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Trigger warning: this episode contains references to sexual violence. October 7 reminds Jews of what happened in Hebron on August 24, 1929. In her book "Ghosts of a Holy War: The 1929 Massacre in Palestine That Ignited the Arab-Israeli Conflict," Yardena writes: On that morning, 3,000 Muslim men armed with swords, axes, and daggers marched through the Jewish Quarter of Hebron. They went from house to house, raping, stabbing, torturing, and in some cases castrating and burning alive their unarmed Jewish victims...Infants were slaughtered in their mothers' arms. Children watched as their parents were butchered by their neighbors. Women and teenage girls were raped. Elderly rabbis and yeshiva students were mutilated. Sixty-seven Jewish men, women, and children were murdered, and dozens more wounded...The British High Commissioner of Mandatory Palestine, Sir John Chancellor, wrote in his diary, “I do not think history records many worse horrors in the last few hundred years.” Those attacks were not limited to Hebron, the most ancient place of Jewish settlement in the land of Israel, where Abraham purchased the cave of Machpela as a burial place. Those attacks were in Jerusalem and spread to other cities, as well. Why should these stories matter? Because, to coin a phrase: what happened in Hebron has not stayed in Hebron.  

Yardena Shwartz, an award-winning journalist and Emmy-nominated producer, joins us to discuss her book, Ghosts of a Holy War. Yardena's book focuses on the 1929 Hebron massacre, allowing us to see the shocking parallels between the historical events of 1929 and the October 7th massacre in Israel. Hebron, an ancient city with archeological finds going back some 5,000 years, is in the controlled territory of both governments. For thousands of years, Hebron has had great religious importance for both Jews and Muslims. Despite Yardena's credentials, and her book's relevance to the current news cycle, “Ghosts of a Holy War” book has been largely ignored by mainstream media and literary circles. It is not a stretch to assume that the historical information revealed in this book goes against the dominant stories in mass media, that seek  sources that support their simplified oppressor and oppressed narrative.  As history repeatedly shows us, if we don't understand the past, we are doomed to repeat it. The misinformation leading to the 1929 massacre, and the way the massacre was interpreted by the world, is a repeat of what we have seen since October 7. We have seen denials of the recorded atrocities on October 7, misinformation and marches praising the violence as glorious resistance. How can we end the cycles of violence in the region if we don't understand the root causes? It feels like we are trying to cure cancer by taking an Advil and screaming about the pain. Yardena's book shares the historical root causes of the cancer of violence that has plagued the region since 1929. Yardena's book also recounts stories of friendship and muslim families that protected their neighbors. The Jewish families and students in Hebron were not prepared for the violence because they lived peacefully and happily with their neighbors. In 1929, just as today, misinformation from leaders with bad intentions, fueled horrifying fury, and religiously driven violence.  This overwhelming violence makes us wonder, what can be done? As Yardena shares in conversation, if the UN's program and billions in aid had been used to actually educate students and teach fact based history, instead of teaching them to hate and murder their Jewish neighbors, maybe there would not have been an October 7. We hope that more people decide to learn the history of the region through credible journalists and historians, instead of keeping the flames of violence alive by repeating misinformation and lies. For the sake of every innocent child, please make time to find the historical truth.  PLEASE HELP US OUT BY SHARING THIS EPISODE WITH A FRIEND! Follow us on Instagram at @meantforit Sign up for our newsletter here Visit our website at www.meantforit.com Guest ideas? Partnership ideas? Comments? Email us directly at meantforitpod@gmail.com  

