The Yishai Fleisher Israel Podcast

After 8 years of President Obama, he's leaving. But to his consternation, Jews dwelling in their ancestral homeland are staying put. Malkah Fleisher joins Yishai (who's got a mini-flu) to discuss the trans-Atlantic transition and how it affects Israel, Jerusalem and the Arab world. Then, we begin with the book of Exodus, the foundational tale of Moses, the Burning Bush, staffs turning in...

Don't Bury Me in Hackensack!! As Jacob is on his deathbed in Egypt, he makes his son Joseph swear to bring his remains to the Land of Israel. But why not be buried in Egypt? Rabbi Mike Feuer joins Rabbi Yishai for "Spiritual Cafe" where they discuss Jacob's final blessings, Joseph's promise that a redeemer will come, and a wrap-up on the whole book of Genesis. Then, Yisrae...

The family of Israel gets brought down to Egypt after the revelation that Joseph is still alive. Rabbi Mike Feuer is reunited with Rabbi Yishai on Spiritual Cafe where they discuss the repentance for the sale of Joseph and Jacob's fear of leaving the land of Israel. Then, Yishai and Malkah team up to talk about the Elor Azaria verdict, where an IDF soldier was put on trial for shooting dead a...

Yishai is in England! First, Yishai speaks with Jonathan Neumann about the concept of Limmud UK and about practicing pluralism by bringing nationalistic speakers to a predominantly Liberal gathering. Then, a conversation with Lt. Col Peter Lerner, Head of the IDF's Foreign & Social Media desk, about the IDF's positions in social media, Israel's contentious borders, and beyond. S...

So hard to imagine, but Joseph's brothers sell him into slavery and that sin reverberates for generations. Rabbi Mike Feuer joins Rabbi Yishai on Spiritual Cafe to discuss the personality of Joseph, how God talks through dreams, and even how sexual challenges are part of the Messianic process. Support the show

For this special show Yishai is in Brooklyn! And being in the Diaspora colors his understanding of the Torah portion where Jacob struggles with an angel of Esav - or is it the the struggles of Jacob with Israel, the Exilic Jew fighting the redemption? The women in Jacob's life struggle as well: Dina is raped, Rebecca dies without seeing her son come home, and Jacob's beloved Rachel dies...

When Jacob shows up at the well it is covered by a large stone that no one man can lift. But when he sees Rachel he rolls off the big stone by himself with the nuclear passion of his love for her. Rabbi Mike Feuer joins Rabbi Yishai for an emotional Spiritual Cafe filled with heavenly ladders and low down dirty tricks. Then, Avi Zimmerman, Director of American Friends of Ariel, joins Yishai at the...

Rabbi Yishai Fleisher, International Spokesman for the Jewish Community of Hebron, speaks with the HaBonim Dror youth movement about Zionism, settlements, alternatives to the Two-State Solution, and threats to Israeli democracy. Support the show

How a bowl of soup changed history? When Jacob feeds his brother Esau he takes the birthright in return, and thus begins an epic battle of enmity between brothers. Rabbi Mike Feuer joins Rabbi Yishai Fleisher for Spiritual Cafe to discuss this tension and the mysterious character of Issac who in his blindness see's so much. Then Malkah Fleisher joins Yishai to discuss the arson terrorist fire...

First, on Spiritual Cafe: Rabbi Mike Feuer joins Yishai to discuss Father Abraham's romantic notion to bury his beloved wife Sarah at the entrance to the Garden of Eden. This leads him to make the first Jewish land purchase in the Land of Israel - in Hebron!! Then, Malkah Fleisher joins Yishai to talk about Elor Azaria - the soldier who shot a downed terrorist in Hebron - and who is now on tr...

First, Knesset Insider Jeremy Saltan on how Trump might effect Israel's policies, how the Muslim call to prayer in the middle of the night might be noise pollution, and how the small community of Amona is making big waves. Then, on Spiritual Cafe, Rabbi Mike Feuer joins Yishai to discuss Abraham's adventures including praying for Sodom not to be destroyed, having a baby at a hundred and...

The Trumportunity of a lifetime!!! Yishai speaks in front of a gentile audience as Donald Trump wins the US presidency! Share the moment and learn what the improbable victory could mean for Israel. Then, a powerful Spiritual Cafe about the Torah portion of Lech Lecha (starts at hour 1 minute 19). Rabbi Mike Feuer and Yishai discuss God's call to Abraham to leave his native land, go to the Pro...

