The Promised Podcast - The “Violence, Here & There” Edition

The “Violence, Here & There” Edition

11/14/24 • 101 min

Miriam Herschlag, Don Futterman and Noah Efron discuss two topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them smile this week.

Hear the Extra-Special, Special Extra Segment on Patreon

—Jabalia, Again—

Israel conquers northern Gaza for a third deadly time.

—The “J” is Silent—

Is Amsterdam a harbinger?

—Limping Towards the Light—

For our most unreasonably generous Patreon supporters, in our extra-special, special extra discussion: We talk about the essay written by Rachel Goldberg-Polin that was recently published on the Times of Israel.

Plus, a tribute to Prof. Aharon She’ar Yashuv, the Orthodox Rabbi son of an Waffen SS officer father. And music for these troubled days.

Miriam Herschlag, Don Futterman and Noah Efron discuss two topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them smile this week.

Hear the Extra-Special, Special Extra Segment on Patreon

—Jabalia, Again—

Israel conquers northern Gaza for a third deadly time.

—The “J” is Silent—

Is Amsterdam a harbinger?

—Limping Towards the Light—

Plus, a tribute to Prof. Aharon She’ar Yashuv, the Orthodox Rabbi son of an Waffen SS officer father. And music for these troubled days.

Previous Episode

The “Gallantry & Trumpery” Edition

Allison Kaplan Sommer, Don Futterman and Noah Efron discuss two topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them smile this week.

Hear the Extra-Special, Special Extra Segment on Patreon

—Gallantry—

Is it o.k. to sack the guy in charge of your army, while generals in Iran are planning to attack?

—Trumpery—

Prime Minister Netayahu tweets to once-and-future US President Donald Trump that his “huge victory” in “history’s greatest comeback” is “a powerful recommitment to the great alliance between Israel and America.” But what will Trump’s win mean to the Middle East?

—12 Hours That Shook, Well, Us—

For our most unreasonably generous Patreon supporters, in our extra-special, special extra discussion: How did we handle the Gallantry & Trumpery one-two punch, and how do we now gather our broken selves and move forward?

All that and more music of our times.

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The “Leaders We Got & Leaders We Need” Edition

Allison Kaplan Sommer, Noah Efron and Tova Cohen discuss two topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them smile this week.

Hear the Extra-Special, Special Extra Segment on Patreon

—“Hope Is Patience With the Lamp Lit” (With Apologies to Tertullian)—

A voice in the wilderness. Should we listen?

—“Cabinet of Wonders”—

Is Donald Trump’s new cabinet more pro-Israel than most Israelis?

—Freshman Leninism at Berkeley—

For our most unreasonably generous Patreon supporters, in our extra-special, special extra discussion: We talk about the fufera that developed over a Berkeley course description. We ask, “WTF?”

Plus, Nir Oz votes to go home and Eden Hasson comes out.