Shoulder to Shoulder

What happens when a commemoration of an event from thousands of years ago suddenly acquires new and immediate relevance? That was the experience of many Jews in Israel when they fasted last week on the 17th of Tammuz - the day that the Romans breached the walls of Jerusalem about 1950 years ago. Of course, after October 7th, "breaching the walls" has more intense meaning than ever before. Join Pes...

With Pastor Doug unavailable this week, Pesach sits down with Maj Elliot Chodoff for an in-depth update on the progress of Israel's war for survival. Is Hamas almost gone? How much damage has Israel caused to Hezbollah? What are the implications of the current US political chaos? All this and more on this timely episode.

Pesach and Doug catch up on a busy news cycle as Pesach takes in the Republican Convention in Milwaukee. They begin with a discussion of the terrible assassination attempt on President Trump in Pennsylvania, and then offer their hot takes on Trump's selection for Vice President, Senator J.D. Vance. The conversation concludes with an in depth discussion of the GOP platform changes on Israel and abo...

Unfortunately, each of us is currently watching a very old story play out again in 2024: the worldwide rise in antisemitic propaganda, antisemitic beliefs, and antisemitic actions. Pesach and Doug sit down with Izabella Tabarovsky to discuss how the current wave has its origins as Soviet-backed antisemitism and Marxist-led antizionism. It's not enough to protest antisemitism; we also need to recog...

Doug and Pesach sit down with Markus McFolling to hear his Israel journey. Markus speaks to hundreds of thousands of Gen Z'ers every year as he crisscrosses the nation from high schools to camps to conferences. Israel was never a part of his theology or vocabulary until a trip to Israel in 2022 with Eagles Wings. On that trip he was touched deeply at the Western Wall, Shabbat dinner, and the amazi...

Pesach and Doug sit down with Josh Hammer, Senior Editor at Large at Newsweek and host of the Josh Hammer Show to discuss his faith and journey. As the conversation takes shape Josh explains that it was a trip to Israel and his politics that ultimately lead him to be more religiously observant after being raised in a Reform Jewish home. His unique journey towards a deeper faith in God has affected...

In this episode, Pesach flies solo and has a conversation  with one of America's leading academic theologians, Professor Gerald McDermott. The topic is the long-held Christian position that the church has replaced the Jewish people as God's covenant people. Prof. McDermott explains how this anti-Jewish theology began, why it is wrong, and how Christian thinking is changing regarding the Land of Is...

Pesach and Doug deal with a busy news cycle, first discussing the heroic hostage rescue by the IDF, and then analyzing what that operation might mean for future hostage operations. Afterwards they pivot to Benny Gantz's withdrawal from the unity government. What are its ramifications? Will there be new elections anytime soon, and would that be good or bad for Israel? What will happen to the war ef...

Doug and Pesach are joined by our good friend, military analyst and res. Maj. Elliot Chodoff. As always, Elliot brings us up to date with the progress of Israel's war against the Hamas. What is the meaning of what we've learned about Egypt's complicity in arming Hamas? What effect is US pressure having on the war? And what about the escalation of hostilities with Hezbollah in the north? All this a...

Pesach and Doug sit down with Pastor Micah Wood to hear his incredible journey from being a pastor who, for a decade, was theologically opposed to Israel, due to the influence of prominent theologian NT Wright and a replacement theology upbringing, to now being an ardent Israel supporter and Zionist working for Eagles Wings. Listen in to find out how a series of events, including an encounter with...

Pesach and Doug sit down with Joshua Waller from the Israel Guys to talk about the first Annual Israel Summit being canceled by the Sonesta Hotel in Nashville due to violent threats made by Pro-Hamas/Anti-American thugs. What our enemies meant for evil, God has used for our good. With the help of Gov. Bill Lee, Dave Ramsey, and the Nashville Police Department, the event has been moved to Ramsey So...

Genocide is a term flying around the social media space and on the nightly news. Pesach and Doug sit down with journalist Ben Poser to talk about the concept of genocide and all that is associated with it. Ben gives a modern history of ignored genocide, and slavery taking place in Africa predominantly in Muslim countries. He looks at the Rwandan Genocide as the first genocide that was seen live on...

