Judea and Samaria

TJS S6E5 Boundary Issues part I

Almost two thousand years ago the Sages determined that Am Yisrael was bound in exile by an oath not to go up to the land “like a wall.” Now two millennia later there is a wall built by the Israeli government running through the heart of our biblical homeland. Here is the introductory episode to…

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TJS S5 Interlude – A conversation on violence with Rabbi Yehuda HaKohen

There are some conversations which Am Yisrael is just not having. As a follow up to some of the issues raised in the last few episodes Rav Mike is joined by Rabbi Yehuda HaKohen of the Vision Movement for a conversation on power and violence in the State of Israel.

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TJS S5 Interlude – Interview with Settler Leader Daniella Weiss

It is rare that someone who begins a movement is still leading strong fifty years later. Daniella Weiss was part of the original settlement of Judea and Samaria in the early 1970s, specifically Elon Moreh and Kedumim where she served as mayor.  She remains an outspoken force within the Jewish settlement movement today with the…

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TJS S5E6: Yitzhak Rabin’s first term

When most people think about Yitzhak Rabin as Israel’s Prime Minister they focus on the Oslo Accords and his tragic murder, but many are unaware that Rabin’s assassination ended his second term. Here is an episode on his opening round as Prime Minister, when Rabin’s choice as the first native born Israeli to head the…

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TJS S4E7 Israel post 1967 part III Settling Hebron

The return to Israel can have two meanings – a return to the Land and a return to essential self. The birth of a settlement movement striving for redemption was one of the most significant results of the Six Day War, and no community tells the story better than Hebron. Learn about IDF Chief Rabbi…

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TJS S4E6 Israel post 1967 part II – A Greater Israel

One can look at life as one long string of decisions, whether for individuals or nations. Israel had a number of decisions to make in the wake of the Six Day War and none was more pressing than where to place the borders. Here is an episode about some of the factors in that decision…

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