יום רביעי, י״ג אלול תשפ״וWednesday, August 26, 2026
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Israel is a pioneer in many fields including how a nation can live without a government
Does one have to be rich, religious, nationalistic and/or educated to come home to Israel? Aliyah is for ALL Jews from ALL lands. Rough-hewn and flawed, Israel is only 72 years young and waiting for YOU to come home and be counted.
Orly talks to Anat Gissin and Raanan Gissin about the current Israeli government. she also explains the challenges we face together facing the corona virus threat. Orly also prays for america and better leadership for Israel
The COVID-19 Pandemic has infected over 3.7 million cases global, produced 258,012 dead. The US now has over 1.2 million cases and 72,256 deaths attributable to the novel coronavirus with its spikes of deadly proteins. Israel has 16,289 infected and 238 deaths. The US Departments of Homeland Security and Health and Human Services has made US projections that by June 2020, an estimated 200,000 cases may double the level of fatalities from 1,750 daily currently to over 3,000. Dr. Anthony Fauci of the US National Institute of Infectious Diseases warns that there could be a ‘second wave’ coming this fall. Joint US and UK researcher allege in preliminary research that the novel coronavirus could mutate making it more contagious.
In the age of Coronavirus there seems to be an abundance of conspiracy theories arising. Rabbi Yitzchak discuss how this correlates to what we learn in Torah. The discussion then shifts to a perceived contradiction or paradox that exists, which is related to the free will of man versus the foreknowledge of G-d. Our hosts try to find a center point between extremes to try and resolve these contradictions.
Is this (real) Pandemic Being Used as a 'Tool' To Control Us?
More dejudazing by the high Court and the RC Church makes some progress.
Dr. Martin Sherman, Founder and Director of the Israeli Institute for Strategic Studies www.strategic-israel.org , joins Tamar Yonah and explains what the Israeli public can expect regarding the Coronavirus, and the Supreme Court's examination on whether Netanyahu must step down, and what can happen if they deem this so!
Is there a possibility of a coming breakup of the United States?
Life, especially now, is full of uncertainties. So much feels like it's out of our control. To what degree can we be happy in the face of circumstances that include fear, pain and so many unknowns? The choices that we make, especially now, are crucial to determining our joy. How to make choices that turn challenge into opportunity can be learned and is truly empowering.
With loosening restrictions, many non-essential business owners are opening shop. Does the government know something the population doesn't? Or are we playing Russian Roulette for the sake of a teetering economy?
If Israel is planning to annex the Jordan Valley, the window of opportunity is only from now until the American election in November
As Yom HaZikaron (Memorial Day) morphed into Yom Ha’atzmaut (Independence Day), celebrating 72 years of Israel’s Independence, it occurred under unusual conditions - the country was under lockdown due to the Coronavirus Pandemic.
There are: Some locations in the world that conjure up images of cruel events long gone by. Today I’m going to talk with my guest in great detail about a more recent one, one that trumps even the barbarities of the Inquisition.
Orly talks to Micheal Sierra about the prospect of aliyah from Italian Jews. She also speaks to Ann Lamm about her experience in Israel. Listen in and celebrate independence day with Orly!
To celebrate or not to celebrate, that is the question. Howie wonders if he should be celebrating the Independence of The State of Israel...
There is a coalition agreement between PM Netanyahu & Benny Gantz, and some Israelis are saying that this agreement is the most corrupt coalition agreement in Israeli history! In addition, the designation of ministerial portfolios could collapse the deal, and the supreme court can also step in and press its power. How could this bring Israelis to a 4th election inside of two years?
What was it like being a teenager during Israel's War of Independence in 1948, when soldiers from five Arab countries come to annihilate you after a United Nations vote to partition the former British Palestine Mandate into a 'Two State Solution' with an Arab state and a Jewish state? Tamar interviews Ben-Tzion & Chavula Hefter, and Shabtai Katz, all who lived through, and fought through these dangerous and tumultuous times! This interview was originally recorded in the early 2000's.
Imagine this: It’s the Yom Kippur War in 1973. You are a tank commander in a small group with 6 other IDF tanks, battling over 100 invading tanks from Syria. You are outnumbered, and finally fall to their fire-power. Wounded, you open your eyes and find out you are surrounded by the enemy. What now?
The neurotic, bipolar, homicidal enmity of the anti-Jew.
