The Yishai Fleisher Israel Podcast

Jerusalem is bracing for a rumble! After a heinous Jihadist murder, metal detectors were installed at the entrances to the Temple Mount. This, is turn resulted in the Jihadists accusing Israel of infringing on Muslim sovereignty. Rabbi Mike Feuer joins Rabbi Yishai to peel back the layers of this situation and explore what hidden blessings lie beneath. Support the show

Was Pinchas right in zealously killing the public exhibitionists? Can Joshua replace Moses as the great leader of Israel? Will the daughters of Zelaphchad, who yearned for the Land of Israel, give God consolation? Rabbi Mike Feuer joins Rabbi Yishai for the Torah portion of Pinchas and the next generation of Israel. Support the show

We can't defeat Israel in field combat, so let us beat them with their own power - the spirit! Thus did Balak, King of Moab reason, and hired the bizarro prophet Bilam to curse the Jews. Rabbi Mike Feuer joins Rabbi Yishai, and a talking donkey, in the fight to turn Bilam's curses into blessings. Plus: Rabbi Shmuley Boteach on Aushwitz. Support the show

This week's Torah Portion is filled with weird characters and occurrences including fiery snakes, giants who attack Israel, and a red heifer which cleanses away the energy of death. Rabbi Mike Feurer joins Rabbi Yishai to discuss this most unusual Torah Portion and together they too push back on the dark energy of death with life! Le'Chaim! Support the show

On his birthday, Yishai hosts Rabbi Mike Feuer at the Western Wall where they discuss false narratives, including those of UNESCO, and Korach's anti-Moses rebellion. Then, Yishai speaks to young Jewish leaders at the Foreign Ministry. Support the show

The sin of our times is smack talking the Land of Israel and the State of Israel! How do we rectify this sin? How do we overcome the perpetual problem of fear, and the mistake of succumbing to dark reports about Israel? Rabbi Mike Feuer joins Rabbi Yishai to talk about and the 'sin of the spies' and the Torah portion of our times. Support the show

Yishai sits down to discuss the last two weeks of his travels in the United States of America including being scholar in residence in Livingston, New Jersey, and the Israeli Day Parade in New York City. While on the way to a post-Ramadan dinner in Turkey Yishai details the hilarious, yet arduous, travails of travels that he's had in between Moscow, Tel Aviv and Turkey. Join Yishai for candid...

In a special program Yishai is on the road between Jerusalem and Hebron, reflecting on 50 years of Jerusalem and Hebron liberation and reunification. But why does Israel put out a sissy narrative in a time where we need to broadcast strength to the world? While President Donald Trump does the Sword Dance in Saudi Arabia, in Israel we take him to the Holocaust Museum...We've got God powers, le...

What does Jubilee even mean? It means 'lamb horn' which is blown to signify the freedom of the land on the 50th year. Rabbi Mike Feuer and Rabbi Yishai Fleisher discuss the auspicious confluence of the Torah portion which teaches about the Jubilee year and 50 years since the reunification of Jerusalem. Plus: Yishai has a new (old) flag for you! Support the show

So many of us don't know the Hebrew calendar at all, and most of us don't miss it! Rabbi Mike Feuer joins Rabbi Yishai to marvel at the genius of the Jewish cycle as described by the Torah portion of "Emor" and the specialness of hidden days like Second Pesach and Lag BaOmer. Support the show

Some things in the Torah make a lot of sense, but others, seemingly, do not. Rabbi Mike Feuer and Rabbi Yishai delve into the secrets that God has placed in the Torah to achieve social cohesion, procreativity, and holiness for the Jewish people. And when we don't get it, well... God said so! Support the show

We're entering a special holiday season that mixes new Israeli "state" holidays along with Jewish traditional ones - and with the 50th anniversary of the 6 Day War, it's a powerful and emotional time. Rabbi Mike Feuer joins Rabbi Yishai on "Spiritual Cafe" in preparation for the celebrations and the tears. Support the show

The "occupation" accusation is heard ceaselessly around the world. Yet, ironically, nothing is less of an occupation, and more organic, than the Jewish people living in their ancestral and God-given homeland. Join Rabbi Yishai in Hebron to talk about the Passover that just passed, and the continuing fight for Israel's legitimacy on the Zionist frontline in Judea and Samaria. Support...

