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Michael Oren Jun 06, 2023

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What does the future hold for Israel? For the Jews? For the Peace Process?

Of course, nobody knows but if there were to be one voice to listen to to make predictions it would be Michael Oren's. Michael has spent most of his life dedicated to public service in Israel and abroad. He has spent time in government and diplomacy. Before that, he spent some time working as a cowboy.

Michael, an already accomplished historian, turns his eye to writing not about history but about the future. in 2048 The Rejuvenated State he sets out his vision for the next 25 years of the Jewish State. He raises the key issues that must be addressed as Israel approaches her 100th birthday. From the Palestinian conflict to citizenship, judicial reform, healthcare, education, diplomacy, and more, Israel has much to be proud of, but a lot of work is yet to do.

Listen now as Michael Oren teaches us the whole Torah standing on one leg.

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Israel 2048

2048 The Rejuvenated State

Sand Devil: A Negev Trilogy by Michael Oren

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The Koren Podcast was written and hosted by Aryeh Grossman and Alex Drucker and is edited and produced by Alex Drucker. Artwork by Atara Suna. Music by Music Unlimited via pixabay.com

The Koren Podcast is part of the Koren Podcast Network, a division of Koren Publishers Jerusalem.

LIVE! Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis KBE May 24, 2023

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This episode of the Koren Podcast was recorded in front of a live audience!
Alex and Aryeh were back on the road, this time in London as part of the Mizrachi UK Weekend of Inspiration, one of the biggest events in the Religious Zionist calendar in Europe.

We were honored, or rather "honoured", to be joined by the Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth, Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis KBE.

Rabbi Mirvis has served as Chief Rabbi since 2013 before which he was Mara DeAtra of Finchley United Synagogue (Kinloss).

Listen now as we ask Rabbi Mirvis to teach us the whole Torah al regel ahat - standing on one leg LIVE at the Mizrachi UK Day of Inspiration.

Special thanks to Rabbi Andrew Shaw and David Reuben of Mizrachi UK, and Mark Frazer, and Michelle Bauernfreund from the Office of the Chief Rabbi.

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Useful Links:

https://chiefrabbi.org/

https://www.gov.uk/government/people/ephraim-mirvis

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Synagogue

https://twitter.com/chiefrabbi

https://mizrachi.org.uk/

The Koren Podcast was written and hosted by Aryeh Grossman and Alex Drucker and is edited and produced by Alex Drucker. Artwork by Atara Suna. Music by Music Unlimited via pixabay.com

The Koren Podcast is part of the Koren Podcast Network, a division of Koren Publishers Jerusalem.

Rabbanit Malke Bina and Chaya Bina Katz May 09, 2023

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We have something a little different this week.

Join Alex and Aryeh as they sit down with mother and daughter duo Rabbanit Malke Bina, founder of Matan Women's Institute for Torah Studies, and their CEO Chaya Bina Katz to learn from both of them the whole Torah Al Regel Ahat.

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Useful Links:

https://www.matan.org.il/en/

https://www.matan.org.il/en/questions-and-answers-2/

https://www.matan.org.il/en/beit-midrash/kitvuni/

https://www.matan.org.il/en/beit-midrash/bellows-eshkolot/

https://www.matan.org.il/en/matan-podcast/

The Koren Podcast was written and hosted by Aryeh Grossman and Alex Drucker and is edited and produced by Alex Drucker. Artwork by Atara Suna. Music by Music Unlimited via pixabay.com

The Koren Podcast is part of the Koren Podcast Network, a division of Koren Publishers Jerusalem.

Rav Doron Perez - Yom HaAtzma'ut special! Apr 25, 2023

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Yom HaAtzma'ut sameah!!!
We're celebrating 75 years of the State of Israel. The place our hosts are proud to call home and from where we have been serving Jewish communities around the world for 60+ years!

Aryeh and Alex were joined by Rav Doron Perez, Executive Director of World Mizrachi to talk about the importance and impact of Religious Zionism as the center of the Jewish world has shifted from Europe to America, back to Israel and the Holy Land!

