Best Dan Feferman Podcasts (2024)

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#66– Swords of Iron, Day 28: Col. (Res.) Dr. Eran Lerman 1:09:04

5M ago1:09:04

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In this special ‘War Edition’ of the show, Dan and Benny take a deep dive into the geopolitical context of the October 7th war with Col. (Res.) Dr. Eran Lerman. Together, they discuss the war’s progress, impact, and possible outcomes both near- and long-term. About Col. (Res.) Dr. Eran Lerman: Colonel (Res.) Dr. Eran Lerman is a lecturer in the Sha…

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#65 – Swords of Iron, Day 19: The PR Battle 1:47:43

6M ago1:47:43

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In this special ‘War Edition’ of the show, Dan and Benny cover updates on the war as well as discuss Israel’s PR battle with special guests Joanna Landau, founder and president of Vibe Israel, and Haisam Hassanein, a fellow at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies specializing in Israel’s relations with Arab states and Muslim countries. Abo…

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#64 - Swords of Iron: The Simchat Torah War - Day 7 1:50:41

6M ago1:50:41

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Join Dan Feferman and Benny Scholder for the return of Jewanced as we present a special live podcast covering Swords of Iron - The Simchat Torah War. Taped Live on Friday, October 13, 2023, day 7 of the war, this will be the first in a series of episodes we're broadcasting to bring you ongoing updates and snapshots of the progress of this unfolding…

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#63 - Dr. Shlomo Fischer, JPPI Senior Fellow and Sociologist of the Jewish People 1:40:11

2y ago1:40:11

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Dr. Shlomo Fischer is a senior fellow at the Jewish People Policy Institute and teaches sociology in the School of Education at Hebrew University and at the Ben Gurion University of the Negev. He served as a research fellow at the Van Leer Institute. Fischer has worked in the field of education for the past 25 years. In the past 10 years, he has wo…

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#62 - Rawan Osman, Peace Activist and Member of 1st-Ever Arab-Jewish Delegation to the March of the Living 1:43:49

2y ago1:43:49

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Rawan Osman was born in Damascus and raised in Lebanon. After high school, Osman moved back to Syria and in 2011, during the beginning of the unrest, left for France. In 2018, Osman moved to Strasbourg and started working on her first book, The Israelis, Friends or Foes. Osman is a contributor to Fikra Forum. A true believer in the potential for au…

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#61 - Joel Haber, Food Blogger, Culinary Explorer, and Guide 1:30:14

2y ago1:30:14

1:30:14

Listener’s beware, this episode of the show is virtually guaranteed to leave you super hungry! NJ native and former screenwriter Joel Haber made aliya to Israel in 2009. Looking to leave his former profession behind in the Old Country, Joe did what anyone would do and became a licensed tour guide and soon found himself escorting travelers from all …

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#60 Dr. David Gurevich - Archaeologist & Expert on Jerusalem and the 2nd Temple Period 2:01:54

2y ago2:01:54

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DIG into history on this week’s episode of the show as Dan and Benny explore ancient Israel and the turbulent times of the 1st Jewish State and its destruction with guest Dr. David Gurevich, an archaeologist and expert on Jerusalem and the 2nd Temple period. Dr. David Gurevich is an archaeologist who studies Jerusalem and the Second Temple Period. …

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#59 Daniel Rakov - Expert on Russia and Russian Policy in the Middle East 2:19:23

2y ago2:19:23

2:19:23

Are we headed towards a Cold War – Round Two? Our guest this week, Daniel Rakov, might have the answer for that ominous question and it might not be what you think… Lt. Col. (Res). Daniel Rakov is an expert on Russian policy in the Middle East and Great-Power Competition in the region. He served in the Israel Defense Forces for over 20 years, mainl…

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#58 Len Khodorkovsky - The State Department's Secret Weapon 1:15:04

