יום שני, י״ז תשרי תשפ״זMonday, September 28, 2026
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Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and much of the country are covered with sand today.
Do you have any sharp objects on you? Did anyone give you something that could explode? Did you really think you could take that onto the airplane? Nothing's more exciting than the security questions at the airport.
Ami Horowitz talks with a progressive UC Irvine student government leader.
Students at the Ponevezh yeshiva in Bnei Brak, stand up and listen to Rosh Yeshica Rabbi Shmuel Markowicz.
What are the chances of the predicted world economic crisis? How can investors protect themselves?
A Free Avraham Mengistu protest at the Erez crossing into Gaza.
When Menachem Begin responded to the international pressures of his day...
By Moshe Herman
Yishai and Malkah are back! As they overlook the Temple Mount Yishai and Malkah discuss Israeli kids going back to school, German support for Iran deal, and the Godly blessings which get channeled into this world on Rosh HaShanna - the Jewish new year.
An Israeli antiquities authority worker walks inside the Israeli Antiquities Authority storage facility in Beit Shemesh. Who knows what's hidden in there.. The Lost Ark?
As reported earlier, Prime Minister Netanyahu's grandfather's grave on the Mount of Olives was desecrated overnight by Arab vandals who destroyed and burned numerous graves. The Mount of Olives is one of the oldest Jewish cemeteries in the world.
Why is the study of demographics essential to predict the economy?
President Ruby Rivlin opened the new school year with new first grade students at the Mamad Shilat school in the Jewish town of Paduel in the Shomron, on September 1, 2015.
Is GDP outdated an measure of prosperity? Are there any alternative methods of assessing $ growth?
Jaffa port is a nice little port with a pleasant promenade to walk around on.
By Moshe Herman
The Yishai Fleisher Show is back! This week, the beloved Spiritual Cafe series with Rabbi Mike Feuer on the Torah portion of "Ki Tetze" - going out to war. Yishai and Rav Mike deal with the complex dichotomy of the commandment to retain the consciousness of both hate for Amalek and compassion for the other & Biblical divorce between man and women but not between man and God. A must-hear for your Shabbat preparation!
Israeli artists build an ice wall at the Davidson Center, near the Kotel in Jerusalem. The wall was based on a piece by American artist Allan Kaprow who built something similar in Israel, in 1980, perpendicular to the Temple Mount. Photos by Yonatan Sindel / Flash90.
Dem. presidential candidate Doug Shreffler talks about his campaign & its motto “as good as it gets”
It's just a trick of the wide-angle lens, but the minaret attached to the rebuilt Hurva synagogue, in the Old City of Jerusalem's Jewish Quarter, looks like an Israeli version of the Leaning Tower of Pisa. It's actually straight in real life. How it got there is a long and unpleasant story.
The Temple Institute posted this video from August 11th, showing how Muslims really act on the Temple Mount while the Israeli police stand by. Islamic behavior like this happens all the time. After watching this, does anyone believe the Muslims actually consider the Temple Mount holy, or is this only about preventing Jews from praying […]
If there's one you can't accuse Hamas of, it's discrimination. Whether your a female, or a child, or a female child, Hamas is happy to dress you up in uniform and give you a rifle. The photo is from a "military" parade on August 21, marking the first anniversary of the killing of Hamas's terror […]
How does the Iranian deal affect anti-terrorist legislation adopted by a number of US states?
Matisyahu answered all the antisemites and BDS supporters at the Sunsplash Festival with his rendition of "If I Forget Thee O' Jerusalem."
By Moshe Herman
Yishai discusses the tide of performers coming to Israel, and the tide of anti-Iran deal Democratic senators rising up. It takes guts to overcome the anti-Israel bias and to fly in to perform in Israel. But that is exactly what some performers are doing, like pop superstar Mariah Carey, who performed in front of 12,000 fans at Rishon LeZions’s Live Park Amphitheater. Elie Pieprz, Founder of the International Division of the Counsel of Judea & Samaria and VOI’s Knesset Insider Jeremy Saltan join Yishai to discuss the tide of performers coming to Israel, and the tide of anti-Iran deal Democratic senators rising up.
