יום ראשון, כ״ד אלול תשפ״וSunday, September 6, 2026
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By Moshe Herman
Yishai Fleisher talks to Zvika Klein, award-winning journalist covering the Diaspora beat for Makor Rishon and NRG, about the shocking reality of Jews living in refugee camps in Ukraine's war zone. Also Gil Hoffman, VOI broadcaster and Chief Political Correspondent for the Jerusalem Post recounts the plight of another long-suffering Jew, Jonathan Pollard.
A Jewish man examines a citron, known as an Etrog, for imperfections, preparing to make his purchase in a 'four-species' market in Jerusalem on October 5, 2014. The Etrog is one of the four species used during rituals in the week-long Jewish holiday of Sukkot. Sukkot commemorates the Israelites 40 years of wandering in the […]
Remember when your parents told you to not play with your food? This takes on a whole new dimension when Gaza children celebrate the Eid holiday with their (slaughtered) cow.
By Moshe Herman
Yishai is joined by Pastor Robert Stearns, executive director of Eagles' Wings, in-studio to talk about the upcoming 'Day of Prayer for the Peace of Jerusalem' along with a segments from Spiritual Cafe with Rabbi Mike Feuer on why dark forces doubt Israel's "ultimate commitment" to peace, and how we are all not ready for Yom Kippur
Not everyone wants to wait until after Yom Kippur to start building their Sukkah. This Sukkah is being built in Kfar Etzion. Chag Sameach.
Israel's President Ruby Rivlin recites Slichot, the prayers for forgiveness that are said leading up to Yom Kippur. This slichot prayer session was held at the President's official residence. Speaking of presidential pardons, it would be good if this were the year that Jonathan Pollard was let free.
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By Moshe Herman
Yishai is joined by alternative peace activist Yehuda HaKohen to talk about the Judaizing of Jerusalem and how it's all a matter of narrative.
A Hareidi man performs the Kaparos ceremony for his son, in Beitar. The ritual, which some consider controversial, is performed before Yom Kippur, as part of the repentance process. A chicken is gently raised and waved over the head of a family member or yourself. The person performing the ritual says the following statement (or […]
By Moshe Herman
Yishai talks about Israel's newest submarine along and the history of the navy along with the rise of ISIS in the Middle East
Children help clean up Ashkelon in an event organized by the Jewish National Fund, as part of Clean up the World Day, on Sept. 29, 2014.
By Moshe Herman
Yishai talks about Abbas' hateful speech at the UN along with looking at the sad reality on hate in the Middle East. He moves on to talk about a woman killed on the way to an appointment at a fertility clinic and how she saved five lives and ends talking about French Jews and a Jewish community slated for destruction.
Discover the motivations and the emotions that may affect investing.
Lot's wife is no longer alone. Life-size sculptures of some popular fictional characters have been planted at the Ein Gedi beach along the Dead Sea. Presumably they'll get covered with sand, mud and salt as time goes by. Lot's wife is actually a bit further south. So I don't know how much they'll be seeing […]
A group of people try traditional (Ashkenazi) kosher foods for the first time...
Israelis perform the Tashlich ceremony along the beach in Tel Aviv.
Head of the Israeli Navy Ram Rothberg attends a memorial ceremony held at sea by Israeli sailors from the navy's newest submarine, the INS Tanin. The ceremony was in memory of the personnel of the INS Dakar, which sank 435 km. off the coast of Haifa in 1968. September 21, 2014.
The halachic question of one day or two in Eretz Yisrael (we keep two) is an interesting one. The video discusses the history and halachic arguments of how this developed.
There were so many good music videos for Rosh Hashana, I decided I couldn't pick just one...
Hareidim in Meah Shearim are wasting no time to prepare for the Sukkot holiday, even if we have to still have to first celebrate Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur.
Grandmaster Michael Adams talks about life as a professional chess player.
It's not monopoly money. It's Israel's new 50 Shekel bill (in the middle), with a picture of poet Shaul Tchernikovsky on it. The bill is said to feature some of the most advanced anti-counterfeiting technologies, and it just went into circulation.
Corey Gil-Shuster asks Israeli-Arabs if they would serve in the IDF service or do National Service. Some of the answers will surprise you (and some won't).