This Shabbat we read the double Torah portion of Acharei Mot and Kedoshim. The first portion deals with instructions for Aaron the High Priest after the death of his sons. He is given instructions for the Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) service and then we have a seeming disconnect when a long list of prohibited sexual relationships are given. Can we find a connection between the High Priest, these prohibited acts, and a command to be holy? Listen in as Rav Yitzchak and William discuss the thread that ties them all together, as we all strive toward holiness.
Staying inside has been mandated but attitude is all about choice. How we endure our respective quarantines reveals much about how we'll'reemerge' at the end of the ordeal. Whom among us will hold on to disappointments and expectations and who will dedicate their lives to joy and outreach?
The financial loss of the Zionist youth movements may have permanent repercussions
Orly talks about the new Israeli government and corona virus. Orly also speaks to Dr Brandon Shapiro about resilience in this hard time. Orly tells us a unknown story about Jonathan from the bible.
As of April 20, 220, Global COVID-19 infected cases have risen to 2,529,150 and fatalities reached 174,578. The US had 803,018 cases and 43,558 deaths due to the coronavirus. While Israel had 13,883 and 181 deaths There are disputes as to whether the social distancing mitigation has reached the point where gradual phased releases from confinement may shortly be feasible given the drop in new cases indicating plateauing may have been achieved in the major US infected states and hot spots.
On this show, we talk about before the coronavirus, new corona updates, economic developments, ...and a light touch on politics - here in Israel and abroad.
Rabbi Yitzchak is on his own this week talking about the double Torah portion of Tazria and Metzora. In these Torah portions we learn about a woman's purification from giving birth and the Metzora, or someone who is afflicted with the skin condition known as "Tzaraat," which is often translated as leprosy. The teachings of the Jewish Sages and Kabbalah offer a different perspective on these issues, and might change your perspective as it relates to our age of Coronavirus.
Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Day - honoring the 6 million men, women, children and babies that perished, and learning the important lessons from that time, to this time. Tamar Yonah interviews Dr. Abraham C. Peter about how he survived the Holocaust, and the lessons we all need to learn from it: Fight, Resist, and come and live in Israel!
The menace of Red China and Biblical root of "Holocaust"
In this exciting show, Orly Benny Davis speaks with Uzi Dayan, a member of knesset and the former commanding officer of Binyamin Netanyahu! Uzi Dayan served as head of Central Command, Deputy Chief of Staff, and headed the Israeli National Security Council (2003–2005). He was a member and later head of an elite commando unit that reportedly made eight to ten attempts to assassinate Yasser Arafat. What does he think of Bibi, and does he think Bibi will be able to form a new government?
He was called “Lampshade” for criticizing the lurid anti-Semitic paintings of Italian Catholic painter Giovanni Gasparro. In a painting produced recently, at the end of 2019 and beginning of 2020, Gasparro depicted the fraudulent “blood libel” ritual murder of Christian baby Simon of Trent that triggered the 1475 murder of 15 Jews. He posted images of his work on the internet during the Coronavirus Pandemic of 2020. The target of this internet attack was Dexter Van Zile, Shillman Research Fellow for Boston-based Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting and Analysis (CAMERA).
Jewish tradition should enable us to meet this new and unexpected challenge
When the Messiah comes, will he be an angelic and loving being, or will he be fighting wars on the planet first? What do our sages say about this, and what kind of dynamic personality will he have? Tamar Yonah speaks with Rabbi Avraham Shira, who teaches Kabbalah (Jewish Mysticism) and other Jewish subjects for over 20 years at the Berot Bat Ayin Seminary in Bat Ayin and at the Nahar Shalom Yeshiva in Jerusalem. He explains what the job of the Messiah is, and answers more questions about the time in history that we are living in. email your comments or questions to: tamar@IsraelNewsTalkRadio.com and she will forward them to the rabbi. Visit his website at: https://www.avrahamshira.com/
We are all locked in, all searching for answers to what has put us into this new reality. Many of us are looking to our spiritual leaders for guidance, instruction and understanding. What should our leadership be telling us?
The Arab-Muslim mind and the impossibility of peace.
Corona is swallowing companies, some with huge bank loans. In fear of financial loss, banks may be calling in their loans and and if they can't pay up, swallowing these companies, including huge oil and fuel companies, Where does that leave us, the 'little people'?
To understand what is happening in Europe during the coronavirus Pandemic, Rod Reuven Dovid Bryant and Jerry Gordon reached out to long term American ex-pat in Paris, writer, translator, journalist and author, Nidra Poller.
"In the presence of an old person shall you rise and you shall honour the presence of the old". Even our buses display this sign !
