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Amanda Borschel-Dan

Amanda Borschel-Dan

Deputy Editor Amanda Borschel-Dan is the host of The Times of Israel's Daily Briefing, What Matters Now and The Reel Schmooze podcasts, and heads up The Times of Israel's features.
This week's The Reel Schmooze podcast features the new documentary, 'You Had To Be There.' (courtesy)
September 19, 2026, 10:49 am
‘You Had To Be There’: How a musical about Jesus shaped Jewish comedy
ToI’s movie maven and deputy editor delve into the delightful romp that documents the 1972 Toronto production of ‘Godspell,’ starring a constellation of fledgling Jewish greats
By Amanda Borschel-Dan and Jordan Hoffman
Head of Realign for Palestine Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan for this week's What Matters Now. (Maayan Toaf/GPO)
September 17, 2026, 3:50 pm
Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib: Hamas is to blame for October 7 and Gaza’s ‘collateral damage’
The head of Realign for Palestine speaks about how being an anti-Hamas Gazan means he’s not in lockstep with the zeitgeist, including those who gave a 25-minute ovation for ‘NAZA’
By Amanda Borschel-Dan and Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib
Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan on today's Daily Briefing. (ToI/AP)
September 16, 2026, 1:21 pm
Daily Briefing Sept. 16 – From Mecca to Mokha: Houthis flex as Saudis flail
Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman on how the Yemeni rebels are increasingly strangling the Bab el-Mandeb shipping lane and why the region is still trying not to engage with them
By Amanda Borschel-Dan and Lazar Berman
Political correspondent Ariela Karmel joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan on today's Daily Briefing podcast. (ToI/Flash90)
September 15, 2026, 2:12 pm
Daily Briefing Sept. 15: How upstart parties could determine the Israeli election
Political correspondent Ariela Karmel on finalization of the candidate slates, attempted use of the High Court to ban parties from running, and strategic use of the word ‘leftist’
By Amanda Borschel-Dan and Ariela Karmel
Political correspondent Tal Schneider joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan on today's Daily Briefing podcast. (ToI / Flash90)
September 13, 2026, 2:45 pm
Daily Briefing Sept. 13: How Oct. 7 proved value of IDF’s women warriors
Political correspondent Tal Schneider’s new Hebrew-language book ‘Milchama Mishelahen’ is now on shelves. We learn about its devastating impetus and challenges still facing women in the IDF
By Amanda Borschel-Dan and Tal Schneider
Gal Gadot's 'The Runner' is featured on this week's The Reel Schmooze podcast. (courtesy)
September 12, 2026, 10:56 am
‘The Runner’: Starring lovely London — and a sprinting Gal Gadot
ToI’s movie maven and deputy editor tune in to the new Amazon Prime adventure that proves the former Wonder Woman is still in fighting form
By Amanda Borschel-Dan and Jordan Hoffman
President of the Israel Democracy Institute Yohanan Plesner joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan for this week's What Matters Now podcast. (Oded Antman / Flash90)
September 10, 2026, 4:44 pm
Yohanan Plesner: 3 existential issues facing Israel’s voters
The president of the Israel Democracy Institute warns the country may be heading to another series of inconclusive elections unless politicians’ promises are broken
By Amanda Borschel-Dan and Yohanan Plesner
Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan for today's Daily Briefing podcast. (ToI/Flash90)
September 9, 2026, 2:37 pm
Daily Briefing Sept. 9 – ‘As a Jew,’ UK’s Miliband announces sanctions on settlements
Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman on the UK’s allegations of ‘ethnic cleansing,’ a report that Netanyahu was warned of Oct. 7 by the UAE, and updates on the US-Iran war
By Amanda Borschel-Dan and Lazar Berman
NY correspondent Luke Tress joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan in Jerusalem for today's Daily Briefing podcast. (ToI/Luke Tress)
September 8, 2026, 2:15 pm
Daily Briefing Sept. 8: NY anti-Israel activists recycle ‘greedy Jewish landlords’ trope
NY correspondent Luke Tress on an ‘altneu’ form of antisemitism in the Big Apple, a massive $1 billion expenditure on securing US Jewish communities, and Ukrainians learning Yiddish
By Amanda Borschel-Dan and Luke Tress
This week's Reel Schmooze is dedicated to the 60th anniversary of the Star Trek series. (courtesy)
September 5, 2026, 10:59 am
Star Trek: 60 years to the most gloriously nerdy enterprise
ToI’s movie maven and deputy editor boldly go where no staff have gone before and explore all that is Jewish behind the beloved franchise
By Amanda Borschel-Dan and Jordan Hoffman
CEO of the Anti-Defamation League Jonathan Greenblatt joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan for this week's What Matters Now podcast. (courtesy/AP)
September 4, 2026, 11:24 am
Jonathan Greenblatt: Surging antisemitism brings ADL to a moment of reckoning
The 113-year-old organization was born out of a need to protect Jews, says its CEO. Now fighting petrol-funded heavyweights, it’s turning to AI for reinforcements
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan on today's Daily Briefing podcast. (ToI/AP)
September 2, 2026, 1:51 pm
Daily Briefing Sept. 2 – In bold Israeli op, Hamas commander nabbed in Gaza City
Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian on the special forces mission deep inside the Gaza Strip, the IDF’s punishment of 16 Givati soldiers, and the evolving role of women in the military
By Amanda Borschel-Dan and Emanuel Fabian
Editor David Horovitz joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan on today's Daily Briefing podcast. (Flash90/ToI)
September 1, 2026, 3:08 pm
Daily Briefing Sept. 1 – What makes a Jewish legislator join forces with an Arab party?
Editor David Horovitz on the status of the Iran war, the first day of school in Israel, Sara Netanyahu’s new conspiracy theory and other election season hijinks
By Amanda Borschel-Dan and David Horovitz
The 2026 Sandler family production 'Don't Say Good Luck' is this week's featured film on The Reel Schmooze. (Courtesy)
August 22, 2026, 11:16 am
‘Don’t Say Good Luck’: The Sunny (Sandler) side of life, with cancer
ToI’s movie maven and deputy editor discuss the newest Sandler family production, starring daughter Sunny and a cast of actors forming a relatable family going through a too-common crisis
By Amanda Borschel-Dan and Jordan Hoffman
Author Yossi Klein Halevi joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan for this week's What Matters Now. (Shlomit Bard/Flash90)
August 21, 2026, 11:41 am
Yossi Klein Halevi: Why Jewish extremism is so seductive – and dangerous
The author of ‘Memoirs of a Jewish Extremist’ plumbs his personal experiences to share insight into the psyche of those fringe settlers who are lighting up the West Bank
By Amanda Borschel-Dan and Yossi Klein Halevi
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