Keep your eyes peeled at Yom Ha'Atzma'ut celebrations around the world for the special edition of the Krengel Family World Mizrachi Edition Koren Mahzor for Yom HaAtzma'ut, available for free at the World Orthodox Israel COngress and many other celebrations!
Moadim L'Simha L'Geula Sheleima!

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The Koren Podcast was written and hosted by Aryeh Grossman and Alex Drucker and is edited and produced by Alex Drucker. Artwork by Atara Suna. Music by Music Unlimited via pixabay.com

The Koren Podcast is part of the Koren Podcast Network, a division of Koren Publishers Jerusalem.

Rena Quint Apr 17, 2023

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It was a profound privilege to be invited into the home of Holocaust survivor Rena Quint to hear her story.

We are truly grateful that Rena allowed us to record her story for a special episode of the Kore Podcast Al Regal Ahat for Yom HaShoah 2023.

Rena was born in Freida Lichtenstein in Pietrokow, Poland in 1936. By age 3 she was imprisoned in the Pietrokow Ghetto and by age 6 was a prisoner in Bergen-Belsen. It was thanks to the women she has come to call her many mothers that she was able to survive, was brought to New York, and eventually adopted by Jacob and Leah Globe.

Now the mother of 4 children, grandmother to 22, and great-grandmother to (as of two weeks ago) 44. Rena lives in Jerusalem and tells her story to thousands every year.

Rena's book A Daughter of Many Mothers: Her Horrific Childhood and Wonderful Life tells her story and how she came to find evidence of the life she only suspected she had.

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Useful Links:

A Daughter of Many Mothers: Her Horrific Childhood and Wonderful Life

USC Shoah Foundation Interview with Rena Quint

The Koren Podcast was written and hosted by Aryeh Grossman and Alex Drucker and is edited and produced by Alex Drucker. Artwork by Atara Suna. Music by Music Unlimited via pixabay.com

The Koren Podcast is part of the Koren Podcast Network, a division of Koren Publishers Jerusalem.

Yaakov Katz Mar 28, 2023

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We're back again standing on one leg!
This week, Aryeh and Alex are joined by Yaakov Katz.

Yaakov has served as the editor-in-chief of the JPost for seven years and recently announced his intention to step down as editor. He has worked as a journalist, focusing on security and defense for several years, and was previously an advisor to Naftali Bennett.

This episode was recorded at the end of January 2023 but Yaakov's message that we should not shy away from ideas that challenge us is one that can only serve to help us grow as individuals, as zionists, as a country, and as a people.

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Israel vs. Iran: The Shadow War

The Weapon Wizards: How Israel Became a HIgh-Tech Military Superpower

Shadow Strike: Inside Israel's Secret Mission to Eliminate Syrian Nuclear Power

The Koren Podcast was written and hosted by Aryeh Grossman and Alex Drucker and is edited and produced by Alex Drucker. Artwork by Atara Suna. Music by Music Unlimited via pixabay.com

The Koren Podcast is part of the Koren Podcast Network, a division of Koren Publishers Jerusalem.

Sivan Rahav Meir Mar 14, 2023

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The Koren Podcast Al Regel Ahat is back again and this time we're joined by one of Israel's leading journalists, news anchors, and Torah teachers, Sivan Rahav Meir!
Sivan has appeared regularly on TV and radio since the age of 8 but as a teenager, a chance encounter would change the trajectory of her life forever as she found a path to orthodox Judaism.

Today, Sivan is a globally sought-after speaker, merging the world of current affairs and the Torah to inspire countless people worldwide. Sivan's daily TV and radio broadcasts as well as her messages to tens of thousands via Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp are an inspiration to all who read them

Listen now as Sivan teaches us her vision of the whole Torah standing on one leg.

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Useful Links:

Days Are Coming: A Journey Through the Jewish Year by Sivan Rahav Meir

#Parasha: Weekly Insights From a Leading Israeli Journalist by Sivan Rahav Meir

The Daily Portion - Daily WhatsApp ideas direct from Sivan

The Koren Podcast was written and hosted by Aryeh Grossman and Alex Drucker and is edited and produced by Alex Drucker. Artwork by Atara Suna. Music by Music Unlimited via pixabay.com

The Koren Podcast is part of the Koren Podcast Network, a division of Koren Publishers Jerusalem.

