יום חמישי, כ״א אלול תשפ״וThursday, September 3, 2026
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By Moshe Herman
Yishai and Malkah Fleisher get into a heated discussion triggered by Yishai's thought-experiment of how to "win" the battle for judicial reform. Then, Dennis Prager's classic speech at IAC. Finally, Table Torah: Three BIG promises for three pilgrimages.
Despite his serious wounds, Nadav continued to fight and neutralize the terrorist.
Lenny Goldberg's Bible Classes
There are many interesting parallels and differences between Esther and Moshe.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir listen to Megillah together at a Border Police base.
Energy & Alternatives ...and PURIM! The story as you have never heard it before, and the lesson to take away from it!
By Vera Kessler
Rebbetzin Pavlov talks about the reasons why we are jealous, and gives us tools and strategies to work through this often counterproductive, albeit human, emotion.
Dozens of people in the streets of Efrat wearing strange costumes.
By Moshe Herman
Yishai and Malkah Fleisher are on Route 60 thinking about Hawara murder and subsequent violence. Ben Bresky on Purim miracles throughout history. Advocate Tehila Gimpel gives a deep dive on judicial reform in Israel. Rabbi Kenny Cohen on a system for Jewish historical dating. And Table Torah on Megillat and Jewish unity.
Israel is going through the greatest internal crisis since the establishment of the State
There is a concept that in dark times, G-d is 'hiding his face' from us: Hester Panim. Man cannot hide from G-d.
Thousands of protesters showed up when they learned that Sara Netanyahu was in a local salon.
By Vera Kessler
Rebbetzin Braha Bender is an excellent storyteller. She shares with us the story of Purim, in richness and in depth.
Two More Jews Murdered, Purim and the Temple, a Journalists Confession. For more, tune in to my Bible podcast at anchor.fm/lenny-goldberg
Walter’s: First ever programme to educate his listeners. Learn Why?
Steven shares his personal pain and trauma with Roya and uses humor to get through it! Oh and funny stories too
And, ANOTHER terror attack in Israel with 2 dead.
Listen to Soul Talk with Rabbi David Aaron and Leora Mandel to get clarity on this all important question: Why Does One G-d Have So Many Different Names?
Is prayer meant to be a chore, an obligation to check off one's list in order to attain God's favor? Or is it, perchance, a privilege that allows us to express our higher calling and commune with the source of our innate Holiness?
Rabbi Manis Friedman talks about the month of Adar and Simcha.
By Moshe Herman
Yishai and Malkah Fleisher discuss the broad tensions between the Tel Aviv secular elites and the Jerusalem Torah followers - with a plan for how to solve it! Ben Bresky shares the story of a powerful earthquake that hit the northern city of Tzfat. Then, Rabbi Steven Pruzansky on the battle for democracy in Israel's judiciary and Josh Reinstein on tensions in the Knesset.
Simultaneous Intercontinental Jew-Bashing
How can the Torah legislate an emotion? How can I be happy if I am not happy with my life? Can we really choose how to feel? Join us to find out how to create more happiness and joy in this month of Adar.
How: The ‘Women in Green’ morphed into the successful and influential Sovereignty Movement. Hear the extensive interview with their co-founder Nadia Matar talking about their aims and successes.
Anonymous Soldiers; Why the left needs to control the courts; don't forget to tune in to my classes on the Book of Shmuel and the Book of Kings at spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/6MxWofncyxb
G-d is so beyond our human comprehension
* An update on the Ukraine - it may not have much longer to exist. * Gold and the future of money.
Natalie carries the show completely this week; first by sharing her frustration over planting a garden in her yard;
Watch the Knesset debates and first vote on the Judicial Reform proposal.
Discussing the emotional turmoil and the possibility of real monetary loss in the event of a market crash.
By Vera Kessler
A coach and an international lecturer, Shimona Tzukernik is the creator of The Method, a practical approach to personal transformation, rooted in Torah principles and ancient mystical teachings.
Workers at the 'Achim Chai' factory in Petah Tikva, prepare covers for Sefer Torahs.
Overriding the hubris of the Israeli Supreme Court is one of the stated goals of the present government.
Do the poor and downtrodden have anything to offer the wealthy? And who's money is it anyway? Can the lives of both rich and poor spiritually intersect?
