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Amit Halpern Navigating a normal teenage life while also living through multiple wars, Amit Halpern describes how he is managing under such extreme circumstances. Demonstrating innate strength and resilience, he describes what it has been like to be alive through four wars. In addition, Halpern speaks to feeling safer in his identity while in Israel, even with an ongoing war, than he would in any...

Dr. Efrat Bron-Harlev and Reem Abed Elhai, CEO and Senior Nurse of Schneider Hospital, respectively, discuss their journey of finding connection during a time of war. They speak candidly about navigating personal and professional relationships between a diverse staff of Arabs and Israelis and how they cultivated a space of compassion and transparency, ultimately providing staff with a space to fee...

Dr. Yehudah Pryce, a Senior Director of National Mental Health and Well-Being Programs at a national nonprofit organization, psychotherapist, and clinical social worker, discusses his journey of finding joy and healing since the tragedy of October 7th. Dr. Pryce expresses his struggles with processing his pain and grief with the way society has responded to the tragedy. Lastly, he discusses the in...

Jonathan Bar Giora, renowned Israeil composer and head of the BFA School of Audio and Video Arts at Sapir College, shares powerful stories of grief and resilience. Describing the time after October 7th as a "marathon of pain and tragedy," Bar Giora describes how he found strength within his community. He details the commmunity he created with his students and how they engaged in collecti...

Dr. Or Duek is a licensed clinicial psychologist and assistant professor at the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Community Health Sciences at the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Department of Psychiatry at Yale University School of Medicine. His research focuses on the effects of exposure to stress on humans. Using his clinical background,...

Dr. Miri Bar-Halpern shares her writings, her collection of poems related to the October 7th massacre. She is inviting you, our listeners, to send in your poems relating to a traumatic event in your life. Calling all poets.

In this episode, we speak with 19-year-old UCLA student and activist Eli Tsives, whose powerful story highlights the alarming rise of antisemitism on college campuses. Eli recounts his experience of being blocked from attending his classes simply because he is Jewish, offering a personal perspective on the challenges Jewish students face in academic spaces. Despite these obstacles, Eli has become...

Dr. Miri Bar-Halpern shares her writings, her collection of poems related to the October 7th massacre. She is inviting you, our listeners, to send in your poems relating to a traumatic event in your life. Calling all poets.

Join us as we speak with Jonah Platt, artist, activist, and host of Being Jewish. Jonah shares his journey as a proud Jewish advocate, insights on combating antisemitism, and strategies for navigating tough conversations with empathy and compassion. Through humor and wisdom, he inspires listeners to embrace their roots, foster dialogue, and build bridges in a divided world.

Dr. Miri Bar-Halpern shares her writings, her collection of poems related to the October 7th massacre. She is inviting you, our listeners, to send in your poems relating to a traumatic event in your life. Calling all poets.

Dr. Nesrin Lubbad, Chief Medical Director of the Child and Adolescent psychiatric unit at Geha Mental Health Center and an Arab Israeli psychiatrist, details the complexities of navigating two identities during a time of war. She reflects on her upbringing, being born in Denmark and moving to Israel. In addition, she pulls from her training in dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), describing how she...

Dr. Miri Bar-Halpern shares her writings, her collection of poems related to the October 7th massacre. She is inviting you, our listeners, to send in your poems relating to a traumatic event in your life. Calling all poets.

Eitan Chitayat, Founder and Creative Director of international Natie Branding Agency and creator of the viral video "I'm that Jew," speaks to the importance of being openly Jewish. Chitayat believes that being outwardly proud allows Jews to take control of their narrative, ultimately humanizing their existence and resisting the false narratives put upon them. In addition, Chitayat e...

Dr. Miri Bar-Halpern shares her writings, her collection of poems related to the October 7th massacre. She is inviting you, our listeners, to send in your poems relating to a traumatic event in your life. Calling all poets.

Marie-Alice Legrand, a recent graduate of Columbia Law School and co-founder of the Law Students Against Antisemitism student organization at Columbia Law School, discusses navigating the aftermath of October 7th. Legrand credits her unequivocal support for the Jewish community to her upbringing in Germany. In addition, she emphasizes the importance of early education when it comes to combatting a...

Dr. Miri Bar-Halpern shares her writings, her collection of poems related to the October 7th massacre. She is inviting you, our listeners, to send in your poems relating to a traumatic event in your life. Calling all poets.

Dr. Ilana Kwartin is the Executive Director of Healing Space Rishhpon, an innovative healing center that aims to rehabilitate the mind-body connection ruptured by trauma. Dr. Kwartin recounts her experiences at the start of the war and how she has been prioritizing the healing of those most affected, all while holding space for her own healing and her family's healing. She explains how the bo...

Dr. Miri Bar-Halpern shares her writings, her collection of poems related to the October 7th massacre. She is inviting you, our listeners, to send in your poems relating to a traumatic event in your life. Calling all poets.