Gorf Feb 28, 2023

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With Purim just around the corner Aryeh and Alex sat down with the incredible, unstoppable, and incomparable Jordan B. Gorfinkel - better known as Gorf!

Gorf is the mastermind behind the new Koren Tanakh Graphic Novel series launched this year with Esther! Gorf is also the architect of the world-famous Passover Haggada Graphic Novel which has been a bestseller every year since its publication in 2019.

Outside the Jewish World, or perhaps in a different part of it, Gorf served as the manager of the Batman series at DC Comics for nearly a decade. He oversaw Birds of Prey which was later adapted into a 2022 TV series and a 2020 movie. He also directed the Batman: No Man's Land series which served as the inspiration for The Dark Night Rises and season 5 of the TV series Gotham.

Gorf shares his vision for Jewish education, a word he tries to avoid in favor of 'illuminating' for the next generation.

Join us to hear Gorf teach the whole Torah standing on one leg - al regel ahat!

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Useful Links:

The Koren Tanakh Graphic Novel - Esther with English translation

The Koren Tanakh Graphic Novel - Esther with modern Hebrew translation

The Passover Haggada Graphic Novel

The Koren Podcast was written and hosted by Aryeh Grossman and Alex Drucker and is edited and produced by Alex Drucker. Artwork by Atara Suna. Music by Music Unlimited via pixabay.com

The Koren Podcast is part of the Koren Podcast Network, a division of Koren Publishers Jerusalem.

Rabbi Dr. Ari Berman Feb 14, 2023

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WE'RE BACK!!!
We are so excited to kick off a brand-new season of The Koren Podcast with an all-new look and sound!

This season, we'll only be asking our guests one question, can you teach us the Torah al regel aḥat - standing on one leg? Each of our guests this season will be sharing the one idea, principle, verse, maxim, story, or saying that has guided their lives or that they are contemplating at the moment as they face the future.

We're so excited to start this season with the inspiring, Rabbi Dr. Ari Berman. Rabbi Berman is the President and Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshiva University and the Rabbi Issac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS) and the author of The Final Exam: Letters to our Students, an all-new exploration of the values that guide our lives.

Join Aryeh and Alex as they sit down with some of the leading voices of the Jewish world to find out what has led them to where they are today. All while standing on one leg!

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Useful Links:

The Final Exam: Letters to our Students by Rabbi Dr. Ari Berman. Get 10% off with code PODCAST at checkout!

https://www.yu.edu/president

https://twitter.com/AriBermanYU

https://www.yutorah.org/rabbi-dr-ari-berman/

The Koren Podcast was written and hosted by Aryeh Grossman and Alex Drucker and is edited and produced by Alex Drucker. Artwork by Atara Suna. Music by Music Unlimited via pixabay.com

The Koren Podcast is part of the Koren Podcast Network, a division of Koren Publishers Jerusalem.

The Anatomy of Jewish Law with Rabbi Dr. Edward Reichman, MD Aug 23, 2022

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We were joined by our second MD of the season, Rabbi Dr. Edward Reichman, the Isaac and Bella Tendler Chair of Jewish medical ethics at Yeshiva University, and Attending Physician of Emergency Medicine at the Montefiore Medical Center.

Rabbi Dr. Reichman is also the author of The Anatomy of Jewish Law published by Maggid Books. He analyzes rabbinic literature on medical issues from previous centuries to enlighten modern understandings of medical halakha. From conjoined twins to the COVID-19 pandemic, The Anatomy of Jewish Law is a refreshing and illuminating look at the interplay between secular and Jewish wisdom, and how each can affect the other.

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The Anatomy of Jewish Law by Rabbi Dr. Edward Reichman

Kosher Fertility, the Koren Podcast with Dr. Bat-Sheva Maslow, MD.

Mavericks, Mystics & False Messiahs by Rabbi Pini Dunner

The Koren Podcast was written and hosted by Aryeh Grossman and Alex Drucker and is edited and produced by Alex Drucker. Artwork by Tani Bayer.

The Koren Podcast is part of the Koren Podcast Network, a division of Koren Publishers Jerusalem.