By Moshe Herman
Yishai and Malkah Fleisher start off with the high highs of nascent Jewish communities being legally recognized, and the low lows of dastardly terror. Then, Yishai speaks with Arutz Sheva's Yoni Kempinsky about the national divide. Yishai then heads to the OurCrowd Summit in Jerusalem and speaks with Advocate Elie Sprung about the legal side of Israeli Start Ups, with Shuey Fogel about finances for Scale Ups, and with Professor and author Gil Troy about the vision of Theodor Herzl and the blessings of our time. Finally, Knesset insider Jeremy Saltan about passing nationalist laws.
The Jewish people's "Original Sin"
While some leftwing startups claim they are pulling their money out of Israel (and trying to convince others to do the same), at the very impressive OurCrowd summit in Jerusalem...
Bibi's bluff, Antisemitism and the holocaust. For more of Lenny Goldberg, tune into Lenny Goldberg Bible Classes anchor.fm/lenny-goldberg
Natalie opens the show by sharing the distressing news of the past week; the earthquake in Turkey and the horrible terror car ramming attack in Ramot that killed three people, two of them young children, brothers, ages 6 and 8.
Steven and Roya talk about the Black National Anthem, living in the Golden Girls community & much much more
Tamar speaks with Dr. Mordechai Ben-Menachem on news from around the world. He describes the Ukraine as being dead, and that they had no chance in a war with Russia
A short explanation on how the judicial reforms in progress will address the anomalies of the Israeli system and bring Israel closer to the rest of the Western democracies.
By Vera Kessler
We all have challenges in life. In this engaging interview, Rebbetzin Maryashie Deren, Chabad emissary at the Chabad of Greenwich, Connecticut, teaches us how to develop trust in G-d through 7 steps.
One of the most fundamental and challenging principles to understand is Free Choice. If nothing exists outside of G-d, how is man free to make choices that seemingly go against G-d's will. If G-d knows all, what does it even mean that man can make free will choices? Join Rabbi David Aaron and Leora Mandel to learn the fundamentals of what it means to have free choice and how this knowledge affects you day to day life.
Overriding the hubris of the Israeli Supreme Court is one of the stated goals of the present government.
The first of the Ten Commandments appears as a call to faith rather than an instruction manual for holy living. Can belief in God be dictated or is something much, much deeper at play?
Is the judicial reform a good thing for the Jews? Should Israel send humanitarian aid to Syria, join us as we explore these questions in light of this week's Torah portion
She's no normal antisemite; she's an anti-Jewess because she's a Muslim
Howie talks about antisemitism, anti-Jewism, and how terrorists literally get away with murder!
By Moshe Herman
Yishai and Malkah Fleisher pray for the victims of the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria and rage against the lies told against Israel by the Amalek-tinged media. Then: Ben Bresky on the history of Tu Bishvat and broadcaster Mark Golub remembered. Also: Yishai debates on i24, and Steve and Samuel Wearp on the mission of Blessed Buy Israel.
How: The United Nations Human Rights Council distorts the relationship between our Arab citizens and residents of Israel and the Israel Jewish public. There is no mention of peaceful coexistence in hospitals, stores, public transport and elsewhere.
By Vera Kessler
Rabbanit Chana Henkin is the Founder and Dean of Nishmat. She is one of today's most acclaimed Jewish educators and a leader in re-drawing the landscape of Torah leadership and scholarship for women.
What connects us to the Egyptian exodus so many thousands of years after the actual event? Even when we forget the words, the "Song of Songs" continues to thread music and cadence within the Jewish soul.
Israel's new government should be given time to see how it actually functions
PM Netanyahu explains judicial reform on Fox News.
By Moshe Herman
Yishai returns to Israel and is joined by Malkah Fleisher to discuss the return of Israeli rain. Then, Advocate Maurice Hirsch on the problem of Israel's security prisons. Ben Bresky on the life and times of Hebrew reviver Eliezer Ben-Yehuda.
Is this world a jungle or a beautiful garden planted for your enjoyment? Join me for a discussion of the miracle of nature (and the nature of miracles) as the Jewish people cross the Red Sea in this week's Torah portion.
This is not a political conflict. It's Holy War!
On this show, - The deadliest terror attack in maybe a decade
Is there collective punishment in Judaism? The left go International in their fight
Natalie welcomes Edith Barr to the program, who shares her aliyah story. Edie and her husband made aliyah first to Beer Sheva in the early 19803
Steven Explains to Roya the adventures of living with an 80 year old woman ( aka Steve's mom) and much more on this week's Lighten Up on Israel News Talk Radio
Alternative investments are a powerful way to grow your money, compared to other investment classes.
By Vera Kessler
Rebbetzin Dena Schusterman is the rebbetzin of Chabad Intown in Atlanta, Georgia.
Jewish or American Universalist?