On October 7, 2023, Hamas launched the deadliest attack on Jews since the Holocaust, calling it Operation Al Aqsa. For journalist Yardena Schwartz, the massacre was a chilling echo of the 1929 Hebron Massacre—the brutal slaughter of nearly 70 Jews, incited by propaganda that Jews sought to seize the Al Aqsa Mosque. At the time, she was deep into writing her first book, Ghosts of a Holy War: The 1929 Massacre in Palestine That Ignited the Arab-Israeli Conflict. In this episode, Yardena shares how history repeated itself, how the October 7 attack reshaped her book, and why understanding the past is essential to making sense of the present. ___ Read:  Ghosts of a Holy War: The 1929 Massacre in Palestine That Ignited the Arab Israeli Conflict Listen – AJC Podcasts: The Forgotten Exodus: Untold stories of Jews who left or were driven from Arab nations and Iran Social media influencer Hen Mazzig on leaving Tunisia Chef Einat Admony on leaving Iran Playwright Oren Safdie on leaving Syria Cartoonist Carol Isaacs on leaving Iraq Novelist Andre Aciman on leaving Egypt People of the Pod:  Latest Episode: Higher Education in Turmoil: Balancing Academic Freedom and the Fight Against Antisemitism Held Hostage in Gaza: A Mother's Fight for Freedom and Justice Yossi Klein Halevi on the Convergence of Politics and Religion at Jerusalem's Temple Mount Follow People of the Pod on your favorite podcast app, and learn more at AJC.org/PeopleofthePod You can reach us at: peopleofthepod@ajc.org If you've appreciated this episode, please be sure to tell your friends, and rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. __ Transcript of Interview with Yardena Schwartz: Manya Brachear Pashman: Hello, and welcome to People of the Pod, brought to you by American Jewish Committee. Each week, we take you beyond the headlines to help you understand what they all mean for America, Israel and the Jewish people. I'm your host Manya Brachear Pashman:. In October 2023 journalist Yardena Schwartz was in the middle of writing her first book exploring the rarely talked about 1929 Hebron massacre, in which nearly 70 Jews were murdered, dozens more injured by their Muslim neighbors during riots incited by the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, who spread lies that Jews wanted to take over the Al Aqsa Mosque. When she heard reports of the October 7 terror attacks by Hamas dubbed Operation Al Aqsa, she realized just how relevant and prescient her book would be, and began drafting some new chapters. Yardena is with us now to discuss that book titled Ghosts of a Holy War: The 1929 Massacre in Palestine that ignited the Arab Israeli conflict. Yardena, welcome to People of the Pod.  Yardena Schwartz: Great to be here, Manya. Manya Brachear Pashman: So full disclosure to you and our audience. You attended Columbia Journalism School 10 years after I did, and you took Professor Ari Goldman's class on covering religions 10 years after I did that, class had always traveled to Israel, and I had hoped it would be my ticket to go to Israel for the first time, but the Second Intifada prevented that, and we went to Russia and Ukraine. Instead, your class did go to Israel, and that was your first visit to Hebron, correct?  Yardena Schwartz: So it was in 2011 and we went to Hebron for one day out of our 10 day trip to Israel, and it was my first time there. I was the only Jewish student in our class. It was about 15 of us, and I was the only one who had been to Israel. I had been all over Israel, but I had never been to Chevron. And our tour was with Breaking the Silence, an organization of former Israeli soldiers who had served in Hebron or in other parts of the West Bank and wanted Israelis to know what was happening in Hebron and how Palestinians were living there, and the various restrictions that were put in place as a result of terrorist attacks. But nevertheless, you know, those restrictions were extremely disturbing, and that brief visit in 2011 made me really never want to go back to Hebron. And when I moved to Israel two years later to become a freelance journalist there, and, you know, to move to Israel because I loved Israel, and still obviously love Israel, I didn't really go back to Chevron because I, you know, was really troubled by what I saw there. But this book took me, of course, back to Chevron hundreds of times, spending hundreds of hours there. And it came to be, you know, my expertise in this conflict, in my reporting. And you know, of course, Heron is kind of the main character in this book, Manya Brachear Pashman: Tell us how you came to find out about this massacre. Was it mentioned during that class visit in 2011 or was it later that you learned about it? Yardena Schwartz: So that was one of the most interesting things about my early adventure into writing this book, was that I had of course been to have Ron, and yet, during that day that we spent there learning so much about the history of this place, this deeply holy place to so many people, there was no mention of the massacre of 1929, so, you know, I knew that Chevron is, you know, the second holiest city in Judaism, the burial place of Abraham And the matrix and patriarchs of the Jewish people. And you know the first place where King David established his kingdom before Jerusalem. So it was holy before Jerusalem. And yet I had no idea that this ancient Jewish community in Hebron had been decimated in 1929 in one of the worst pogroms ever perpetrated. We all know about the kishineff pogrom of 1904 and yet the pogrom in 1929 in Hebron, perpetrated by the Muslim residents of Hebron, against their Jewish neighbors, was more deadly and more gruesome than the kishineff pogrom, and it effectively ended 1000s of years of Jewish presence in this holy city. And so when I was told by my mentor, Yossi Klein Halevi, the amazing writer, that there was a family in Memphis, Tennessee that had discovered a box of letters in their attic written by a young American man from. Memphis, who had traveled to Chevron in 1928 to study at the Hebron yeshiva, which was at the time, the most prestigious yeshiva in the land of Israel in what was then, of course, British Mandate Palestine. And that this young man had been killed in that massacre. Yet his letters, you know, painted this vivid portrait of what Chevron was before the massacre that took his life. I was immediately fascinated. And I, you know, wanted to meet this family, read these letters and see how I could bring the story to life. And I was introduced to them by, yes, in 2019 so that's when I began working on my book. And you know, as you mentioned, I was still writing the book in 2023 on October 7, and this book I had been writing about this massacre nearly a century ago immediately became more relevant than I ever hoped it would be.  Manya Brachear Pashman: The young American man from Memphis. His name was David Schoenberg. Give our listeners a history lesson. Tell us about this 1929 massacre. So Yardena Schwartz: On August 24 1929 also a Shabbat morning in crevorone, every Jewish family had locked their doors and windows. They were cowering in fear as 1000s of Muslim men rioted outside their homes, throwing rocks at their windows, breaking down their doors and essentially hunting down Jews, much like they did on October 7, families were slaughtered. Women and teenage girls were raped by their neighbors in front of their family members. Infants were murdered in their mother's arms. Children watched as their parents were butchered by their neighbors, rabbis, yeshiva students were castrated and Arabic speaking Jews, you know, Sephardi, Mizrahi, Jews, who composed about half of the Jewish population in Hebron at the time, and were very friendly with their Arab neighbors. You know, they went to each other's weddings and holidays, went to each other's shops, and these people were also slaughtered. It wasn't just the yeshiva students who had come from Europe or from America to study there, or, you know, the Ashkenazi Jewish families. It was, you know, Arabic speaking Jews whose families had been there for generations and had lived side by side in peace with their Muslim neighbors for centuries. They too were slaughtered. Manya Brachear Pashman: Why did their Muslim neighbors turn on them so suddenly and violently? The Yardena Schwartz: rioters that day were shouting Allahu Akbar. They claimed to be defending Islam and Al Aqsa from this supposed Jewish plot to destroy Al Aqsa in order to rebuild the Third Temple. This is what they had been told by their leaders and by Imams and their mosques and in Hebron, that Lai had also extended to the tomb of the patriarchs and matriarchs, which is known in Arabic as the Ibrahimi mosque. Imams there had told Muslims in Hebron that the Jews of Hebron were planning to conquer Ibrahimi mosque in order to turn it into a synagogue. So this incitement and this disinformation that continues to drive the conflict today. Really began in 1929 the rumors about this supposed Jewish plot to destroy Al Aqsa that began in 1928 around the same time that David Schoenberg arrived in Palestine to study at the yeshiva. Manya Brachear Pashman: So in addition to the letters that David Schoenberg wrote to his family back in Tennessee. How else did you piece together this history? How did you go about reporting and researching it? Who kept records?  Yardena Schwartz: So it's really interesting, because I was so surprised by the lack of literature on this really dramatic moment in history, in the history of Israel, the history of this conflict. And yet, despite the fact there are really no books in English, at least, about the massacre and about these riots and what led to them, there were mountains of, you know, testimony from victims and survivors. The British carried out this commission after the riots that produced this 400 page report filled with testimony of British officials, Arab officials, Jewish officials, survivors. So there was just so much material to work with. Also, survivors ended up writing books about their experiences in Hebron, very similar to David's letters, in a way, because they wrote not only about the riots and the massacre itself, but also what they experienced in Hebron before they too, wrote about, you know, the relatively peaceful relations between the city's Jewish minority and the Arab majority. And I also relied on archival newspaper reports so the. Riots really occupied the front pages of American newspapers for about a week, because it took about a week for the British to quell the riots, and they did so with an air, land and sea campaign. They sent warships and war planes from across the British Empire and sent troops from other parts of the British Empire. Because one of the reasons the riots were so effective, in a way, you know, were so deadly, especially in kharag, was because there was just no military force in Palestine. At the time, the British did not have a Palestine military force, and it was only after the 1929 riots that they did have troops in Palestine. Until then, they had the Palestine police force, and that police force was mostly Arabs. In Hebron, for example, there were about 40 policemen under the stewardship of one British police chief, and all but one of those policemen were Arabs, and many of them participated in the massacre or stood by outside of Jewish homes and allowed the mobs to enter the homes and carry out their slaughter. And Manya Brachear Pashman: I'm curious. There was a lot of newspaper coverage, but what about the international community's response beyond the British Empire? Yardena Schwartz: So there were actually protests around the world against the massacre in New York. 35,000 people marched through the streets of Manhattan to protest the British failure to protect their Jewish subjects from these riots. Most of the marchers were Jewish, but nevertheless, I mean 35,000 people. We didn't see anything like that after October 7. Of course, we saw the opposite people marching through the streets of New York and cities around the world supporting the mass of October 7. You know, I mentioned this March in New York, but similar protests were held around the world, mostly in Jewish communities. So in Poland, Warsaw and in England, there were protests against the British failure to protect Jews in Palestine from these riots. And the American government was livid with the British and they sent statements put out, statements to the press, criticizing the British inaction, the British failure to protect the Jewish subjects and the American citizens who were in Palestine at the time, there were eight Americans killed in Hebron on August 24 1929. Out of the 67 Jewish men, women and children who were killed, and all of them were unarmed. The Haganah at the time, you know, the underground Jewish Defense Force that would later become the nucleus of the IDF, the Haganah was active then, mostly in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, there were no Haganah members in Hebron. The Hebron Jewish community was very traditional, very religious, and when Haganah came to Hebron two days before the riots erupted, they because they knew that these riots were going to happen. There had been calls from Arab officials to riot, to attack Jewish communities across Palestine. And so the Haganah came to Hebron to warn Jewish leaders of Hebron that they could either come there to protect them or evacuate them to Jerusalem to safety until the riots subsided and the Jewish leaders of Hebron were unanimous in their opposition. They said, No, you know, we're friends with our Arab neighbors. They'll never hurt us. We trust them. If anything happens elsewhere, it won't happen here. And they believed that because, not only because they had such a good relationship with their Arab neighbors and friends, but also because in previous outbursts of violence in other years, like in 1920 1921 when they were much smaller riots and much less deadly riots. When those riots reached other parts of Palestine, they didn't reach Hebron because of those relations and because they weren't fueled by incitement and disinformation, which was what led the riots of 1929 to be so massive and so deadly, and what led them to be embraced by previously peaceful neighbors. Manya Brachear Pashman: How did that disinformation travel in 1929 How did it reach those neighbors in Hebron? Yardena Schwartz: When we talk about disinformation and misinformation today, we think of it as this, you know, modern plague of, you know, the social media era, or, you know our fractured media landscape. But back in 1929 disinformation was rampant, and it also traveled through Arabic newspapers. They were publishing these statements by Arab officials, mostly the Grand Mufti Hajime Husseini, who was the leader of Palestinian Muslims under British rule, he began this rumor that the Jews of Palestine were plotting to conquer Al Aqsa mosque to rebuild their ancient temple. Of course, Al Aqsa is built upon the ruins of the ancient temples. Temple Mount is the holiest place for Jews in the world. And in 1929, Jews were forbidden from accessing the Temple Mount because it was considered, you know, a solely holy Muslim site. But the closest place they could pray was the Western Wall, the Kotel. And Jews who were demanding British protection to pray in peace at the Western Wall without being attacked by Muslims as a result of this disinformation campaign were then painted by the Arabic press as working to conquer the Western Wall, turn it into a synagogue, and then from there, take Al Aqsa Mosque.  