Executing Terrorists?

Executing Terrorists?

Author: Yishai Fleisher February 24, 2017 Duration: 36:46
Why did Elor Azaria get only a year and a half sentence for executing a downed terrorist? How is a new online supermarket changing the lives of people in and around the Old City of Jerusalem? Why are anti Israel organizations reaching out to Orthodox girls seminaries? Malkah Fleisher joins Yishai for some rowdy Jewish radio from the heartland.

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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.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 551

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Strength from the Holocaust [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:28:59
First, Malkah Fleisher on entering the post-Pesach and post-Corona period, and realizing that the Holocaust means living out our ancestors dreams. Then, Yishai lets off Yom HaShoah steam on the problem with Euro-journali…
Election Direction and Saturday Night Seder Fever [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:38:59
Did Netanyahu and the nationalists win? Or is Israel doomed to governmental deadlock? Yishai speaks with Alex Traiman, Jerusalem bureau chief of JNS, to make sense of Israel's elections. Then, get ready for the after-Sha…
Judean Jedi and Samurai Seder [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 33:54
Yishai reveals how to make a powerful Passover Seder, talks staying positive in the face of negative conspiracy theories, and on the victory of nationalist thinking in the upcoming election. Also: Czech Republic and Koso…
Gentrifying Jerusalem and Tackling the Tabernacle [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:02:13
00:00:00 - Intro: First, Yishai & Malkah Fleisher on the Green Passport controversy, on visiting the tombs of Caleb and Joshua and cruising in style from Israel. 00:38:35 - Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem Fleur Hassan-Nahoum o…
Golden Calf, Court Conversion, and Facing China [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:24:16
00:00 - Opening 02:02 - Rabbi Yishai visits with Rav Mike Feuer in person! They discuss the ultra-dramatic Torah portion of Ki Tisa including the Golden Calf and the holy glow of Moses' face. 01:00:06 - Did Israel's Supr…
The Source of Simcha - Purim Joy from Judea!! [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 3:09:42
First, Yishai's daughter Leah Bat Tzion joins in for a young person's perspective on the message of Purim in Israel. Then, Rav Mike Feuer on the search for the source of Jewish joy and the ethical questions of Covid rest…
Law & Order, Jewish-Style [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:40:05
First, Yishai & Malkah hash out the latest iterations of the narrative attacks on Israel including ICC jurisdiction, Code Pink debate, and WikiWars. Then, Rav Mike Feuer joins Rabbi Yishai to discuss the concept of "conc…
The Big Ten and Jewish Judea in International Law [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:17:01
Overlooking the beach, Rabbi Yishai and Rav Mike Feuer discuss the Torah portion of Yitro/Jethro - the revelation of the Big Ten Commandments - and living up to the challenge of being "a nation of priests and a holy nati…
The Exodus Bus and Debating Armenia [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 3:10:37
Extra-long, but extra good! First, Rabbi Yishai is joined by Rav Mike Feuer to get on the freedom bus - to leave Egypt, to witness the splitting of the Red Sea, to eat some tasty manna, and then to fight with the Bizarro…