This Week Unpacked (Unpacked)

This Week Unpacked introduces another podcast from Unpacked: Unpacking Israeli History. Season 4 just launched, and we're running the first episode here, entitled Ma'alot: 30 Seconds That Devastated A Nation. It was supposed to be a fun field trip. A little celebration in honor of Israel’s 26th birthday. Over a hundred religious high school students, exploring northern Israel and sleeping under the stars. But the three Palestinian terrorists who sneaked in from Lebanon had other plans. This is the story of the Ma’alot massacre. It’s a story of horror and blood. But it’s also a story of hope and resistance. A reminder that every hour of our lives matters.

Israel’s new government is made up of eight parties that don’t see eye to eye with one another on many key issues. Will this government of clashing ideologies actually work, and what can we learn from the theory of a “team of rivals”? ~~~~ Learn more about Unpacked: https://jewishunpacked.com/about/ Visit Unpacked on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/unpacked  Teaching about this topic? Check out our relevant educator resources here: https://unpacked.education/video/israels-disengagement-from-gaza/  ~~~~ Sources https://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/06/opinion/naftali-bennett-for-israel-two-state-is-no-solution.html https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/03/05/israel-yair-lapid-netanyahu-elections/ https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/israel-middle-east/articles/israel-new-government-netanyahu-explained https://www.npr.org/2012/11/15/165220138/doris-kearns-goodwin-on-lincoln-and-his-team-of-rivals https://twitter.com/Yair_Rosenberg/status/1400187236432371712 https://jewishjournal.com/commentary/columnist/editors-note/337719/in-israel-a-test-of-decency-and-unity-over-ideology/ https://twitter.com/bezalelsm/status/1405163627557134345 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/what-you-need-to-know-about-israels-diverse-new-government/id1339492752?i=1000525933852 https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/why-this-fractious-coalition-gives-me-hope/ https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/shin-bet-chief-elected-officials-must-stop-the-violent-incitement-670200 https://unpacked.education/podcast/the-assassination-of-yitzhak-rabin/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGxU-C2DfOE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6vipTtT-uY ~~~~ Unpacked is a division of OpenDor Media

This week, Rivky and This Week Unpacked say goodbye.   Check out our other podcasts: Unpacking Israeli History: https://jewishunpacked.com/podcast-series/unpacking-israeli-history/ The Power Of: https://jewishunpacked.com/podcast-series/the-power-of/ Nice Jewish Girls: https://jewishunpacked.com/podcast-series/nice-jewish-girls/

Following the creation of the state of Israel and the reunification of Jerusalem in 1967, new questions emerged about whether and how to commemorate Tisha B’Av. Here’s why many Jews continue to view this as the saddest day of the year. ~~~~ Learn more about Unpacked: https://jewishunpacked.com/about/ Visit Unpacked on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/unpacked ~~~~ Sources Mishna Taanit 4:6 Gittin 55 Yoma 90 https://www.etzion.org.il/en/shiur-16sinat-chinnamand-destruction-temple http://text.rcarabbis.org/the-nahem-controversy-a-brief-summary-by-shlomo-brody/ https://responsafortoday.com/en/fasting-until-after-minha-on-tisha-bav/ https://schechter.edu/should-we-continue-to-fast-on-tisha-bav-and-other-fasts-which-commemorate-the-temples-destruction-responsa-in-a-moment-volume-4-issue-no-7-june-2010/ ~~~~ Unpacked is a division of OpenDor Media

Israeli gymnast Artem Dolgopyat won a gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics. Immediately afterward, his mother revealed that her son is unable to get married in Israel because he is not Jewish according to traditional Jewish law. We unpack the history of Israel’s marriage laws and Israeli perspectives on whether these laws should change. ~~~~ Learn more about Unpacked: https://jewishunpacked.com/about/ Visit Unpacked on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/unpacked ~~~~ Sources https://unpacked.education/video/the-law-of-return/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=weekly-21-08-10&utm_campaign=ued-reengagement https://unpacked.education/video/who-is-a-jew/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=weekly-21-08-10&utm_campaign=ued-reengagement https://unpacked.education/video/resolution-181-the-zionist-dream-comes-true/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=weekly-21-08-10&utm_campaign=ued-reengagement https://unpacked.education/how-does-israel-compare-to-religiously-extreme-countries/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=weekly-21-08-10&utm_campaign=ued-reengagement https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/can-we-sort-out-the-concept-of-civil-liberties-in-a-jewish-state-668055 https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/65-percent-of-israeli-public-support-civil-marriage-report-676162 https://en.idi.org.il/articles/28411 https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/lapid-michaeli-vow-to-enable-medal-winner-to-marry-675623 https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/religious-services-minister-announces-far-reaching-kashrut-reforms-674416 https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/id-marry-him-in-an-instant/ https://www.jpost.com/opinion/bennett-can-liberate-israel-from-haredi-chains-on-religion-opinion-675994 ~~~~ Unpacked is a division of OpenDor Media