So this disinformation traveled from the very highest of Muslim officials. So the imams in mosques across Palestine, specifically in Al Aqsa and in Hebron, were repeating these rumors, these lies about this supposed Jewish plot. Those lies were then being published in flyers that were put in city squares. Jewish officials were warning the British and telling, you know, they should have known and they should have done more to end this campaign of disinformation, not only to achieve peace in this land that they were ruling over, but also because they were responsible for installing hajamina Husseini, the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, into his position they had chosen him for that position, that all powerful position. And so they were responsible, in a way, for all of these lies that he was spreading. And yet they took no responsibility.  And even in the commission that they sent to Palestine from London to investigate the causes of the riots, despite the fact that, you know, if you read these, you know, 400 pages, I don't recommend it. It's a tough reading. But, you know, I did that for this book. And it's so clear from all of these hearings that this disinformation campaign was very obvious, very clear and very clearly to blame for the riots. And yet, because saying so would have made the British responsible for so much death, their conclusions in this commission was that it was Jewish immigration to Palestine and Jewish land purchases at the time that had sparked the riots, and that it was this Jewish demonstration, peaceful demonstration at the Western Wall on to Shabaab in August of 1929 that had sparked these riots.  So there's just, you know, this absolute lack of accountability, not only for the Mufti, who retained his position and became even more powerful and more popular as a leader after these riots, but also for the British and instead, you know, the Jewish victims were blamed for their suffering. At the time, Jews were just 20% of the Palestinian population, which was just 1 million people. Of course, today, Israel is home to more than 10 million people. So you know, clearly there was room for everyone. And the Jews at the time were very peaceful. The Haganah was a very, you know, weak, decentralized force, and after these riots, it became much stronger, and Sephardi Jews and Mizrahi Jews, more traditional Jews who had not joined the Haganah before 1929 had not really embraced Zionism before 1929 now agreed that if Jews were going to be safe in our homeland, then we would need our own army. Manya Brachear Pashman: Can we talk a little bit about the turn toward radicalization and extremism during this time, and what role that has played in the years since? Yardena Schwartz: you know, the Zionist leadership was very adamant that Jews in Palestine should not be carrying out attacks against Arabs in Palestine. You know, it should be really about defending Jews, preventing attacks, but not carrying out retaliatory attacks. But as we've seen throughout the century, of this conflict. You know, extremism begets extremism. And you know, when violence is being used by one side, it is going to be used by the other side as well. And so the rise of a more militant form of Zionism was a direct result of 1929 and this feeling of just helplessness and this feeling of relying on this foreign power, the British, to protect them, and realizing that no foreign power was going to protect the Jews of Palestine and that Jews would have to protect themselves, and the radicalism and the extremism within the Muslim population, particularly the Muslim leadership of Palestine, really just accelerated after the massacre, because they saw that it succeeded. I mean, the British punished the Jewish population of Palestine for the riots by vastly limiting Jewish immigration, vastly limiting Jewish land purchases. Notice, I use the word land purchases because, contrary to a lot of the disinformation we hear. Much today, none of this land was being stolen. It was being purchased by Jews from Muslim land owners. Many of them were absentee landowners. Many of them were from the wealthiest families in Palestine. And many of them were members of, you know, this anti Zionist, pro Mufti circle, who were then telling their own people that Jews are stealing your land and evicting you from your land, when, in fact, it was these wealthy Arab landowners who were selling their land to Jews at exorbitant prices. Manya Brachear Pashman: Did you establish a motive for the Mufti and what were his intentions spreading this disinformation? Yardena Schwartz: Great question. So it was very clear. I mean, he never admitted this, but it was very clear what his motives were, and that was to counter the criticism and accusations of corruption that had dogged him for years, until he began this campaign of propaganda which led much of that criticism and much of those stories of his corruption within the Arabic press and among his Arab rivals to essentially disappear, because now they had a much more threatening enemy, and that enemy was the Jewish community of Palestine, who was plotting to destroy Al Aqsa, conquer Al Aqsa, rebuild their temple, take over Palestine and his campaign worked. You know, after that propaganda campaign became so successful, there were very few people willing to stand up to him and to criticize him, because after 1929 when he became so much more powerful, he began a campaign of assassinations and intimidation and violence used against not only his political rivals and dissidents, but also just Anyone who favored cooperation between Arabs and Jews in Palestine. So there were various mayors of Arab cities who wanted to work together with the Jewish community of those cities or with other Jewish leaders to bring about various economic initiatives, for instance. And some of those mayors were assassinated by the muftis henchmen, or they were just intimidated into silence and into kind of embracing his platform, which was that Palestine is and has always been and should always be, a purely Muslim land, and that there is no place for any kind of Jewish sovereignty or Jewish power in that land.  So, you know, the Mufti, in 1936 he ended up leading a violent rebellion against the British. And the British at that point, had gotten tired of ruling Palestine. They realized it was much more work than they were interested in doing, and they were interested in leaving Palestine, handing over governance to the local population to the Jews and Arabs of Palestine, and they had been interested in figuring out what could be done. Could there be a binational state with equal representation, or representative governance? If Jews are 40% of the population and Arabs are 60% then there could be some kind of governance on those ratios, all of those solutions, including a two state solution, which was presented in 1937 all of those solutions were rejected by the grand mufti, and his platform was embraced by the other Arab officials within Palestine, because if it wasn't, they could face death or violence. And he even rejected the idea of Jews remaining in Palestine under Arab rule. You know when the British said to him, okay, so what will be done with the 400,000 Jews who are in Palestine right now? He said they can't stay. So he didn't only reject the two state solution. He rejected, you know, this bi national, equal utopian society that we hear proposed by so many in pro Palestine movement today. You know, all of these solutions have been on the table for a century and always. They have been rejected by Palestinian leaders, whether it was the Grand Mufti or his apprentice, his young cousin, yas Arafat. Manya Brachear Pashman: Ah, okay, so what happened to Grand Mufti Husseini? Did he stick around? So The Mufti was eventually, finally wanted for arrest by the British after his rebellion claimed the life of a British official. Until then, it had only claimed the lives of Jews and Arabs, but once a British official was killed, then the British had decided that they'd had enough of the Mufti, and they ordered his arrest. He fled Palestine. He ended up in Iraq, where he was involved in riots there the far hood in which many Jews were massacred, perhaps hundreds, if not over 1000 Jews were slaughtered in Baghdad, which was at the time home to about. 100,000 Jews. He then fled Iraq and ended up in Berlin, where he lived from 1941 to 1945 in a Nazi financed mansion, and he led the Arab branch of Joseph Goebbels Ministry of Propaganda. He was the Nazi's leading voice in the Arab world, he spread Nazi propaganda throughout the Muslim world and recruited 10s of 1000s of Muslims to fight for the Nazis, including in the Waffen SS and when the war ended, when world war two ended, and the UN wanted him for Nazi war crimes, he was wanted for Nazi war crimes, placed on the UN's list of Nazi war criminals. Once again, he fled, first to France, then to Cairo, eventually settling in Beirut, where he continued to lead his people's jihad against the Jews of Palestine. So when, in 1947, when the UN voted to partition British Mandate Palestine into an Arab state and a Jewish state so that the British could finally leave Palestine. He declared jihad, and he rejected the Partition Plan, along with every other Arab state which also rejected it. Of course, the Jews of Palestine embraced it, celebrated it, and the very next day after the UN vote, riots erupted throughout Palestine, and he helped. He was kind of pulling the strings of that Jihad taking place in Palestine. And in fact, 1000 Muslim men who he had recruited for the Waffen. SS joined that holy war in Palestine. The Mufti helped create the army of the holy war. Yasser Arafat, who was also in Beirut at the time, also assisted the army of the holy war. He actually fought in the war that began in 1947 alongside the Muslim Brotherhood. So, you know the legacy that the Mufti had? You know, it doesn't end there. It continued to his dying day in 1974 and Arafat took over his mantle as the leader of the Palestinian people. And you know, we see how the disinformation and incitement and rejection of Jewish sovereignty in any part of the ancient land of Israel has continued to be a prominent force in Palestinian politics no matter who was in charge. You know, the Fatah, Mahmoud, Abbas and Hamas, of course, perpetuate the same lies about Al Aqsa. They perpetuate the same denial of a Jewish right to live in peace in our homeland, deny the history of Jewish presence in Israel. So, you know, it's really astounding to me how little is known about the Grand Mufti and how little is known about his impact on this conflict, and particularly in the very beginnings, the ground zero of this conflict in 1929 Manya Brachear Pashman: It's so interesting. We talk so much about Hitler, right? And his antisemitism, but we don't talk about Husseini. Yardena Schwartz: Yeah, and they were good friends. I mean, they met in 1941 shortly after the Mufti arrived, he had a private chauffeur. He was lavishly paid by the Nazis, and he was good friends with Himmler. He toured concentration camps. He knew very well about the final solution. Hitler himself considered the Mufti an honorary Aryan. I mean, the Mufti had blue eyes, fair skin, light hair. Hitler believed that Husseini had Roman blood, and he saw him as someone who could lead the Nazi forces once they arrived in the Middle East. He saw him as, you know, a great ally of the Nazis. He didn't just participate in the Nazis quest to eradicate the Jewish population of Europe and eventually arrive in Palestine, but he also the Mufti worked to convince various European leaders not to allow Jewish refugees from fleeing Europe and not allowing them to come to Palestine. He told them, send them to Poland, and he knew very well what was happening in Poland. Manya Brachear Pashman: So I want to go back to this family in Tennessee, the genesis of this story, and I'm curious. David Schoenberg's niece said that at one point in the book, she said they're Southern, so they sweep ugly under the rug in the south. And so they just didn't talk about that. And when I read that, I thought, actually, that's kind of a Jewish approach, not a southern approach, except we wouldn't say we sweep things under the rug. We move on, right? We treasure our resilience, and we move on from that pain and we build anew. But is moving on really in the Jewish community's best interest? Is that how we end up forgetting and letting this history and this very important history fade?. Yardena Schwartz: Yeah, absolutely. You know, I think it is possible to do both. It is possible to take great pride in our resilience and in our strength and our ability to experience so much devastation and suffering, and yet every time emerge stronger.  I mean, think about the Holocaust. First of all, for many years, we did sweep that under the rug. Survivors were discouraged from speaking about what they went through. They were seen as, you know, especially in Israel, they were seen as, you know, people who went like sheep to the slaughter. It wasn't something to talk about. It was something to move on from. And yet now we are able to hold both in both hands. You know. We're able to honor and commemorate the memory and speak about the atrocities that millions of Jews suffered during the Holocaust, while also celebrating where we went after the Holocaust. I mean, three years after the Holocaust, Israel was born. You know, that's just, on its own, you know, a remarkable symbol of our resilience and our strength as a people. But I think the way we commemorate the Holocaust is a really great example of how we do both how we honor the memory and use that as a lesson so that it never happens again.  And yet, I think that when it comes to the conflict and the various forces that have led us to where we are today, there is this tendency to kind of try to move on and not really speak about how we got here. And it's really a shame, because I think that this is the only way we'll ever find a way out of this tragic cycle of violence, is if we learn how we got here, the forces that continue to drive this conflict after a century, and you know, the people who brought us here. Not only the Grand Mufti, but also, you know, the leaders today who are very much capitalizing on fear and religion, exploiting religion for their own, their own interests, and utilizing disinformation to remain in power. And I think that, you know, we can't afford not to speak about these things and not to know about our own history. It's really telling that, you know, even in Jewish communities, where people know so much about Israel and about this conflict, there is just a complete lack of knowledge of, you know, the very bedrock of this conflict. And I think without that knowledge, we'll never get out of this mess. Manya Brachear Pashman: Yardena, thank you so much. This is such a wonderful book, and congratulations on writing it.  Yardena Schwartz: Thank you so much.  Manya Brachear Pashman: If you missed last week's episode, be sure to tune in for my conversation with Dr Laura Shaw Frank, Director of AJC Center for Education Advocacy. We discussed the delicate balance between combating antisemitism, safeguarding free speech, and ensuring campuses remain safe for all students.  Thank you for listening. This episode is brought to you by AJC. Our producer is Atara Lakritz. Our sound engineer is TK Broderick. You can subscribe to People of the Pod on Apple podcasts, Spotify or Google podcasts, or learn more at ajc.org/PeopleofthePod. The views and opinions of our guests don't necessarily reflect the positions of AJC. We'd love to hear your views and opinions or your questions. You can reach us at PeopleofthePod@ajc.org. If you've enjoyed this episode, please be sure to tell your friends. 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Originally Recorded February 28th, 2025 About Yardena Schwartz: https://www.yardenaschwartz.com/ Check out Yardena's book Ghosts of a Holy War: The 1929 Massacre in Palestine That Ignited the Arab-Israeli Conflict: https://www.amazon.com/Ghosts-Holy-War-Palestine-Arab-Israeli/dp/145494921X This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit musicallyspeaking.substack.com