If you ever wondered how antisemitism and BDS gain ground in American universities, then watch this video, where in the space of just an hour, on Sept 11th too, a dozen ignorant American college students sign a petition to support ISIS. Well, that explains a lot. (On the plus side, there were a lot of […]
It doesn't matter your age, and there's no embarrassment in other boys knowing, boys like toys that fly and that make big, loud sound, or do other cool stuff. In fact, if the boys are smart, they make it look very serious, so they can play with the toys at work too. That's when remote […]
By Moshe Herman
Yishai is joined by jazz great Daniel Zamir to talk about bringing jazz and spirituality to audiences around the world.
By Moshe Herman
Yishai is joined by Isi Leibler who served as president of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry and Chairman of the Governing Board of the World Jewish Congress to talk about a recent article where Leibler states that while a two-state solution might not be feasible right now, it should not be abandoned.
Western Wall's employees, remove thousands of handwritten notes placed between the ancient stones of the Kotel, the Western Wall, Judaism's second holiest site, in the Old City of Jerusalem. The operation is carried out twice each year: before the Passover festival in the spring and at the Jewish New Year in the fall. The prayer […]
Why some countries are more economically successful than others? Tune in for the answer...
We're sharing with you a video from Gary's Deli which just opened up in Efrat...
By Moshe Herman
Yishai is joined by Land of Israel guide and Bible teacher Meir Eisenman to talk about a recent Knesset tour given around Eastern Jerusalem.
They're building a new control tower at Ben Gurion International Airport. This is the view, and what it looks like.
A guide at the Gush Etzion Zoo (bet you didn't there was one of those in Gush Etzion) explains to Junior High School students how to extract the ram horn shell after it dried, and eventually make it into a shofar, on September 15, 2014.
The son of El Sayyid Nosair, the man who murdered Rabbi Meir Kahane and planned the 1993 attack on the World Trade Center, speaks on how he rejected hate and chose the path of peace.
By Moshe Herman
Musicians Frank London and David Licht of the Grammy award-winning band The Klezmatics perform live in-studio. Can you play a klezmer beat on the back of a garbage can? Find out from these Jewish musicians whose 'rebbes' are jazz greats from yesteryear.
Yehuda Poltzak is an artist from the Hareidi town of Beitar. He creates Judaica artifacts that decorate the homes and sukkahs of rabbis and community leaders. His creations require months of work.
It's a few years old, but just as relevant today, if not more so. (Did you catch the "Hitler Youth Week" reminder?)
Why is an IRA a worthwhile account for retirement? And how can you use it to the best advantage?
United Arab Emirates delivered mobile homes to Gaza, for Gazan residents whose home were destroyed in Hamas's war against Israel. An internal Arab poll indicated that at least 70% of Gazans want to permanently leave the Gaza Strip. The more moral act would have been to help these Gazan residents relocate to another country, outside the Middle […]
By Moshe Herman
Yishai is joined by Tamir Druz, who is an energy specialist and the director of Capra Energy Group, an independent energy consultancy based in Israel, and works with the Israeli government to help navigate tax and fiscal policy for the growing energy sector. Dr. Nadia Sheveleva is an environmental engineer and economist in the oil & gas industry and a project manager at Capra is also interviewed to talk about Israel's exploding energy sector.
The North Tower Fountain National September 11 Memorial and Museum in New York.
By Moshe Herman
Yishai attends a conference about Jerusalem gold and speaks with Aharon Horwitz, Director of the Megalim Institute for Jerusalem Studies, Zeev Orenstein from the City of David, and world famous archaeologist Dr. Gabriel Barkay who has been digging up the history of Jerusalem for the last 50 years!
How do you reach the top of your profession, and are you always aware of your own talents?
Pomegranates (Rimon) are in the stores, that means Rosh HaShana is getting closer! Pomegranates are eaten during the Rosh Hashana holiday as they contain, on average, 613 seeds, which corresponds to the the 613 commandments written of the Torah we try to fulfill.
By Moshe Herman
Yishai speaks with, Ankie Spitzer, wife of slain fencing coach Andre Spitzer about the fight (especially against the Olympic Committee) to keep the memory of the Israeli Olympic Team murdered in Munich alive.
Chief Ashkenazi Rabbi David Lau visits a Talmud Torah in Bat Ayin (Gush Etzion) at the beginning of the school year.
The Palestinian Authority Prime Minister admits that Hamas has stolen food and medicine meant for civilians, and the PA has no say over what goes on in Gaza, despite the so-called "Palestinian Unity Government".
By Moshe Herman
The US State Department has voiced displeasure with Israel's appropriation of 400 acres of land in the Gush Etzion settlement block as 'state-owned land,' and has demanded that Israel's government rescind the controversial designation. Do US demands challenge Israeli sovereignty? Bobby Brown, former adviser to Prime Ministers Benjamin Netanyahu and Ehud Barak, claims that Israel […]
Many Jewish communities have the custom of saying Selichot (forgiveness prayers) during the entire month of Elul, leading up to the High Holidays.