A recent survey by the Jewish Electorate Institute found that 25% of American Jewish voters agreed that Israel is an apartheid state, and 22% agreed that Israel is committing genocide against the Palestinians. Is this an accurate picture of the American Jewish community, and how did we even get to this point? ~~~~ Learn more about Unpacked: https://jewishunpacked.com/about/ Visit Unpacked on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/unpacked Teaching about this topic? Check out our relevant educator resources here: https://unpacked.education/video/does-israel-act-as-an-apartheid-state/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=weekly-21-08-17&utm_campaign=ued-reengagement ~~~~ Sources https://podcasts.apple.com/il/podcast/unpacking-sheikh-jarrah/id1560896227?i=1000521655806 https://www.jta.org/2021/07/13/politics/sizeable-minorities-of-us-jewish-voters-believe-israel-is-guilty-of-genocide-apartheid https://unpacked.education/video/does-israel-act-as-an-apartheid-state/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=weekly-21-08-17&utm_campaign=ued-reengagement https://open.spotify.com/episode/36ndcilVvIDEY2ef6VKLk6?si=3ta_T3phR8aa3-yMQ2x02Q&dl_branch=1 https://www.jta.org/2021/07/15/united-states/more-american-jews-are-calling-israel-an-apartheid-state-and-big-organizations-are-struggling-to-fight-the-trend https://forward.com/news/473044/what-if-a-quarter-of-jews-really-do-think-israel-is-a-genocidal-apartheid/ https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/.premium.HIGHLIGHT-israel-s-standing-in-america-is-now-far-weaker-than-it-seems-1.10068426 https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/it-is-time-to-engage-the-south-africans-in-israel/ https://danielgordis.substack.com/p/american-jews-and-israel-shifting https://docs.google.com/document/d/17iNzy0uThn6YECqiBx9t_R-WAHF7m2Kkxxiq8v0IfPA/edit https://www.jns.org/opinion/in-america-corbyn-won/ https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/news/articles/the-un-jews-natan-sharansky  ~~~~ Unpacked is a division of OpenDor Media

How did a small neighborhood in East Jerusalem lead to such a big crisis? Sheikh Jarrah has become a focal point for the current situation in Israel. Avi and Sara unpack the complex history of Sheikh Jarrah and how what started thousands of years ago is playing out in real time today.   We’re not trying to show that the Palestinians are wrong and the Israelis are right, or vice versa. We’re educators and journalists who try to dig into complex stories, and explain each one in a way that is deeper and more nuanced than how they are often presented. ~~~~ Learn more about Unpacked: https://jewishunpacked.com/about/ Visit Unpacked on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/unpacked  Teaching about this topic? Check out our relevant educator resources here: https://unpacked.education/video/israels-disengagement-from-gaza/  ~~~~ Sources https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-east-jerusalems-sheikh-jarrah-palestinians-brace-for-battle-over-evictions/ https://www.un.org/unispal/document/auto-insert-204525/ https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/shots-fired-at-salem-border-crossing-in-west-bank-two-terrorist-killed-667513 https://www.timesofisrael.com/police-to-decide-on-jerusalem-day-flag-march-amid-fears-of-escalating-violence/ https://twitter.com/IsraelMFA/status/1391681115757363200 https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-sends-reinforcements-to-gaza-border-as-hamas-issues-ultimatum-on-jerusalem/ https://twitter.com/kann_news/status/1390344775837130752 ~~~~ Unpacked is a division of OpenDor Media

Last week, a surprise coalition was formed between a motley crew of characters and parties from all over the political spectrum, all in an effort to oust Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and usher in a new era in Israeli politics.   ~~~~ Learn more about Unpacked: https://jewishunpacked.com/about/ Visit Unpacked on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/unpacked    ~~~~ Sources https://jewishunpacked.com/who-is-naftali-bennett-and-what-does-israels-new-government-look-like/ https://jewishunpacked.com/why-did-raam-an-arab-islamist-party-partner-up-with-israels-first-kippah-wearing-prime-minister/ https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/politics-and-diplomacy/how-did-bennett-win-israels-prime-minister-race-after-the-election-670076 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55UxLCjHwlc&t=93s https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-leading-religious-zionist-rabbis-tell-public-to-do-everything-to-block-new-gov-t-1.9877748 https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/netanyahu-trump-capitol-mob-siege/2021/06/06/40a1d10e-c68a-11eb-89a4-b7ae22aa193e_story.html? https://www.timesofisrael.com/poll-public-prefers-bennett-lapid-govt-to-election-but-few-expect-it-to-last/ ~~~~ Unpacked is a division of OpenDor Media