2+ y ago1:15:04

1:15:04

Len Khodorkovsky has one of those heartwarming American Jewish stories: A refugee from the Soviet Union finds safe haven in America, where he thrives, builds a family and reaches professional success… then helps the president of the United States tweet Game of Thrones memes. Len Khodorkovsky served at the State Department as a Deputy Assistant Secr…

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#57 Dr. Jonathan Schanzer, Terrorism Finance Analyst, Author, & Senior VP of Research at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies 1:43:11

2+ y ago1:43:11

1:43:11

How do China, Hezbollah, int’l NGO’s, Iran, Palestinian politics, Gaza, Israel, Jihadism, and illicit financial networks connect? Dan and Benny sat down with Dr. Jonathan Schanzer, terrorism finance analyst and Senior VP of Research at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies to find out! Dr. Jonathan Schanzer is senior vice president for research…

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#56 Omar Al Busaidy, CEO of Sharaka USA, Optimistic Opportunist, Entrepreneur, Author, and Futurist 1:33:29

2+ y ago1:33:29

1:33:29

The Future is Now! Hey, Jewanced fans. We have missed you. Wondering where we went? Well, it all goes back to the Abraham Accords. We recorded this episode with our good friend (and Dan's colleague) Omar Al Busaidy. In case you are curious, Benny was about to head off for his first trip to the UAE. Omar, who usually lives in the US, was in his home…

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#55 Shakked Beery, The Wandering Jewess - Author, Tour Guide & Storyteller 2:30:12

2+ y ago2:30:12

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Join us on a journey of discovery into the heart some of Israel’s best kept gems of history! Our guest this week, Shakked Beery AKA The Wandering Jewess, spent this episode of the show as our expert tour guide as together we explored some of Israel’s most fascinating and least-known secret places – the ones most visitors to the country never get to…

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#54 Dr. Tomer Persico - Author, Philosophical & Spiritual Thinker, Jewish Thought Leader & Scholar 1:51:08

2+ y ago1:51:08

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Now, perhaps more than ever before in our lifetimes, humanity seems to be seeking answers to some of our biggest questions. What and where is God? How do spirituality and religion impact the uniqueness of humanity? What is the nature of reality? Will everything be ok? Fresh off the boat from Berkeley, CA, Dr. Tomer Persico takes us on a fascinating…

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#53 Anat Sultan-Dadon - Israel's Consul General to the Southeastern United States 1:54:51

2+ y ago1:54:51

1:54:51

On this episode of the show, we talk to Anat Sultan-Dadon, Israel's Consul General to the US Southeast and learn everything we’d want to know about how Israel's all-star diplomats strengthen Israel by building relationships at the state, local, and national levels across a wide range of diverse interests. As Israel’s Consul General in Atlanta, Anat…

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#52 Dr. David Manheim & Dr. Rami Shanani: Covid-19 Update Show 2:09:43

2+ y ago2:09:43

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Over a year and a half into the Covid-19 Pandemic, we find ourselves in a very different place than we did back in 2020. If you’re fortunate to be in the developed world, chances are you have access to vaccines and promising therapeutics are right around the corner. But does this new reality translate to a new roadmap as far as public health policy…

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#51 Rabbi Tamar Elad-Appelbaum - Founder, Kehilat ZION & Jewish Spiritual Innovator 1:35:57

2+ y ago1:35:57

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Hi friends! This episode of the show was recorded as a Jewanced LIVE! discussion, sponsored by the Orange County Community Scholars Program (CSP). CSP is dedicated to bringing the best Jewish thinkers, writers, artists and musicians in the world to Orange County, California, the greater USA and the world! Rabbi Tamar Elad-Appelbaum is co-founder of…

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#50 Jonathan Elkhoury - Israeli-Lebanese Christian public diplomacy adviser, speaker, advocate for Israel, and commentator 2:16:40

3y ago2:16:40

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Much like an onion, sometimes life seems to be made up of layers upon layers of complexity. Our guest this week, Jonathan Elkhoury, definitely embodies a life of many such layers. Jonathan Elkhoury is a gay Christian Lebanese refugee who now lives in Israel. In 2000 when he was 8 years old, he and his family were forced to leave Lebanon for Israel …

