Best Benlevy Podcasts (2024)

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Podcast: Abe Unger on America's First Jewish Classical School 36:55

3h ago36:55

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A few weeks ago on Manhattan's Upper East Side, a new school opened its doors and welcomed its inaugural classes of students. Emet Classical Academy is America’s first Jewish classical school and a project of Tikvah. It’s designed for 5th- to 12th-grade students, and is an animated by a vision of the importance of Western civilization, the responsi…

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Cancer Matters with Dr Bill Nelson - Sickle Cell Awareness Month 19:23

1h ago19:23

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September is Sickle Cell Awareness Month. In this Cancer Matters podcast, Dr Bill Nelson, the Director of the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, speaks to Dr Rick Jones and Dr Robert Brodsky about treating sickle cell anemia, an inherited disorder where mutations in the globin gene cause the red blood cells to take on a sickle shape, leading to se…

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On Target with Dr Akila Viswanathan - Personalized Dose for Seminars in Radiation Oncology 28:38

1h ago28:38

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In this On Target podcast, Dr Akila Viswanathan, Director of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, speaks with Dr. Deborah Citrin from the National Cancer Institute’s Center for Cancer Research and Dr. Zachary Morris from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health for an…

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Marc Novicoff on Why Elite Colleges Were More Likely to Protest Israel 33:43

5h ago33:43

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The academic year of 2023-2024 was an annus horribilis for Jewish students on American campuses. But, for all the attention paid to the likes of Columbia and UCLA, one can zoom out and ask whether the protest activity was evenly distributed across American colleges and universities, or whether it was concentrated at certain kinds of schools? Marc N…

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Liel Leibovitz on What the Protests in Israel Mean 46:31

12d ago46:31

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For a while after October 7, the war produced an atmosphere of national solidarity in Israel, quieting some of the tensions that had divided Israelis from one another with a special intensity throughout the previous year. That quiet now seems to be ending. There was always bound to be a tension between two of the Israeli government’s primary war ai…

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On Target with Dr Akila Viswanathan - Spatially Fractionated and FLASH Radiotherapy for Seminars in Radiation Oncology 22:11

15d ago22:11

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Dr Akila Viswanathan talks with Dr Robert Griffin from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and Dr Chandan Guha from Montefiore Einstein about a recent edition of Seminars in Radiation Oncology on innovations in physics, biology and clinical translation of spatially fractionated and FLASH radiotherapy.…

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Gary Saul Morson on Alexander Solzhenitsyn and His Warning to America 39:25

23d ago39:25

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On June 8, 1978, Harvard University invited the Soviet dissident Alexander Solzhenitsyn to deliver a major commencement address. Solzhenitsyn was, by this time, a world famous figure who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1970. Some two and a half decades earlier, while serving in the Soviet army during World War II, he was arrested and sent to t…

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Podcast: Adam Kirsch on Settler Colonialism 28:25

22d ago28:25

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Israel’s critics today like to argue that the country is illegitimate because it is the product of what they call settler colonialism. They consider non-Jewish Arab peoples the native inhabitants of the land—inhabitants who were displaced by the appearance of Jewish immigrants over the last 150 years. The great colonial moment was capped in 1948, w…

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Podcast: Raphael BenLevi, Hanin Ghaddar, and Richard Goldberg on the Looming War in Lebanon 1:15:55

30d ago1:15:55

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Right now, over 50,000 Israelis from the northern reaches of the country are not living in their homes. The intensity of rocket fire from Hizballah, arrayed across the Lebanese border, is too dangerous. For that reason and several others relating to Hizballah's patron, Iran, a war to Israel's north looms. In April of this year, the Israeli security…

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Josh Kraushaar on the Democratic Party’s Veepstakes and American Jewry 38:29

1M ago38:29

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Earlier this week, Vice President Kamala Harris announced that she’d invited the governor of Minnesota, Tim Walz, to be her running mate in this fall’s presidential election. Walz has pretty conventional views of Israel for a Democrat: he believes in Israel’s right to exist and to defend itself, he has previously spoken at an AIPAC gathering, he co…

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Cancer Matters with Dr Bill Nelson - FDA Approval of a Drug Targeting a Brain Cancer Mutation 13:17

1M ago13:17

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Dr Bill Nelson talks with Dr Matthias Holdhoff about the treatment of brain cancer and a significant FDA approval of a new drug treatment for a type of brain cancer, called low-grade glioma. The drug, called vorasidenib, is a targeted cancer therapy that works by inhibiting the activity of a mutated gene called IDH, slowing the growth of the cancer…

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J.J. Schacter on the First Tisha b'Av Since October 7 40:43

2M ago40:43

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On the 9th day of the Hebrew month of Av in the year 586 BCE, Nebuchadnezzar and his Babylonian forces destroyed the Temple in Jerusalem. Since then, Tisha b’Av has served as a day of commemorating Jewish tragedy, a day when Jews remember those killed for being Jews and recite kinnot, elegies recounting the sacrifice and suffering that is an inesca…