My colleague Sarah Himeles attended the Israeli-American Council conference this weekend in Florida. Here are 8 big ideas we’re taking away from it. ~~~~ Learn more about Unpacked: https://jewishunpacked.com/about/ Visit Unpacked on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/unpacked ~~~~ Sources: https://www.israeliamerican.org/ https://www.timesofisrael.com/former-idf-general-bombing-ap-tower-in-gaza-in-may-conflict-was-an-own-goal/

Last month, a wounded IDF veteran with PTSD set himself on fire in an act of protest, leading to a government plan to reform care for veterans with PTSD.   ~~~~ Learn more about Unpacked: https://jewishunpacked.com/about/ Visit Unpacked on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/unpacked    ~~~~ Sources https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-vet-with-ptsd-warned-he-may-hurt-himself-before-self-immolation-report/ https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/israel/society/1618745120-main-tel-aviv-highway-brought-to-a-standstill-in-protest-at-poor-treatment-of-soldiers-with-ptsd https://jewishunpacked.com/why-zionism-is-still-important-to-so-many-today-opinion/ https://jewishunpacked.com/the-unique-phenomenon-of-the-idfs-lone-soldier/ https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/fundraiser-in-memory-of-itzik-saidyan-to-save-lives-of-1500-report-666647 https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/new-budget-to-improve-treatment-of-idf-disabled-veterans-667418   ~~~~ Unpacked is a division of OpenDor Media

As Americans process the rapid fall of Afghanistan’s government, desperation and chaos in Kabul, and implications for U.S. security, Israelis are discussing how this impacts the Jewish state. We unpack the history of the Taliban and Israeli reactions to the U.S. withdrawal and Taliban takeover. ~~~~ Learn more about Unpacked: https://jewishunpacked.com/about/ Visit Unpacked on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/unpacked Check out Unpacking Israeli History: https://jewishunpacked.com/podcast-series/unpacking-israeli-history/ Check out Nice Jewish Girls: https://jewishunpacked.com/podcast-series/nice-jewish-girls/ ~~~~ Sources https://twitter.com/kaisos1987/status/1427682700278779911 https://jewishunpacked.com/afghanistans-last-jew-is-staying-for-personal-reasons/ https://carnegieendowment.org/2021/08/18/afghanistan-under-taliban-pub-85168 https://palwatch.org/page/26098 https://www.israelhayom.com/2021/08/18/israel-concerned-as-hamas-taliban-flout-close-ties/ https://twitter.com/EinatWilf/status/1427808430698418181 https://twitter.com/bogie_yaalon/status/1426839356292190211 https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/how-the-taliban-takeover-changes-the-dynamics-in-a-biden-bennett-meeting-analysis-677094 https://israelpolicyforum.org/2021/08/19/limits-on-lessons-from-the-disastrous-afghanistan-withdrawal/ https://www.cfr.org/blog/afghanistan-and-abraham-accords-0 https://www.axios.com/naftali-bennett-biden-visit-afghanistan-israel-0e6ab022-fd13-4e5f-a63a-bf380e34dd5e.html https://twitter.com/gaby_lasky/status/1427639897209331713 ~~~~ Unpacked is a division of OpenDor Media

Poland’s lower house of parliament passed a bill that would make it more difficult for Holocaust survivors and their families to recover property that was seized by the Nazis. Why did Poland pass this legislation, and what does it mean for the international Jewish community? ~~~~ Learn more about Unpacked: https://jewishunpacked.com/about/ Visit Unpacked on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/unpacked ~~~~ Sources https://twitter.com/ADL/status/1408444874341355528 https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2018/02/poland-holocaust-death-camps/552455/ https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/the-kielce-pogrom-a-blood-libel-massacre-of-holocaust-survivors https://www.haaretz.com/world-news/europe/jewish-poland/.premium-new-law-in-poland-to-end-property-restitution-for-holocaust-survivors-1.9940416 https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/netanyahu-israel-welcomes-softening-of-polish-holocaust-law-1.6219584 https://twitter.com/i24NEWS_EN/status/1409204633445228547 https://www.dropbox.com/s/86c53kg0p2ysnm5/18979300344-hdtv.mp4?dl=0&fbclid=IwAR3aREyxfF-Ui2ew-vNkEVqhLwOtTUSSeJ1pkOUpDNsUGfwrhX8erM0bZKo ~~~~ Unpacked is a division of OpenDor Media

Pew’s recent survey of American Jewry brought some odd results. Are we more religious, or less religious? More diverse, or even more siloed? Do we feel connected to Israel, or feel more apart than ever? This week, Avi and Sara unpack the Pew study, and ask, what is the future of Judaism in America? ~~~~ Learn more about Unpacked: https://jewishunpacked.com/about/ Visit Unpacked on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/unpacked  Teaching about this topic? Check out our relevant educator resources here: https://unpacked.education/video/israels-disengagement-from-gaza/  ~~~~ Sources https://jewishunpacked.com/what-we-can-learn-about-the-future-of-judaism-from-pews-new-survey-of-american-jews/ https://www.pewforum.org/2021/05/11/jewish-americans-in-2020/ ~~~~ Unpacked is a division of OpenDor Media