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#49 David Horovitz - Founding Editor, The Times of Israel 1:28:31

3y ago1:28:31

1:28:31

EXTRA! EXTRA! DAVID HOROVITZ – THIS WEEK ON JEWANCED In today’s media landscape where it’s increasingly difficult to tell facts from fiction and where finding a trustworthy news source seems as challenging as running a marathon (fake news anybody?), The Times of Israel’s founding editor David Horovitz truly is an anchor of authenticity and a real s…

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#48 Seth Frantzman - Mideast Analyst, Journalist, Foreign Policy Expert, Truth Seeker, & Author 1:36:47

3y ago1:36:47

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…So Much Trouble in the World… It isn’t just one of the greatest Bob Marley songs, it’s the truth. We live in a wild place during a crazy time. But, it helps to remember that ‘We Didn’t Start the Fire’…things have by and large been ‘burning since the world’s been turning.’ Only now, we have the added benefit of social media, a decentralized media l…

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#47 Reuven Ben Shalom - IDF Military Affairs Expert, Cross-Cultural Strategist & Columnist 1:55:49

3y ago1:55:49

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So, there’s a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas…now what? In this special live episode of the show, we sat down with IDF military affairs expert Col. (Res) Reuven Ben-Shalom (nickname ‘Rabash’) to discuss the aftermath of Operation Guardian of the Walls (שומר החומות), the cease-fire, and how we move forward from here. What transpired was a fascin…

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#46 Dr. Steven Popper, Ph.D., Senior Economist-RAND Corporation & Expert on the Science of Decision Making Under Deep Uncertainty 2:22:48

3y ago2:22:48

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Decisionmaking for the future depends on anticipating change. And anticipating change is becoming increasingly difficult. How does a person make good decisions in the face of mounting uncertainty? What if that person is a CEO, legislator, prime minister, military general, or even the President? This week’s guest on the show, Dr. Steven Popper, Ph.D…

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#45 - Ariella Steinreich, Senior VP, Steinreich Communications talks PR, the Arab Gulf, and optimism for the future 1:40:04

3y ago1:40:04

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Ariella Steinreich is a senior vice president at Steinreich Communications overseeing the firm’s global corporate / issues practice and its Middle East division. On this episode of the show, we talk to Ariella about all things PR, the Arab Gulf, and what makes her (and us) so excited about the opportunities ahead for our region. Ariella brings over…

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#44 - Chaim Davids, proprietor of Prohibition Pickle & leader of the Ashkenazi soul food revival 1:41:24

3y ago1:41:24

1:41:24

This episode of Jewanced with Chaim Davids was recorded live as a special culinary show at Prohibition Pickle - quite possibly THE BEST deli in Israel – where Chaim is the proprietor and pickle master extraordinaire. We tuck into how the Baltimore native has gone from running the Judean Hills greatest bootlegging operation since the 2nd Temple peri…

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#43 Dr. Guy Matalon, Judaic studies professor, Rambam & Talmudic scholar & expert on Jewish philosophy 2:29:19

3y ago2:29:19

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“Truth does not become more true by virtue of the fact that the entire world agrees with it, nor less so even if the whole world disagrees with it.” – Rambam To us, it seems that the Rambam might have been a guy who knew how to appreciate nuance! On this week’s episode of the podcast, we sat down with Dr. Guy Matalon and dived right into the Rambam…

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#42 - Dan Libenson, founder & president of The Institute for the Next Jewish Future & co-host of the Judaism Unbound podcast 3:13:47

3y ago3:13:47

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Wouldn’t you like to predict the future? Dan Libenson, gets up each and every day and does just that – for the Jewish world. Dan Libenson is founder and president of the Institute for the Next Jewish Future, co-host of the popular Judaism Unbound podcast, and co-creator of jewishLIVE, where he co-hosts the weekly live-streaming video series “The Or…

