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Unpacked – How Israel Reshaped Jewish Culture & Who Decides Who is a Jew?
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UN Watch – “The Arc of History in the Middle East Bends Toward Peace”
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CTECH – Israel’s Latest Technology and Innovation News
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Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig – Could It Also Happen in Israel? It Already Did!
Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig – Could It Also Happen in Israel? It Already Did! In the aftermath of the Trump insurrectionists storming Congress, and given Israel’s deep and super-charged political cleavages, reinforced by weekly protests against PM Net
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UNPACKED – What Will Relations Between the US and Israel Look Like Under President Joe Biden?
UNPACKED – What Will Relations Between the US and Israel Look Like Under President Joe Biden? First The MLK’s Jewish Connection Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s legacy of change through nonviolence and civil disobedience is well known. Yo
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Ofer Lidsky – A discussion on the banality of immorality – Part I
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This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Jan. 17, 2021
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Mark Okrent – My Take on the Israeli Health Provider, Maccabi
Mark Okrent – My Take on the Israeli Health Provider, Maccabi In reflection of the excellent service we receive from our Israeli Health Provider, Maccabi, I sent the following to my friends in North America and the U.K. ======================
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Steve Kramer – Israel is Not an Apartheid State
Steve Kramer – Israel is Not an Apartheid State B’Tselem, which is an anti-Israel, Israeli organization dedicated to erasing Israel from the map (btselem.org), has once again accused Israel of being an apartheid state and unequivocally demands a
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Israel Seen Exclusive – Saving a Life While Visiting My Parents
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UNPACKED – Watch When Being Jewish Feels Unsafe
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CTECH Israel’s Latest Technology and Innovation News
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Jonathan Sacks z”l – Overcoming Setbacks – Vaera 5781
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Larry Levine Speaks His Mind on Jews, Israel, and the United States
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Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig – Kowtowing to “Authority”
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Howard Epstein – THREE CONSTITUTIONS COMPARED: THE USA’S, ISRAEL’S AND THE UK’S
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This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Jan. 10, 2021
This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Jan. 10, 2021 The incredible pace of anti-Covid vaccination is fueling a surge of optimism and (despite the lockdown) positive activity amongst Israelis – literally a “shot in the arm”. All ove
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Devo Klein – Seeing The Result Of My Lifesaving Actions
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UNPACKED – Watch How Education Kept Judaism Alive
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Steve Kramer – Don’t Cry for the Poor Palestinians
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CTECH – Israel’s Latest Technology and Innovation News
CTECH – Israel’s Latest Technology and Innovation News Check Point reveals leap in cyberattacks on Israeli medical facilities toward end of 2020. Medical facilities have become a target for cybercriminals during the pandemic; in Israel
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Jonathan Sacks z”l – Women as Leaders Shemot 5781
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Khaled Abu Toameh – Arabs: An Extremely Important Voice for Peace
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IsraelSeen Presents top 2020 Moments from a Variety of Sources
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This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Jan. 3, 2021
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Rami Dabbas – Trump’s departure Will change the balance of power in the Middle East in Iran’s favor
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CTECH – Israel’s Latest Technology and Innovation News
CTECH – Israel’s Latest Technology and Innovation News “Google’s acquisition of Waze gave birth to 50 other Israeli unicorns.” Israel currently boasts around 10% of the world’s unicorns and Waze founder and seria
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IsraelSeen Exclusive Taking Break From Coffee To Save A Life
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Hundreds of ‘Lost Tribe’ Bnei Menashe Jews Make Aliyah!
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UNPACKED – Tikkun Olam: Is it Jewish?
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Jack Cohen – Cold Peace, Warm Normalization
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Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig – The Totally Taboo Topic: Why Are American Jews So Successful?
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UNPACKED – The Scholarly Debates of the Talmud
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UN Watch – The Top 10 Worst UN Actions of 2020
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Steve Kramer – Israel’s Rapid Fire 4th Election
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This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Dec. 27, 2020
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CTECH – Israel’s Latest Technology and Innovation News
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Michael Shine – From Israel – Memories of Christmas
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Providing Better Care For Your Patients By Befriending Fellow First Responders
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Jonathan Sacks z”l – The Unexpected Leader Vayigash 5781
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Israel Has Anything Changed Neighborhood Bully By Bob Dylan
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Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig – Israel’s Slow-Moving, Real Political Earthquake
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Interfaith Humanitarian Organization Donates Emergency Medical Kits to Volunteers in Israel
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Victor Rosenthal – Birthright and Jewish Continuity
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Howard Epstein – THE UNIQUE PRIVILEGE OF BEING NUMBER ONE HUNDRED
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This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Dec. 20, 2020
This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Dec. 20, 2020 So many of Israel’s latest innovations and activities can only be described as “brilliant”. Medical research discoveries, devices and treatments; social and humanitarian work; s
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True|Future Ep. 5 Start Up Nation Israel-Robots In Your Brain
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CTECH - Israel's Latest Technology and Innovation News
CTECH – Israel’s Latest Technology and Innovation News Qumra Capital closes third growth fund at $260 million. Qumra is the first growth fund set up in Israel and has invested in 15 Israeli companies to date, including Fiverr and JFrog,
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True|Future Ep- 4: Israel's Augmented Realities-Start Up Nation
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UNPACKED - Watch: The Mishnah - Writing Down Jewish Law
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Victor Rosenthal - Is the US Choking on Ideological Miasma?
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Steve Kramer - Hanukkah, Hanukkah, Light the MenorahSteve Kramer – Hanukkah, Hanukkah, Light the Menorah
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This Week's Sanity Report from Israel Dec. 13, 2020
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Assaf Erez - An Israeli Photo Perspective During Corona
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Sheri Oz - Mohammed Massad: The Incredible Journey from Terrorist to Peace Promoter
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CTECH - Israel's Latest Technology and Innovation News
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This Week's Sanity Report from Israel Dec. 6, 2020
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