The Yishai Fleisher Israel Podcast

Yishai and family were in Meron one hour before tragedy hit. Malkah Fleisher joins to talk about the loss and the lessons, and why some people, like Israel's Supreme Court are "Woker Than Thou". Then, Rav Mike Feuer joins Rabbi Yishai in preparing for the seventh Sabbatical Shemittah year in the Torah portion of Behar/Bechukotai and for Jerusalem Day in Jerusalem.Support the show

First, Malkah Fleisher joins Yishai to reveal her secret recipe for Shavuot Cheesecake and tell the story of her grandfather's refusal to convert away from his faith during the Shoah. Then, Jerusalem Deputy Mayor Arieh King on how to curb the Ramadan riots at the Shechem Gate of the Old City. And finally, Rav Mike Feuer on the secret Torah of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai and why blasphemers are losers.Support the show

Yishai and Malkah go to a Ramadan Iftar dinner in Hebron to break bread with pro-normalization Palestinians. Then, Rav Mike Feuer joins Rabbi Yishai to deal with Israel's political crisis and to see how the Torah law of Parshat Kedoshim can help heal society.Support the show

Join Yishai and Malkah Fleisher to celebrate Israeli Independence Day - by giving gratitude to Hashem and honoring the sacrifice of those who fought - for the rebirth of the Jewish Commonwealth in the land of Israel through the advent of the State of Israel.Support the show

First, Malkah Fleisher on entering the post-Pesach and post-Corona period, and realizing that the Holocaust means living out our ancestors dreams. Then, Yishai lets off Yom HaShoah steam on the problem with Euro-journalists. And finally, Rav Mike Feuer on holy food and why God cares that pig ain't kosher.Support the show

Did Netanyahu and the nationalists win? Or is Israel doomed to governmental deadlock? Yishai speaks with Alex Traiman, Jerusalem bureau chief of JNS, to make sense of Israel's elections. Then, get ready for the after-Shabbat - complex yet fun - Seder Night. Rabbi Shimshon Nadel is on hand to steer us to kosher safety and help us have a meaningful Passover experience.Support the show

Yishai reveals how to make a powerful Passover Seder, talks staying positive in the face of negative conspiracy theories, and on the victory of nationalist thinking in the upcoming election. Also: Czech Republic and Kosovo moving their embassy to Jerusalem, and the majesty of getting muddy in Judea.Support the show

00:00:00 - Intro: First, Yishai & Malkah Fleisher on the Green Passport controversy, on visiting the tombs of Caleb and Joshua and cruising in style from Israel. 00:38:35 - Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem Fleur Hassan-Nahoum on building the Eternal City and connecting with the UAE. 01:08:48 - Yishai and Rav Mike Feuer finish off the Book of Exodus with financial accounting and G-d's cloud of glory filling the Tabernacle. #IsraelPodcastSupport the show

00:00 - Opening 02:02 - Rabbi Yishai visits with Rav Mike Feuer in person! They discuss the ultra-dramatic Torah portion of Ki Tisa including the Golden Calf and the holy glow of Moses' face. 01:00:06 - Did Israel's Supreme Court make a perversion of conversion? Knesset candidate, Adv. Simcha Rothman, explains.01:57:44 - Author and historian Matthew Mausner just came back from a year in China with insights into the nation's growing global power.#IsraelPodcastSupport the show

First, Yishai's daughter Leah Bat Tzion joins in for a young person's perspective on the message of Purim in Israel. Then, Rav Mike Feuer on the search for the source of Jewish joy and the ethical questions of Covid restrictions. Then, Rabbi Yishai debates Vision Magazine's Rabbi Yehuda HaKohen on the next stage of Jewish liberation.Support the show