The Yishai Fleisher Israel Podcast

The Yishai Fleisher Show is back! This week, the beloved Spiritual Cafe series with Rabbi Mike Feuer on the Torah portion of "Ki Tetze" - going out to war. Yishai and Rav Mike deal with the complex dichotomy of the commandment to retain the consciousness of both hate for Amalek and compassion for the other & Biblical divorce between man and women but not between man and God. A must-hear for your Shabbat preparation!Support the show

From New York's New School to opening his own school -- Saxophonist and singer Daniel Zamir talks about dodging rockets on the Tel Aviv beach, his passion for Israel's national anthem Hatikva, and his shlichus (emissary work) in this world. Hear how this secular Israeli jazz protege befriended Matisyahu in New York and embarked on a journey to spirituality. Today Daniel is academic director of the Mizmor School of Music, the first music academy in Israel in 2,000 years to focus on Jewish music. His tenth album will be recorded at two upcoming live concerts in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv with Eviatar Banai and other famous Israeli singers.Support the show

Isi Leibler's newest New York Times article managed to anger both left and right. On the one hand, he says that the two-state solution is not currently feasible, but at the same time he believes that as an eventual goal it must not be abandoned. So which one is it? Leibler served as president of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry and Chairman of the Governing Board of the World Jewish Congress. He was one of the pioneering global leaders in the campaign on behalf of Soviet Jewry and played a role in the lead up to Israeli diplomatic relations between India and China. He spoke with Yishai about his Times article and told the story of his efforts on behalf of the Jews trapped behind the walls of the Soviet Union.Support the show

The US State Department has voiced displeasure with Israel's appropriation of 400 acres of land in the Gush Etzion settlement block as 'state-owned land,' and has demanded that Israel's government rescind the controversial designation. Do US demands challenge Israeli sovereignty? Bobby Brown, former adviser to Prime Ministers Benjamin Netanyahu and Ehud Barak, claims that Israel has full rights to designate the land following an extensive legal investigation, while VOI's Dan Diker, former Secretary General of the World Jewish Congress, suggests that the timing of the announcement is problematic.Support the show

Malkah Fleisher discusses the first day of school for Israeli children. Plus, Irit from Israel's Ramat Gan Safari tells Yishai about the recent birth of a rare female rhinoceros!Support the show