🎧 Israeli Bytes, Episode 17: “They’re Coming Home.” 🎗️
Bill and Ronit talk about the news of a ceasefire deal and the return of the hostages — the disbelief, the hope, and what comes next for Israel.

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In this episode of Israeli Bytes, Bill and Ronit sit down to reflect on BALAGAN’s Food Issue — a project they call a labor of love with a touch of defiance.They discuss how food can be more than recipes: a mirror of memory, identity, and resilience. From Tel Aviv’s shifting realities to the global perception of Israeli cuisine, they explore why food matters now more than ever, and how BALAGAN is cultivating a community of voices that refuse to be silenced.Download the issue here.

What does your kippah say about you? William Kolbrener and Ronit Eitan unpack Jewish identity—from Naftali Bennett’s tiny cap to doubt, liturgy, and visible Jewishness in a fearful world.

Episode 15 of Israeli Bytes is now live.

Bill and Ronit unpack the backlash against draft exemptions for ultra-Orthodox Israelis after four Haredi soldiers were killed. From coalition arithmetic and public fury to lived experience inside the yeshiva world—and the daily ritual of doom-scrolling—they trace how one fault-line now threatens to upend Israeli politics.

Bill and Ronit discuss life in Israel after the so-called ceasefire, and the strange pressure to return to “normal” — whatever that means.

A raw, unscripted conversation between two Israeli parents—William Kolbrener in Jerusalem and Ronit Eitan in Tel Aviv—recorded during the third day of the latest wave of Iranian missile attacks.

We talk fear, faith, phones, bomb shelters, and the strange choreography of routine in crisis. This is what it sounds like when you’re trying to keep your kids calm, while your building shakes.

No punditry. No spin. Just real voices, mid-sentence, mid-war.

🎙️This episode captures the fear, absurdity, and preparation on the ground—sirens, pitchers of water, biblical references, and kids half-asleep in living rooms.A war within a war, as lived from Jerusalem and Tel Aviv.

With Prof William Kolbrener and Ronit Eitan

Bill and Ronit reflect on the 600-day mark of the hostage crisis—on showing up, even in silence.They speak about despair, unfinished stories, and the right to speak—even from positions of privilege.

🎙️ This week, Bill and Ronit talk #Eurovision, post-vote euphoria, and what happens when Israelis feel — briefly — embraced.

What does it mean when the world cheers? And what happens the day after?

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In this special edition of Israeli Bytes, Ronit and William respond to the release of American hostage Edan Alexander.

Gratitude meets grief, and a deeper disillusionment sets in: what does it mean when release depends on a foreign passport? What happens when governments—ours, theirs—stop making sense?We talk about trust, anxiety, the limits of leadership, and the unbearable accumulation of grief. From Gaza to Syria to Qatar, the stories keep multiplying, but the feeling stays the same: saturated, heart-worn, still waiting.