Barry Shaw introduces New Israel Voices on the Tamar Yonah Show. Barry's guests include Dema Taya, a young Arab Muslim woman who is a Likud candidate for the Knesset, and Shadi Khaloul, a Maronite Christian diplomat who served as an IDF officer and recruits Aramean Christians into fighting units of the IDF. Listen to the show and to learn more about Dema and Shadi contact Barry on Facebook or by email at theviewfromisrael@gmail.com
Orly speaks with Daniel Gerritson from the Nederlands about freedom under the Corona orders. and more
With Pesach just a day away and a worldwide Pandemic looming over us, is there a price to be paid for our freedom? In this season of redemption, Rabbi Yitzchak and William discuss some distinctions between the good eye and the evil eye as it relates to our outlook and perspective. We also discuss the actions of the righteous like Yotam in 2 Kings 15 and the courage of the Hebrews in following the commandments given them in taking a lamb, a symbol of one of the Egyptian's deities.
Barry Shaw is sitting in for Tamar Yonah. Barry is the Public Diplomacy Director at Israel Institute for Strategic Studies. He writes and speaks about all things Israel. In today's show his guest is Nitsana Darshan-Leitner. the Executive Director of Shurat HaDin, the Israel Law Center.
During the holiday of Pesach, we celebrate the concept of freedom. We were enslaved and oppressed by Pharoh. G-d took us out of Egypt....to give us the Torah..laws to live by and serve Him. How is our slavery to Pharoh different than our service to G-d? How does living by the rules and strictures of the Torah truly give us our freedom?
With attempts to form a Unity electioncollapsing, Barry Shaw invites Dr. Martin Sherman of the Israel Institute for Strategic Studies to help you navigate the intrigues of Israeli politics in meltdown.
Howie talks about life in quarantine during an Epidemic
Why will this night be different than all other nights? Celebrating the Exodus while quarantined presents both challenges and great opportunities!
Howie talks about life in quarantine during an Epidemic
Happy Passover! Orly Benny Davis says we have to all come together (even 'virtually') in this incredible time of challenge as the world is under lock-down from the coronavirus. She speaks with friends from Israel to South Carolina to California. Visit the Passover tourism website at: www.passoverlistings.com/ Happy Passover!
Are you on lock-down with your spouse? Or maybe you have a brood of unruly kids. Or maybe you are on your own and lonely? Rebbetzin Rivka Malka Pearlman, Transformation Coach and Educator, gives spiritual advice on how to get through these challenging times on lock-down! Visit her websites:
What will the World Economy look like after Corona? What kind of world will be walking into after we leave our quarantines and hibernation? Will we all be poor? Tamar Yonah, speaks with Pinchas Cohen, a Financial Markets Analyst, columnist, and blogger. He describes what changes we might see in the world economy, the losses and the dangers countries may face, as well as some positive changes when it comes to employment. He then gives a unique twist, on how this all might tie in to the Messianic era. This is a fascinating show!
Rabbi Yitzchak and William discuss the Olah (Burnt) Offering and the unique instruction to remove its skin. In our current situation, we are incapable of touching other people and are even told to avoid coming in contact with the skin on our own faces. Can there be a spiritual connection to skin, the human soul, and our current Coronavirus environment. Listen to this very unique perspective from the Kabbalah and the Sages of Judaism.
Is there a connection between the plagues in Egypt & the coronavirus? Rabbi Avraham Shira, teacher of Kabbalah and Prayer, and author of the books (soon to come out) "i for an I" - The Path of Personal Prophecy,
Instead: Exodus, like Pessach in exotic places, the motto is: - Don't roam, stay home. Reminiscent of world war II. -That Was .
In today’s episode of Leap of Faith, Penina is joined by Steve Sherr, who, as a Psychiatrist and University professor in the 1960s, became more and more disillusioned with the seemingly meaninglessness of life and embarked on a journey to find that “something greater.”
Really, when you think about it, what's so great about returning to 'normal'? Crime, terrorism, depravity, homelessness, high housing costs, a political cesspool, ...and the lack of the Holy Temple. If we come out of this coronavirus outbreak and painful quarantine we have to endure, only to go back to a 'normal' messed up world, then what did we suffer for? Why did G-d let this happen, and why didn't we learn anything from it? Also, how might the workplace change after the virus subsides?
Has Coronavirus rendered us helpless? Must we play victim, hoping to dodge the dreaded "bullet" or do we have controls about how to live? A special exploration of the mind-body-soul connections.
We are in a situation which may change every thing we have known
In a time of controversy & bewilderment, we must take the time to reflect, and know where this world is headed.
