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In this edition, Allison, Don, and Noah discuss three major topics. They cover the controversial manslaughter conviction of Sgt. Elor Azaria for shooting a s...

In a special episode of the Promised Podcast, Allison Kaplan Sommer interviews journalist Dahlia Lithwick on topics including Trumpism, the relationship betw...

The Kushner family, including Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, has substantial financial ties to the Chabad movement, with donations from both the Kushner fam...

Sheldon Adelson, the influential Republican donor, strategically supported Donald Trump in the final stages of the 2016 election, contributing $35 million to...

Rabbi Marvin Hier, a prominent Jewish leader, accepted an invitation to offer a prayer at Donald Trump's 2017 presidential inauguration, citing it as an hono...

Rabbi Jonathan Muskat engages in a thoughtful response to Professor Jonathan Sarna's discussion on the traditional prayer for the government, specifically fo...

Rabbi Jonathan Muskat suggests revising the traditional prayer for the government to focus on invoking blessings upon the country and its citizens rather tha...

Allison, Don & Noah explore significant topics including the government allocating 130 million shekels to resettle 42 settler families from an illegal outpos...

The text discusses the concept of golems in Jewish folklore and how it has been used in modern contexts. It explores the usage of the term by white nationali...

Michael Doran's book delves into the complex relationship between American diplomacy and Egyptian leader Gamal Abdel Nasser during the mid-20th century. It h...

Dr. Amir Locker-Biletzky, a post-doctoral fellow at Concordia University, explores the Israeli Communist Party's reflection on its members' involvement in th...

In this podcast episode, Allison, Don, and Noah discuss three main topics focusing on Israel, including the controversial UN Security Council Resolution 2334...

David Friedman's appointment as the U.S. ambassador to Israel by President-elect Donald Trump has emboldened the Israeli settler movement, particularly its r...

Dr. Ruvi Ziegler, a law lecturer at the University of Reading, examines Israel's treatment of African asylum seekers, noting their impact on Israel's migrati...

Professor Martin Kramer, a Middle East scholar and president of Jerusalem's Shalem College, has released a new book titled "The War on Error: Israel, Islam, ...

In this episode, Allison, Don & Noah discuss the tragic events in Aleppo and reflect on Israeli reactions or inactions towards the situation. They also delve...

Professor Chaim Gans from Tel Aviv University delves into his book "A Political Theory for the Jewish People," aiming to find a liberal approach within Zioni...

In "The Enemies of the State Edition," Noah and Miriam delve into three main topics in Israel. They examine a poll showing a significant number of Israeli Je...

Israeli leaders are relieved by Trump's election, seeing decreased threats of U.N. resolutions and a nuclear Iran, yet American Jewish neoconservatives like ...

David Horowitz argues that Jews in the United States should focus on their collective interests, particularly in defending Israel against perceived threats o...

Jill Stein, the Green Party presidential nominee, has officially requested a full hand recount of Michigan's presidential vote after President-elect Donald T...

In "The Israel is Burning Edition," Allison, Don, and Noah discuss the response to the recent fires in Israel, which may have been set intentionally. They al...

In this discussion, the hosts explore the idea of repealing Godwin's Law and how it relates to current political discourse, particularly in the context of th...

In this live episode from Toronto, writer David Bezmozgis discusses the potential dangers of a Trump presidency and advises Americans to stay and fight rathe...

In episode 67 of "Unorthodox," recorded at Beth Tzedec Congregation in Toronto, David Bezmozgis, a writer and filmmaker, shares concerns about the dangers of...

The text discusses the mainstreaming of anti-Semitism in America coming from both the political right and left, with examples ranging from online harassment ...

During his campaign, Donald Trump positioned himself as an outsider against a "globalist" economic and political system, using rhetoric analysts suggest may ...

Donald Trump's transition team avoided directly condemning a white supremacist conference where his victory was celebrated, stating broadly that Trump oppose...

Rob Reiner criticizes Jared Kushner, President-elect Trump's son-in-law, for compromising his Jewish heritage seemingly for political and financial gain, acc...

Professor Naomi Chazan from the Van Leer Jerusalem Institute's Center for the Advancement of Women in the Public Sphere discusses the center's latest Gender ...

In this episode, host Mark speaks with Bob Barnes, a Yale classmate who made a lucrative bet on Trump's election and discusses his populist political views. ...

In a bonus episode of Unorthodox, Mark speaks with his Facebook friend Bob Barnes, a self-described populist lawyer who hadn't voted in a presidential electi...

The article investigates whether Steve Bannon, President Donald Trump's former chief strategist, is really an anti-Semite, citing various instances that ques...

In a briefing, Israel's Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman proposed reaching an agreement with the incoming Trump administration to focus settlement building...

Allison, Noah, and Times of Israel's Ops & Blogs Editor Miriam Herschlag discuss key topics in Israel, including the controversy around Habima, Israel's nati...

In episode 66 of "A Little on the Nose, History," a live event featuring former U.S. Congressman Barney Frank is discussed. Frank addresses the impact of rac...

In this episode of Unorthodox, hosts Mark Oppenheimer, Liel Leibovitz, and Stephanie Butnick process the implications of the 2016 presidential election with ...

Steve Bannon, appointed as a top aide to then-President-elect Donald Trump in 2016, was reported to have made disparaging remarks about Jewish children, expr...

Dr. Erella Grassiani, an anthropologist, examines moral numbing among Israeli soldiers in the West Bank in her book "Soldiering the Occupation." She explores...

The author reflects on their grandfather's experience fleeing Vienna in the 1930s and draws three principles to apply to the current political climate under ...

In a recent episode of the Tel Aviv Review, Allison, Noah, and host Gilad Halpern delve into the aftermath of the American elections, reflecting on what less...

In Episode 65 of the podcast "Super Tuesday," Jewish and non-Jewish guests discuss the upcoming election. The guests include Stephanie's grandfather, a lifel...

The episode covers the final stages of the U.S. 2016 election, featuring perspectives from Jewish and Gentile guests, including Bob Woodward and Jamie Kirchi...

Allison, Noah, and Don discuss the topics of prosecuting revelers at a settler wedding for hateful behavior, the effectiveness of seeking political common gr...

A woman withdrew from a planned press conference addressing her lawsuit against Donald Trump, accusing him of child rape allegedly occurring at 1994 parties ...

In this episode recorded live at Hebrew College, the discussion focuses on the upcoming presidential election. Guests include Jeremy Hobson from NPR's "Here ...

In this live episode from Hebrew College in Massachusetts, the hosts of Unorthodox discuss the seemingly unending 2016 presidential election with guests incl...

This episode of Unorthodox features discussions with Sohrab Ahmari about his book on identity politics in the arts and his conversion to Catholicism, and fil...

In episode 63 of the Unorthodox podcast, guests include Sohrab Ahmari discussing his views on identity politics and his conversion to Catholicism, and filmma...

Televangelist Paula White, linked closely with Donald Trump as his spiritual advisor, generates controversy by blending Jewish symbols and Christian evangeli...