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Rabbi Moshe Lichtman & Josh Wander share stories about the Jewish People's connection with the Land of Israel,
This week Steven and Matt talk all things Passover for the Lighten Up Passover special. Plus, they review more Bible movies and discuss the new addition to the American Jewish Museum. You don't want to miss this episode.
Arabs set fire to Joseph's Tomb.
Natalie starts off by bragging about her kids cleaning for Pesach, and how they are "trained" in school to take it seriously;
What is the core message of Passover? Yes this is the holiday celebrating our historical journey from slavery to freedom, but it goes even deeper than that. The root of this holiday is love and recommitment. The relationship between man and G-d and the significant role that Passover plays in days of old to this very day is a key to having a truly re-jewvinating Pesach.
We are not exempt from the task He lays before us! Are we created 'equally' holy?
The latest malevolent Orwellian corruption of language
Josh Wander & Rabbi Moshe Lichtman discuss the arrival of thousands of Ukrainians to Israel who will be processed as new immigrants. But many are not Jewish. Does it matter? Hear what they have to say!
This week Steven and Matt discuss a wide array of subjects, including an Only in Israel Moment, Bible movie review, Germany sentences a 93 y/o neo-NAZI grandmother to jail for holocaust denial, black birding week, trouble getting a get, and the craziest Covid story ever.
'-War in Ukraine will bring food shortages and hunger. - The Russian Ruble vs. the US Dollar - Terror in Israel.
Natalie starts the show sharing the news of the wave or terror and her recent experience in Soroka hospital with her daughter;
Soul-scrubbing ranks even higher than discarding bagels and pasta! Is there more to Passover cleaning than rooting out leavened breadstuffs?
Israelis have yet to know the enemy as they should
"I'll drink to that!" ....Or, maybe you shouldn't drink so much. An indepth inquiry into alcohol & tattooing in Israel, with Walter Bingham.
Josh Wander speaks with Rabbi Moshe Lichtman and shares his experiences assisting the Israeli government in absorbing Jewish Ukrainians who have fled the war, who are now making Aliyah to Israel.
This week Steve and Matt talk about the slap heard round the world, unforeseen challenges of obeying a particular commandment from G-d, the Israeli Women's Ice Hockey team, movies banned in Lebanon, and much more.
Natalie opens the show talking about the season of Passover, the frenzy and energy in the air, and the feeling that all of Israel is "in it together." Natalie welcomes back to the show Solomon and Gabby Hurwitz who made aliyah from Pittsburgh 7 months ago, to Hivat Maon in Har Hevron.
Will there be a new World Order, or will it turn out to be a New World Hiccup?
Israel is the leading nation in the world that is sending humanitarian aid to war-stricken Ukraine
We are not exempt from the task He lays before us! Are we created 'equally' holy?
Being a Jew Does Not Make One Jewish
This week Steve and Matt follow up on the Purim Holiday, Discuss biological men winning women of the year, Ukraine Jew washes their conflict with Russia, a 102 year old tells us the trick to growing old, and the world lost a giant of a Torah scholar. All this and more on this week's Lighten Up
Who do you greet and show honor to first, a 'learned' rabbi from the Exile (Diaspora), or a simpler rabbi from the Land of Israel? Should you be here in Israel before the Messiah comes, or afterwards? How can moving to Israel re-ignight your passion for G-d and His Torah? All these questions answered and more, with Rabbi Moshe Lichtman who goes solo.
Natalie starts off by reading fan mail and hate mail; Meet guest Reuven Mordechai Marantz who made aliyah from Boston in 2010 at age 33, single, and eventually found his wife, created a family, and found a career.
The dollar, as reserve currency may be no longer. This most probably will bring a collapse, or at the least, a huge hit to the US financial system. What does this mean, and how can it happen?
In the Middle East, anti-Jew passion is the heart of politics.
Join us to discover the depth of the power of Purim as all of us reach out to friends and family to celebrate this holiday together
Israel has been one of the most active nations in helping and rescuing victims of the war in Ukraine. Thousands refugees have arrived in Israel to find new homes
On this special Purim Edition, Steven and Matt talk about their favorite holiday and relate in to modern times. Sort of. They also discuss the "Jewish plot to degrade white men", how climate change is racist, and the US director of Amnesty International doesn't think Israel should be a Jewish State.