For the first time in over three years, Israel passed a new budget! Mazal tov!! So, now we ask: what’s in the budget and what do the government priorities reveal? ~~~~ Learn more about Unpacked: https://jewishunpacked.com/about/ Visit Unpacked on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/unpacked ~~~~ Sources https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/large-scale-subway-system-planned-for-central-israel-633175 https://unpacked.education/will-israels-new-government-last/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=weekly-21-11-16&utm_campaign=ued-reengagement https://www.timesofisrael.com/plan-for-major-kashrut-reform-advances-through-knesset-committee/ https://www.timesofisrael.com/as-unprecedented-billions-planned-for-under-served-arabs-devils-in-the-details/ https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/politics-and-diplomacy/massive-allocations-to-israels-arab-sector-here-to-stay-abbas-683025 https://jewishunpacked.com/were-losing-the-country-israels-fight-against-crime-in-the-arab-community/ https://www.gov.il/en/departments/ministry_of_diaspora/govil-landing-page https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/new-progressive-judaism-dept-established-in-diaspora-affairs-ministry-675804 https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/israel-finally-has-a-budget-and-so-does-the-idf-analysis-684009 https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-said-to-approve-1-5-billion-budget-for-potential-strike-on-iran/ https://www.timesofisrael.com/how-much-of-a-revolution-13-key-plans-in-israels-new-state-budget/ https://www.timesofisrael.com/liberman-rolls-out-most-social-budget-ever-predicts-swift-passage  ~~~~ Unpacked is a division of OpenDor Media

This week, Avi and Sara discuss Britney Spears’ conservatorship and the Free Britney movement through a Jewish lens, one you never expected. It’s time to #FreeBritney. ~~~~ Learn more about Unpacked: https://jewishunpacked.com/about/ Visit Unpacked on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/unpacked ~~~~ Sources https://variety.com/2021/music/news/britney-spears-full-statement-conservatorship-1235003940 https://www.etzion.org.il/en/shiur-09kevod-ha-beriyot-%D7%A0more-human-dignity http://newyorker.com/news/american-chronicles/britney-spears-conservatorship-nightmare https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/20/us/politics/free-britney-bill-law.html Pirkei Avot 3:8, 4:1 Genesis Rabbah 24:7 Talmud Gittin 52b Shulhan Arukh, Choshen Mishpat 290: 26 ~~~~ Unpacked is a division of OpenDor Media

This year in Israel is a sabbatical year, also known as a shmita year. We’ll explain what that is, and what the practical implications are for Jews all over the world. ~~~~ Learn more about Unpacked: https://jewishunpacked.com/about/ Visit Unpacked on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/unpacked ~~~~ Sources https://drive.google.com/file/d/19MiVPVA19C6GJB9KufhQiM_1JV7amB_l/view https://www.timesofisrael.com/the-israelis-who-buy-farmland-to-let-it-lie-fallow/ https://buy.otzar-haretz.co.il/english/ https://www.jpost.com/opinion/rabbinic-leadership-must-harmonize-shmita-halacha-with-good-of-society-676596 https://shmitaproject.org/about-project/  ~~~~ Unpacked is a division of OpenDor Media

Jews aren’t allowed to pray at the Temple Mount, but why? Who “owns” the Temple Mount? We unpack the debate over the site and why this is such a hotbed of controversy. ~~~~ Learn more about Unpacked: https://jewishunpacked.com/about/ Visit Unpacked on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/unpacked ~~~~ Sources: https://www.timesofisrael.com/jews-are-disguising-themselves-as-muslims-to-pray-on-temple-mount-report/ https://www.jpost.com/international/129-nations-ignore-jewish-ties-to-temple-mount-call-it-solely-muslim-687592 https://unpacked.education/video/moshe-dayan-iconic-military-leader/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=weekly-21-12-21&utm_campaign=ued-reengagement https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-quietly-letting-jews-pray-on-temple-mount-in-break-with-status-quo-tv/ https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Temple-Mount-What-our-Rabbis-really-say-598372 https://www.chabad.org/parshah/article_cdo/aid/2620682/jewish/What-Was-the-Red-Heifer.htm http://www.israelnationalnews.com/Articles/Article.aspx/15980 http://www.jta.org/2016/05/25/israel/new-mk-vows-to-end-jewish-prayer-ban-on-temple-mount?_ga=2.200297774.1685029759.1565861925-104092106.1565861924 https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4585927,00.html https://www.timesofisrael.com/newly-installed-mk-vows-to-end-temple-mount-prayer-ban-for-jews/ https://religionnews.com/2021/12/15/jews-pray-and-plan-a-third-temple-the-status-quo-in-jerusalems-holiest-site-al-aqsa-bennett/ https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/in-the-waqfs-custody/