The Coronavirus Pandemic has upset normal life, isolating and unnerving literally hundreds of millions in more than 192 countries. More than 378,342 cases of the COVID-19 virus have occurred with more than 16,872 fatalities. The epicenter has moved from Italy, Spain, France and the UK to the US. The latter with more than 52,215 cases of coronavirus confirmed by lab tests and 675 deaths.
The fear of Death. That's what everyone is afraid of, and why we are hiding out in our homes from this deadly pandemic. But besides being fearful for our lives, and the lives of our loved ones, we have another 'tikkun' or 'fixing' that we need to do. Internationally known lecturer on current events and the Bible, Rabbi Mendel Kessin, joins Tamar Yonah and talks about the meaning behind this worldwide pandemic, what we are supposed to learn, and DO, in order to merit seeing the coming of the Messiah.
What in the world is a slop bucket and how can it connect to a Crown? This week Rabbi Yitzchak and William speak about the elephant that's in the room, but the elephant that is everywhere. The Coronavirus is on everyone's mind and people are either connecting to physicality or spirituality. How do we focus when there are so many distractions?
Hear: How Covid 19 has Hijacked the world and why Israel is so far getting away fairly lightly compared to the US and Europe.
Tamar interviews INTR Show Host, Jono Vandor, as he talks about being stranded in the desert in the south of Israel, until he can get a flight back to Australia. What is it like to be a stranded tourist with the coronavirus all around you? Find out on this show!
What is it like to actually HAVE the coronavirus? Well for some, it kills and for others, it can be barely felt. However, those who are sick and do not dies, are extremely ill, and in terrible pain. Tamar plays a recording of a NY resident where he painfully describes what it is like to have the coronavirus, and it isn't pretty. WARNING: this audio is very dramatic and it may be disturbing for sensitive people. This program is a two hour specia
The Corona Virus makes all the news obsolete
Making quarantine meaningful: COVID-19 is virulent and deadly. So why are people - especially the young - behaving with impunity, risking the lives of others?
The Coronavirus Pandemic has disrupted but not stopped Iran’s proxy war machine. More than 14,000 have been infected and over 1,000 fatalities caused by the spread of the novel virus in Iran. Among those infected and fatalities were several IRGC senior officers, a Senior Ayatollah and a key adviser to Ayatollah Khamenei.
Orly talks to a scholar John Villanaueva about the impotence of cyber security during and after the corona outbreak. She also wishes the world a full and speedy recovery.
Where will the Economic Markets be after Corona? Who will survive the forced close down of businesses, and how will it effect us? How many will lose their jobs and livelihood? If the world's economy goes into a recession, and items, production and resources are scarce, could countries go to war?
How: Israel's ageist attitude wastes the valuable resource of the older generation.
PM Netanyahu opened his press conference with orders for a new way of living during this coronavirus outbreak: “We love to embrace. We love to shake hands. We love to kiss.... No more." On this two hour special show, we talk about the new government guidelines and orders due to the coronavirus outbreak. We explain WHY it is important for every citizen to abide by these new rules, and why people would describe you as a SELFISH person if you don't abide by them.
The world Corona epidemic is making us all nervous. It's making us all aware that we only have so much control of our lives and unsure about what tomorrow may bring. It's also stopping us in our tracks and giving us an opportunity to focus on our priorities and each other. How do we channel our fears and take this challenge to bring out its silver lining?
On Today’s episode of Leap of Faith, Penina will be speaking with Penina Twilley who shares her incredible journey from Christianity to Orthodox Judaism, and how her long wait felt like holding her breath. Another incredible episode you don’t want to miss!
Is the Messiah coming this year? Is the coronavirus which is shutting us indoors, and plunging the world's economy, all in preparing the world and Mankind for the redemption? Dov Bar Leib writes on news developments related to the Messianic era. He wrote sometime back about North Korea, and the Jewish sources which predicted future trouble between N. Korea against the West and Israel. He has also recently written about the coronavirus and what he believes is the connection to the coming of the Moshiach (the Messiah).
The Israeli political system is like a not-so- hilarious Purim play
Concern re insidious Coronavirus is everywhere and no one is, apparently, immune from myriad aspects of the infection.The impact on daily routines previously taken for granted, is immeasurable. And the economic impact on a such small country as Israel, where the gross national product relies heavily on tourism is, in fact, astronomical.
Howie looks at Purim and how it affects Jews today.