THE REVERBERATING IMPACT OF THE 1929 HEBRON MASSACREHEADLINE 1: Israel will allow Syrian Druze, along with Circassians – another ethnic minority in Syria – to work in the Israeli Golan Heights. HEADLINE 2: Recent meetings in Qatar between top Hamas terrorists and Adam Boehler, the U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs, are focused the release of Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander. HEADLINE 3: The Trump administration has followed through on its threat to cancel federal funding to Columbia University, revoking $400 million due to the institution's failure to respond to campus antisemitism.--FDD Executive Director Jon Schanzer provides timely updates and analysis, followed by a conversation with award-winning journalist, Emmy-nominated producer, and bestselling author Yardena Schwartz. Learn more at: https://fdd.org/fddmorningbrief

Yardena Schwartz is an Emmy-nominated journalist and author of “Ghosts of a Holy War: The 1929 Massacre in Palestine That Ignited the Arab-Israeli Conflict.” This work of narrative nonfiction tells the gripping story of a young American, David Shainberg, who was one of the 67 Jews murdered in the 1929 Hebron massacre, the aftershocks of which continue to plague Israel one century later and are especially haunting in light of the October 7, 2023 Hamas massacre of 1200. Join this conversation to hear what led up to the Hebron massacre almost 100 years ago and what took place that horrific day, how David ended up in Hebron from Memphis to begin with and his own reports from the Holy Land, and how the similarities then to the massacre of 2023 remind us that Israel's enemies are unrelenting and whether there is any hope for the future.· PLEASE DONATE TO THE GENESIS 123 FOUNDATION ISRAEL EMERGENCY FUND AT WWW.GENESIS123.CO Connect with Yardena and get your copy of “Ghosts of a Holy War: at www.yardenaschwartz.comFor information about and how to register for Root & Branch, please go to www.RootandBranchIsrael.comConnect with the Genesis 123 Foundation at www.Genesis123.co FB - www.facebook.com/Genesis123Foundation Twitter - @Genesis123FIG - Genesis_123_FoundationFind out how you can be part of Run for Zion and bless Israel with every step at www.RunforZion.com.