Rabbi Nissan of Efrat teaches how to make a shofar and blow it. In the current Hebrew month Elul, the month of Selichot (forgiveness), there is the Jewish custom of blowing the Shofar every morning.
By Moshe Herman
Yishai is joined by David Isaac Simpkins, a convert and former US soldier. Meet David Issac Simpkins, who spent ten years in the US military, including fighting in Afghanistan, and four years becoming an officer in West Point where he became interested in Judaism and subsequently converted. Hear Simpkins along with Rabbi Kenny Cohen, the founding rabbi of the Young Israel Century City, Los Angeles ( who helped Simpkins convert) tell Yishai about David’s remarkable journey.
Israelis and tourists eat at the new "Sarona Market", Israel's largest indoor culinary market, in Tel Aviv. At first glance, doesn't this look like a food market in America?
Why are wealthy people less likely to gossip? So if you get rich you'll cut down on Lashon Hora!
By Moshe Herman
Jerusalem Post op-ed editor Seth Frantzman talks with fellow new father Yishai. They discuss the fact that Seth’s wife is Ethiopian, and talk about that community’s special customs surrounding childbirth — and how they reflect the state of Israeli society. Also, Seth reports on the Jerusalem Wine Festival — at least whatever he remembers of it from his alcohol haze.
Sephardi Jews begin saying Selichot prayers in the beginning of the month of Elul. Here's a video from 2013 of what the prayers looked like at the Kotel. Powerful.
It's Rosh Chodesh Elul, and that means school has begun in the Chareidi school system.
By Moshe Herman
Arab affairs analyst Bassem Eid discusses the ever-changing landscape of the conflict-ridden region with Yishai, sitting in for Dan Diker. ISIS is attempting to stop tourism from flourishing in the Sinai, a goal towards which Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi continues to work. Meanwhile, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is forced to accept a much-reduced territory as his kingdom, as millions of Syrians run for safer havens.
An Arab juice vendor in Tel Aviv, takes a break and looks at the ocean on the Tel Aviv promenade.
What has made Israeli innovative startups world leaders in high tech?
Parents and children play in a water fountain near the Tower of David in the Old City of Jerusalem, on August 16, 2014.
By Moshe Herman
Rabbi Mike Feuer joins Yishai to talk about the weekly Torah portion. They talk about the significance of the Jewish people having at least three names. They also wonder why so many Jews forget the astounding investment our people have made to keep our nation Jewish.
Not everyone in Paris can get to the beach, so Paris decided to bring the beach to the river Seine, sand and all. Parisians who can’t afford their nation’s sacred, annual Vacance, have been invited every summer since 2002 to the Paris-Plages (“Paris Beaches”), artificial beaches along the river Seine in the center of Paris, […]
By Moshe Herman
The follower of the Meir Kahane ideology tells Yishai and Jeremy Saltan about taking on opponents with political theater. After Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon took measures to empty the Tomb of the Patriarchs and Matriarchs in Hebron of Jews learning Torah prior to his visit, his car was jumped on by Marzel. He explains why he acted as he did, and why he has no plans to change his tactics.
Ever wondered how you turn a child into a suicide bomber?
Rabbi Shlomo Riskin of Efrat (R) speaks with Rabbi David Stav. Rabbis Riskin and Stav are part of a group of leading rabbis who decided to establish independent Orthodox conversion courts in Israel, breaking the official Rabbinate monopoly. What happens next remains to be seen.
Author Gail Reynolds offers great advice for Mom's wanting to build a business around their families
By Moshe Herman
Mideast expert Mordechai Kedar joins Yishai to talk about some odd political developments and alliances in the region. Dr. Kedar, research associate at the Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies and lecturer in the department of Arabic at Bar-Ilan University, offers his insights about Russia’s talks with Syria, Israel’s and Hezbollah’s shared interest in stopping ISIS and the nuclear deal’s unexpectedly negative ramifications for Iran.
