This week on IsraelCast, we hear from Aston Bright—an American fire fighter from Plantation, Florida who traveled with the Emergency Volunteer Project to Israel in 2017 – 2018 to help fight fires. While deployed in Jerusalem and along the southern border of Gaza, Bright witnessed the difficulties Israel fire departments face. Listen in to hear an outsiders’ perspective on Israel and the positive impact the country has had on his life and career.

This week on IsraelCast, we hear from Michael Freund, founder and chairman of Shavei Israel, a unique nonprofit organization dedicated to assisting descendants of Jews and the lost tribes of Israel to reclaim their roots. After immigrating to Israel in 1995, Michael served as the Deputy Communications Director to Prime Minister Netanyahu and worked for international public relations firm Ruder Finn. Listen in to learn about Shavei Israel's work and the incredible stories of Jewish descendants across the world.  

This week on IsraelCast, we hear from Hillel Fuld--global speaker, entrepreneur, journalist, vlogger, and leading startup advisor. Named Israel's top marketer, Hillel started as a technical writer and now brings over a decade of marketing experience to rising Israeli and Silicon Valley startups. Listen in to learn about Israel's tech scene and how Hillel has become and helped other entrepreneurs.  

This week on IsraelCast, host Steven Shalowitz is back in the small town of Klil in the Western Galilee, speaking to Hagit Lidror, a chef, educator, and entrepreneur. Hagit talks about her passion for colorful vegetarian cooking, how to cook with local, seasonal ingredients, and even shares a few recipes. Listen and be inspired by how easy it is to cook simple, healthful meals.

This week on IsraelCast, we hear from Michal Shiloah Galnoor, CEO of Western Galilee Now. A 5th generation Jerusalemite, Michal made the tiny community of Klil her home after she fell in love with the magic of the region - even after living in Tel Aviv, Rome, and Germany. Listen in to learn about the genesis of Western Galilee Now, started by wine makers, cheese makers, and tour providers in the region who realized that if they combined forces they could promote the area more effectively.

This week on IsraelCast, we are joined by Yosef I. Abramowitz, an activist, educator, and pioneer in the solar energy industry in Israel and East Africa. Nominated three times for the Nobel Peace Prize and named by CNN as one of the six top global “Green Pioneers,” Abramowitz talks about his goal of providing clean electricity for 50 million people globally by 2025 through his company, Energiya Global. From developing the first solar fields in Israel to now announcing solar fields in Africa and the United States, Abramowitz explains the environmental challenges and opportunities Israel and the world are facing.

This week on IsraelCast, we are joined by Adele Raemer, who has lived in a Kibbutz on the border with Gaza since 1975. A mother and grandmother, she moderates a Facebook group called “Life on the Border”, which describes what life is like for residents of the Gaza Envelope communities during both calm times as well as during periods of tension and high alert. Listen as Adele paints an honest and insightful picture of life in this region, and what Jewish National Fund is doing to support the people who live there.

This week on IsraelCast, we are joined by Rabbi Dov Lipman, respected educator, active political leader, and widely published media spokesperson. Lipman shares his personal and professional experiences – from telling his grandmother, a Holocaust survivor, that he planned to make Aliyah to Israel, to his time as a Member of the Knesset. Tune in to hear his views on the current challenges Israel faces, and what lies ahead.

Today on IsraelCast, we broadcast from the radio station at Alexander Muss High School’s campus in Hod Hasharon, just outside Tel Aviv! Our guest is the school’s co-CEO, Orit Rome.

Today on IsraelCast , we spotlight Jewish National Fund partner Red Mountain Therapeutic Riding Center, a unique center located on Kibbutz Grofit that provides weekly horseback riding therapy to nearly 200 children and adults with physical and mental disabilities, as well as emotional and behavioral issues in Israel’s Arava Valley region. Here more from its Jewish National Fund liaison, Alon Aviel.