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#41 - Inbal Arieli, serial entrepreneur, tech influencer, business executive and author 2:25:44

3y ago2:25:44

2:25:44

Ahead of Israeli Independence Day (Yom Ha'atzmaut), we recorded a special episode of Jewanced with superstar tech entrepreneur, acclaimed speaker and author Inbal Arieli. In it, she talks to us about her unique insights on life, society, the miracle of Israel's thriving tech scene, and the incredible impact it’s having on the world, as well as unco…

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#40 - John Daly, Jewish former skinhead & Neo-Nazi survivor 2:42:33

3y ago2:42:33

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Jewanced commemorates Yom Ha’Shoah – Israel’s Holocaust Remembrance Day - with the inspirational and shocking true story of John Daly’s incredible tale of Jewish survival - transforming and escaping from life as a closeted Jewish Neo-Nazi commander in the USA to living in Israel. Legitimately unlike any other story Dan nor Benny had ever heard befo…

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#39 - Mark Samarsky, co-owner & founder of Rose Valley CrossFit 2:24:42

3y ago2:24:42

2:24:42

It’s almost inevitable that you've scrolled past a sweaty selfie of a friend, co-worker, or high school classmate bragging about their WOD and professing their love for CrossFit. What is Crossfit exactly? CrossFit is a global exercise phenomenon that started in the US about 20 years ago and has since spread across the world. There are roughly 13,00…

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#38 - Mickey Gitzin, Executive Director of the New Israel Fund in Israel 2:20:52

3y ago2:20:52

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The NEW ISRAEL FUND and the Israeli Left – Few other NGO’s in Israel conjure up stronger feelings than the NIF. Subversive anti-Israel front or patriotic agent for social change and justice? What really is the NIF (apart from one of the best examples of ‘Jewance’ that we can think of) and what does the organization truly stand for? Moreover, as we …

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#37 Jennifer Abadi, Sephardic & Judeo-Arabic recipe preserver and cookbook author 2:12:12

3y ago2:12:12

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WE HOPE YOU’RE HUNGRY! In today’s episode, we explore a RICH & DIVERSE culinary and cultural Jewish heritage as we take a journey through the heart of Jewish Syria, Iraq, Iran, Morocco, India, Turkey, and beyond with JENNIFER ABADI, a Sephardic & Judeo-Arabic recipe preserver & cookbook author. Together, we explore the diversity of the North Americ…

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#36 Shmuel Rosner, cultural & political commentator, columnist, editor & think-tank senior fellow 2:14:09

3y ago2:14:09

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Israel’s 4th (yes, 4th!) elections in 2 years are nearly here. Like with every election in the world’s only Jewish democracy, Israel’s elections come with tons of questions. What are they about? Who’s running? Why are there always so many new parties running in every election?! What do polarizing terms like ‘left’ and ‘right’ mean in Israel anyways…

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#35 Maj. (Res.) Danny Citrinowicz, Iran Expert, Former IDF Intel. Officer & Deputy Defense Attache in D.C. 3:07:15

3y ago3:07:15

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IS IRAN HEADED TOWARDS THE BOMB? With President Biden at the helm, will the US reenter the JCPOA (the ‘Iran Deal’)? If so, would that be good or bad? Would it be good or bad for Israel? What should Israel do? Are all options really on the table? With all the back and forth taking place over the past decade + about ‘the Iran deal’ and its politics, …

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#34 Rabbi Alon Meltzer, Australian Jewish Community Builder & Leader 2:50:46

3y ago2:50:46

2:50:46

On this episode of Jewanced, Dan & Benny sit down with Rabbi Alon Meltzer, an amazing Sydney-based Jewish community builder and leader to learn about the Jews of Australia and New Zealand. On the way, they discuss some of the unique challenges and features of life that come with being part of the world's furthest-most’ Jewish community, and wrap up…

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#33 Steven Shalowitz, host of The One Way Ticket Show & IsraelCast podcasts & real-life explorer 3:21:59

