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The Yishai Fleisher show is a popular English-language podcast exploring Israeli life, politics, and Jewish thought. For over a decade Yishai has engaged listeners with passion and humor, drawing on years as a journalist, broadcaster, legal and biblical scholar, IDF soldier, and community leader working to build the modern state of Israel. Yishai sheds light on everything from global and Middle East news, to Bible/Torah study, health, family, and of course the amazing rebirth of Israel.
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Thursday Mar 10, 2016
SPIRITUAL CAFE: Pekudei - Spiritual Self-Defense
Thursday Mar 10, 2016
Thursday Mar 10, 2016
Jewish blood is being spilled in the streets but the government is slow to react. What is the Torah’s advice for the Children of Israel’s self-defense? Was Purim’s Mordechai endangering the Jews by refusing to bow to Haman? Can Jewish unity give us the needed strength to overcome? Rabbi Mike Feuer joins Yishai for a life-affirming, strength-giving session of Spiritual Cafe.

Thursday Mar 03, 2016
SPIRITUAL CAFE: God's Abode in Time 2016_03_03
Thursday Mar 03, 2016
Thursday Mar 03, 2016
Get ready for Shabbat with Spiritual Cafe and Rabbi Mike Feuer!! This week: facing terror in the Holy Land - how are we to cope with the horrific images of axe-wielding terrorists attacking Jews like the Middle Ages? Then, how is the Shabbat (Sabbath)like the Tabernacle? It's God's abode in time! Finally, the creative power of Bezalel - the Bible's first artist. Can we make our life a work of art?

Thursday Mar 03, 2016
The Man With the Jewish Gun YF_2015_03_03
Thursday Mar 03, 2016
Thursday Mar 03, 2016
Yoni Berg is a master tour guide with a painful past. Confronted with his reality and Inspired by an image at the Holocaust Museum, Yoni's .45 is emblazoned with a Jewish star. He joins Yishai to talk about Jewish weapons, Alexander the Great, terror that hits home, and touring the beautiful land of Israel. But first, get ready for Shabbat with Spiritual Cafe and Rabbi Mike Feuer!! This week: facing terror in the Holy Land - how are we to cope with the horrific images of axe-wielding terrorists attacking Jews like the Middle Ages? Then, how is the Shabbat (Sabbath)like the Tabernacle? It's God's abode in time! Finally, the creative power of Bezalel - the Bible's first artist. Can we make our life a work of art?

Wednesday Feb 24, 2016
Spiritual Cafe: The Golden Calf vs. Moses' Radiance
Wednesday Feb 24, 2016
Wednesday Feb 24, 2016
Can the Jewish people go up to the Land of Israel without God? That was one of God's counter-offers after the Sin of the Golden Calf! Rabbi Mike Feuer joins Yishai Fleisher on Spiritual Cafe where they discuss the ever present yearning for the Golden Calf which competes with the ever-present light of Moses' face. Also, who is the great artisan Bezalel and his grandfather Chur who was killed by wayward revelers? And, what about coming up three times a year to Jerusalem - why is that so important? Listen in to Spiritual Cafe to know the secrets of the Bible!

Wednesday Feb 24, 2016
Can the Jewish people go up to the Land of Israel without God?
Wednesday Feb 24, 2016
Wednesday Feb 24, 2016
First, can the Jewish people go up to the Land of Israel without God? That was one of God's counter-offers after the Sin of the Golden Calf! Rabbi Mike Feuer joins Yishai Fleisher on Spiritual Cafe where they discuss the ever present yearning for the Golden Calf which competes with the ever-present light of Moses' face. Then, is the Two State solution finally dead? Knesset Insider Jeremy Saltan joins Yishai to talk about the Golden Elephant in the room - what was touted as the ONLY SOLUTION was a failure from the onset and now even the post-Zionists and the Europeans are starting to understand.

Thursday Feb 18, 2016
SPIRITUAL CAFE: Getting High on the Hight Priest YF_2016_02_18
Thursday Feb 18, 2016
Thursday Feb 18, 2016
Another blueprint Torah portion - on no? - Oh yes!!! Rabbi Mike Feuer joins Yishai to reveal the secrets the holy vestments, why Moses' name is missing in these chapters, and why the names of Israel need to be on the shoulders and heart of the High Priest. Also, the mystical incense, the golden forehead plate, and the power of meditation are all contained within the portion - so don't miss it!

Sunday Feb 14, 2016
Sunday Feb 14, 2016
Pastor Robert Stearns heads up Eagles's Wings Ministries, one of the world's largest pro-Israel Christian organizations. Meet the young pastor who is bringing 25 of his colleagues on a first-time trip to Israel to walk in the footsteps of the Bible and meet the Jewish people in their native land. He joins Yishai along with two of his fellow pastors: Pastor Rusty Nelson of Huntsville, Alabama - the son of a pro-Israel pastor who taught him to love Israel and defend the Jewish people with his very body. And Pastor Matt Benson of Longview, Texas - who is now questioning the replacement theology in which he was raised.

Wednesday Feb 10, 2016
Before there was a Temple, there was a Tabernacle YF_2016_02_10
Wednesday Feb 10, 2016
Wednesday Feb 10, 2016
Before there was a Temple, there was a Tabernacle, and the Tabernacle has a blueprint - and in this week's Torah portion Terumah! Rabbi Mike Feuer joins Yishai Fleisher to talk about the secrets of the fiery Menorah, the Temple within each one of us, and the new month of Adar!

Wednesday Feb 10, 2016
Yishai Takes You to Israel's International Tourism Expo YF_2016_02_10
Wednesday Feb 10, 2016
Wednesday Feb 10, 2016
The richness of Israel is revealed in a massive expo that shows off what's new in Israel tourism. Join Yishai as he speaks with people who are making all kinds of tourism happen - including tourism revolution in Judea and Samaria.

Thursday Feb 04, 2016
Spiritual Cafe: Can Amalakites Turn Into Animals? YF_2015_02_04
Thursday Feb 04, 2016
Thursday Feb 04, 2016
On Spiritual Cafe with Rabbi Mike Feuer and Yishai Fleisher: Amalakites can turn themselves into animals through witchcraft and that, surprisingly, has a big impact today. Also, the heroism of Hadar Cohen, a border police officer who died after killing a terrorist. And finally, Rabbi Ari Abramowitz joins Yishai to discuss the light of Temple in a dark world of terror and the blessings of the The Land of Israel.