השמש הבוהקת של סוף הקיץ.En: Colorful fabrics hung down from decorated stalls, glowing in the bright end-of-summer sun.He: בין כל ההמון היו ארי ושרה, שני אחים צעירים.En: Among all the crowd were Ari and Sarah, two young siblings.He: הם עמדו ליד דוכן הטקסטילים שלהם, מחכים לקונים.En: They stood by their textile stall, waiting for buyers.He: ארי היה סוחר טקסטיל חכם וממולח.En: Ari was a wise and shrewd textile merchant.He: הוא תמיד חיפש את העסקה הבאה, מה שיפתח דלתות לעסקאות גדולות יותר.En: He was always looking for the next deal, something that would open doors to larger transactions.He: שרה, אחותו, העדיפה את הצד החברתי של השוק.En: Sarah, his sister, preferred the social side of the market.He: היא אהבה לשוחח עם אנשים, להקשיב וללמוד מהם.En: She loved talking to people, listening and learning from them.He: באותו יום הקיץ, סוחר זר הגיע לשוק.En: That summer day, a foreign merchant arrived at the market.He: כל הסוחרים ידעו שהאיש הזה מחפש לקנות כמות גדולה של בדים.En: All the traders knew this man was looking to buy a large quantity of fabrics.He: זו הייתה הזדמנות שלא כדאי לפספס.En: It was an opportunity not to be missed.He: גם ארי וגם יריבו הגדול בשוק, שמואל, רצו לזכות בלבו של הסוחר.En: Both Ari and his great rival in the market, Shmuel, wanted to win over the merchant's favor.He: שמואל ניסה להוריד מחירים ולמשוך את תשומת הלב של הסוחר הזר.En: Shmuel tried to drop prices and capture the foreign merchant's attention.He: ארי התחיל להתלבט.En: Ari began to hesitate.He: האם כדאי לו להרגיש לגיטימי להשיב מלחמה ולנסות להוריד את שמואל באופן לא הוגן?En: Should he feel justified to retaliate and try to undercut Shmuel unfairly?He: שרה לא הייתה שקטה לגבי זה.En: Sarah was uneasy about it.He: היא האמינה בצדק והגינות ולא הסכימה עם השיטות ששקל ארי.En: She believed in justice and fairness and disagreed with the tactics Ari was considering.He: כשארי הלך לפגוש את הסוחר הזר, הלב שלו פעם חזק.En: When Ari went to meet the foreign merchant, his heart was pounding hard.He: שרה עמדה מאחוריו, ידיה שלובות וגבותיה מוחזקות בלחץ קל.En: Sarah stood behind him, her hands clasped and her brows slightly furrowed.He: היא הביטה בארי במבט שהעניק לו כוח ואומץ.En: She looked at Ari with a gaze that gave him strength and courage.He: במהלך המפגש, ארי הרגיש את הפיתוי לשחק במרמה, אבל לבסוף הציע עסקה הוגנת.En: During the meeting, Ari felt the temptation to play dirty, but ultimately he offered a fair deal.He: הוא הבין שאת התמיכה והאהבה של אחותו הוא לא רוצה להפסיד.En: He realized that his sister's support and love were something he did not want to lose.He: הסוחר הזר חייך בהוקרה.En: The foreign merchant smiled appreciatively.He: הוא הבין והעריך את כנותו של ארי.En: He understood and valued Ari's honesty.He: חדשות הטוב התפשטו במהרה.En: The good news quickly spread.He: ארי ושרה זכו בחוזה.En: Ari and Sarah secured the contract.He: העסק שלהם עמד לגדול.En: Their business was about to grow.He: שמואל נשאר עם מזוודות מלאות בסחורה לא נמכרת.En: Shmuel was left with suitcases full of unsold goods.He: ארי למד להעריך את כוחו של יושר והבין שבעצם זו היא שרה שנתנה לו את הכוח להצליח באמת.En: Ari learned to appreciate the power of honesty and realized that it was actually Sarah who gave him the strength to truly succeed. Vocabulary Words:market: שוקmerchants: סוחריםaromas: ריחותfabrics: בדיםstalls: דוכניםtextile: טקסטילshrewd: ממולחtransactions: עסקאותforeign: זרattention: תשומת לבhesitate: להתלבטjustified: לגיטימיretaliate: להשיב מלחמהunfairly: באופן לא הוגןjustice: צדקcourage: אומץtemptation: פיתויhonesty: כנותappreciatively: בהוקרהcontract: חוזהrival: יריבsecured: זכוgoods: סחורהopportunity: הזדמנותbrows: גבותclasped: שלובותspread: התפשטוvalued: העריךstrength: כוחsucceed: להצליחBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/fluent-fiction-hebrew--5818690/support.

