Masada: The Siege That Became a Legend
A mountaintop. A siege. A mass death that became legend. But what if the story of Masada isn’t what we think it is? In this episode, we go b...
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Unpacking Israeli History
Go behind the scenes of Israeli history with self-confessed history nerd Noam Weissman. Each week, he offers a fresh perspective on some of the most controversial and interesting events in t...
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20 of 174 episodesLive with Rachel Goldberg-Polin: Grief, Faith and Hersh
When Rachel Goldberg-Polin buried her son Hersh, she heard part of herself go into the ground with him. Recorded live before nearly 1,000 pe...
Live from London with Scott Galloway: Why the Jewish People Need Better Storytellers
Scott Galloway is one of the most influential voices in the world. He's a professor, bestselling author, and podcaster with millions of foll...
What Hasan Piker Got Wrong About Einstein and Zionism
Hasan Piker weaponized Albert Einstein on Pod Save America to condemn Zionism. But he left out most of the story. Noam addresses Piker's tro...
Israel's Greatest Paradox with Micah Goodman
Why did Israel's enemies, Sinwar, Khamenei and Nasrallah, all believe Israel was on the verge of collapse? Israeli philosopher Micah Goodman...
Is Israeli-Palestinian Peace Still Possible? Ittay Flescher Says Yes
Host Noam Weissman sits down with Ittay Flescher, educator and education director at Seeds of Peace in Jerusalem, for an honest conversation...
Revisiting Osirak: The Airstrike That Shocked the World
We're revisiting one of our most important episodes: the story of Operation Opera, Israel's 1981 surprise airstrike on Iraq's Osirak nuclear...
Holy Wars and Sacred Ground: Live from Atlanta with Yardena Schwartz
In this special live episode from Atlanta, Noam Weissman sits down with journalist and author Yardena Schwartz to explore two of the most co...
Israel Open Mic: What Does the Shekel Reveal About Israel?
A listener question about Israel's currency sends Noam on a fascinating journey through Jewish history. From secretly printing Israel's firs...
The Kibbutz Movement : From Frontier Defense to Modern Israel (Part 2)
In Part 2 of our series on the history of the kibbutz, Noam Weissman explores how these communal villages helped shape Israel’s borders, ide...
The Iran War Explained with Haviv Rettig Gur
As war between Israel and Iran intensifies, Noam Weissman sits down with journalist Haviv Rettig Gur to unpack what’s really driving the con...
The Kibbutz Movement: Israel’s Radical Social Experiment (Part 1)
What is a kibbutz, and why did it play such an outsized role in Israeli history? In Part 1 of this two-part series, Noam Weissman traces the...
Special Episode: For Such a Time as This: Purim, Persia, and the Iran War
Missiles in the sky. Purim on the calendar. As Israel confronts Iran, Noam steps back from the headlines and turns to the Book of Esther, a...
What Became of Zionism?: The History of Israel (Part 5 of 5)
In the finale of our five-part series on the Jewish people’s ancient relationship to the Land of Israel, we move into the modern era, when I...
Emergency Episode: Inside the Attack on Iran with Avi Melamed
In this special episode, Noam Weissman sits down with Middle East expert and former Israeli intelligence official Avi Melamed to unpack the...
When Zionism Became a State: The History of Israel (Part 4 of 5)
The dream came true. And then reality arrived. In the 4th episode of our epic series tracing the Jewish relationship to the Land of Israel,...
The Formation of "Modern" Zionism: The History of Israel (Part 3 of 5)
As the modern world takes shape, the Jewish longing for Zion turns political. In Part 3 of this five-part series on the history of Israel, N...
When Zionism Went Into Exile: The History of Israel (Part 2 of 5)
After the Second Temple falls in 70 CE, the Jewish story shifts from sovereignty to survival--and Zion becomes a memory carried through exil...
Before Zionism Had A Name: The History of Israel (Part 1 of 5)
Zionism didn’t begin in the 19th century. It didn’t start with pamphlets, politics, or Theodor Herzl. In Episode 1 of a five-part series, No...
IsraAid After October 7: An Unprecedented Humanitarian Mission in Israel and Gaza (Part 2)
In Part 2 of this two-part Unpacking Israeli History series on Israeli humanitarian aid, Noam Weissman follows IsraAid as it responds to the...
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