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#330> Sponsored by Genazym. Check out the beautiful new catalogue for auction 20: Winter event. > Many fascinating items including a letter from the Baal HaTanya, marginal notes of the Rema M'Fano, the Chafetz Chaim's letter to his wife, Rav Chaim Kanievsky's personal Siddur, and more. The auction will take place Sunday, February 16 at 1PM EST: https://www.genazym.com/auction/624-20-en/> To view the Chafetz Chaim's letter to his wife: https://www.genazym.com/auction/624-20-en/lot-62-23/> We discussed David Shainberg of Memphis and how his story turned into this book, Chevron Yeshiva and its relocation there from Slabodka, British mandate Palestine in the 1920's, the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, the Jewish community of Chevron, the cause of the 1929 riots, the riot in Chevron, the aftermath, impact on today, legacy, and more. > To purchase, "Ghosts of a Holy War": https://amzn.to/4h80krY> To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/DZ3C2CjUeD9AGJvXeEODtK>  To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode follow this link: https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/or email seforimchatter@gmail.com (Zelle/QP this email address)Support the show

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Was 1929 a harbinger of October 7th, 2023? August 23rd, 1929, nearly 100 years ago, marks the day of what is referred to in history as the 1929 Arab Riots: a wave of pogroms waged against the Jews living in British Mandatory Palestine. These pogroms began in Jerusalem and quickly spread to other cities and […]

Was 1929 a harbinger of October 7th, 2023? August 23rd, 1929, nearly 100 years ago, marks the day of what is referred to in history as the 1929 Arab Riots: a wave of pogroms waged against the Jews living in British Mandatory Palestine. These pogroms began in Jerusalem and quickly spread to other cities and towns, including Hebron, Safed, Jaffa, and Haifa. The riots had largely subsided by August 29th, after 113 Jews were murdered.  Just a few months ago, we at Call me Back released a special series of episodes wherein we spoke with thought leaders about the lasting impact of October 7th on Israelis, on Jews, and on the geopolitics of the Middle East and beyond. (Watch the special series here on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiYCxMRIBxFoxg8e8Efe0Rz5DZv7VXQeQ) Today, we examine the 1929 Arab Riots taking a broad view at how they shaped the following 100 years.  Our guest is Yardena Schwartz, author of the recently published book: “Holy War: The 1929 Massacre in Palestine That Ignited the Arab-Israeli Conflict” - a meticulously researched work that examines the 1929 Hebron massacre, where nearly 70 Jewish residents were killed by their Arab neighbors and friends, and that explores its impact on the Arab-Israeli conflict.  Yardena Schwartz is an award-winning journalist, an  Emmy-nominated producer, and author of “Ghosts of a Holy War: The 1929 Massacre in Palestine That Ignited the Arab-Israeli Conflict.” Her reporting from four continents has been published in dozens of publications, including the New York Times, New York Review of Books, Wall Street Journal, The Economist, Time, National Geographic, Rolling Stone, and Foreign Policy. She has also worked at NBC News, and she reported from Israel for 10 years.  Yardena's newly released book, “Ghosts of a Holy War: The 1929 Massacre in Palestine That Ignited the Arab-Israeli conflict”: https://www.amazon.com/Ghosts-Holy-War-Palestine-Arab-Israeli/dp/145494921X Pre-order the audiobook here: https://tinyurl.com/hwphyrp4 Video on the seven American hostages held in Gaza: http://pic.x.com/pkUKmtYrQW

Was 1929 a harbinger of October 7th, 2023? August 23rd, 1929, nearly 100 years ago, marks the day of what is referred to in history as the 1929 Arab Riots: a wave of pogroms waged against the Jews living in British Mandatory Palestine. These pogroms began in Jerusalem and quickly spread to other cities and […]

Send us a textThe history of modern Israel is so often linked to the founding of the state in 1948. Failing to consider the pre-history of a conflict that many would argue kicked off in force with the Hebron Massacre of 1929.Yardena Schwartz has had an esteemed career as an award-winning journalist and Emmy-nominated producer and is now the author of Ghosts of a Holy War: The 1929 Massacre in Palestine That Ignited the Arab-Israeli Conflict. A seminal look at the conflict that began what is now almost one hundred years of unending war. Eylon sits down with Yardena for a wide-ranging discussion on the history of this region and how the repercussions of a century-old conflict are still very much being felt today.Buy Ghosts of a Holy War: https://www.amazon.com/product/dp/145494921X/?tag=unionsquare Co-Creator and Host - Eylon LevyCo-Creator - Guy RossExecutive Producer - Asher Westropp-EvansEditor/Director - Benny GoldmanGraphics - Thomas GirschStay up to date at:X: https://twitter.com/stateofapodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/stateofapod/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?... LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/state-of-a-nation

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1. Yardena Schwartz, author of "Ghosts of a Holy War," discusses her new book on the 1929 Hebron Massacre and how it informs the modern day. https://www.amazon.com/Ghosts-Holy-War-Palestine-Arab-Israeli/dp/145494921X 2. Noam responds to the accusation made on the Jake Shields podcast that he had taken Dave Smith and Nick Fuentes out of context.

1. Yardena Schwartz, author of "Ghosts of a Holy War," discusses her new book on the 1929 Hebron Massacre and how it informs the modern day. https://www.amazon.com/Ghosts-Holy-War-Palestine-Arab-Israeli/dp/145494921X 2. Noam responds to the accusation made on the Jake Shields podcast that he had taken Dave Smith and Nick Fuentes out of context.