How has the sudden growth in modern technology affected world economy and future employment levels?
By Moshe Herman
Dr. Renee Garfinkel is an XM Sirius broadcaster and a psychologist who writes for Psychology Today. She is also fulfilling a lifetime dream of living in Israel. She joins Yishai to talk about the Levant culture and how it effects actions and attitudes in our region. Then, Rabbi Mike Feuer and Yishai talk Bible: why […]
Soldiers from the Caracal Battalion prepared and participated in a 16 kilometer overnight hike to complete their training course on September 3, 2014. The Caracal Battalion is an infantry combat battalion of the Israel Defense Forces, composed of mostly female soldiers (and a few men). They are stationed along the Egyptian border. If Wonder Woman served in […]
By Moshe Herman
(((CLICK BELOW TO HEAR AUDIO))) Yishai Yishai speaks with Antony Lerman, a British writer and former Director of the Institute for Jewish Policy Research, recently penned a controversial article in the New York Times called "The End of Liberal Zionism" where he argues that the Two-State Solution is dead - so now Liberal Zionists need […]
PM Netanyahu pins the bars on a a new IDF Navy officer on Sept. 2, 2014. Congratulations.
Long before Hamas, there were caves and underground cities in Israel, which the Jews used to fight against the invading Romans. This is a video of Beit Guvrin, which was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site
A man blows the Shofar at the Kotel, the Jewish People's second holiest site (The first is the Temple Mount itself). The Shofar is blown during the month of Elul, which is the month that precedes Rosh Hashana.
Shuls desecrated, a Rabbi murdered on Shabbat, and now a pro-Hamas demonstration in Miami. It's safer to retire to Israel.
Learn about Monte Carlo-not the place but simulator forbuilding a financial plan.
By Moshe Herman
(((CLICK BELOW TO HEAR AUDIO))) Yishai Yishai speaks with Jeremy Saltan about the radical drop in the Prime Minister’s approval rating. What is the reason for the about-face in the public’s perception of the war? Then Yishai interviews Rabbi Avi Berman, Executive Director of the OU Israel, about the amazing connection of North American Jews […]
A farmer in the (legal) Tikkun Olan Cannabis farm near Tzfat. This is one of their greenhouses. The company is licensed by Israel's Ministry of Health to grow, process and distribute the medicinal plant.
It doesn't matter how old you are, boys like their toys. In this case, the boy is Israeli President Ruby Rivlin sitting in a fighter jet in the Tel Nof Air Force base. Vrrmmmm, whoosh, boom...
The Israel Museum has a wonderful interactive exhibit called "Bamboo", or as the kids call it, "Bambuk". Made completely out of bamboo poles and rope, you can walk all over around it, all the way to the top of this multistory structure. Highly recommended.
This week's podcast discusses the need for transparency in international business dealings.
Some Chareidi entertainers thrilled the crowd on Jerusalem's Ben Yehuda Street with some Jewish entertainment.
It's Rosh Chodesh Elul, and that means school has begun in the Chareidi school system.
Life after 50? You better believe it! Tips on how to prepare and enjoy life after retirement.
Make and launch your own rocket at home, just like Hamas!
Asher Schwartz, the JewishPress.com cartoonist lives 2 blocks away from the house that was hit Tuesday morning by the new Hamas rocket. All the windows in his apartment were blown out from the blast (and his neighbor's windows too). His ears are ringing. Keep safe Asher.
Welcome to Lifta spring. One of Jerusalem's best kept secrets. Green, water and swimming near the entrance to Jerusalem... if you know where to look. Great for a hot summer day. Lifta spring is first mentioned in the Bible in the Book of Joshua, as the water of Niphtoach. 15:8 And the border went up […]
The Jerusalem Theater was packed full of French Olim on Sunday, there to celebrate and honor other French Olim who served in the IDF.
Watch how this young man answers all the questions, and defends Israel...
ISIS Kindergarten? Real? Not real? Not sure. But someone did dress up and pose a kid like this.
While Jews can't pray on our holiest site, and police make sure no Israeli flags are taken up, Muslims have no problem bringing in and waving an ISIS flag on the Temple Mount. Maybe we'll allow them to run executions there too, while we're at it.
On Friday afternoon, Muslims on the Temple Mount ran a pro-Hamas demonstration on the Temple Mount.
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