The Yishai Fleisher Israel Podcast

SEASON 2023 EPISODE 8:   Yishai and Malkah Fleisher discuss the broad tensions between the Tel Aviv secular elites and the Jerusalem Torah followers - with a plan for how to solve it! Ben Bresky shares the story of a powerful earthquake that hit the northern city of Tzfat. Then, Rabbi Steven Pruzansky on the battle for democracy in Israel's judiciary and Josh Reinstein on tensions in the Knes...

SEASON 2023 EPISODE 7: Yishai and Malkah Fleisher start off with the high highs of nascent Jewish communities being legally recognized, and the low lows of dastardly terror. Then, Yishai speaks with Arutz Sheva's Yoni Kempinsky about the national divide. Yishai then heads to the OurCrowd Summit in Jerusalem and speaks with Advocate Elie Sprung about the legal side of Israeli Start Ups, with S...

SEASON 2023 EPISODE 6: Yishai and Malkah Fleisher pray for the victims of the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria and rage against the lies told against Israel by the Amalek-tinged media. Then: Ben Bresky on the history of Tu Bishvat and broadcaster Mark Golub remembered. Also: Yishai debates on i24, and Steve and Samuel Wearp on the mission of Blessed Buy Israel. SPONSOR LINKS: The Israel Bible https...

SEASON 2023 EPISODE 5: Yishai Fleisher returns to Israel and is joined by Malkah Fleisher to discuss the return of Israeli rain. Then, Advocate Maurice Hirsch on the problem of Israel's security prisons. Ben Bresky on the life and times of Hebrew reviver Eliezer Ben-Yehuda. And Rav Mike Feuer on the tension between Haman and the Manna in the Torah portion of Beshalach. SPONSOR LINKS: The Isra...

SEASON 2023 EPISODE 4: Yishai is on the road again! He speaks with former US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman about the state of the Abraham Accords, and with Rabbi Schneur Oirechman of Chabad Tallahassee who is fighting assimilation, and with Florida State University student David Glasser who is dealing with antisemitism, and with Joel Griffith who celebrated Israel's new coalition with Y...

SEASON 2023 EPISODE 3: Yishai Fleisher is boarding an airplane to Florida and shares three great interviews that show the vision for of reformed but rooted Israel: Uri Bank of the Religious Zionist party, Zeev Orenstein from City of David, and MK Simcha Rothman from the Law, Justice and Constitution Committee. Plus: What is "Kommemiyut"? SPONSOR LINKS: The Israel Bible https://theisraelb...

SEASON 2023 EPISODE 2: Yishai and Malkah Fleisher discuss the idea of Israeli National Birth Day and the contradictory ideas of nihilism. Also, the new government and the new laws they are trying to pass. Then, Rabbi Benjamin Yudin on the tension between Diaspora and Israel-centered impulse. And a new dating app called "GamZuLi" is making matches! Finally, Table Torah : How the Burning B...

SEASON 2023 EPISODE 1: Rabbi Yishai and Malkah Fleisher talk about the fruits of the Sabbatical year that are still coming out. Then, Yishai fights with the BBC for the right of Jews, and of Minister Itamar Ben Gvir , to ascend the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. Finally, Dr. Noam Arnon on the Biblical Jacob's final days in Egypt and eventual burial in Hebron. SPONSOR LINKS: The Israel Bible https...

SEASON 2022 EPISODE 51: Yishai and Malkah Fleisher celebrate the incoming Israeli government and pray for its success. Ben Bresky on the life and times of Rabbi Chaim Drukman . And Rav Mike Feuer on Joseph's ascension to the throne of Egypt and the ability to re-see a dark reality through a Godly lens. SPONSOR LINKS: The Israel Bible https://theisraelbible.com/ Prohibition Pickle https://www....

SEASON 2022 EPISODE 50: Yishai and Malkah Fleisher come back from a great southern Israel vacation where Malkah swam with dolphins! Is a new government being sworn in yet? And why would Israelis turn to the Pope for help?? Then, on Table Torah: what were Pharaoh's dreams all about? SPONSOR LINKS: The Israel Bible https://theisraelbible.com/ Prohibition Pickle https://www.facebook.com/Prohibit...

SEASON 2022 EPISODE 49: Yishai and Malkah Fleisher talk about the world's biggest LEGO Chanukiyah in Tel Aviv, about Hanukkah films and music, and, of course, about Festival of Lights yummies. Then, hear MK Itamar Ben-Gvir address English-speaking foreign press. Finally, Rav Mike Feuer is back with Joseph's dreams and marital advice. SPONSOR LINKS: The Israel Bible https://theisraelbible...

SEASON 2022 EPISODE 48: First Malkah Fleisher quizzes Yishai about the relative safety of Israel and about Saudi wishes for the Abraham Accords. Then, North American native people's activist Ryan Bellerose on the language of indigenous rights in the service of the Jewish tribe. Finally on Table Torah : Why Jacob was angry with the brothers who destroyed Shechem? SPONSOR LINKS: The Israel Bibl...

SEASON 2022 EPISODE 47: Yishai and Malkah Fleisher discuss the battles for Hebron - from Chayei Sarah, to the media, to the provocatuerism of the radical Left. Then, Yishai's guest appearance on the renowned Behind The Bima Program with Rabbi Efrem Goldberg and Rabbi Josh Broide, taking about the Ben Gvir phenomenon and the question of American Jewish Aliyah . SPONSOR LINKS: The Israel Bible...