This week Rabbi Yitzchak is joined once again by his wife Leah. They discuss the Torah portion of Ki Tisa and connect some of the themes to the current Coronavirus Pandemic. Not only is there allusions to this virus in the Torah, but a connection is made to the Mishkan, the Half Shekel, the Golden Calf and to the holiday of Purim which we are celebrating today in most of Israel, and in walled cities like Jerusalem on Wednesday.
What is it like to be under quarantine? A community rabbi writes about his experiences, AND his also testing positive for the corona virus while under quarantine. Plus, an analysis of the election results
Rod Reuven Dovid Bryant and Jerry Gordon bring back a frequent guest, Dan Diker, Director of the Political Warfare Program at the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs (JCPA). They Diker's new book on "Israelophobia and the West" published by the JCPA that has caught a wave of attention in Washington and Jerusalem.
Orly talks about the situation in Israeli politics and forming of a new government. she interviews a new comer to Israel, Sean Gilberman. She also expresses her concerns over the corona virus.
It's not yet the last word on the election. The votes are in, but with the country split down the middle, who will form the government will not be known for another three weeks at the earliest, when President Reuven Rivlin decides.
As Jews all over the world are celebrating the Purim Holiday, we see headlines that are almost too unbelievable to be true! A virus that is forcing people all over the world to quarantine themselves, a government in Israel that may have to go to 4th elections, and then there is the build up of Turkish and Russian troops in Syria, just north of Israel.
Is Israel on the verge of either one?
Where is G-d in the day to day happenings of my life? To what extent do my choices really make a difference in the outcome of G-d's divine plan? The Purim story happened many years ago, yet its relevance rings strong today. G-d's name is absent from the Megillah, yet His presence is directing all aspects of the story and it's outcomes. Thus G-d is hidden within the natural realms of our life, and yet He is palpably there. What do we need to do to sense G-d's reality in our life?
Israel is probably the most vibrant democracy in the free world
Orly talks about the ever lasting cycle of elections while responding to Arab callers.
Rod Reuven Dovid Bryant and Jerry Gordon bring back a frequent guest, Dan Diker, Director of the Political Warfare Program at the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs (JCPA). They discuss with Diker the apparent Netanyahu victory in the third election in a year in Israe
It's after the elections, the votes are in. Now what?
How do Israelis feel going to vote in their THIRD elections inside of a year? Tamar speaks with 3 different Israeli voters to get their opinions on the absurdity of it all and finds out that some of them are even going to change their vote, and choose a different party in this 3rd round!
Preliminary election results, hot and spicy!
On this weeks program Rav Yitzchak and William discuss the chaos of both U.S. and Israeli politics, and then connect it with the Mishikan (Tabernacle) and it's vessels and furniture. Specifically, the seven branched Menorah (Lampstand) and how it is mirrored by the human head. Finally, we share a meditative technique meant to help anyone view themselves in a new light.
All over the West Liberalism is finished
Also, will there be a Turkish -Syrian/Russian/Iranian war? FIERCE fighting between Turkey and Syria over the last few days as dozens of Turkish soldiers have been killed, and Turkey shoots down two Syrian government warplanes over Idlib.
Howie is sick of Jewish apathy and people like Bernie Sanders, who claim to be Jewish but works to destroy the State of Israel, Jews and the Jewish community.
Israeli Arabs are determined not to be moved to the Palestinian Authority
This week Rabbi Yitzchak and William discuss the weekly Torah portion of Terumah. This portion discusses the contributions requested of the children of Israel for the construction of the Mishkah (Tabernacle). This holy structure is often contrasted with the Golden Calf by the Sages of Judaism. So, our hosts ask themselves and the audience what type of structures are we really building? Is it a holy space for the Creator to dwell in our midst, or is it a structure related to the physical world, that only exists as a form with no holy inner space?
Orly talks about how our life is in danger over the corona virus. how is life affected by this worldwide
Investing more of ourselves into the betterment of society, one thing is certain: You can't get it wrong! The Torah agrees! Everyone wants to be thought of kindly and by exercising the art of giving - money, time, provisions - everyone wins.
The National Religious Broadcasters gathered in the final week of February 2020 at Gaylord Opryland in Nashville for their annual convention. It is an opportunity to address media issues and programming for the largely Christian Evangelical communicators who have had an outside influence on Trump Administration policy regarding Israel and increasingly on the rising Global Antisemitism in the West, particularly here in the US. Attending as major speakers are several figures in the Administration and of the President: Attorney General William Barr, Secretary of Education Betsey DeVos and personal attorney to the President Jay Sekulow.
August 21, 2026 