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00:00 - Good Voch 00:13 - Mazel Tov R' Eli! 03:31 - Emails 04:14 - MDYsponsor.com 05:26 - Introduction 06:37 - Amud Beis 07:58 - Amud Aleph 30:44 - Hadran 30:51 - Amud Beis 52:11 - Have a Wonderful Week Quiz - http://Kahoot.8MinDaf.com -- Today's shiur is sponsored For the unity of Am Yisrael & Shprintzy and Avrumie Gross: לע"נ The yahrzeits of our Father's, שלמה זלמן בן יצחק אייזיק ז"ל & בנימין אייזיק בן צבי הירש הכהן ז"ל & לע״נ זכריה בן משה לע״נ חיה בת יוסף & Ahron Fraiman: It should be a zechus to R Eli for continued siyadta dishmaya in teaching Torah to Klal Yisroel! & Edward Galster: in memory of our beloved mother Gitel Tova bas R' Dovid Zalman & leilouy nishmat Yardena bat Liliane --- Turning of the daf: Greg Haber: for the success and the safe return of our chayalim and the hostages and for a zechut for all of Klal Yisroel _________________________________

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We're back with Yardena of Rivers in Cup, check out our full interview with Yardena and her experiences working with Grace through a Reiki Series. Listen to that episode here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/angel-face-magic-hour/id1521863784?i=1000602394103 On this Bonus Episode Yardena gives us some Tips on Tarot Readings, we learn how to find our Tarot Card of the Year, and Yardena gives Grace some insights and intuition on her card of the Year.  Discussing how each card represents different elements and archetypes of our self. Plus some thoughts on Oracle Cards and talking with skeptics about spirituality. Thoughts on synchronicities and how the connections of humans itself is magic.  Yardena shares thoughts on Temperance which is Grace's card of the year and how that shows up in work and life. What is really worth balancing? Patience, what do you want to commit to? Reciprocity and how making room for yourself leaves the seeds of possibilities for others to pursue their own magic.  Find Yardena on Socials @riversincup https://www.instagram.com/riversincup/ To Book a Reading with Yardena email her @ Yamelle333@gmail.com Find us on Instagram @angelface.grace and share with us YOUR tarot card of the year! Donate to the Show: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=Q4QMJ5P2CVXP2 For 1:1 sessions and classes please visit Gracelannon.com Use special discount code “POD” for 15% off your first 1:1 session To Book A Session with Grace: https://angelface.as.me/?appointmentType=18465155 Follow us on Tiktok and IG @angelface.grace Follow the podcast IG @angelfacemagichour Subscribe to our Youtube to watch video versions of the podcast, meditations and much more: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMmrpT5oCPY8HIwJt4isoxQ Join the Mailing List to Stay Up To Date on Classes and Workshops! https://www.gracelannon.com Join our Meet Up Group to stay up date on our upcoming workshops Cosmic Seekers: https://meetu.ps/e/KT6rp/SsHpx/i --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/angelfacemagichour/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/angelfacemagichour/support

This week on the Podcast we're sharing a conversation with Yardena of Rivers in Cup. Yardena was a client of mine for a series of Reiki Healing Sessions, in this episode we begin our conversation sharing about her experience working through A Reiki Series with Grace. Yardena is an artist located in San Diego California, find her on social media @riversincup https://www.instagram.com/riversincup/ she offers Tarot, Artwork and More, if interested in getting a reading with Yardena email her @ Yamelle333@gmail.com  In this episode we reflect on Yardena's physical, emotional, mental and spiritual experiences working with Reiki and how that has influenced her daily life and spiritual practice. What drew her to be interested in Reiki and how it helped her. We discuss some of the psychic information, entities, and ideas that came thru in her sessions that she was able to explore on her own. Integrating that information and receiving confirmations on some of the intentions we discussed in our sessions. We also talk about Archangel Azazel, astral crystal swords, Yardena's story with the Tarot, healing comes in layers, death, rebirth, reigniting your spiritual practice, embodiment, dance and more !  Enjoy this conversation and come back for a bonus episode with Yardena sharing some tips on the Tarot ! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/angelfacemagichour/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/angelfacemagichour/support

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Michael McGriff reads an excerpt from his poem "Questions for the Interrogation," followed by an interview with Yardena Carmi. Their conversation explores the poem's tribute to rural Oregon and Pablo Neruda, the limitations of memory and language, and McGriff's work as a translator. This excerpt from "Questions for the Interrogation" was originally published in NER 42.1 (spring 2021). The episode was produced by Yardena Carmi, Middlebury College class of 2023.

Yardena Landau mejor conocida como "Yarde" para sus amigos, nació en los Estados Unidos, de padres mexicanos, es la primera de tres hijos. Sus padres decidieron regresar a México. En sus primeros años se dieron cuenta que "Yarde" no crecía normal como otros niños, ama a sus hermanos (de estatura normal) que la han visto luchar contra toda adversidad debido a su pequeña estatura.Yardena abre su corazón y nos comparte sus desafíos y ventajas viviendo en un mundo donde todo está diseñado para gente "grande y derecha", también siendo zurda.Desde su pequeña estatura se ha enfrentado con gallardía a grandes retos. Un buen día decidió regresar sola a los Estados Unidos. En la actualidad reside en Tampa, FL y trabaja para una línea aérea en el área de servicio al pasajero. Extraña a su familia, nos cuenta en exclusiva sobre sus temores, enfrentamientos, amores platónicos y recomendaciones para cuando visitemos México. Nos insta a tratar con respeto a las personas de estatura pequeña y cómo debemos reaccionar cuando nos encontramos con ellos.

Study Guide Yoma 8 Pictures Today's daf is dedicated for a refuah shleima for Basmat bat Yardena and Noach Avraham ben Batya Shana. How do Rabbi Yehuda and Rabbi Shimon extrapolate the different parts of the verse relating to the tzitz each according to their interpretation? Are there other tannaim who debate the issue: is impurity overridden or is it entirely permitted? How many of the days do they sprinkle the Kohen Gadol before Yom Kippur and the Kohen who burned the red heifer? Why is the room where the Kohen Gadol goes called "Lishkat Parhedrin"? 

Study Guide Yoma 8 Pictures Today's daf is dedicated for a refuah shleima for Basmat bat Yardena and Noach Avraham ben Batya Shana. How do Rabbi Yehuda and Rabbi Shimon extrapolate the different parts of the verse relating to the tzitz each according to their interpretation? Are there other tannaim who debate the issue: is impurity overridden or is it entirely permitted? How many of the days do they sprinkle the Kohen Gadol before Yom Kippur and the Kohen who burned the red heifer? Why is the room where the Kohen Gadol goes called "Lishkat Parhedrin"? 

Study Guide Yoma 5 The shiurim this week are dedicated by the Balkany Family for refuah shleima of Noach Avraham ben Batya Shana. And by Yonatan Hober for a refuah shleima and a successful operation for Bosmat bat Yardena. What are the differences between the approaches of Rabbi Yochanan and Rabbi Chanina regarding whether or not all the details of the days of the inauguration were essential or only those that were essential on an ongoing basis, after the first days of inauguration? The four differences would be regarding smicha, tenufa, separation seven days before of the Kohen Gadol on Yom Kippur, and his having to wear the clothes and be anointed for seven days before starting to work as the Kohen Gadol. The gemara explains for each how we know they are not essential on an ongoing basis? The one who holds everything done at the inauguration was essential, from where is that derived? How did Moshe dress Aharon and his sons? There is a contradiction in the verses and the gemara brings two different approaches to understanding how it was done. 