Welcome to What Matters Now, a weekly podcast exploring key issues currently shaping Israel and the Jewish World, with host Amanda Borschel-Dan speaking with ToI's senior analyst Haviv Rettig Gur. During the Tisha B'Av fast on Sunday, National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir again made headlines for going up to the Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem. There were two big differences this time: One, he led a prayer service out loud, and two, he called for the Jewish resettlement of the Gaza Strip. Both aspects of Ben Gvir's trip were highly documented, including his statement on the ongoing war in Gaza. Ben Gvir said, “I am saying, davka [intentionally] from here, from the Temple Mount — the place from which it was proven that it is possible to have sovereign rule — davka from here, we are relaying a message that from today on, we are conquering the entire Gaza Strip, announcing our sovereignty on the entire Gaza Strip, and taking down every Hamas member and encouraging voluntary emigration. Only in this way will we return the hostages and win the war.” Ben Gvir's semi-messianic vision may come partially true as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appears poised to announce an IDF operation aimed at conquering the entire Gaza Strip. Resettlement of the Palestinian enclave, says Rettig Gur, is a completely different matter. We hear how this latest publicity stunt is a disservice to the Temple Mount movement, which stresses that Jews may have freedom of worship at Judaism's most holy site. And so this week, we ask Haviv Rettig Gur, what matters now. What Matters Now podcasts are available for download on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts. This episode was produced by the Pod-Waves. IMAGE: Haviv Rettig Gur (courtesy) / Illustrative: Jews visit the Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City, on Jerusalem Day, May 26, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Previously on the Seventh Valkyrie, the Old City forces unveil their true power, devastating Edaran defenses on the New City's fourth and penultimate level. With tens of thousands of lives at stake, Meridia must face the cruel sacrifices of war, next, on the Seventh Valkyrie! Meridia, The 21st Day of Winter, The Third Hour of the Rene Conflict —--------------------- Want more 7th Valkyrie? Check out our Patreon to become a Hero of Edara, where you can shape the future of the series, decide on merch drops and incentives, get early access to new episodes, enjoy bonus features and content, and help us hit the major checkpoints on the Path of Heroes!  https://www.patreon.com/7thvalkyrie For 7th Valkyrie Gear and Apparel: https://store.7thvalkyrie.com/ For 7th Valkyrie Artwork: https://www.instagram.com/7thvalkyrie/  

Welcome to What Matters Now, a weekly podcast exploring key issues currently shaping Israel and the Jewish World, with host Amanda Borschel-Dan speaking with ToI's senior analyst Haviv Rettig Gur. During the Tisha B'Av fast on Sunday, National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir again made headlines for going up to the Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem. There were two big differences this time: One, he led a prayer service out loud, and two, he called for the Jewish resettlement of the Gaza Strip. Both aspects of Ben Gvir's trip were highly documented, including his statement on the ongoing war in Gaza. Ben Gvir said, “I am saying, davka [intentionally] from here, from the Temple Mount — the place from which it was proven that it is possible to have sovereign rule — davka from here, we are relaying a message that from today on, we are conquering the entire Gaza Strip, announcing our sovereignty on the entire Gaza Strip, and taking down every Hamas member and encouraging voluntary emigration. Only in this way will we return the hostages and win the war.” Ben Gvir's semi-messianic vision may come partially true as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appears poised to announce an IDF operation aimed at conquering the entire Gaza Strip. Resettlement of the Palestinian enclave, says Rettig Gur, is a completely different matter. We hear how this latest publicity stunt is a disservice to the Temple Mount movement, which stresses that Jews may have freedom of worship at Judaism's most holy site. And so this week, we ask Haviv Rettig Gur, what matters now. What Matters Now podcasts are available for download on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts. This episode was produced by the Pod-Waves. IMAGE: Haviv Rettig Gur (courtesy) / Illustrative: Jews visit the Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City, on Jerusalem Day, May 26, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Meridia spurs the Edaran defense forward, slowing the Old City advance and giving a glimpse of hope to the still-too-slow New City evacuation. But will her bold, desperate rallying of the Edaran soldiers, along with every trick up her sleeve, be enough to stop the full force of the Freelanders? We'll break down Season 2, Chapter 35, The Night's Last Star Pt 2, but first, a message to our Heroes of Edara! —--------------------- Want more 7th Valkyrie? Check out our Patreon to become a Hero of Edara, where you can shape the future of the series, decide on merch drops and incentives, get early access to new episodes, enjoy bonus features and content, and help us hit the major checkpoints on the Path of Heroes!  https://www.patreon.com/7thvalkyrie For 7th Valkyrie Gear and Apparel: https://store.7thvalkyrie.com/ For 7th Valkyrie Artwork: https://www.instagram.com/7thvalkyrie/  