3y ago3:21:59

3:21:59

On this episode of Jewanced, Dan & Benny sit down with Steven Shalowitz, real-life explorer and host of The One Way Ticket Show & JNF-USA’s IsraelCast podcast to talk about podcasting, radio, the power of travel, Israel, NYC, and so much more. “If I gave you a one-way ticket to anywhere, past, present, or future, where would you go?” That’s the que…

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#32 MK Ruth Wasserman Lande, Israeli Member of Knesset from the Blue & White Party 1:16:16

3y ago1:16:16

1:16:16

Ruth Wasserman Lande is a Member of Knesset from the Blue & White party. Raised in South Africa, she is the founder and CEO of Ruth – Global Innovative Advisory, a diplomat, lecturer, columnist, and social activist particularly focused on the Arab population in Israel. She is also a Middle East affairs expert and commentator for various media outle…

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#31 - Laura Kelly, D.C. based foreign policy reporter for The Hill, covering Capitol Hill & the White House 2:18:40

3y ago2:18:40

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Laura Kelly is a reporter for The Hill in Washington D.C. where she writes about the politics and policy surrounding U.S. foreign affairs, covering Capitol Hill, the White House, and the State Department. Laura began her journalism career in Israel in 2012 working for The Jerusalem Post and lived in the country until 2016. Her reporting has taken h…

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BONUS Episode #30 - Jewanced LIVE! Meet the Emiratis, co-sponsored by the Minneapolis Jewish Federation & Partnership2Gether Rehovot-Minneapolis 1:44:59

3y ago1:44:59

1:44:59

Join us on Jewanced for a very special BONUS EPISODE of Jewanced – MEET THE EMIRATIS - where Benny and Dan host a panel of truly amazing Emiratis to learn about life in the UAE and their feelings about their country’s new normalization with Israel under the Abraham Accords. This episode of the podcast was produced as a Jewanced LIVE! event, co-spon…

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#29 - Prof. Gil Troy, US presidential historian, scholar, author, political commentator & Zionist activist 2:06:46

3y ago2:06:46

2:06:46

Dan and Benny engage in a candid discussion with Professor Gil Troy, one of the world’s leading US Presidential historians, about the critical moment facing the United States, the world, and democracy as we transition from the Trump to the Biden White House. No less important, we also talk about American Jews and Zionism, the state of Israeli democ…

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#28 Dr. Natan Davidovics - Covid-19 Data Scientist & Director of R&D at BrainQ 2:48:00

3+ y ago2:48:00

2:48:00

On this episode of Jewanced, Dan and Benny sit down with Dr. Natan Davidovics, Ph.D., Director of R&D at the game-changing Jerusalem-based biotech firm BrainQ and Covid-19 data scientist and dig through the data to better understand the trajectory of Coronavirus in Israel and the United States. Dr. Davidovics breaks it down for us and provides a bi…

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#27 - Roy Margaliot, Visual Artist & Illustrator 2:57:50

3+ y ago2:57:50

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In this episode of the podcast, Benny & Dan have perhaps one of their freest flowing conversations yet with visual artist and illustrator Roy Margaliot in which they embark on a deep journey into an artist’s mind. On the way, they explore the philosophy of the physical, metaphysical, and spiritual realms – including the source of creativity inside …

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#26 - Daniel Gordis, Senior VP of Shalem College, Author, Writer & Speaker 2:04:33

3+ y ago2:04:33

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Dr. Daniel Gordis is Senior Vice President, Koret Distinguished Fellow, and Chair of the Core Curriculum at Shalem College. Previously the vice president of the Mandel Foundation in Israel and director of its Leadership Institute, Gordis was also the founding dean of the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies at the University of Judaism in Los Angeles…

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#25 - MK Michal Cotler-Wunsh, Israeli Member of Parliament from the Blue & White Party 1:14:22