Study Guide Yoma 5 The shiurim this week are dedicated by the Balkany Family for refuah shleima of Noach Avraham ben Batya Shana. And by Yonatan Hober for a refuah shleima and a successful operation for Bosmat bat Yardena. What are the differences between the approaches of Rabbi Yochanan and Rabbi Chanina regarding whether or not all the details of the days of the inauguration were essential or only those that were essential on an ongoing basis, after the first days of inauguration? The four differences would be regarding smicha, tenufa, separation seven days before of the Kohen Gadol on Yom Kippur, and his having to wear the clothes and be anointed for seven days before starting to work as the Kohen Gadol. The gemara explains for each how we know they are not essential on an ongoing basis? The one who holds everything done at the inauguration was essential, from where is that derived? How did Moshe dress Aharon and his sons? There is a contradiction in the verses and the gemara brings two different approaches to understanding how it was done. 

Study Guide Yoma 4 Our learning today will be in honor of the State of Israel celebrating 73 years of independence. And in honor of Dr. Haya Shames who was chosen to light a beacon at the Independence Day ceremony of Neve Daniel, a beacon representing Torah study and more specifically Daf Yomi learning. Haya is a Dr. of Neuro Optometry and mother of six. She has lead many women to their Daf Yomi journey, has completed the Shas and is now in her second cycle. Yasher Koach! And by Bracha Rutner in memory of her mother, Anna Rutner - Sara bat Yom Tov. "She was the kindest person and curious about the world. When you spoke to her she gave you her full attention and asked you questions about your life and made you feel special. She loved learning, people and her family." And for a refuah shleima for Bosmat bat Yardena. The gemara delves into the two different approaches to the derivation for the 7 days of separation of the Kohen Gadol before Yom Kippur – either from the inauguration days or from the giving of the Torah. Questions are raised and braitot are brought to prove each side. How does the debate regarding the verses from Shmot 24 about Moshe going into the cloud relate to this. Was that event before or after the giving of the Torah. Was the Torah given on the 6th of Sivan or the 7th? Was the cloud mentioned in Shmot 24 covering Moshe or the mountain? Were the six days leading up to the receiving of the Torah or was it after the Torah was received and it was before Moshe was to speak to God to learn the rest of the Torah? 

Study Guide Yoma 4 Our learning today will be in honor of the State of Israel celebrating 73 years of independence. And in honor of Dr. Haya Shames who was chosen to light a beacon at the Independence Day ceremony of Neve Daniel, a beacon representing Torah study and more specifically Daf Yomi learning. Haya is a Dr. of Neuro Optometry and mother of six. She has lead many women to their Daf Yomi journey, has completed the Shas and is now in her second cycle. Yasher Koach! And by Bracha Rutner in memory of her mother, Anna Rutner - Sara bat Yom Tov. "She was the kindest person and curious about the world. When you spoke to her she gave you her full attention and asked you questions about your life and made you feel special. She loved learning, people and her family." And for a refuah shleima for Bosmat bat Yardena. The gemara delves into the two different approaches to the derivation for the 7 days of separation of the Kohen Gadol before Yom Kippur – either from the inauguration days or from the giving of the Torah. Questions are raised and braitot are brought to prove each side. How does the debate regarding the verses from Shmot 24 about Moshe going into the cloud relate to this. Was that event before or after the giving of the Torah. Was the Torah given on the 6th of Sivan or the 7th? Was the cloud mentioned in Shmot 24 covering Moshe or the mountain? Were the six days leading up to the receiving of the Torah or was it after the Torah was received and it was before Moshe was to speak to God to learn the rest of the Torah? 

Study Guide Yoma 3 The daf today is dedicated in memory of the fallen soldiers that were killed protecting the State of Israel and in memory of those that were killed in terrorist attacks and died by Kiddush Hashem. The month of Iyar is sponsored by the Hadran Women of Long Island group in memory of Irwin Weber a"h, Yitzchak Dov ben Avraham Alter and Rachel, beloved father of our member Debbie Weber Schreiber. Today’s Daf is dedicated by the Raye, Cohen and Maybaum families in honor of their mother- Liesel Maybaum, Elisheva bat Yehuda. "She had a great thirst for knowledge and championed her children and grandchildren to strive for knowledge in the Torah world. As today is Yom Hazikaron, we are sure she would want it mentioned as she was a lover of Israel and so proud of her grandchildren who have served and are currently serving in צהל." And by Tamara Katz in honor of the third yahrtzeit of her grandfather, Shlomo ben Yacov Zvi Hacohen and Dvora. And for a refuah shleima for Basmat bat Yardena. The gemara continues to raise questions against the drasha from the inauguration days to Yom Kippur (that one needs to separate for seven days before) – why not learn instead to Shavuot or Rosh Hashana?  The gemara brings another opinion of Rabbi Yochanan that the drasha was only for Yom Kippur and not for the red heifer. How does this fit in with the mishna in Para? After Reish Lakish raised another issue with the drasha, Rabbi Yochanan derives the separation on Yom Kippur instead from a verse relating to Mount Sinai when the Torah was given. However there only six days are mentioned – how do we get to seven?

Study Guide Yoma 3 The daf today is dedicated in memory of the fallen soldiers that were killed protecting the State of Israel and in memory of those that were killed in terrorist attacks and died by Kiddush Hashem. The month of Iyar is sponsored by the Hadran Women of Long Island group in memory of Irwin Weber a"h, Yitzchak Dov ben Avraham Alter and Rachel, beloved father of our member Debbie Weber Schreiber. Today’s Daf is dedicated by the Raye, Cohen and Maybaum families in honor of their mother- Liesel Maybaum, Elisheva bat Yehuda. "She had a great thirst for knowledge and championed her children and grandchildren to strive for knowledge in the Torah world. As today is Yom Hazikaron, we are sure she would want it mentioned as she was a lover of Israel and so proud of her grandchildren who have served and are currently serving in צהל." And by Tamara Katz in honor of the third yahrtzeit of her grandfather, Shlomo ben Yacov Zvi Hacohen and Dvora. And for a refuah shleima for Basmat bat Yardena. The gemara continues to raise questions against the drasha from the inauguration days to Yom Kippur (that one needs to separate for seven days before) – why not learn instead to Shavuot or Rosh Hashana?  The gemara brings another opinion of Rabbi Yochanan that the drasha was only for Yom Kippur and not for the red heifer. How does this fit in with the mishna in Para? After Reish Lakish raised another issue with the drasha, Rabbi Yochanan derives the separation on Yom Kippur instead from a verse relating to Mount Sinai when the Torah was given. However there only six days are mentioned – how do we get to seven?

As a curios mind I wonder the universe listening and watching, and as I wonder I come across Yardena. A soul of elegance and energy, her energy pulled me in and her practice in esoteric studies told me I was in the right place ( space is the place ). We talked and looked into her life, what she was practicing and or the steps to her process as she grows more into her powers. A Bruja in the real world! never judge, never assume and always be open the energy of the world. Yardena insta handle @conjure.benevolence Yardena Candle insta Handle @cerilla.divina

Study Guide Pesachim 60 Today's Daf is sponsored by Yonatan Huber in memory of Tzafrir ben Shaul and Yardena z"l, "A god-fearing man who loved learning torah." Passover slaughtered not for its own sake (for example as a peace offering - if on the fourteenth day, it is invalid - if on any other day, it is valid and is brought as a peace offering. Rav Papa asks if when the Mishnah speaks one who sacrifices it for its own sake and not for its sake, does it mean within one stage of the sacrificial process (and then only valid with Rabbi Yosi’s opinion_ or does in mean in 2 stages and even Rabbi Meir would agree? The gemara tries in several ways to answer his question, but without success. Then a question is asked what if it was not the 14th and one brought an animal designated for a Pesach sacrifice for its own sake and not for its own sake – would it be comparable to the case in the mishna and be invalid or would this be different? Rabbi Dimi says that it is invalid and Rabbi Yirmiah says that it is valid. Rava rules like Rabbi Yirmiah and Rav Ada Bar Ahavah tries to reject his reasoning but Rava justifies his words.