30 years ago, this week, was Operation Solomon, the famous Israeli airlift that brought more than 14,000 Ethiopian Jews to Israel in less than 36 hours. We’ll remember Operation Solomon and ask, how has the Ethiopian Jewish community in Israel fared in these 30 years? ~~~~ Learn more about Unpacked: https://jewishunpacked.com/about/ Visit Unpacked on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/unpacked  Teaching about this topic? Check out our relevant educator resources here: https://unpacked.education/video/israels-disengagement-from-gaza/  ~~~~ Sources https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/final-aliyah-flight-to-bring-jewish-ethiopians-to-israel-lands-661647 https://www.israeltoday.co.il/read/meet-the-first-ethiopian-born-minister-in-israel/ https://www.timesofisrael.com/lt-yod-to-become-first-ethiopian-israeli-air-force-pilot/ https://idanraichelproject.com/en/album/the-idan-raichel-project/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nss3FsrgJo https://www.timesofisrael.com/policeman-who-killed-ethiopian-israeli-teen-charged-with-negligent-homicide/ https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-israel-to-compensate-ethiopian-rabbis-for-decades-of-discriminatory-funding-1.8851682 https://unpacked.education/sigd-celebrating-the-history-and-culture-of-ethiopian-jewry/ ~~~~ Unpacked is a division of OpenDor Media

After hundreds of Iraqi leaders spoke out for normalizing relations with Israel, and potentially joining the Abraham Accords, but then very quickly retracted their call. Rivky tells the whole story, including the history of Jewish Iraq, and asks, what should we make of this story? ~~~~ Learn more about Unpacked: https://jewishunpacked.com/about/ Visit Unpacked on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/unpacked Teaching about this topic? Check out our relevant educator resources here: https://unpacked.education/why-did-iraqis-call-for-peace-with-israel/ ~~~~ Sources https://www.youtube.com/watch? https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/13/opinion/israel-uae.html https://www.wsj.com/articles/iraq-abraham-accords-israel-sunni-shiite-11632495291 https://www.memri.org/jttm/iran-backed-iraqi-militias-response-normalization-conference-erbil-we-will-attack-israeli https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_population_by_country https://www.timesofisrael.com/the-expulsion-that-backfired-when-iraq-kicked-out-its-jews/ https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/iraq-virtual-jewish-history-tour https://unpacked.education/video/resolution-181-the-zionist-dream-comes-true/ https://unpacked.education/video/six-day-war-project/ https://unpacked.education/podcast/the-yom-kippur-war-a-national-catastrophe/ https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iraqi-ambassador-inappropriately-quoted-by-media-on-israel-and-palestine-595336 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-44466573 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-44466573 https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/calls-peace-israel-backfire-after-iraqi-conference-n1280301 https://www.facebook.com/210288219549415/posts/402912500286985/?d=n https://themedialine.org/top-stories/despite-calls-for-peace-iraq-israel-normalization-still-a-distant-dream/ https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/09/30/iraq-israel-iran-palestine-abraham-accords-middle-east-relations/ https://www.facebook.com/IsraelinIraqi https://twitter.com/naftalibennett/status/1441807050728742912  ~~~~ Unpacked is a division of OpenDor Media

The Jewish Agency appointed Gadeer Kamal-Mreeh to become its first-ever Druze emissary to the U.S. Why is an Israeli Druze woman representing the Jewish Agency, and who are the Druze community? ~~~~ Learn more about Unpacked: https://jewishunpacked.com/about/ Visit Unpacked on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/unpacked  ~~~~ Sources https://unpacked.education/video/israeli-druze/ https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-why-israel-s-druze-community-is-up-in-arms-1.6316228 https://main.knesset.gov.il/EN/activity/Documents/BasicLawsPDF/BasicLawNationState.pdf https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2020/08/07/four-israeli-women-who-have-broken-new-political-ground/ ~~~~ Unpacked is a division of OpenDor Media

