Building Jerusalem

Manis Friedman is a rabbi, educator, author and the Chabad shliach to Minnesota for over 50 years. We talk about the role of intimacy in mysticism and in marriage.

Charlie Buttons is a poet, spoken word performer and iconic mainstay at 770 Eastern Parkway - world headquarters of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement.

Chaim Samuels is a stand-up comedian who regularly performs at the Broadway Comedy Club in NYC. Find him on Youtube at "Lonelyboy Reactions".

Benzion Klatzko is a rabbi, author, lecturer, and musical composer. His best known project is shabbat.com, a social network for finding Shabbat meals which has grown into a matchmaking website. We talk about Israel trips, intermarriage, and the ingredient

Adrian Heathcote is a philosopher specializing in philosophy of mathematics and physics. He lectured for over two decades at the University of Sydney.

Phillip Hynek is a veteran wargamer. We talk about Allan B. Calhamer's classic boardgame "Diplomacy".

Asher Reich is a rabbi, teacher, and Talmudic scholar. He studied in Ponevezh Yeshiva under Rav Shach and received his rabbinical ordination from Rav Yitzchok Weiss, the Av Beth Din of Jerusalem.

Salvatore Babones is an associate professor of sociology at the University of Sydney. We talk about his new book, "The New Authoritarianism: Trump, Populism, and the Tyranny of Experts" - 30% off this week by clicking link at: http://buildingjerusalem.org

Brett Kelly is the founder and CEO of Kelly+Partners. He is a best-selling author, public speaker, and chartered accountant.

Vic Alhadeff is the CEO of the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies. He is the spokesperson of Keep NSW Safe, and former editor of the Australian Jewish News.

Ros Ben Moshe is the Director of LaughLife Wellbeing, an organization that provides workshops and coaching on resilience and positivity in the face of adversity. Her first book is "Laughing at Cancer".

Dominic Wy Kanak is the Greens candidate for the upcoming Wentworth by-election.

Andrea Leong is the Science Party candidate for the upcoming Wentworth by-election.

Tim Murray is the Labor candidate for the upcoming Wentworth by-election.

Liz Fitzgerald is an art therapist and teacher of art therapy. She is a clinical supervisor of Masters of Art Therapy at the University of Western Sydney, and teaches an Intro to Art Therapy course at the University of Sydney.

Mendel Kastel is the CEO and rabbi of Jewish House Crisis Centre. He has previously worked in chaplaincy with prisons, hospitals, schools, and the police.

Moira Blumenthal is a theatre director and producer. She recently directed Timothy Daly's "The Man in the Attic" at the Eternity Playhouse.

Timothy Scriven is an aspiring author and PhD student in political economy. We talk about conceptions of ownership; modern paganism; and bears.

Talya is the principal family lawyer at Faigenbaum Family Lawyers. She is the honorary secretary of Unchain My Heart Inc., a working committee of Jewish women's organizations dedicated to the resolution of religious divorce issues affecting Jewish women.

Matthew is the founder of 2 Birds 1 Bee, an organization that provides professional sex education to schools.

Haroon and Raphael return to the show, this time in conversation about Rationalism and Mysticism in Judaism and Islam. Recorded with permission at Yom Limmud, Sydney 2018.

Haroon is the Fellow in Jewish-Muslim Relations at the Shalom Hartman Institute of North America.

Salvatore Babones is an American sociologist based in Sydney, Australia; and the author of "The New Authoritarianism: Trump, Populism, and the Tyranny of Experts". We talk about China's new social credit system, the state of American politics, and more.

Max is a poet and filmmaker. He has won two Webby awards and is the Head of Content & Storytelling at the Center for Humane Technology.

Igor Praporshchikov is a former Olympic wrestler, a wrestling coach, and a personal trainer.