The Great Flood was a result of God being fed up with humanity - yet Noah found grace in His eyes and saved the world. But when it was all over, why did the animals refuse to leave that stuffy ark? Join Rabbis Yishai Fleisher and Mike Feuer for this week's animalistic Spiritual Cafe to learn about the secrets of Noah's Ark, the beautiful yet perilous rainbow, the Tower of Babel that went...

Yishai speaks with Ambassador Michael Oren, an American-born Israeli historian, author, politician, former ambassador to the United States (2009–2013), current MK, and the Deputy Minister for Diplomacy in the Prime Minister's Office. Oren is also the author of "Ally" - a revealing book about his experiences as ambassador in the tumultuous period of the "ideologically inflexible...

Rabbi Mike Feuer rejoins Rabbi Yishai for "Spiritual Cafe" - this week: the political Fast of Gedaliah and getting ready for the Big Day - Yom Kippur - the Day of Atonement. Also, in the Torah portion, the great prophet Moses gets ready to hand over the reigns of power to Joshua, and that is not an easy moment for the Jewish people as one great leader leaves and another era - the era of...

Amir Ohana is a former General Security Services officer, a lawyer, a gun-rights activist, and Israel's only openly gay Knesset Member. While he is liberal on some matters, don't lump him in with the pro-Two-State, land giveaway crowd - on these issues he is a hawk! Yishai speaks with Likud MK Ohana in Hebron. Then, on 'Spiritual Cafe': Rabbi Mike Feuer joins Yishai to talk abo...

While in Southern California, Yishai spoke with renowned trauma and grieving expert Dr. Ken Druck about 9/11, about coping with terror in Israel, and about the death of Dr. Druck's own daughter and his 5-point system of "honoring" the dead with a recipe for life. Support the show

On this week's show: Kings, Prophets, Priests, and Necromancers all compete for power - but who is top dog?? And is there a separation of Shul and State? Rabbi Yishai is joined by Rabbi Mike Feuer to discuss the Torah's system of Israeli governance and how to balance Biblical politics with the commandment to walk simply with God. Plus, how to keep the fruit trees from being harmed in a t...

After the Jewish people came to the Land of Israel they were commanded to "keep making aliyah" - to go up to Jerusalem 3 times a year. Rabbi Yishai Fleisher is reunited with Rabbi Mike Feuer for Spiritual Cafe where they discuss the end of the summer, the passing of Gene Wilder, the Torah portion which includes the laws of kosher and non kosher animals, the searching for the right spot a...

Shema Yisrael! The phrase that one hears when the Torah comes out of the Ark, when a child is named, every day morning and night, and even when, God forbid, the sword is at your throat. Rabbi Mike Feuer joins Rabbi Yishai for Spiritual Cafe to discuss the epic Torah portion of Ve'etchanan, the Ten Commandments, the Shema, and the fact that there is no other but Him! Don't miss the storie...

Rabbi Mike Feuer joins Rabbi Yishai Fleisher to say good-bye to the Book of Numbers, the book of Jewish politics and Jewish leadership, and begin the Book of Deuteronomy, the book of "things" - the book of Jewish philosophy. While, on the one hand, Moses recounts his proud moments of conquest in the trans-Jordan, he prepares Joshua and Caleb and a young nation for the heavy lifting of co...

Rabbi Mike Feuer joins Yishai Fleisher for a special "Spiritual Cafe" from Hebron. There they discuss the end of the Book of Numbers "the book of Jewish Leadership," as they sit adjacent to Machpela, the burial place of Adam and Eve (the roots of humanity), the burial place of Abraham (the root of Abrahamic Faiths), and later, from the Tomb of Yishai and Ruth, (the roots of the...

On this super-packed show: Rabbi Mike Feuer joins Rabbi Yishai on "Spiritual Cafe" to discuss Jewish rights, or lack-thereof, on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem as well as Israel-Diaspora relations as seen through the Torah portion. Then, Yishai interviews terror survivor Hadass Mizrachi whose husband was murdered before her eyes - how does she raise her kids with joy? Finally, Yishai sits...

When the culture war is at its zenith, a Jewish prince, Zimri, breaks all social contracts with a shocking public act of sexual exhibitionism. The leaders are broken, even the great Moses cries. But a new hero emerges - Pinchas! But is his violence justified? And what about today's Gay Pride Parades in Jerusalem? Is the Bible warning us? Rabbi Mike Feuer joins Rabbi Yishai for "Spiritual...

This week, a "Spiritual Cafe" hour-long special: The Torah shifts its camera angle from a story about the Jewish people to the perspective of other nations who are afraid of Israel and their God. After realizing that physical weapons are futile, the evil King Balak hires the wicked wizard Balaam to curse the Jews - will he succeed? Rabbi Mike Feuer joins Rabbi Yishai for an in-depth disc...