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What Matters Now to archaeologist Erez Ben-Yosef: King David’s tent-dwelling monarchy

September 29, 2023

The Tel Aviv University professor proposes that just because early Israelite kings were nomadic doesn't mean they didn't control complex societie... MORE

What Matters Now to David Friedman, Michal Cotler-Wunsh and Gil Troy: Nuance

September 22, 2023

A playback of this week's webinar, 'Diaspora Jews & Israel’s judicial overhaul: Differing stances,' explores whether global Jewry should play a... MORE

What Matters Now to Jewish Law Prof. Benny Porat: Common ground as titans clash

September 15, 2023

A resident of a West Bank settlement city, the Hebrew U prof. is a vocal opponent of the coalition's judicial overhaul. Hear how 2,000 years of J... MORE

What Matters Now to authors Yossi Klein Halevi, Daniel Gordis and Matti Friedman

September 8, 2023

This week we present a playback of Monday's webinar - 'Diaspora Jews: Time to take a stand' - in which the trio answer readers' questions about w... MORE

What Matters Now to counselor Yishai Mogilner: Being an Israeli at a US summer camp

September 1, 2023

Picking up from last summer's podcast with two Israeli counselors at Camp Ramah in the Poconos, first-time staffer Yishai Mogilner talks about re... MORE

What Matters Now to journalist Adam Rasgon: The future of the Palestinian Authority

August 25, 2023

Palestinian affairs reporter looks at the rise of potential Mahmoud Abbas successor and the decline of the PA he hopes to lead, explaining why bo... MORE