SEASON 2022 EPISODE 46: After terror returns to the streets of Jerusalem, Yishai and Malkah sit down to plot a course to a strong Israeli future. Then, on Table Torah: How spirituality was reality in the house of Rivka and Yitzchak. Plus: Does it make sense to celebrate American Thanksgiving in Israel? SPONSOR LINKS: The Israel Bible https://theisraelbible.com/ Prohibition Pickle https://www.faceb...

SEASON 2022 EPISODE 45: Yishai Fleisher gets ready for the festival of Shabbat Chayei Sarah in Hebron where thirty-thousand people are expected to hear the Torah portion that describes Abraham's first purchase in the Land of Israel - and Abraham's love for Sarah and the love of Isaac and Rivka. Malkah Fleisher joins to deal with an FBI investigation of the killing of Shireen Abu Akleh -...

SEASON 2022 EPISODE 44: Yishai just landed and gets back together with Malkah Fleisher to discuss the return of Jewish ghetto mentality, the American midterm elections, and the importance of a strong connection between Israel and the Diaspora. Then, Table Torah on Sodom and Gomorrah and on the birth of Isaac, the father of Jewish continuity. Plus: 007 meets 770! SPONSOR LINKS: The Israel Bible htt...

SEASON 2022 EPISODE 43: Yishai and Malkah Fleisher talk about the amazing Israeli elections which will potentially lead to a stable nationalist government. Yishai reports from the inside the Ben-Gvir campaign. Plus terror and heroism in Hebron with Chief Security Officer Yoni Bleichbard. And finally, Abraham's secret vision in the Covenant Between the Parts. SPONSOR LINKS: The Israel Bible ht...

SEASON 2022 EPISODE 42: Yishai and Malkah Fleisher discuss the rise of MK Itamar Ben-Gvir in Israel and American antisemitism from the left and from the right - including the wacky pronouncements of Kanye West. JNS Jerusalem Bureau Chief Alex Traiman on the 5th Israeli election cycle. Rabbi Dr. Joshua Berman on the mysteries of the Torah potion of Noah. SPONSOR LINKS: The Israel Bible https://thei...

SEASON 2022 EPISODE 41: Yishai and Malkah Fleisher remember the Sukkot holiday and try to get back to a life routine. Yishai discusses joining the campaign trail for Itamar Ben Gvir (party call letter TET). And finally, on Table Torah for the portion of Bereshit: Dr. Noam Arnon on the Biblical Adam and the digging of a tunnel to the Garden of Eden . SPONSOR LINKS: The Israel Bible https://theisrae...

SEASON 2022 EPISODE 40: Yishai is in Tel Aviv after Yom Kippur and is learning what makes patriot of the Jewish State, MK Itamar Ben Gvir, tick. SPONSOR LINKS: The Israel Bible https://theisraelbible.com/ Prohibition Pickle https://www.facebook.com/Prohibitionpickle/ Hebron Fund https://hebronfund.org/ The Jewish Press https://www.jewishpress.com/ PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://yishaifleis...

SEASON 2022 EPISODE 39: Yishai and Malkah Fleisher talk about the glory of Rosh Hashanah on the Temple Mount and the tensions with Jihadists in eastern Jerusalem. Then on Table Torah: Moses gives the final commandment - gather in Jerusalem every seven years to hear the Torah from the king of Israel. SPONSOR LINKS: The Israel Bible https://theisraelbible.com/ Prohibition Pickle https://www.facebook...

SEASON 2022 EPISODE 38: Rabbi Yishai comes back from Florida and joins Malkah to get ready for Rosh Hashanah with a prayer for strong Jewish leadership. Then, on Table Torah: How Repentance leads to Resurrection - and which leads to Eternity! SPONSOR LINKS: The Israel Bible https://theisraelbible.com/ Prohibition Pickle https://www.facebook.com/Prohibitionpickle/ Hebron Fund https://hebronfund.org...

SEASON 2022 EPISODE 37: Rabbi Yishai is driving down the highway in Florida and thinking about the Torah portion of Ki Tavo which gives the joyous blessings of entering the Land of Israel - and the darkest curses of enduring a Holocaust. SPONSOR LINKS: The Israel Bible https://theisraelbible.com/ Prohibition Pickle https://www.facebook.com/Prohibitionpickle/ Hebron Fund https://hebronfund.org/ The...

SEASON 2022 EPISODE 36: On the Good Land: Rabbi Yishai and Malkah Fleisher discuss America's role in the Iranian push for the bomb and why a Black American church came to Hebron. Then, audio from the Emergency Aliyah Conference, including Rabbi Nachman Kahane. And finally Table Torah about one verse only: the command to shoo away the mother bird. SPONSOR LINKS: The Israel Bible https://theisr...

SEASON 2022 EPISODE 35: Rabbi Yishai is joined by Malkah for the first day of Israeli school - yay! They discuss meeting Hebron Arab school kids and the pictures of terrorist heroes they carry. Then, Ben Bresky celebrates 125 years since the First Zionist Congress in Basil, Switzerland. And finally, Rav Mike Feuer on the Torah portion of Shoftim and the tension between the commandment to anoint a...