3+ y ago1:14:22

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MK Michal Cotler-Wunsh is a parliamentarian serving in Israel's parliament - the Knesset - representing the Blue & White party. She entered the Knesset less than a year ago as part of Israel’s implementation of the controversial ‘Norwegian Law’ when the recently-fallen National Unity government between her party and the Likud was formed. In a relat…

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#24 - Russell Robinson, CEO of JNF-USA 1:41:46

3+ y ago1:41:46

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Ranked by the Jerusalem Post as one of the world’s top 50 most influential Jews, Russell Robinson is the iconic CEO of JNF-USA, one of the Jewish world’s largest and leading philanthropic organizations. Under his leadership, the JNF has proven over and over its influence and impact in Zionist advocacy and education, Jewish community development, en…

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#23 – Chanukah with Rabbi Professor Jeffrey Woolf, internationally renowned scholar & lecturer 2:26:32

3+ y ago2:26:32

2:26:32

Chanukah O' Chanukah! This episode on Jewanced, we take a deep dive into everything Chanukah with Rabbi Prof. Jeffrey Woolf as we dig into real story behind how and why Jews celebrate the iconic 8-day festival of lights and the holiday’s fascinating evolution throughout the ages. We also ponder its meaning as we find parallel themes between the unc…

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#22 - Melanie Maron Pell, AJC Managing Director, Regional Offices 1:59:39

3+ y ago1:59:39

1:59:39

This week on the podcast, we’re joined by the amazing Melanie Maron Pell, the Managing Director of AJC’s network of 24 regional offices across the United States. Together with Ben & Dan, Melanie reflects on over 20 years of advancing AJC’s global mission, the rising significance of subnational diplomacy, the challenge of maintaining authentic nonpa…

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#21 - Saar Wilf, Israeli serial entrepreneur & angel investor 2:04:42

3+ y ago2:04:42

2:04:42

Join us for a thought-provoking conversation with serial entrepreneur and investor Saar Wilf. Saar Wilf is a serial entrepreneur and angel investor. Over his career, he has founded several technology ventures, his first back in 1997. Most notably, he founded Fraud Sciences (acquired by PayPal/eBay for $169m), where he served as CEO and Chief Scient…

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#20 - Raymond Holcomb, FBI Special Agent, Counterterrorist, & Homeland Security Advisor 2:42:57

3+ y ago2:42:57

2:42:57

This week, we’re bringing you an extra special episode of the podcast with former FBI Special Agent Raymond Holcomb, president and managing director of 1st Watch Global. Ray has over 30 years’ experience as a law enforcement and intelligence officer. He served for over 23 years as an FBI Special Agent; 8 as a Strategic Planner with the US National …

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#19 - Jewanced Presents: Meet the Emiratis! 2:18:14

3+ y ago2:18:14

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Join Jewanced for an unforgettable conversation as Benny and Dan host a panel of young, influential Emiratis to learn about life in the UAE and their feelings about their country’s new normalization with Israel under the Abraham Accords. Following the ratification of the Abraham Accords, what can we anticipate for the people of Israel, the UAE and …

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#18 - Michael Dickson, Exec. Dir. of StandWithUs Israel & Naomi Baum, Ph.D., authors of ‘ISResilience – What Israelis Can Teach the World’ 1:39:13

3+ y ago1:39:13

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Are the news and the weight of the world getting you down? Got a case of the grumps? Join us this week on Jewanced as we sit down for a super optimistic conversation with Michael Dickson, Executive Director of StandWithUs Israel and Dr. Naomi Baum, a pioneering psychologist in the field of resilience research and treatment, together the authors of …

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#17 - The Abraham Accords: Shifting Regional Perceptions 2:28:09

3+ y ago2:28:09

2:28:09

Join Jewanced for an unforgettable conversation as Benny and Dan host a panel of top Middle East experts from around the region to explore how perceptions and world views are shifting as history unfolds before our very eyes. Following the ratification of the Abraham Accords, what can we anticipate for the people of Israel, the UAE and Bahrain, as w…

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