There are now 100,000 trained and ready fighters in Hezbollah, according to its leader, Hassan Nasrallah. This week, we explore: what is Hezbollah? What is its history, and its relationship with Israel? And how worried should we be? ~~~~ Learn more about Unpacked: https://jewishunpacked.com/about/ Visit Unpacked on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/unpacked See more about the Lebanon War: https://jewishunpacked.com/sabra-and-shatila-what-happened-and-why-it-matters/ ~~~~ Sources https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2015/03/Iranian-View-of-Israel/387085/ https://www.adl.org/education/resources/backgrounders/the-amia-daia-bombing-terror-in-argentina   https://www.adl.org/resources/glossary-terms/hezbollah   https://www.ajc.org/news/ajc-praises-germanys-ban-of-all-hezbollah-activities   https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Country-Reports-on-Terrorism-2019-2.pdf   https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/israel/2019-03-08/will-hezbollahs-rise-be-its-downfall   https://unpacked.education/israel-and-iran-from-allies-to-archenemies/   https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/beirut-barracks-blown-up   https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-energy-envoy-to-visit-lebanon-will-discuss-maritime-border-talks-with-israel/   https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/us-mediator-hochstein-says-lebanon-israel-maritime-talks-need-be-quick-al-hadath-2021-10-21/   https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/lebanon-touts-new-opportunity-for-maritime-border-talks-with-israel-682682   https://www.timesofisrael.com/for-a-change-hezbollahs-boast-of-100000-fighters-is-not-aimed-at-israel/   https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium.HIGHLIGHT-has-hezbollah-become-too-big-to-fail-1.10316189    ~~~~ Unpacked is a division of OpenDor Media  

Benny Gantz, Israel’s Defense Minister, recently declared that the country was designating six Palestinian NGOs (or “nongovernmental organizations”) as terror groups. Why? Are these NGOs really connected to terrorist organizations? And what do Israelis think about these designations? ~~~~ Learn more about Unpacked: https://jewishunpacked.com/about/ Visit Unpacked on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/unpacked See more about Entebbe: https://jewishunpacked.com/operation-thunderbolt-the-raid-on-entebbe/ ~~~~ Sources https://www.jns.org/gantz-names-six-palestinian-ngos-as-terror-groups-us-asks-israel-to-clarify/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawson%27s_Field_hijackings https://www.jpost.com/arab-israeli-conflict/on-this-day-israeli-minister-rehavam-zeevi-assassinated-by-terrorists-20-years-ago-682206 https://www.idf.il/en/articles/palestinian-terror/today-we-remember-the-fogel-family-massacre/ https://twitter.com/NGOmonitor/status/1451499358092939265 https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-rushing-to-defend-terrorism-linked-ngos-20211029-mn47va7rczf3pdtiw2uissy6ty-story.html https://www.jpost.com/opinion/israel-must-prove-blacklisted-ngos-funded-terrorism-editorial-682904 https://www.jns.org/israeli-security-services-uncover-finance-network-linking-european-ngos-to-palestinian-terror-group/ https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-great-damage-labor-party-head-condemns-classing-palestinian-ngos-as-terror-groups-1.10324241 https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/editorial/.premium-a-stain-upon-israel-1.10318621 https://www.jpost.com/arab-israeli-conflict/palestinian-ngos-human-rights-workers-or-agents-of-terror-683414 https://www.adalah.org/en/content/view/10456 https://www.alhaq.org/advocacy/19058.html https://www.jpost.com/arab-israeli-conflict/palestinian-ngos-human-rights-workers-or-agents-of-terror-683414  ~~~~ Unpacked is a division of OpenDor Media

For September, we're doing something different. Presenting, Unpacking Israeli History. When Air France Flight 139 took off from Tel Aviv on the morning of June 27th, 1976, no one could have suspected that the soon-to-be-hijacked flight was about to lead to one of the world's most daring and risky rescue missions. In the first episode of season two, Noam Weissman unpacked Operation Thunderbolt, Israel's successful secret operation to rescue the passengers, and asks, does this story have enduring lessons for us today? ~~~~ Unpacking Israeli History is generously sponsored by Alan Fisher and Barbara Sommer, and Jon and Rachie Teller. This episode is generously sponsored by Marci and Alex S. Kaufman. ~~~~ Learn more about Unpacked: https://jewishunpacked.com/about/ Visit Unpacked on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/unpacked  Teaching about this topic? Check out our relevant educator resources here: https://unpacked.education/video/operation-thunderbolt-entebbe/ ~~~~ Sources https://www.amazon.com/Skies-Belong-Us-Terror-Hijacking/dp/0307886115 https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/sept11/2001/10/01/elal-usat.htm#more http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/1578183.stm https://www.npr.org/2019/03/30/708229313/opinion-remembering-pilot-michel-bacos-hero-of-the-1976-entebbe-hijacking https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/the-lod-massacre https://www.haaretz.com/1.5353488 https://www.amazon.com/Entebbe-Balfour-Books-Iddo-Netanyahu-ebook/dp/B003ZUYQG6/ https://www.amazon.com/Operation-Thunderbolt-Entebbe-Airport-Audacious/dp/0316245399/ http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/july/7/newsid_2496000/2496095.stm) http://web.stanford.edu/group/tomzgroup/pmwiki/uploads/1377-1976-08-KS-a-RCW.pdf https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3qkquLvk6g https://www.jpost.com/Diplomacy-and-Politics/Analysis-Israel-and-Kenya-blood-ties-326880 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/israel/11701064/Israels-raid-on-Entebbe-was-almost-a-disaster.html https://www.airforcemag.com/PDF/MagazineArchive/Documents/2010/December%202010/1210entebbe.pdf https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vycaXjr7vhQ https://archive.jewishagency.org/secret-service/content/25326 tabletmag.com/sections/news/articles/entebbes-forgotten-dead https://www.haaretz.com/1.5353488 https://www.amazon.com/Memoirs-Expanded-Speeches-Photographs-Afterword/dp/0520207661 https://www.amazon.com/Operation-Thunderbolt-Entebbe-Airport-Audacious/dp/0316245399/ ~~~~ Unpacked is a division of OpenDor Media

