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What do “right” and “left” actually mean in Israel? 🧭 Broadly, Lahav Harkov explains, they’re about security, with the right more hawkish and the left more dovish. Taken further, they’re about Judea and Samaria. The further right, the more it’s seen as a natural and permanent part of Israel. The further left, the more it’s seen as belonging to a future Palestinian state. 🎧 Get the full video at the link in bio. #israel #israelelections #podcast

Why does the unity Israelis feel at concerts seem so far from the ballot box? Lahav Harkov joins Dovid Bashevkin to explore Israel’s political divides and the choices shaping its future. Listen to the full episode at the link in our bio. #Israel #IsraelElections #IsraeliSociety #jewishpodcast

Is this election about the issues, or about one man? Ask Israelis what matters most and they’ll say security and the economy. By “economy,” they mostly mean cost of living. The macro economy is doing great, Lahav Harkov says, but people don’t always feel it in their pockets. And since October 7th, security has topped the list. Still, that’s not how this election is being fought. It’s being run mainly as a yes Bibi, no Bibi referendum. What choice do Israelis really face at the ballot box? Lahav Harkov joins Dovid Bashevkin for a primer on how Israeli elections work and what’s at stake right now. Listen to the full episode at the link in our bio. #Israel #IsraeliPolitics #IsraelElections #JewishPodcast

“I look at my family, my kids… their sacrifice for other Jews, and their willingness, and their all-in-ness.” Rabbi Judah Mischel fills his tank with optimism by watching his kids and their friends: their volunteering, their mesirus nefesh, and their excitement for Torah and the future, especially during this war. Can we stay optimistic about Klal Yisrael when we disagree on its future? Listen to full episode of the link in our bio.

It’s very special to grow up with a friend and then interview him for a podcast :) Here he discusses the 10% happier rule and to hear the full conversation with Rabbi Shmuel Ozhekh go to 40mystics.com/Shmuel-Ozhekh #tranquility #40mystics #rabbibenji

Why do hurt people hurt people? Rabbi Judah Mischel says the Jewish people have been hurt, and instead of turning to Hashem, we get angry at each other. His alternative: someone can fall short in one area and still be great in another. Gadol b’makom acher. Can we stay optimistic about Klal Yisrael when we disagree on its future? Judah Mischel joins Dovid Bashevkin to explore finding the good in every corner of the Jewish people. Listen to the full episode at the link in our bio.

Part of the problem, or part of the solution? Do we want to be people who hold the geula back, or people who push it forward? Rabbi Judah Mischel isn’t convinced that giving someone stink eye, writing angry posts, or shtoching someone online gets us anywhere. Magnifying another Jew’s ugliness so we can win the one-up is embarrassing, he says. It’s hurtful to Hashem, it keeps us in galus, and it doesn’t make things better. Can we stay optimistic about Klal Yisrael when we disagree on its future? Judah Mischel joins Dovid Bashevkin to explore finding the good in every corner of the Jewish people. Listen to the full episode at the link in our bio.