The Yishai Fleisher Israel Podcast

The Yishai Fleisher Israel Podcast

Author: Yishai Fleisher Language: English Episodes: 551
There's a particular energy that comes from living at the heart of a story thousands of years in the making. The Yishai Fleisher Israel Podcast channels that energy directly into your headphones, offering a raw and nuanced perspective on the nation that is both ancient and constantly being reborn. Host Yishai Fleisher brings a lifetime of unique roles to the microphone-his insights are shaped by his time as a soldier, a journalist, a biblical scholar, and a voice for communities like Hebron. This isn't just a news recap from the region; it's a deep dive into the ideas, conflicts, and spiritual currents that define modern Israeli reality. Each episode feels like a conversation that could range from the geopolitical shifts shaking the Middle East to the timeless wisdom found in a weekly Torah portion, all filtered through the lens of someone who doesn't just report on Israel, but lives its daily struggle and miracle. You'll find discussions on family, health, and Jewish thought woven into the analysis, creating a holistic picture of life there. For anyone seeking to move beyond headlines and understand the soul, the politics, and the everyday resilience of Israel, this podcast becomes an essential listen. Yishai's firsthand experience provides context that is both scholarly and street-level, making each topic immediate and deeply personal.
Episodes
What Gets God's Goat? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:21:43
What gets God's goat? Complaining. The Children of Israel see the sea split before them, they will witness their enemy's destruction, and they will eat the holy Manna. But still, in moments of doubt, they moan and compla…
I'm Gonna Eat Your God [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:37:05
Defiance in Egypt and Amona. First, Rabbi Mike Feuer joins Rabbi Yishai to discuss the steps leading up to the exodus, including the commandment to take a lamb, the god of Egypt, into Jewish houses, and prepare it for sa…
Prosecuting David for Goliath Manslaughter [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:25:41
Goliath was already immobilized - so why did King David cut off his head? In modern Israel you can get prosecuted for something like that!Rabbi Mike Feuer joins Rabbi Yishai for Spiritual Cafe where they discuss the plag…
A Settler's Farewell to President Obama [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:04:41
After 8 years of President Obama, he's leaving. But to his consternation, Jews dwelling in their ancestral homeland are staying put. Malkah Fleisher joins Yishai (who's got a mini-flu) to discuss the trans-Atlantic trans…
Why I Chained Myself to the Temple Mount [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:10:44
Don't Bury Me in Hackensack!! As Jacob is on his deathbed in Egypt, he makes his son Joseph swear to bring his remains to the Land of Israel. But why not be buried in Egypt? Rabbi Mike Feuer joins Rabbi Yishai for "Spiri…
Jewish Surrogacy in an Egyptian Womb [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:35:38
The family of Israel gets brought down to Egypt after the revelation that Joseph is still alive. Rabbi Mike Feuer is reunited with Rabbi Yishai on Spiritual Cafe where they discuss the repentance for the sale of Joseph a…
Yishai at Limmud UK [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 45:58
Yishai is in England! First, Yishai speaks with Jonathan Neumann about the concept of Limmud UK and about practicing pluralism by bringing nationalistic speakers to a predominantly Liberal gathering. Then, a conversation…
Jewish Sell Outs [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 45:03
So hard to imagine, but Joseph's brothers sell him into slavery and that sin reverberates for generations. Rabbi Mike Feuer joins Rabbi Yishai on Spiritual Cafe to discuss the personality of Joseph, how God talks through…
Does It Always Have To Be a Struggle? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:03:35
For this special show Yishai is in Brooklyn! And being in the Diaspora colors his understanding of the Torah portion where Jacob struggles with an angel of Esav - or is it the the struggles of Jacob with Israel, the Exil…
Flock and Roll [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:39:27
When Jacob shows up at the well it is covered by a large stone that no one man can lift. But when he sees Rachel he rolls off the big stone by himself with the nuclear passion of his love for her. Rabbi Mike Feuer joins…