For September, we're doing something different. Presenting, Unpacking Israeli History. On Nov 10, 1975, the UN General Assembly passed Resolution 3379, determining that Zionism is "a form of racism and racial discrimination.” That’s quite a loaded description! In this episode, Noam Weissman breaks down what led to this infamous resolution, the UN’s relationship with Israel, and what it means to us, almost 50 years later. ~~~~ Unpacking Israeli History is generously sponsored by Alan Fisher and Barbara Sommer, and Jon and Rachie Teller. ~~~~ Learn more about Unpacked: https://jewishunpacked.com/about/ Visit Unpacked on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/unpacked  Teaching about this topic? Check out our relevant educator resources here: https://unpacked.education/video/un-resolution-3379-is-zionism-racism/ ~~~~ Sources https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dlr1ioQIxa4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpC2HdL-95M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uv8Hqlubst4&t=44s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7chKW7H6s8M https://unispal.un.org/UNISPAL.NSF/0/761C1063530766A7052566A2005B74D1 https://www.haaretz.com/.premium-nostalgic-for-the-ussr-on-the-kibbutzim-1.5233153 https://www.marxists.org/subject/jewish/caution-zionism.pdf https://www.jta.org/1952/10/07/archive/bonn-charges-ussr-exports-nazi-anti-semitic-films-to-arabs Sachar, A History of the Jews in the Modern World http://proceedings.informingscience.org/InSITE2019/InSITE19p035-070Cohen5666.pdf https://mfa.gov.il/mfa/foreignpolicy/peace/guide/pages/the%20khartoum%20resolutions.aspx https://history.state.gov/milestones/1969-1976/oil-embargo https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB106419296113226300 https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/642340?ln=en https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1973/10/23/issue.html https://content.ecf.org.il/files/M00901_UNGARes3379DebateEnglish.pdf https://www.jta.org/1975/11/12/archive/kristallnacht-at-the-united-nations-100000-in-rally-to-protest-against-anti-zionist-resolution-mass https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuJXdAvPCrU&t=252s https://unwatch.org/moynihans-moment-the-historic-1975-u-n-speech-in-response-to-zionism-is-racism/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1991/12/17/un-repeals-resolution-linking-zionism-to-racism/70349a7c-ae07-40ea-b37d-ee711e0636eb/ ~~~~ Unpacked is a division of OpenDor Media

For September, we're doing something different. Presenting, Unpacking Israeli History. Have you heard about Israel's secret nuclear weapons in Dimona? Yeah, we haven't either. In this episode, Noam digs deep into how Israel's not-so-secret nuclear program came to be, and asks, does the nuclear program make Israel safer?   ~~~~ Unpacking Israeli History is generously sponsored by Alan Fisher and Barbara Sommer, and Jon and Rachie Teller. ~~~~ Learn more about Unpacked: https://jewishunpacked.com/about/ Visit Unpacked on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/unpacked  Teaching about this topic? Check out our relevant educator resources here: https://unpacked.education/unpacking-operation-solomon-30-years-later/ ~~~~ Sources https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.2968/066004008 https://journals.sagepub.com/na101/home/literatum/publisher/sage/journals/content/bosb/2010/bosb_66_4/066004008/20170817/images/large/10.2968_066004008-img2.jpeg https://americanhistory.si.edu/subs/history/timeline/different/nuclear_deterrence.html https://www.britannica.com/place/Russia/The-Khrushchev-era-1953-64 https://books.google.com/books?id=si1oUnk5N3QC&pg=PA61#v=onepage&q&f=false https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/background-and-overview-israel-war-of-independence https://gould.usc.edu/why/students/orgs/ilj/assets/docs/18-1%20Seidman.pdf https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/israel-studies-an-anthology-israel-s-economy: https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/books/first/c/cohen-israel.html https://www.britannica.com/topic/Suez-Canal https://books.google.com/books?id=jGtVsBne7PgC https://www.jstor.org/stable/30245572?seq=1 https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/france https://fas.org/nuke/guide/israel/nuke/ https://www.atomicheritage.org/history/israeli-nuclear-program jfklibrary.org/learn/about-jfk/jfk-in-history/nuclear-test-ban-treaty https://nsarchive2.gwu.edu/israel/documents/reveal/index.html https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium.MAGAZINE-how-a-standoff-with-the-u-s-almost-blew-up-israel-s-nuclear-program-1.7193419?v=1623033435057 https://nsarchive.gwu.edu/dc.html?doc=5983539-National-Security-Archive-Doc-04-Director-of https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=10801564#:~:text=Eventually%2C%20a%20U.N.%2Dbrokered%20ceasefire,heavily%20populated%20Palestinian%20West%20Bank. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jan/15/truth-israels-secret-nuclear-arsenal https://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/29/world/middleeast/29nixon.html http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/june/7/newsid_3014000/3014623.stm https://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/21/international/middleeast/israeli-who-revealed-nuclear-secrets-is-freed.html https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jan/15/truth-israels-secret-nuclear-arsenal https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2010/09/the-point-of-no-return/308186/ https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/select-quotations-of-david-ben-gurion ~~~~ Unpacked is a division of OpenDor Media