Pesach and Doug discuss Doug's recent trip to Washington DC for the national day of prayer, his experience walking through a Gaza encampment on George Washington University, and an encounter with protesters outside the Israeli Embassy. The conversation then pivots to the biblical warning in Joel 3 to not divide God's land and how there is not a Biblical two state solution.

Pesach and Doug sit down with the new Executive Director of the Philos Project, Luke Moon, and the conversation takes some interesting twists and turns. They start off with a discussion of the pro-Hamas protests at Columbia University, and a recent rally where Luke helped lead 5000 Christians in a pro-Israel march on its campus. As the conversation progresses, Luke argues that older Millenials are...

Doug and Pesach get caught up on Pesach's recent activities in Washington, D.C. and discuss the recent massive attack by the Iranian regime on Israel. How did so many missiles fail to inflict any significant damage? What is going on inside Iran? And what does this mean for Israel in the days ahead? Join us in praising God for His hand of protection in the days leading up to Passover, the festival...

Pesach and Doug sit down with Dr. Tricia Miller to discuss a disturbing trend among many Christians whom you'd expect to be ardent supporters of Israel, yet who are neutral towards Israel at best, and antisemitic at worst. Some major denominations and publications seem to support Israel enough to stay out of the headlines but not enough to make a difference. Others, believe it or not, have not jus...

Pesach and Doug sit down with Yoram Hazony, and the conversation quickly takes a turn into the far left ideology that is dominating the media and American culture, neo-Marxism. It has become a staple of the Left in American politics, and is running rampant in American colleges and universities. Since the riots of 2020 it has been at the forefront of our culture, and demands a response from all peo...

Pesach and Doug sit down with Gedaliah Blum to discuss his personal journey into Israel advocacy through the Heartland Initiative. Gedaliah discusses his recent trip to South Africa to meet with leaders to advocate support for Israel. While he was there, he ended up on a flight sitting right in the middle of an anti-Israel group and made an unlikely friend - showing that even when you think there'...

Doug and Pesach are joined by our friend, military and geostrategic analyst Elliot Chodoff for a wide-ranging conversation. From Chuck Schumer's obnoxious attack on Israel to a forecast of what's next in war in Gaza, this episode will keep you fully informed about the situation in Israel. To what degree is Israel winning the war? Is there a realistic chance for a truce and hostage release before I...

Pesach interviews Stuart Force, father of US combat veteran Taylor Force, who was murdered in Israel by Palestinian terrorists. Stuart tells the story of Taylor's murder,  the campaign to create and pass the Taylor Force Act into US law, and about the new lawsuit being brought against the Biden Administration for its violations of it. But first, Pesach shares some thoughts on the rebirth of the tr...

Doug and Pesach sit down with Avi Zimmerman, President of the Judea and Samaria Chamber of Commerce. Avi described his groundbreaking work nurturing business relationships between Israelis and Palestinians in Judea and Samaria and how he sees this work as a Biblical mandate. And since Oct. 7, Avi has given his time to help us be more effective givers of charity, as outlined in his book, Kosher Giv...

The most important prayers you pray just might be the routine, seemingly mundane daily prayers. Catch this episode as Pesach and Doug explore the daily Jewish prayer liturgy from first moment you awaken to washing your hands to using the bathroom to before your head hits the pillow. This episode will leave you feeling inspired to be in constant communication with the Most High. To read producer Sc...

As the Biden Administration and the international community pressure Israel to accept a Palestinian State, Doug and Pesach explore the wide range of problems with this seemingly good idea. Pesach lays out the plan for the Keep God's Land campaign about to be launched by Christian and Jewish leaders to push back, and we hear a brand new, never before aired speech by Michele Bachmann laying out the...

Doug and Pesach have an in-depth conversation with Douglas Burton, Senior Editor of TruthNigeria.com . A veteran journalist of some of the most dangerous places in the world, Douglas' current mission is to expose the ongoing genocide against Christians taking place in Nigeria at the hands of Jihadist Muslims. Why is the world ignoring this genocide? Why aren't Christians speaking out? What is bein...

Pesach sits down with Dr. Carol Swain, former tenured professor at Princeton and Vanderbilt, and one of the most respected public intellectuals in America. Notably, Dr. Swain was in the headlines because her work was plagiarized by Claudine Gay, the disgraced former president of Harvard. Dr. Swain shares her story as well as her thoughts on where American academia is today and how it got there.