The question on today's show: Who do you believe? Who should you believe?
The Israeli Prime Minister is involved in trying diplomatically to end the war in the Ukraine. It is a heroic effort even if it fails
In a world gone mad, are we powerless to create change? The entire dynamic of civilization can, indeed, shift over the modest dinner table! The choice is ours.
Howie doesn't like Ukraine or Russia and makes no bones about it in this must hear episode of Political Hitman. He asks and answers the question: Who hates Jews more, Ukraine or Russia? Chances are you won't like his answer...
Israel faces a massive new generation of refugees and the menace of missionaries
Natalie opens the show describing her recent visit to Park Timna in the Arava
This week Steve and Matt offer their take on the war in Ukraine and Kamala Harris explains the situation as only she could do.
Dr. Mordechai Ben-Menachem, commentator on mid-east and world issues, and author of the book: Muslim Winter
Israel is in the sensitive position of having to maintain good relations with both Russia and the West. Hopefully our leadership will handle this delicate situation properly
When world events spiral out of control, must we sit and cower? The Jewish Blueprint, i.e., 'Torah,' clearly spells out the source of human strength, resilience and fortitude. It's called Integrity.
On a scale from 1-10, how do you feel?
Israel shoots down missiles but never enemy propaganda.
Josh Wander is on the ground in Romania helping Ukranian refugees. Join us to hear his first hand accounts and to find out how YOU can help
Shocking! Howie is taking the unpopular and politically incorrect stance when it comes to the war with Russia and the Ukraine. Hear his reasons why!
Also: A feature article on Jews and Tattoos. Hear how the practice of “Body Art” has spread in Israel, despite the Torah prohibition and why both men and women choose to decorate their bodies.
Rabbi Moshe Lichtman and Tamar Yonah speak with Josh Wander who is in Moldova near the Ukrainian border helping the Jews who have fled the Russian invasion. Where are they now headed for, Israel, or ..... ? Find out on this show!
This week on Lighten Up Steve and Matt discuss their take on the war in Ukraine, Vladimir Putin cures Covid, pathetic corporate wokeness, and another mask incident. When will that insanity end?
Natalie opens the show by discussing memories and how those of her children will differ from hers;
'Why didn't you leave????'
Israel's Strategic Fate in a new (disastrous) Iranian nuclear deal will be affected by Russia's invasion into the Ukraine.
What practices and/or beliefs define the essence of Jewish life? Today's show delves into the central role of and the subsequent gifts that are conferred upon those who observe the Sabbath.
There are thousand of Jew caught in the war between Russia and Ukraine. It our responsibility as the Jewish state to help them
Anti-Jew Jew Apostates who deny that.
In this show we discuss the possible upcoming Russian invasion of Ukraine and how Jews, the word over, should only ever identify as Jews.
This week Steven and Matt explore misadventures in dating, scams and crazy dating ads. The Jewish Federation group
Natalie opens be discussing her work with the 2nd hand store and how she has found meaningful work in Israel;
Jay talks about the facts on the ground, regarding American Foreign policy and how the world sees America.
Sometimes the greatest gifts arise from nearly losing that which is most precious!
As we read about the horrible sin of the Golden Calf and follow the news out of Ukraine this week, it is a lesson for all of us in how to face challanges and use them as a springboard to growth.
What do they know of holiness?
Why are there land disputes in Israel? Why are Arabs taking land, and why are Jews losing land? The answer is that it's all up to us, and Josh Wander and Rabbi Moshe Lichtman tell you why!
This week Steven and Matt explore why female terrorists don't get 72 studs, free crack pipes for racial equity, and lunch with Hitler.
The Truckers are having their last shout. How and why?
Natalie opens the show by describing the weddings in Israel how majestic and beautiful they are at night, under the stars, even chilly and wet.
Antisemitism is the measles of the world
Join us to discuss how clothing shapes our thinking, our emotions and our service of God as we read about the priestly garments in this week's Torah portion
And Der Fuhrer agreed: The Jews are not a race.
This week Steve and Matt talk Chinese Olympics, Whoopi Goldberg (AKA Caryn Johnson), Washington Redskins make a laughing stock of themselves, and viewer mail. All this and more on this week's Lighten Up.