Study Guide Pesachim 60 Today's Daf is sponsored by Yonatan Huber in memory of Tzafrir ben Shaul and Yardena z"l, "A god-fearing man who loved learning torah." Passover slaughtered not for its own sake (for example as a peace offering - if on the fourteenth day, it is invalid - if on any other day, it is valid and is brought as a peace offering. Rav Papa asks if when the Mishnah speaks one who sacrifices it for its own sake and not for its sake, does it mean within one stage of the sacrificial process (and then only valid with Rabbi Yosi’s opinion_ or does in mean in 2 stages and even Rabbi Meir would agree? The gemara tries in several ways to answer his question, but without success. Then a question is asked what if it was not the 14th and one brought an animal designated for a Pesach sacrifice for its own sake and not for its own sake – would it be comparable to the case in the mishna and be invalid or would this be different? Rabbi Dimi says that it is invalid and Rabbi Yirmiah says that it is valid. Rava rules like Rabbi Yirmiah and Rav Ada Bar Ahavah tries to reject his reasoning but Rava justifies his words.

Study Guide Pesachim 37 Today’s daf is sponsored with hakarat hatov to Hashem by Shalom and Tina Lamm to celebrate their new granddaughter, Mindl Hodaya (“Mindy”) born to their children, Ari & Shlomit Lamm. And by Yonatan Huber for a refuah shleima for Basmat bat Yardena and Shaul and Nissim ben Rosa and Machluf Malul.   What is "thick dough" that Beit Hillel permits on Pesach? What is the difference in terms of concern for the dough leavening between matza baking and the baking of the showbread? From the comparison, the gemara rejects the first explanation of "thick dough" and explains it being an issue of Yom Tov and not specifically Pesach. What is the difficulty with that explanation and how is it resolved? Can one make matza in different shapes or with shapes etched in? Can one distinguish between a baker and a homemaker? Can one distinguish between different people or different situations? The gemara deals with with different types of doughs that are not obligated in challa. Reish Lakish and Rabbi Yochanan disagree regarding dough make in a pot. The gemara raises questions on each approach and tries to resolve.  

Study Guide Pesachim 37 Today’s daf is sponsored with hakarat hatov to Hashem by Shalom and Tina Lamm to celebrate their new granddaughter, Mindl Hodaya (“Mindy”) born to their children, Ari & Shlomit Lamm. And by Yonatan Huber for a refuah shleima for Basmat bat Yardena and Shaul and Nissim ben Rosa and Machluf Malul.   What is "thick dough" that Beit Hillel permits on Pesach? What is the difference in terms of concern for the dough leavening between matza baking and the baking of the showbread? From the comparison, the gemara rejects the first explanation of "thick dough" and explains it being an issue of Yom Tov and not specifically Pesach. What is the difficulty with that explanation and how is it resolved? Can one make matza in different shapes or with shapes etched in? Can one distinguish between a baker and a homemaker? Can one distinguish between different people or different situations? The gemara deals with with different types of doughs that are not obligated in challa. Reish Lakish and Rabbi Yochanan disagree regarding dough make in a pot. The gemara raises questions on each approach and tries to resolve.  

8 Tage voller Glück! Was haben Krapfen und Bagel mit Hanukkah und der jüdischen Kultur zu tun? Essen verbindet, weiß Yardena! Wie sie das jüdische Lichterfest & Weihnachten verbringt, erzählt sie in Glückskeks!

When you think of the Netherlands, you might think of bicycles, clogs and tulips…but in this week’s episode we introduce you to one of the country’s most exciting exports, founder of Onshus, Yardena Grifhorst! Onshus now supply INCREDIBLE home furnishing all over the world and Yardena talks about starting the business, balancing being a mother and an entrepreneur, and learning to let go of control on the business she founded. You'll LOVE the incredible business, leadership and life lessons in this episode!

A playlist of Israeli & jewish songs for CRB campers! Thanks: Jeff Weisz Karen Segal Miriam Hertzson Cantor Carol Chesler Mitch Mernick Yaniv Morozovsky Listen to our camp music all day long at http://KolRamah.US

Prof Samuels speaks with ecancertv at EACR 2016 about her research into the genomic background of melanoma, and determination of tumourigenic drivers. She describes how oncogenes derived from tumour biopsy can reveal druggable targets and mutational events that can influence patient prognosis. She also discusses receiving of this years Pezcoller Foundation EACR Cancer Researcher Award.

Overview This is our tenth episode! in it we cover: An interview with Richard Feldman about Elm: Make the Back-End Team Jealous: Elm in Production Elm CSS json-to-elm In what we did section we cover: Ronen re-wrote Celestial Web UI in Elm Yardena used Akka Streams and Http In the news we covered: CuTer tool Akka Steams and Http. Kafka 0.9 Typesafe renamen to Lightbend Scalapeno 2016

Overview This is our ninth episode! in it we cover: An interview with Jose Valim about Elixir. In what we did section we cover: Yardena mentioned the Micro-services architecture, she also gave a talk at reversim about Scala and Akka. Yardena used SBT to package docker instances of Spark and Play. Ronen released Celestial publicly. Octo a tiny Elixir project for backing up github. Puppet Backup module and Opskeleton testing support were mentioned also. In the news we covered: Docker and Go presentation. Clojure slow startup analysis. Clojure web security sucks. Can Java 8 replace Scala. Akka 2.3. Dotty Scala 3.0.

Overview This is our seventh episode! in it we cover: Interview with Damien Katz CTO of couchbase database company and creator of the Couchdb project. In what we did section we cover: Yardena developed a library for monitoring procceses using Akka, she also migrated to git with her team using gitflow and considered gerrit for code reviews but decided on reviewboard. Ronen gave a talk about Vagrant and opskeleton, He also worked with virtualenv in python land and used swagger to document some API's, carmine is a redis library that he contributed code to. In the news we covered: Prismatic released plumbing. Language expressiveness survey. New round of Coursera’s functional programming in scala is starting, a study group in LivePerson, underscore-il group. Slick 1.0 is out (LINQ for Scala). Datomisca - Scala API for Datomic.

Overview This is our forth episode! in it we cover: Interview with Gil Tene from Azul systems about GC. In what we did section we cover: Yardena used Cloud Foundry and VMC. Ronen used cloudsearch and released Cloujsearch, swiss arrows and criterium were mentioned too. In the news we covered: Groovy 2.0, Joxa, project Jigsaw delayed. Open source Architecture Nginx chapter. Akka eventsource library.

Overview This is our first episode! in it we cover: Introduction and why Lambda pod has a right to exist. Whats kept us busy: Yardena talked about her first Groovy experience and using Easyb, Ronen mentioned Gelfino and the s-exp to l-exp compiler. Interview with Iulian Dragos of Typesafe about Scala, it IDE support and the community in general. Our impressions of the Edge Java conference, meeting Tim Berglund and Ronen's work on Liquibase Dsl and Gradle plugin, Yardena impression of time travel debugger and meeting Iulian. datomic is out, uses datalog as query language, has a unique approach to data persistency and caching. Scala macros controversy and Odersky’s response Golang first version out, the next sayeret talk will be on Golang, Dart will follow.