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This Week Unpacked introduces another podcast from Unpacked: Unpacking Israeli History. Season 4 just launched, and we're running the first episode here, entitled Ma'alot: 30 Seconds That Devastated A Nation.It was supposed to be a fun field
This Week Unpacked introduces another podcast from Unpacked: Unpacking Israeli History. Season 3 just launched, and we're running the first episode here, entitled Hebron: When Tensions Erupt.In the summer of 1929, Jews and Arabs alike found
This week, Rivky and This Week Unpacked say goodbye. Check out our other podcasts:Unpacking Israeli History: https://jewishunpacked.com/podcast-series/unpacking-israeli-history/The Power Of: https://jewishunpacked.com/podcast-series/the-
Jews aren’t allowed to pray at the Temple Mount, but why? Who “owns” the Temple Mount? We unpack the debate over the site and why this is such a hotbed of controversy.~~~~Learn more about Unpacked: https://jewishunpacked.com/about/Visit U
My colleague Sarah Himeles attended the Israeli-American Council conference this weekend in Florida. Here are 8 big ideas we’re taking away from it.~~~~Learn more about Unpacked: https://jewishunpacked.com/about/Visit Unpacked on YouTube:
The seventh round of the Iran nuclear talks stalled last week and American officials say they are preparing for a scenario in which there is no return to the Iran deal. This week, we unpack the conversation in Israel regarding these events. How
https://jewishunpacked.com/podcast-series/the-power-of/What if we told you that Jewish texts written thousands of years ago had something to say about our personal experiences today? Join Dr. Noam Weissman each week for honest and relatable c
The civil war in Ethiopia has ignited a fierce debate over whether Israel should bring Ethiopians seeking aliyah to the Jewish state.~~~~Learn more about Unpacked: https://jewishunpacked.com/about/Visit Unpacked on YouTube: https://www.yo
For the first time in over three years, Israel passed a new budget! Mazal tov!! So, now we ask: what’s in the budget and what do the government priorities reveal?~~~~Learn more about Unpacked: https://jewishunpacked.com/about/Visit Unpack
Minor clashes periodically break out between Women of the Wall, protesters, and the Israeli police, as the Women of the Wall hold their monthly services as the Western Wall. Who are these “Women of the Well,” and why are they in the center of s
Benny Gantz, Israel’s Defense Minister, recently declared that the country was designating six Palestinian NGOs (or “nongovernmental organizations”) as terror groups. Why? Are these NGOs really connected to terrorist organizations? And what do
There are now 100,000 trained and ready fighters in Hezbollah, according to its leader, Hassan Nasrallah. This week, we explore: what is Hezbollah? What is its history, and its relationship with Israel? And how worried should we be?~~~~Lear
This year in Israel is a sabbatical year, also known as a shmita year. We’ll explain what that is, and what the practical implications are for Jews all over the world. ~~~~Learn more about Unpacked: https://jewishunpacked.com/about/Visit U
Ron Arad, an Israeli Air Force navigator, has been missing since 1986. Recently, the Mossad carried out an operation to find out any new information about his fate. In this week’s episode, we explore Israel’s philosophy to never give up, and ne
After hundreds of Iraqi leaders spoke out for normalizing relations with Israel, and potentially joining the Abraham Accords, but then very quickly retracted their call. Rivky tells the whole story, including the history of Jewish Iraq, and ask
After the U.S. House of Representatives voted for Iron Dome funding, calls for the death of bipartisan support for Israel were heard from Jewish media all over the country. But...is it true? And, backing up - why does Israel even get foreign ai
For September, we're doing something different. Presenting, Unpacking Israeli History. Begin and Ben Gurion had some epics battles, but one of the biggest ones happened in 1952, as these two Israeli giants battled about whether to take Ge
For September, we're doing something different. Presenting, Unpacking Israeli History. On Nov 10, 1975, the UN General Assembly passed Resolution 3379, determining that Zionism is "a form of racism and racial discrimination.” That’s quite
For September, we're doing something different. Presenting, Unpacking Israeli History. Have you heard about Israel's secret nuclear weapons in Dimona? Yeah, we haven't either. In this episode, Noam digs deep into how Israel's not-so-secret nucl
For September, we're doing something different. Presenting, Unpacking Israeli History. You might have heard of the Beta Israel, the community of Israel’s Ethiopian community. In this episode, Noam Weissman tells their story - not only their ric
For September, we're doing something different. Presenting, Unpacking Israeli History. When Air France Flight 139 took off from Tel Aviv on the morning of June 27th, 1976, no one could have suspected that the soon-to-be-hijacked flight was abou
As Americans process the rapid fall of Afghanistan’s government, desperation and chaos in Kabul, and implications for U.S. security, Israelis are discussing how this impacts the Jewish state. We unpack the history of the Taliban and Israeli rea
A recent survey by the Jewish Electorate Institute found that 25% of American Jewish voters agreed that Israel is an apartheid state, and 22% agreed that Israel is committing genocide against the Palestinians. Is this an accurate picture of the
Israeli gymnast Artem Dolgopyat won a gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics. Immediately afterward, his mother revealed that her son is unable to get married in Israel because he is not Jewish according to traditional Jewish law. We unpack the histo
This week, Avi and Sara discuss Britney Spears’ conservatorship and the Free Britney movement through a Jewish lens, one you never expected. It’s time to #FreeBritney.~~~~Learn more about Unpacked: https://jewishunpacked.com/about/Visit U
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