The Jerusalem Post Podcast

Modi on Sukkot, comedy and Israel

The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Yaakov Katz and Lahav Harkov.

Stand-up comedian Modi talks to Lahav and Yaakov about his career, his upbringing in Israel and New York and how he learned Yiddish. Yaakov and Lahav also talk about the maritime border deal with Lebanon and the continued Palestinian terror wave.

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Prague: A millennium of Jewish history

The Jerusalem Post Podcast - Travel Edition, Episode 43

It's more than 1,000 years since the first Jews arrived in Prague. While much was destroyed through the ages, there is still so much to see of what once was in the Czech capital - including what is arguably it's crown jewel - the oldest synagogue in Europe - still active today.

Mark Gordon and David Zev Harris take you on a journey through Jewish Prague in the latest episode of The Jerusalem Post Podcast Travel Edition, including:

·  In the footsteps of Albert Einstein

·  The earliest Jewish settlement in Prague

·  The incredible Jewish Museum

·  The Pinkas Synagogue - a remarkable Holocaust memorial

·  Perhaps the world's most famous Jewish cemetry

·  The Golem of Prague and the Old-New Synagogue

·  Why Franz Kafka wanted to burn all his books

·  Ronald Reagan, China and the Jews of modern Prague

·  Getting tipsy on the very best kosher slivovitz 

·  The non-Sephardic Spanish Synagogue

·  Hatikvah or not?

Mark and David were guests of Prague City Tourism and Czech Tourism.

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Jordan’s King Abdullah argues for blood libel at UN

The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Yaakov Katz and Lahav Harkov.

Yaakov and Lahav discuss the results of Jordan's king's speech of incitement at the UN, as witnessed by Yaakov in Jerusalem on Rosh Hashanna.

They also talk about why Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky topped the list of 50 Most Influential Jews this year.

Plus, Jewish World Reporter Zvika Klein on Alternate Prime Minister Naftali Bennett's burgeoning speaking career, which is being planned even before he leaves government, and what Italian Jews think of their likely prime minister Giorgia Meloni.

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Lapid’s two-state solution statement: Real talk or pointless politics?

The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Yaakov Katz and Lahav Harkov

Lahav and Yaakov talk about the controversy regarding Yair Lapid's UN speech and his endorsement of a two-state solution and how it is just pointless political rhetoric. Plus, they discuss Emirati Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed's moving visit to Israel, including a historic stop at Yad Vashem. They also interview scholar Yael Leibowitz for a talk about the meaning of Rosh Hashana and her upcoming book on Ezra, the man who returned the Jews to Israel from exile in Babylon.

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Celebrating 90 years of The Jerusalem Post

The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Yaakov Katz and Lahav Harkov.

This week's podcast is a wrap from the 90th anniversary conference the paper held on Monday in New York City. 500 people packed Gotham Hall for a day-long conference that focused on Israel's diplomatic challenges, its alliance with the United States, the growing tech industry, ties with the Diaspora and more. We bring you an interview Lahav did with US Ambassador to Israel Tom Nides and a panel Yaakov moderated with the Bahraini ambassador to the US, the Moroccan ambassador to the UN and Israel's ambassador to the UN.

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Historic Jewish Philly and a Trip to Albania

The Jerusalem Post Podcast - Travel Edition, Episode 42

In a double header, learn about Philly's Jewish heritage, which predates the founding fathers, and then head to Albania, one of Europe's smallest countries but with a big story to tell.

Join Mark and David on their latest voyage of discovery!

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Why is Israel experiencing a rise in Palestinian terrorism?

The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Yaakov Katz and Lahav Harkov.

Yaakov and Lahav talk to Khaled Abu Toameh about the rise in Palestinian violence in the West Bank and discuss the ongoing elections and battle against the Iran deal.

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Should Israelis still celebrate Zionism?

The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Yaakov Katz and Lahav Harkov.

Yaakov and Lahav discuss the gala event in Basel this week to mark 125 years since the First Zionist Congress.  They talk about convicted spy Jonathan Pollard's messy foray into national politics and then interview Prof. Gil Troy, one of the most prolific writers on Zionism today and a guest in Basel who also took a picture on Herzl's balcony.

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Berlin: A whole new city

The Jerusalem Post Podcast - Travel Edition, Episode 41

In this episode :

• The very naked truth of the bare essentials
• Marking the Shoah in the heart of the city
• David Hasselhoff: From Baywatch and Knight Rider to Berlin-Wall hero
• Putting gourmet food in the heart of an Israeli-German Prism
• Putting a new face on a royal palace
• What was life like over the Berlin Wall in the communist East?
• Berlin's latest virtual-reality experience
• Ever wondered how a TV tower restaurant rotates?
• Auf wiedersehen from the top of the world 

Mark and David were guests of Visit Berlin and the German National Tourist Office.

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From Iran to teachers on strike: A week of deals concerning Israel

The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Yaakov Katz and Lahav Harkov.

Yaakov and Lahav discuss all the deals that are concerning Israel right now, from the teachers union striking and concerns that the will not reach an agreement with the Education Ministry before September 1, to the impending signing of the new JCPOA between the US and Iran.

Then, they are joined by Noam Bedein, CEO of Middle East Ecotourism to discuss the Dead Sea and the good news that good come out of a dried-out situation.