By Moshe Herman
JPost op-ed editor Seth Frantzman talks to Yishai about Israel's self-flagellating reaction to recent acts of Jewish violence. On the heels of acts of terror committed by Jews, the two discuss what the appropriate national response is to the crimes of individuals, and the responsibility of the authorities. Then, they debate the history and legitimacy of administrative detentions in Israel.
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The last prayer at the Ayelet HaShahar synagogue in Givat Zeev, which is slated for destruction as per a decision by the Israeli High Court.
The Ayelet Hashahar shul in Givat Zeev is slated for destruction after the 500 person community couldn't prove to the High Court's satisfaction that their purchase of the property was 100% legal. The Arab plaintiff and the leftwing NGO, Yesh Din, that represented him, demanded the synagogue's destruction. The community still has a few days […]
By Moshe Herman
Yehuda Hakohen, leader of the Zionist Freedom Alliance, tells Yishai about being an 'alternative' peace activist. He explains why prioritizing peace is an integral part of the Zionist dream, and discusses his goal to circumvent the rhetoric, bring together the extremes and push a meaningful peace forward — one based on each side having things about which they are unwilling to compromise.
How can you remove anxiety and worry from retirement planning?
Everyone's seems to have forgotten (one of) the real enemies we face. The photo above is from a Hamas summer camp graduation ceremony for future terrorists, ages 15 - 21.
It just seemed like just the appropriate video clip for today.
The Ilan and Asaf Ramon airport, currently under construction in Eilat. Ilan Ramon was an Israeli astronaut and fighter pilot. He was the youngest IAF pilot to take part in the 1981 strike on the Iraqi Osirak nuclear reactor. He was killed in 2003 when his space shuttle, the Columbia exploded. Asaf Ramon, Ilan's son, […]
By Moshe Herman
Hasidic blues musician Lazer Lloyd shares his spiritual journey and meditative music with Yishai. Lloyd tells of playing for the most varied of audiences and feeling the connection we all share, before explaining what he sees as the united trifecta of blues music, hasidism and Israel. He plays three original songs in-studio: “Back Porch,” “Rocking in the Holy Land” and “My Own Blues.”
By Moshe Herman
Yishai plays recordings from the month-and-a-half he and his wife, Malka, spent broadcasting from Gush Katif during the 2005 disengagement. The Fleishers provided their priceless, on-the-scene perspective of one of the most dramatic moments in Israeli history, as they observed the communities’ valiant refusal to leave their homes — even as their towns were cut off from food and supplies — while being intimidated by the Israeli government.
While building in Arnona, a 2000-year-old Mikvah was found, but what was found in the Mikvah was even more interesting...
What is peer-to-peer (P2P) networking? How does it help you access what you want in the internet?
By Moshe Herman
Israeli-Japanese Jew Dr. Kenichi Hartman talks with VOI's Yishai Fleisher about the similarities -- and economic ties -- between Japan and Israel. Dr. Hartman, who converted to Judaism at the age of 12, has a doctorate in neuroscience from Harvard and is today a patent agent. He writes about Japan-Israel economic cooperation for the Times of Israel and is a mentor at Samurai House Israel, a Japanese investment fund. He shares the story of his remarkable life, as he crisscrossed continents, got in touch with his Jewish father’s heritage and ultimately ended up in Israel. He offers his unique perspective on the religious, cultural and philosophical similarities between the states of Japan and Israel.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits Inbar Azrak, 27 who was wounded in Monday night's firebomb attack in Beit Hanina. Azrak is being treated at the Hadassah Ein Kerem medical center in Jerusalem.
The live stream is over. It seems the Netanyahu webcast is running a little late (or someone forgot to turn on the microphone). Maybe they're on Jewish time. You'll be able to watch it here, whenever it starts. A separate article will be posted after the feed completes.
Israelis enjoy kayaking in the Jordan river in Northern Israel on August 2, 2015, as temperature reached 47 degrees Celcius in some parts of Israel.