Ahead of the holiday of Tisha B'Av, we bring you this special What Matters Now podcast: Welcome to What Matters Now, a weekly podcast exploring key issues currently shaping Israel and the Jewish World, with host Amanda Borschel-Dan speaking with author Daniel Taub. Taub is an Israeli diplomat, international lawyer and author born in Britain in 1962. He moved to Israel in 1989, later serving in the IDF as a combat medic and as a reserve officer in the international law division. He started his path in diplomacy in the Israeli Foreign Ministry in 1991 where he held many legal and diplomatic posts, including as Israeli Ambassador to the United Kingdom from 2011 to 2015. In his new book, "Beyond Dispute: Rediscovering the Jewish Art of Constructive Disagreement," Taub synthesizes his years spent at negotiating tables as a diplomat with his lifelong learning of Talmud. Drawing on techniques from both spheres, Taub argues that disagreement can be even more constructive than easy consensus -- and is necessary for treaties to last. We begin the program speaking about the Tisha B'Av holiday marked this weekend and how Israeli society today -- specifically, the painful ongoing debate over universal draft -- is coming close to the senseless hatred that tradition ascribes as a reason for the fall of the Temples. We then hear how one must pick a ripe time for negotiations, and how Taub's experiences on negotiation teams with Palestinians and Syrians make him think that Israelis, at the very least, are not ready to discuss a practical peace -- yet. And so this week, we ask Daniel Taub, what matters now. What Matters Now podcasts are available for download on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts. This episode was produced by the Pod-Waves. IMAGE: Author Daniel Taub (courtesy) / Ultra-Orthodox Jewish man pray as they gather for the mourning ritual of Tisha B'Av, in the Old City of Jerusalem, August 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Meridia finds herself in solely in charge of the defense of Rene, facing the full might of the Machine King, the Old City, and the monstrously powerful Freelanders among them. With her navy obliterated, her forces on the back foot, and an army of Gifted warriors at her front door, does she have any chance? Let's break down Season 2, Chapter 35, The Night's Last Star, but first, a message to our Heroes of Edara! —--------------------- Want more 7th Valkyrie? Check out our Patreon to become a Hero of Edara, where you can shape the future of the series, decide on merch drops and incentives, get early access to new episodes, enjoy bonus features and content, and help us hit the major checkpoints on the Path of Heroes!  https://www.patreon.com/7thvalkyrie For 7th Valkyrie Gear and Apparel: https://store.7thvalkyrie.com/ For 7th Valkyrie Artwork: https://www.instagram.com/7thvalkyrie/  

Have you ever dreamed of exploring a fairy-tale town in the French Alps? In this episode of the Join Us in France Travel Podcast, titled "Discover Annecy: The Little Venice of the Alps," host Annie Sargent and her guest Elyse Rivin take you on a journey to one of the most picturesque places in France. Get the podcast ad-free Annecy is famous for its turquoise lake, charming canals, and Alpine backdrop. But there's more to it than pretty views. Annie and Elyse dive into the town's rich history, its role in the Duchy of Savoy, and the impressive transformation of its old prison — the Palais de l'Isle — into a cultural landmark. They also talk about the best things to do in Annecy: walk along the Thiou River, visit the Château d'Annecy, enjoy water sports on Lake Annecy, and ride or walk the bike path around the lake. This episode is packed with tips on Savoyard food specialties like tartiflette, raclette, and local cheeses. Whether you're planning a trip or just curious about French destinations beyond Paris, this episode will help you discover Annecy like a local.

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