In the Judean desert, in a cave which was a hideout for the Bar Kochba rebells two-thousand years ago, Rabbi Mike Feuer and Rabbi Yishai meet to discuss the heroes of Passover past and the challenge of understanding the grandness of our time today. Support the show

Is American Zionism relegated to the anti-Israel stance of organizations like JSteet? Or is classic love of Israel alive and well? Yishai enters the lion's den and debates Alan Elsner of JStreet at Temple Emanuel of Beverly Hills - listen in to the whole debate! But first, Malkah Fleisher joins Yishai to talk about the crazy season - Passover preparations in Israel! Support the show

From comfort of Boca to the power of DC, to the speed of New York to the glitz of the City of Angels, Yishai is on the road in the US promoting a strong Israel, telling people about the death of Two State idea, and a connecting folks to the Biblical heartland. After finishing AIPAC, he is now in LA to debate JStreet at the biggest Reform Temple in Beverly Hills, and makes it to a good friend'...

Keeping the Jewish people together means crossing geographic boundaries as well as age divides. First, Yishai presents audio recorded while on the road in Boca Raton, Florida where he talks about keeping the family together over distances through love. Then, listen to a recent talk given to a group of millennials who are curious about not only Yishai's worldview but also Jewish nationalism. S...

Why was Moses' face aglow when he came down from Mt. Sinai? Why did the Jews want a golden calf when they saw that Moses was delayed (or dead)? Rabbi Mike Feuer joins Rabbi Yishai to discuss one of the most dramatic Torah portions in the canon - at the end of this episode your face will be on fire as well! Support the show

When the holiest person, the High Priest Aaron, goes into the holiest place, the Holy of Holies, on the holiest day, Yom Kippur - he better be dressed for success! Rabbi Mike Feuer joins Rabbi Yishai on ‘Spiritual Cafe’ to talk about the holy vestments of the Temple including a laser-firing headplate and jingle-jangle bells that announce Aaron's arrival. Also: Get ready for Purim by ripping o...

Can't handle those blueprint Torah portions? Can't understand the knobs and flowers on the Menorah? Don't worry about it - Moses has a tough time too! Rabbi Mike Feuer joins Rabbi Yishai for a discussion that is part engineering, part art, and 100% the sweet Torah of Zion. Plus: your emails! Support the show

Why did Elor Azaria get only a year and a half sentence for executing a downed terrorist? How is a new online supermarket changing the lives of people in and around the Old City of Jerusalem? Why are anti Israel organizations reaching out to Orthodox girls seminaries? Malkah Fleisher joins Yishai for some rowdy Jewish radio from the heartland. Support the show

So what are the Ten Commandments? Chapter headings or mnemonics maybe? Rabbi Mike Feuer joins Rabbi Yishai for Spiritual Cafe to talk about these fundamentals of Torah, and the building blocks of meaningful relationships. Support the show

What gets God's goat? Complaining. The Children of Israel see the sea split before them, they will witness their enemy's destruction, and they will eat the holy Manna. But still, in moments of doubt, they moan and complain and fire up God's fury. So how do we overcome doubt and complaint? Rabbi Mike Feuer joins Rabbi Yishai for a journey into the desert, into faith, and into freedom...

Defiance in Egypt and Amona. First, Rabbi Mike Feuer joins Rabbi Yishai to discuss the steps leading up to the exodus, including the commandment to take a lamb, the god of Egypt, into Jewish houses, and prepare it for sacrifice and eating - the ultimate defiance. Then, Yishai takes part in a demonstration against destroying the Jewish community of Amona. How do we balance a love of Israel with civ...

Goliath was already immobilized - so why did King David cut off his head? In modern Israel you can get prosecuted for something like that! Rabbi Mike Feuer joins Rabbi Yishai for Spiritual Cafe where they discuss the plagues, God's promises to Moses for a successful process, and the merits and the faults of Shalom Aleichem's Fiddler on the Roof. Then, Malkah joins Yishai to discuss the D...