By Moshe Herman
(((CLICK BELOW TO HEAR AUDIO))) Ethan Bearman, syndicated US radio host, interviewsYishai on Israeli history and politics -- and the Iranian nuclear threat. Bearman, author of “Liars & Whores: How Big Government and Big Businesses Are Working to Save Their Assets, Not Yours,” and Yishai talk about the biblical roots and modern ties to Judea […]
Some words in the song overlay may be inappropriate for all audiences, so please turn off your volume if you might be offended. Sections of Gaza you might not be familiar with from the mass media....
Since its establishment in 1948, according to jewishvirtuallibrary.org, Israel has engaged in 12 wars or major military operations. For the most part, the Arab-Israeli conflict has continued unabated since Israel’s inception. Traditionally, Israel has faced weapons of mass destruction including the threat of Iranian nuclear bombs, conventional armies from the likes of Hezbellah, terrorism from […]
What is the impact of renouncing US citizenship if you live abroad? Can you visit the US again?
From the "Defeat Jihad Summit" held in February 2015.
By Moshe Herman
Rabbi Mike Feuer, educational director of Beit Midrash Sulam Yaakov, joins Yishai to discuss 'Va'etchanan,' this week's Torah portion. Yishai reflects on an extremely difficult experience he had yesterday — enduring verbal abuse and humiliation, as he attempted to visit the Temple Mount. Then, in the light of the treatment of Jews at Judaism’s holiest site, the demolitions at Beit El and the Gay Pride March, Yishai discusses with Rabbi Feuer the repetition in “Va’etchanan” of the 10 Commandments and the iconic phrases that crop up throughout the portion, including the line that embodies the core principals of Judaism — the “Shema.” The two also consider the greatest struggles facing modern-day Israel and 21st-century Jewry.
Klezmer muxic in the Old Train Station in Jerusalem. Video by David Avraham.
I couldn't help myself after I saw the photo above. The context is that on Tuesday, PM Netanyahu and Yair Lapid were in Southern Ashdod laying a cornerstone for a new seaport.
By Moshe Herman
Randol Schoenberg, renowned attorney and president of the Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust, discusses explosive issues with Yishai. Schoenberg, the prestigious Jewish lawyer recently portrayed in the popular movie, “Woman in Gold,” and Yishai discuss the US Supreme Court’s refusal to allow Jerusalem to be identified as part of Israel on official documents, and its recent decision to recognize same-sex marriage. Then, they debate the Iran deal, coming to very different conclusions. Schoenfeld shares his thoughts on recent developments emerging from the Obama administration.
Meet Republican US presidential candidate Kerry Bowers & listen to his message to the Israeli public
Dreinoff House, Beit El, July 29, 2015. Photos by Hillel Meir / Tazpit News Agency.
As of today, Jonathan Pollard has now spent 30 years in prison.
By Moshe Herman
Baruch Widen, interfaith dialoguer and Arabist, joins Yishai to discuss the pro-Israel trend taking hold among the capital's Arab population. The community is applying for Israeli citizenship in unprecedented numbers. Baruch and Yishai consider why.
The scenes from last night and today in Beit El are eerily reminiscent of the scenes from Gush Katif 10 years ago, the above photo in particular.
Discussing, what should you do if you are feeling overstressed in your job and are tempted to quit?
By Moshe Herman
Rabbi Mottle Wolfe joins Yishai to discuss the contours of the religious-secular divide in the Jewish state. The two show hosts talk about the phenomenon of the very secular Tel Aviv being a mere five kilometers away from the ultra-Orthodox Bnei Brak. The former celebrates Israel Independence Day, but doesn’t fast on the day that marks the loss of Jewish sovereignty 2,000 years ago. The latter observes the religious fast, but does not take part in the modern celebrations of statehood. They envision a way to move the process of building the third Jewish commonwealth forward.
Family and friends say good-bye as the young recruits show up for enlistment day at Tel Hashomer.
This is a walk-through the main sanctuary of the Holy Temple...
Rectification for the Sin of the Spies – "Sovereignty”
September 25, 2026 