The Carmelit is an underground funicular railway in Haifa, Israel.
Corey Gil-Shuster takes The Ask Project and asks PA Arabs if they want to expel the Jews.
By Moshe Herman
Yishai is on the road again! He speaks with former US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman about the state of the Abraham Accords, and with Rabbi Schneur Oirechman of Chabad Tallahassee who is fighting assimilation, and with Florida State University student David Glasser who is dealing with antisemitism, and with Joel Griffith who celebrated Israel's new coalition with Young Jewish Conservatives at a swanky hotel rooftop in Miami.
By Vera Kessler
Rebbetzin Gevura Davis of Aish Philadelphia talks about a Jewish woman's true beauty.
As we start the Hebrew month of Shvat, join me for a discussion of how food can make you more spiritual and refined.
How much influence do we have on young people? The imparting of our personal histories and celebrating both the foibles and accomplishments of those who came before us imparts feelings of connection, continuity and pride.
Jay Shapiro tells you that the government must ensure that Holocaust survivors have a decent old age, -plus, more news presented that might have gone 'under the radar'.
Tune in to "Lenny Goldberg's Bible Classes"
Roya and Steven talk about the dumbest story ever, Angry School Board members & George Santos dream of becoming Ms Gay Rio Dijenero. And much much more on Lighten Up
Natalie interviews Jason Lipstein (Montreal - Haifa) who made aliyah with his family just a few months ago, Summer 2022. Jason tells his story of coming to Israel 20 years ago on Birthright, returning to Montreal, and being found by Messianic Jews who were trying their utmost to convert him. Luckily, Jason's mother sent him to her Rabbi for help and Jason became a more Torah observant Jews. He eventually met his wife in a Torah class and years later, they moved to Israel.
Understanding US government debt
Mark Levin and Professor Eugene Kontorovich discuss Israel's judicial reform.
People shop at a farmers market in the northern Israeli town of Katzrin
By Vera Kessler
Rebbetzin Sara Yoheved Rigler is the author of several books, including her latest I've Been Here Before: When Souls of the Holocaust Return.
Israel's government is like a small congregation where everyone insists on being an officer.
Nothing exists outside of the reality of G-d. How is man free to make independent choices? Can man choose to go against G-d's will and if not, how can he be responsible for the choices that he makes?
Their ignorance and sexual confusion.
What did God hope to accomplish with the 10 plagues of Egypt and what does that tell you about our own violent social debate?
By Moshe Herman
Yishai Fleisher is boarding an airplane to Florida and shares three great interviews that show the vision for of reformed but rooted Israel: Uri Bank of the Religious Zionist party, Zeev Orenstein from City of David, and MK Simcha Rothman from the Law, Justice and Constitution Committee. Plus: What is "Kommemiyut"?
Gilad Erdan fights the lonely fight against the global antisemitism that permeates the UN.
A group of Gazelles seen at the Gazelle Valley reserve in Jerusalem
How: The International community and their leaders condemned Israel’s democratically elected government before it had even been established.
Tune in to "Lenny Goldberg's Bible Classes" for a simple and authentic study of Tanach spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/oFzbvb4DAwb
Roya and Steven discuss being buried with food and Racist stoves! And much much more on Lighten Up
Natalie gives a short talk touching upon fear, the fear of change, the fear of the unknown. This fear appears throughout our lives, in different aspects and different times. It is normal for this fear to grip us when approaching big changes in our lives, and making aliyah is one of the biggest changes many of us go through. Fear is normal.
G-d created the world. How involved is G-d in the running of the world and the details of my day to day life? This is an important question on a philosophical level, but also very practically effects how I see the details of my life. For better or worse, are they a part of the system of nature that G-d designed or given directly to me by G-d to navigate and grow through?
Do good times, healthy relationships, bright outlooks and abundant faith just "happen" or are we the authors of our respective life journeys? Also, must one descend from royalty to be an effective leader? These questions and so much more!
By Moshe Herman
Yishai and Malkah Fleisher discuss the idea of Israeli National Birth Day and the contradictory ideas of nihilism. Also, the new government and the new laws they are trying to pass. Then, Rabbi Benjamin Yudin on the tension between Diaspora and Israel-centered impulse. And a new dating app called "GamZuLi" is making matches! Finally, Table Torah: How the Burning Bush answers the greatest question.
As we start the new book of Shmot/Exodus, join us for a discussion of how we make ourselves and others feel seen.
The exile implodes and will this government "normalize"?
Israel News Talk Radio welcomes Roya Mohsenian as the new permanent host of Lighten Up!
September 4, 2026 
