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  • Ep. 30 - Midreshet HaRova Speaks!
    Ever wonder what students ask their teachers? With Alan away, this episode takes place in the classroom instead of the teachers lounge. The exceptional young women of Midreshet Harova ask Mike the questions they want answered about being on campus next year.
    Maybe you have the same questions, or maybe you're curious about the concerns that Jewish gap year students have about life on campus. Either way, we hope that you'll find this episode insightful and interesting.
    Let us know!
    Listen to more episodes, and let us know what you think! We are happy to take topic requests.
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    54 min
  • Ep. 29 - Make the Middle East Great Again
    Now that the roads are back open and life has gone back to (what passes for) normal in Israel, Alan and Mike unpack President Trump's trip to the Middle East. Will there be changes to the status quo? Or is this all sound and fury signifying nothing?
    You can read and watch the Saudi Arabia speech here: http://time.com/4787609/donald-trump-saudi-arabia-speech-2/
    The Israel speech: http://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/1.791340
    Trump denying that he mentioned the word "Israel" to the Russians, despite the fact that nobody claimed that he did. For many, this is him NOT denying leaking sensitive Israeli information. http://www.timesofisrael.com/trump-says-he-never-mentioned-israel-in-leak-to-russians/
    Dennis Ross: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Ross
    Mike on Jews and Presidents: http://juisrael.jerusalemu.org/blog/fail-to-the-chief
    Listen to more episodes, and let us know what you think! We are happy to take topic requests.
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    45 min
  • Ep. 28 - Hummus: The Movie Premiere
    This year's big Gap Year event was at the Israeli premiere of JerusalemU's new film, "Hummus: The Movie". Alan and Mike decided to interview attendees with questions about gap year, the Jewish future, culture, and of course, hummus.
    It's an unusual episode outside the walls of the Teachers Lounge, but we thought you might like to meet our students and colleagues and hear what they have to say. We found it to be very interesting, and hope you do too.
    Curious about the movie? Check out the website:
    http://www.hummusthemovie.com/
    The Venue:
    http://www.yesplanet.co.il/jerusalem
    Listen to more episodes, and let us know what you think! We are happy to take topic requests.
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    33 min
  • Ep. 28 - Hummus: The Movie Premiere

    This year's big Gap Year event was at the Israeli premiere of JerusalemU's new film, "Hummus: The Movie". Alan and Mike decided to interview attendees with questions about gap year, the Jewish future, culture, and of course, hummus. It's an unusual episode outside the walls of the Teachers Lounge, but we thought you might like to meet our students and colleagues and hear what they have to say. We found it to be very interesting, and hope you do too. Curious about the movie? Check out the website: http://www.hummusthemovie.com/ The Venue: http://www.yesplanet.co.il/jerusalem Listen to more episodes, and let us know what you think! We are happy to take topic requests. Our Website http://juisrael.jerusalemu.org/podcasts Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/TheTeachersLoungePodcast/ Contact us http://juisrael.jerusalemu.org/contact-us

    33 min
  • Ep. 27 - What's So Funny About Ethno-National Democracies?
    Its a shorter episode than usual, recorded on a break between classes. But hey, teachas gonna teach.
    Alan and Mike waste no time getting politically philosophical about Israel's democracy. In what ways is it similar or different from other Western nation states? Why is is so essential to Israel's identity? Why should democracy be essential for every nation?
    P.S. Why isn't anybody making a musical about Jefferson?
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    26 min
  • Ep. 27 - What's So Funny About Ethno-National Democracies?
    Its a shorter episode than usual, recorded on a break between classes. But hey, teachas gonna teach.
    Alan and Mike waste no time getting politically philosophical about Israel's democracy. In what ways is it similar or different from other Western nation states? Why is is so essential to Israel's identity? Why should democracy be essential for every nation?
    P.S. Why isn't anybody making a musical about Jefferson?
    Listen to more episodes, and let us know what you think! We are happy to take topic requests.
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    18 min
  • Ep. 26 - Meanwhile in Gaza...
    With Abbas visiting Trump, and Hamas releasing a new political document, Alan and Mike discuss their takes on the latest in Palestinian politics.
    Daniel Polisar discussion of Palestinian opinion poll data https://mosaicmagazine.com/essay/2017/04/do-palestinians-want-a-two-state-solution/
    Great source for news about internal Palestinian politics
    https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/author/Khaled+Abu+Toameh
    Listen to more episodes, and let us know what you think! We are happy to take topic requests.
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    44 min
  • Ep. 25 - One Nation, Many Identities
    Identity, ethnicity and nationality are complicated topics underlying much of the turmoil that we are seeing around the world. What does it mean to really be French? Or American? These questions are driving politics in those countries. Is there any wonder that Jews and Israelis face complicated questions as well?
    Listener Noam was intrigued by last episode's discussion of Jewish Nationalism as the defining idea of Zionism and the State of Israel. He posted his questions on our Facebook page (address is below) and even sent us a voice message! This week, Alan, Benji and Mike address those questions, and explore modern Jewish nationalism.
    The Ruth Calderon webinar for the Shalom Hartman Institute can be found on our Facbook page. (address below)
    For a seemingly unrelated discussion that is VERY relevant, you can listen to author Andrew Sullivan discuss the complicated nature of national identity in our time, and how it is impacting global politics. It will be the topic of his upcoming article in New York magazine - http://www.wnyc.org/story/reactionary-era
    Listen to more episodes, and let us know what you think! We are happy to take topic requests.
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    38 min
  • Ep. 24 - What's a Jew to You?
    Sometimes you need to put daily details aside, and get to the big ideas. Alan and Mike take on what seems like a simple question: What are the Jews? They talk about why even Jews find this difficult to answer, and why Zionism has a pretty specific answer.
    Believe it or not, the Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jews (its not bad!)
    Listen to more episodes, and let us know what you think! We are happy to take topic requests.
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    47 min

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