The Yishai Fleisher Show - Israel Podcast

Open Iftar and Israel's "Seldon Crisis"

Yishai and Malkah go to a Ramadan Iftar dinner in Hebron to break bread with pro-normalization Palestinians. Then, Rav Mike Feuer joins Rabbi Yishai to deal with Israel's political crisis and to see how the Torah law of Parshat Kedoshim can help heal society.

CELEBRATE THE MIRACLE

Join Yishai and Malkah Fleisher to celebrate Israeli Independence Day - by giving gratitude to Hashem and honoring the sacrifice of those who fought - for the rebirth of the Jewish Commonwealth in the land of Israel through the advent of the State of Israel.

Strength from the Holocaust

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-journalists. And finally, Rav Mike Feuer on holy food and why God cares that pig ain't kosher.

Election Direction and Saturday Night Seder Fever

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-Shabbat - complex yet fun - Seder Night. Rabbi Shimshon Nadel is on hand to steer us to kosher safety and help us have a meaningful Passover experience.

Judean Jedi and Samurai Seder

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 Kosovo moving their embassy to Jerusalem, and the majesty of getting muddy in Judea.

Gentrifying Jerusalem and Tackling the Tabernacle

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 on building the Eternal City and connecting with the UAE.
01:08:48 - Yishai and Rav Mike Feuer finish off the Book of Exodus with financial accounting and G-d's cloud of glory filling the Tabernacle. #IsraelPodcast

Golden Calf, Court Conversion, and Facing China

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 Supreme Court make a perversion of conversion? Knesset candidate, Adv. Simcha Rothman, explains.

01:57:44 - Author and historian Matthew Mausner just came back from a year in China with insights into the nation's growing global power.

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The Source of Simcha - Purim Joy from Judea!!

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 restrictions. Then, Rabbi Yishai debates Vision Magazine's Rabbi Yehuda HaKohen on the next stage of Jewish liberation.

Secrets of the Tabernacle, Ester Horgan's Megilla, & the Gift of Judean Snow

First, Rabbi Yishai is joined by Rav Mike Feuer to talk about the hidden meaning of the Tabernacle's vestments in the Torah portion of Terumah: from mystical cherubs to the enigmatic shape of the Menorah. Then, Malkah Fleisher joins Yishai to frolic in Judean snow and to speak with Rabbi Tuly Weisz about the new Megilat Ester dedicated to Ester Horgan, murdered three months ago. Finally, Amit Barak on the new Biblical board game "Way of the Patriarchs"!

Law & Order, Jewish-Style

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 "concensus reality" and to download the Big Data of the Law on in the Torah portion of Mispatim.