Israel Radio Podcast with Yishai Fleisher

What does Jubilee even mean? It means 'lamb horn' which is blown to signify the freedom of the land on the 50th year. Rabbi Mike Feuer and Rabbi Yishai Fleisher discuss the auspicious confluence of the Torah portion which teaches about the Jubilee year and 50 years since the reunification of Jerusalem. Plus: Yishai has a new (old) flag for you!

So many of us don't know the Hebrew calendar at all, and most of us don't miss it! Rabbi Mike Feuer joins Rabbi Yishai to marvel at the genius of the Jewish cycle as described by the Torah portion of "Emor" and the specialness of hidden days like Second Pesach and Lag BaOmer.

Some things in the Torah make a lot of sense, but others, seemingly, do not. Rabbi Mike Feuer and Rabbi Yishai delve into the secrets that God has placed in the Torah to achieve social cohesion, procreativity, and holiness for the Jewish people. And when we don't get it, well... God said so!

We're entering a special holiday season that mixes new Israeli "state" holidays along with Jewish traditional ones - and with the 50th anniversary of the 6 Day War, it's a powerful and emotional time. Rabbi Mike Feuer joins Rabbi Yishai on "Spiritual Cafe" in preparation for the celebrations and the tears.

The "occupation" accusation is heard ceaselessly around the world. Yet, ironically, nothing is less of an occupation, and more organic, than the Jewish people living in their ancestral and God-given homeland. Join Rabbi Yishai in Hebron to talk about the Passover that just passed, and the continuing fight for Israel's legitimacy on the Zionist frontline in Judea and Samaria.

In the Judean desert, in a cave which was a hideout for the Bar Kochba rebells two-thousand years ago, Rabbi Mike Feuer and Rabbi Yishai meet to discuss the heroes of Passover past and the challenge of understanding the grandness of our time today.

Is American Zionism relegated to the anti-Israel stance of organizations like JSteet? Or is classic love of Israel alive and well? Yishai enters the lion's den and debates Alan Elsner of JStreet at Temple Emanuel of Beverly Hills - listen in to the whole debate! But first, Malkah Fleisher joins Yishai to talk about the crazy season - Passover preparations in Israel!

From comfort of Boca to the power of DC, to the speed of New York to the glitz of the City of Angels, Yishai is on the road in the US promoting a strong Israel, telling people about the death of Two State idea, and a connecting folks to the Biblical heartland. After finishing AIPAC, he is now in LA to debate JStreet at the biggest Reform Temple in Beverly Hills, and makes it to a good friend's father's Shiva. Join Yishai for some candid tour thoughts about the tensions between Israel and America.

Keeping the Jewish people together means crossing geographic boundaries as well as age divides. First, Yishai presents audio recorded while on the road in Boca Raton, Florida where he talks about keeping the family together over distances through love. Then, listen to a recent talk given to a group of millennials who are curious about not only Yishai's worldview but also Jewish nationalism.

Why was Moses' face aglow when he came down from Mt. Sinai? Why did the Jews want a golden calf when they saw that Moses was delayed (or dead)? Rabbi Mike Feuer joins Rabbi Yishai to discuss one of the most dramatic Torah portions in the canon - at the end of this episode your face will be on fire as well!

When the holiest person, the High Priest Aaron, goes into the holiest place, the Holy of Holies, on the holiest day, Yom Kippur - he better be dressed for success! Rabbi Mike Feuer joins Rabbi Yishai on ‘Spiritual Cafe’ to talk about the holy vestments of the Temple including a laser-firing headplate and jingle-jangle bells that announce Aaron's arrival. Also: Get ready for Purim by ripping off the masks of the lies we live with.

Can't handle those blueprint Torah portions? Can't understand the knobs and flowers on the Menorah? Don't worry about it - Moses has a tough time too! Rabbi Mike Feuer joins Rabbi Yishai for a discussion that is part engineering, part art, and 100% the sweet Torah of Zion. Plus: your emails!

Why did Elor Azaria get only a year and a half sentence for executing a downed terrorist? How is a new online supermarket changing the lives of people in and around the Old City of Jerusalem? Why are anti Israel organizations reaching out to Orthodox girls seminaries? Malkah Fleisher joins Yishai for some rowdy Jewish radio from the heartland.

So what are the Ten Commandments? Chapter headings or mnemonics maybe? Rabbi Mike Feuer joins Rabbi Yishai for Spiritual Cafe to talk about these fundamentals of Torah, and the building blocks of meaningful relationships.

What gets God's goat? Complaining. The Children of Israel see the sea split before them, they will witness their enemy's destruction, and they will eat the holy Manna. But still, in moments of doubt, they moan and complain and fire up God's fury. So how do we overcome doubt and complaint? Rabbi Mike Feuer joins Rabbi Yishai for a journey into the desert, into faith, and into freedom - and don't forget the fight with those pesky Amalekites.