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Cancer Matters with Dr Bill Nelson - What Happens Now? 17:07

1M ago17:07

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Dr Bill Nelson speaks with Robin Hopkins, the author of What Happens Now?, and Dr Tom Smith about how we can help children comprehend a cancer diagnosis in a loved one and encourage an open dialogue about their feelings and emotions. Download What Happens Now? for freeBy Bill Nelson

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Noah Rothman on Kamala Harris’s Views of Israel and the Middle East 49:13

2M ago49:13

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Suddenly, Vice President Kamala Harris is the Democratic party’s candidate for president. She’s been in the public eye for much less time than Joe Biden or Donald Trump, and much less is known about her views on many subjects—including on the U.S.-Israel relationship or America’s posture in the Middle East. For instance, as Israel’s war in Gaza ram…

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Avi Weiss on the AMIA Bombing 30 Years Later (Rebroadcast) 49:05

2M ago49:05

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In April 2024, a court in Argentina ruled that the 1994 bombing of the AMIA, a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires, was directed by Iran and carried out by Hezbollah. It was an official government acknowledgement of what was long thought to be true, and certainly the conclusion that the Argentinian prosecutor Alberto Nisman had arrived at prior…

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Melanie Phillips on the British Election and the Jews 53:57

2M ago53:57

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This month, Keir Starmer was elected prime minister of the UK. He is something of a reformer in the Labor party, which, before him, had been led by Jeremy Corbyn. The two have a different public temperament and different public persona. They have a different attitude toward the Jewish people and the Jewish state. Corbyn normalized a degree of anti-…

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Mark Cohn on the Reform Movement and Intermarriage 49:09

3M ago49:09

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For years, the Reform movement in America has allowed marriage between a Jewish and non-Jewish spouse, as long as the couple commits to raising their children as Jews. But a cultural taboo against intermarriage remained for Reform clergy, a taboo reinforced by admissions and ordination standards at the Hebrew Union College, the movement’s main semi…

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Jeffrey Saks on the Genius of S.Y. Agnon 54:59

3M ago54:59

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Shmuel Yosef Agnon is one of the masters of modern Hebrew fiction, who helped to spark the revival of modern Hebrew literature in Israel and around the world. His work is not only beloved, but also profound, laden with many allusions to the vast canon of traditional Jewish text that shaped his literary imagination: one hears in Agnon’s work echoes …

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On Target with Dr Akila Viswanathan - Clinical Trials for Seminars in Radiation Oncology 17:38

3M ago17:38

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Dr Akila Viswanathan speaks with Dr Charles Thomas from the Dartmouth Cancer Center and Dr Ethan Ludmir from the MD Anderson Cancer Center about the design, execution and implementation of clinical trials for Seminars in Radiation Oncology.By Akila Viswanathan

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Shlomo Brody on What the Jewish Tradition Says about Going to War 37:31

3M ago37:31

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Last month, host Jonathan Silver spoke with the rabbi Shlomo Brody about Jewish military ethics. They spoke, in particular, about the Jewish ethical tradition’s conception of right conduct once a war has begun: how one ought to calibrate the force of a maneuver to the threat it is meant to neutralize, how one ought to balance collateral damage and …

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On Target with Dr Akila Viswanathan - MR Guided Radiation Therapy for Seminars in Radiation Oncology 24:36

3M ago24:36

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Dr Akila Viswanathan talks with Dr Daniel Low, Vice Chair of Medical Physics Research and Innovation at UCLA Health, about MR Guided Radiation Therapy for Seminars in Radiation Oncology.By Akila Viswanathan

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Chaim Saiman on the Roots and Basis of Jewish Law (Rebroadcast) 47:23

3M ago47:23

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Jewish communities have just concluded the celebration of Shavuot, a pilgrimage festival in times of the Temple and the moment when, fifty days after the Jewish people’s exodus from Egypt, God revealed the Ten Commandments to Moses. Those commandments form the foundation of the many rules and obligations inflected throughout the Jewish tradition. I…

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On Target with Dr Akila Viswanathan - The Science and Management of Soft Tissue Sarcomas for Seminars in Radiation Oncology 17:07

3M ago17:07

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Dr Akila Viswanathan talks to Dr David Kirsch from the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre/University Health Network about treating soft tissue sarcomas for Seminars in Radiation Oncology.By Akila Viswanathan

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Elliott Abrams on American Jewish Anti-Zionists 38:45

4M ago38:45

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Since the attacks of October 7 and since the Gaza war began, a small but vocal segment of American Jews have joined in with the anti-Israel protests convulsing American cities and campuses. What are their ideas and where do they come from? Elliott Abrams is the author of If You Will It, a book coming this fall on Jewish peoplehood. Also the chairma…

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Andrew Doran on Why He Thinks the Roots of Civilization Are Jewish 50:11

