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Shmuel Rosner and Daniel Levin discuss Levin's new book, "Proof of Life: Twenty Days on the Hunt for a Missing Person in the Middle East". Daniel Levin has worked with think tanks on novel constitutional models and on anti corruption and political reform initiatives. Over the past ten years, he has helped monarchies as they consider ways to increase the democratic legitimization of their monarchic systems. Daniel Levin is currently a member of the board of the Liechtenstein Foundation for State Governance.

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Shmuel Rosner and Ryan P. Burge discuss his latest book, "The Nones: Where They Came From, Who They Are, and Where They Are Going". Dr. Burge (PhD, Southern Illinois University) teaches at Eastern Illinois University in a variety of areas, including American institutions, political behavior, and research methods. My research focuses largely on the intersection between religiosity and political behavior (especially in the American context.)

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Shmuel Rosner and Einat Nathan discuss her bestselling book, now out in english, "My Everything: The Parent I Want to Be, The Children I Hope to Raise". Einat Nathan is a parenting expert, public speaker and bestselling author, certified by the Adler Institute and the Ministry of Education for Parental Instruction and Group Instruction. She also holds a bachelor's degree in law from Tel Aviv University. Her book ("Haimsheli" in Hebrew, published by top publisher Kinneret Zmora Bitan), was the national bestseller of the year across all categories (2018) and is still a steady-seller. It has sold more than 60,000 copies so far.

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Shmuel Rosner and Gadi Taub discuss Gadi's latest book: "Global Elites and National Citizens: The Attack of the Upper Classes on Israel's Democracy", now out in Hebrew. Gadi Taub is an Israeli historian, author, screenwriter and political commentator. He is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Public Policy and the Department of Communications at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Taub is also an internationally noticed voice in the discourse on Zionism.

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Shmuel Rosner and Gayil Talshir discuss the 2021 Israeli election results and the reasons why they might signal the end of Benjamin Netanyahu's era. Gayil Talshir is a senior lecturer in political science at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem with expertise in democratic theory, the party system, and civil society. Talshir earned a D.Phil. from the University of Oxford.

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Shmuel Rosner and Rabbi Ilay Ofran discuss his new book, "The torah: A Psychic Turn." It is available in Hebrew. Rabbi Ilay Ofran is the Rav of Kvutzat Yavneh, and founder and joint head of Mechinat Ruach Hassadeh, a pre-military Jewish academy for boys, located in Kibbutz Beerot Yitzhak.

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Shmuel Rosner chats with Dr Rabbi Wayne Allen about his upcoming book: "Thinking about Good and Evil: Jewish Views from Antiquity to Modernity" - out in May. After being graduated from New York University with a B.A. in philosophy and Phi Beta Kappa, Rabbi Allen attended the Jewish Theological Seminary of America where he earned a Masters degree in Rabbinics and went on to receive rabbinic ordination. He has served as a congregational rabbi for almost 34 years, taking on postings in New York City, Los Angeles, and Toronto.

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Shmuel Rosner and Natan Slifkin discuss his latest book, "Rationalism vs. Mysticism: Schisms in Traditional Jewish Thought."

Natan Slifkin, popularly known as the "Zoo Rabbi", is a British-born Israeli Orthodox rabbi and director of the Biblical Museum of Natural History in Beit Shemesh, Israel. He is best known for his interest in zoology, science and for his books on these topics, which are controversial to a small number of Haredi Jews.

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Shmuel Rosner and Marc Rosenstein discuss his latest book, "Contested Utopia: Jewish Dreams and Israeli Realities," out soon.

Marc Rosenstein is the Director Emeritus of the Israel Rabbinical Program at HUC-JIR's Taube Family Campus in Jerusalem. He grew up in Highland Park, Illinois, and received a BA in biochemistry from Harvard College. He was ordained by HUC-JIR in 1975 and received an MA in Jewish History from Hebrew University in Jerusalem in the same year; later, he earned a PhD from the Hebrew University as a Mandel Jerusalem Fellow.

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Shmuel Rosner and guest Gershom Gorenberg discuss his latest book, "War of Shadows: Codebreakers, Spies, and the Secret Struggle to Drive the Nazis from the Middle East." Gershom Gorenberg is an American-born Israeli journalist, and blogger, specializing in Middle Eastern politics and the interaction of religion and politics. He is currently a senior correspondent for The American Prospect, a monthly American political magazine.

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