Tag: Jerusalem

In this podcast, Rabbi Jeffrey Woolf discusses the religious and political significance of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem.
In this podcast, Rabbi and professor Jeffrey Woolf discusses the significance of the Temple Mount in Judaism and the political challenges surrounding it.
Shabbat Shelach is a community group in Israel that aims to build a community for lesbian, bisexual, and transgender women around the Shabbat table.
This text explores the story of Erich Gunther Deutecom, a German man who lived in Nahariya, Israel in the 1960s.
In this episode, journalist Neri Zilber interviews journalist Adam Rasgon to provide an on-the-ground perspective on the recent events in Israel and Palestine.
In this article, Rabbi Aaron Rothkoff gives advice to new immigrants (olim) to Israel.
Jamie Geller reunites with heroic farmers in Jerusalem for a live event showcasing their resilience during Shmitah, with surprises and blessings from the strong women involved.
This podcast features a conversation between Neri Zilber, Hesham Youssef, and Farah Bdour about the roles of Egypt and Jordan in the Israeli-Palestinian arena.
Samuele Giannetti, vice president of the Roma Soccer Club for Youths Jerusalem branch, founded a soccer school in Jerusalem that brings together Jewish and Arab children.
The author discusses how Israel is often overlooked as a decolonized nation born out of the same messy process as other postcolonial states.
This article is a response to Paul O'Brien, the executive director of Amnesty International USA, who stated that American Jews don't want Israel to be a Jewish state, but rather a safe Jewish space.
In this episode of Supernova, hosts Yonit Levi and Jonathan Freedland discuss topics such as Israeli PM Naftali Bennett's hefty takeout bill, the French Presidential election from the perspective of French Jews and expats in Israel, and their shared fascination with the series WeCrashed about Adam Neumann.
In Jerusalem, violent clashes have erupted between Palestinians and Israeli police on the Temple Mount/Al-Aqsa compound, overshadowing the shared holiday celebrations of Jews, Muslims, and Christians in the Holy Land.
In this episode of "The Centre Cannot Hold Edition," Allison Kaplan Sommer, Noah Efron, and Jeremy Benstein discuss three important topics and end with a heartwarming anecdote about something in Israel that made them smile.
In Andrew Lawler's book "Under Jerusalem: The Buried History of the World's Most Contested City," he explores the history of archaeological expeditions in Jerusalem and the quest for ancient Jewish treasures.
David Friedman, former U.S. ambassador to Israel, discusses his experiences during his tenure in a new memoir.
Former U.S. ambassador to Israel, David Friedman, reflects on his time in the Trump administration and his new memoir in a podcast with Mosaic editor Jonathan Silver.
In this episode, the discussion revolves around the neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah in East Jerusalem, which has become a significant point of contention in the conflict over Jewish control of Jerusalem.
Kubbeh soup has become an iconic dish in Jerusalem cuisine, particularly as a pre-Shabbat meal.
Israeli celebrity chef Assaf Granit has reached a new career milestone as the ambassador of Swiss watch company Hublot.
Yonit and Jonathan discuss the unusual snowfall in Jerusalem, the political scandal involving Boris Johnson in London, and Israel's diplomatic balancing act between the US and Russia amid tensions in Ukraine.
According to popular belief, the Ark of the Covenant, a sacred object of the ancient Hebrews, is said to be kept in Ethiopia.
"Kivnei Maron" is a poem written during the Ten Days of Repentance by a speaker who was quarantined in Jerusalem after returning from a family emergency in America.
Allison Kaplan Sommer, Miriam Herschlag, and Noah Efron discuss Israel's Education Minister's decision not to award the country's top prize to a computer theorist who supported boycotting an Israeli university, the debate over whether all government functions need to be in Jerusalem if it's considered Israel's capital, and the projection that by 2050, a quarter of Israelis will be ultra-Orthodox and its significance.
In this discussion, Allison Kaplan Sommer, Miriam Herschlag, and Noah Efron cover three main topics.