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Traditional readers of the Hebrew Bible, reinforced by rabbinic commentary, condemn the bloodlust, cruelty, exploitation of the weak, and exaltation of the strong that is on display in the Amalekite attack on Israel in the book of Exodus. But it’s not the Amalekites, the nomadic enemies of the Israelites, who are shocking for their sacralized viole…

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Cancer Matters with Dr Bill Nelson - Cancer Genetics 20:21

4M ago20:21

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Dr Bill Nelson talks to Dr Ken Kinzler, cancer researcher and Co-Director of Ludwig Cancer Research at Johns Hopkins, about his work in cancer genetics, the creation of screening tests for early detection and the future of personalized medicine.By Dr Bill Nelson

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Haisam Hassanein on How Egypt Sees Gaza 35:59

4M ago35:59

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A stable if somewhat cold peace has endured between Egypt and Israel for nearly fifty years, a peace that includes serious diplomatic and security cooperation. Much of that has to do with Gaza. After Hamas took control of Gaza in 2007, Israel and Egypt jointly imposed a blockade and began to control its borders, since each had its own reasons to fe…

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Cancer Matters with Dr Bill Nelson - KRAS Kickers 22:18

4M ago22:18

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Dr Bill Nelson talks to Terri Conneran, the founder of KRAS Kickers, about the discovery of biomarkers, targeted treatments and her advocacy for patients across all cancer types.By Bill Nelson

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Asael Abelman on the History of “Hatikvah” 40:01

4M ago40:01

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Israel’s national anthem, “Hatikvah,” has a long and poignant history that traces back to a poem originally written by Naftali Herz Imber called “Tikvateinu.” This week, to mark the 76th anniversary of Israel’s founding, the historian and author Asael Abelman joins Mosaic’s editor Jonathan Silver to investigate that history. Together, they look at …

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Shlomo Brody on Jewish Ethics in War 47:27

4M ago47:27

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After a long delay, the Israeli military’s advance into Rafah, the city in southern Gaza that is the last stronghold of Hamas’s fighting force and that now also hosts many civilian refugees from the rest of Gaza, may now be underway. Many in the U.S. are concerned that an Israeli push into Rafah will incur high numbers of civilian casualties. How d…

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Podcast: Abe Unger on America's First Jewish Classical School 36:55

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Cancer Matters with Dr Bill Nelson - Sickle Cell Awareness Month 19:23

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On Target with Dr Akila Viswanathan - Personalized Dose for Seminars in Radiation Oncology 28:38

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Marc Novicoff on Why Elite Colleges Were More Likely to Protest Israel 33:43

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Liel Leibovitz on What the Protests in Israel Mean 46:31

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On Target with Dr Akila Viswanathan - Spatially Fractionated and FLASH Radiotherapy for Seminars in Radiation Oncology 22:11

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Gary Saul Morson on Alexander Solzhenitsyn and His Warning to America 39:25

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Podcast: Adam Kirsch on Settler Colonialism 28:25

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Podcast: Raphael BenLevi, Hanin Ghaddar, and Richard Goldberg on the Looming War in Lebanon 1:15:55

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Josh Kraushaar on the Democratic Party’s Veepstakes and American Jewry 38:29

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Cancer Matters with Dr Bill Nelson - FDA Approval of a Drug Targeting a Brain Cancer Mutation 13:17

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J.J. Schacter on the First Tisha b'Av Since October 7 40:43

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Cancer Matters with Dr Bill Nelson - What Happens Now? 17:07

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Noah Rothman on Kamala Harris’s Views of Israel and the Middle East 49:13

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Avi Weiss on the AMIA Bombing 30 Years Later (Rebroadcast) 49:05

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Melanie Phillips on the British Election and the Jews 53:57

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Mark Cohn on the Reform Movement and Intermarriage 49:09

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Jeffrey Saks on the Genius of S.Y. Agnon 54:59

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On Target with Dr Akila Viswanathan - Clinical Trials for Seminars in Radiation Oncology 17:38

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Shlomo Brody on What the Jewish Tradition Says about Going to War 37:31

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On Target with Dr Akila Viswanathan - MR Guided Radiation Therapy for Seminars in Radiation Oncology 24:36

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Chaim Saiman on the Roots and Basis of Jewish Law (Rebroadcast) 47:23

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On Target with Dr Akila Viswanathan - The Science and Management of Soft Tissue Sarcomas for Seminars in Radiation Oncology 17:07

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Elliott Abrams on American Jewish Anti-Zionists 38:45

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Andrew Doran on Why He Thinks the Roots of Civilization Are Jewish 50:11

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Cancer Matters with Dr Bill Nelson - Cancer Genetics 20:21

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Haisam Hassanein on How Egypt Sees Gaza 35:59

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Cancer Matters with Dr Bill Nelson - KRAS Kickers 22:18

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Asael Abelman on the History of “Hatikvah” 40:01

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Shlomo Brody on Jewish Ethics in War 47:27

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