The Yishai Fleisher Israel Podcast
Yishai Fleisher
Sharing the struggle and the miracle of Israel. The Yishai Fleisher show is a popular English-language podcast exploring Israeli life, politics, and Jewish thought. Drawing on his experience as a journalist, legal and biblical scholar, IDF soldier, and spokesman for the Jewish Community of Hebron, Yishai sheds light on everything from global and Middle East news to weekly Bible/Torah study, health, family, and of course, the amazing rebirth of Israel.
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Nov 10, 2017 • 38min
Hebron, Chaos and Perfection
Can the Garden of Eden exist within a state of entropy? Well, somehow, in Hebron, it does! With 25,000 people coming to Hebron on this special weekend Rabbi Yishai struggles to go through this emotional Torah portion while discussing the purchase of the Land of Israel by Abraham and the continuity of Jewish peoplehood through Isaac.Support the show
Nov 2, 2017 • 1h 2min
Abraham's Chutzpah
Telling God He could do better?? That takes alot of moxy! But therein lies the greatness of Abraham who sets off a relationship revolution between man and God. Rabbi Mike Feuer joins Rabbi Yishai to walk in Abraham's footsteps, to argue for a few good people in Sodom, and to struggle with Gods command to sacrifice Issac, Abraham's true heir - and the story of the binding, the pillar of Jewish faith!Support the show
Oct 27, 2017 • 55min
Go Home Jew
Abraham is the first Jew to go home, when God tells him to lech lecha - go to yourself. Rabbi Mike Feuer joins Rabbi Yisha to follow Abraham's journey through the Middle East and through a life walking with God. Do you hear the call to lech lecha?Support the show
Oct 20, 2017 • 39min
Dichotomies of the Deluge
This weeks Torah portion has many dichotomies: it starts with a great flood and ends with a great city, Noah is a righteous man yet somehow in the end he's debased, and is the Tzohar a light source from within or from without?Rabbi Mike Feuer joins Rabbi Yishai at the Begin Center to discuss, debate, and discover the dichotomies in the story of Noah.Support the show
Sep 28, 2017 • 50min
Yom Kippur Keeper
The Day of Atonement is a mystery! What is the Scapegoat all about, and how does expiation even work? Rabbi Mike Feuer joins Rabbi Yishai on an exploration of the deepest day of the year.Support the show
Sep 15, 2017 • 46min
Merge or Emerge
Israelis are good at many things - but merging is not one of them. Indeed its hard to merge when our nation is finally emerging! Rabbi Mike Feuer joins Rabbi Yishai in getting ready for the new year, emerging as a reborn nation, and merging with God's will in joy.Support the show
Sep 8, 2017 • 44min
From Ecstasy to Holocaust
This week's Torah portion deals in extremes: from the ecstasy of recognizing God in the tiniest minutia of life, to seeing heaven's hand in the horrors of the Holocaust.Rabbi Mike Feuer joins Rabbi Yishai at Beit Midrash Sulam Yaakov to discuss the Torah portion and to mark the passing of the great Rabbi Sholom Brodt.Support the show
Sep 1, 2017 • 1h 10min
Super Target
Yishai explores how to walk into a Super Target with warrior eyes and find sparks of holiness in all that materialism. Also, how to liberate oneself through driving away the mother bird, and how to counteract the effects of Deep Amalek in our world. Plus: lawyer Marc Zell fights anti-Israel lawfare which seeks to undermine the Jewish narrative.Support the show
Aug 18, 2017 • 1h 6min
Real Liberalism
First, Yishai speaks with author, law professor, and human rights activist, Thane Rosenbaum about the anti-Israelism that has infected liberalism. Then, freshman US congressman Brian Mast on how the loss of his legs in Afghanistan led him up to climb the steps of the Capital. Finally, Dr. Owen is a top oncologist on sabbatical in Israel and Noahide who follows a life of Torah.Support the show
Aug 11, 2017 • 54min
True Blue Jews
On the one hand, the Land of Israel is described as a Good Land where the Jewish people do not lack for anything. On the other hand, we must bless God and not think that our strength created all this success. Rabbi Mike Feuer joins Rabbi Yishai to discuss the magic of blessing God, and even blessing Israel's leaders.Support the show