Kiryas Lakewood is soon to be a reality in the Ma’ale Amos settlement as Yeshivish Jews finally come home
There is: Great concern by our biased government, and amplified by the media, about the more recent isolated attacks by Jews against Arabs in Judea and Samaria, but less concern about daily ongoing stone and fatal Arab bomb attacks against Jews.
Natalie starts off the show talking about her experience cleaning out her friend's house, who made aliyah but then left;
The politics of money Ukraine = Taiwan Munich =Beijing
Israel's president Herzog made a historic visit to UAE while honoring Jewish tradition
Join me to honor the memory of Esther Pollard by celebrating her devotion, belief and sacrifice through a gimps in a gut-wrenching yet faith-ladden letter to Jonathan Pollard.
Walter: Explains the background to the 27.January, Internatonal Holocaust Memorial day. The details of the Wannsee conference and their participants. The Auschwitz-Birkenau Complex was the paradigm, but you will be surprised how many concentration and labour camps there were, in which Jews worked until they were to weak and died.
How had to look at Jew-hatred in the face
Natalie starts off discussing the recent snowfall; Then meets with Elissa Feingold Yudkin, an olah from the UK who moved to Israel in 1981, newly married. She became an English teacher and remains active in the field today teaching as an instructor at BGU in Eilat, Levinsky Teacher's college & The Arava Institute for Environmental Studies. Elissa today lives with her husband on Kibbutz Ketura in the South of Israel.
This week Steve and Matt experience Middle Eastern infrastructure during winter storms, discuss the winter Olympics, mask madness, the new Gaza Fashion design house and escaped lab monkeys. Yes, escaped lab monkeys. What could go wrong?
Also, is 'going green' really the answer? Or will it bring death in its wake? All these points covered on this show.
For the second time, Israel is sending an astronaut into space. For a nation that started its existence with an air force consisting of a few Piper Cubs, this is an historical accomplishment
The Torah forbids us from hurting or taking advantage of the convert, yet forthcoming Israeli conversion legislation would do just that. Join us as we explore the danger of the Israeli Conversion reform.
Sara Yoheved Rigler has discovered a SECRET SOCIETY. Qualifications for membership include Holocaust-related recurring dreams, panic attacks, fearsome flashbacks, and phobias in children born after 1945.
This week Steven and Matt discuss how woke corporatism ruins anything fun, using the promise of a k'nish to lure a love interest, what's with the Jewish taboo of pork, and the Taliban goes to Norway to learn about human rights and girl's education. I'm sure their sincere. This and much more on this weeks episode.
Natalie opens the show with a reading about the Loss of Common Sense; guest Liami Lawrence founder of "Keep Olim in Israel" movement joins Natalie and discusses his first years in Israel as a 50-year-old oleh from Beverly Hills, Ca. The group assists olim from all over the world with legal issues like reviewing leases, […]
How is 'Zionism' taught today, and how do our youth relate to it? Also, what are the general challenges of making aliyah / moving to Israel today?
A look into what may await us regarding the poor economy, a possible war, and earthquakes & volcanoes!
This week Steven and Matt talk about Israeli trained dolphins spying on Hamas, Gaza's version of Fauda (playing a Jew can be dangerous in Gaza) and the Texas synagogue standoff.
The European Union is pouring millions of Euros into the Palestinian Authority in order to steal land that belongs to Israel in any future agreement
From the Texas hostage taking to the Israeli conversion reform, the 10 commandments are as relevant today as the day they were given
A rambling potpourri of issues this week
We are all in this world for a limited amount of time. What happens next? Some are uncomfortable with this question and others are fascinated by it. Death sounds final, but life after life is the true reality. What is the world to come, what awaits us and how does the way we live our life in this world effect what comes next?
We send Our heartfelt condolences to President Isaac Herzog and family on the loss of his mother Aura z"l.
Has the world gone nuts? Maybe this will help explain why…
Natalie speaks with people about living in Israel giving you information and tools to do so too.
With new technology, countries don't necessarily need bombs or bullets. Today, one's laptop can kill, and be killed. More inside.
Are miracles few, far between and undeniable? Or is EVERYTHING miraculous? Serious thoughts for serious times . . . . .
Listen to Soul Talk with Rabbi David Aaron and Leora Mandel to gain clarity on the true reality of what it means to have Free Will.
In the last few years, Israel has established diplomatic relations with Moslem countries that were undreamed of only a decade ago
Israel's Post-Zionist Regime
September 18, 2026 