The civil war in Ethiopia has ignited a fierce debate over whether Israel should bring Ethiopians seeking aliyah to the Jewish state. ~~~~ Learn more about Unpacked: https://jewishunpacked.com/about/ Visit Unpacked on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/unpacked Unpacking Israeli History about the Ethiopian aliyah: https://jewishunpacked.com/ingathering-of-exiles-from-ethiopia-to-israel/ ~~~~ Sources Sources: https://unpacked.education/video/homeland/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=weekly-21-11-23&utm_campaign=ued-reengagement https://unpacked.education/unpacking-operation-solomon-30-years-later/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=weekly-21-11-23&utm_campaign=ued-reengagement https://opendormedia.org/exodus-1991/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJgBXiM12RM https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/12/world/middleeast/israel-ethiopia-jews-immigration.html https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/israel-to-work-on-plan-to-expedite-aliyah-for-5000-ethiopian-jews-684478 https://www.enp.org.il/en/ https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-hundreds-of-protesters-including-minister-urge-israel-to-let-ethiopians-in-1.10383382 https://www.timesofisrael.com/amid-ethiopia-war-herzog-urges-bringing-remaining-jews-to-israel-quickly/ https://www.ynetnews.com/article/hk79o6vpk ~~~~ Unpacked is a division of OpenDor Media

For September, we're doing something different. Presenting, Unpacking Israeli History. Begin and Ben Gurion had some epics battles, but one of the biggest ones happened in 1952, as these two Israeli giants battled about whether to take German reparations after the Holocaust. In this episode, Noam looks all the way back at this crazy story, and leaves us asking, who was right? ~~~~ Unpacking Israeli History is generously sponsored by Alan Fisher and Barbara Sommer, and Jon and Rachie Teller. ~~~~ Learn more about Unpacked: https://jewishunpacked.com/about/ Visit Unpacked on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/unpacked  See the full season of Unpacking Israeli History here: https://jewishunpacked.com/podcast-series/unpacking-israeli-history/ ~~~~ Sources https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2014/06/the-case-for-reparations/361631/ https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/19/us/ta-nehisi-coates-reparations.html https://getyarn.io/yarn-clip/67de380e-8b71-412c-8d06-70af9b31da25 https://www.ushmm.org/exhibition/displaced-persons/daily2.htm https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/israel-breaks-50-year-record-for-most-rainfall-613693 tastecooking.com/truth-israeli-couscous/ https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/144226014.pdf https://www.npr.org/2019/03/07/700356426/thousands-of-israelis-now-call-berlin-home-and-make-their-cultural-mark https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/labor-and-internment-camps-in-north-africa https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783110255386.100/html http://auschwitz.org/en/history/punishments-and-executions/ https://blog.nli.org.il/en/reparations-agreement/ https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.12657/28248/1001729.pdf?sequence=1 https://www.aicgs.org/2019/11/the-september-1952-reparations-agreement-between-west-germany-and-israel-the-beginning-of-a-remarkable-friendship/ https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/german-holocaust-reparations Menachem Begin: The Battle for Israel's Soul, by Danny Gordis Ben-Gurion: Father of Modern Israel, Anita Shapira ~~~~ Unpacked is a division of OpenDor Media

After the U.S. House of Representatives voted for Iron Dome funding, calls for the death of bipartisan support for Israel were heard from Jewish media all over the country. But...is it true? And, backing up - why does Israel even get foreign aid from the U.S.? Is it different than other types of aid? And what are people saying about it? Rivky breaks down everything you need to know. ~~~~ Learn more about Unpacked: https://jewishunpacked.com/about/ Visit Unpacked on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/unpacked Teaching about this topic? Check out our relevant educator resources here: https://unpacked.education/was-the-temporary-blocking-of-iron-dome-funding-a-turning-point/ ~~~~ Sources https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mz5WI8VZC1A https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=j6aZH4egHCg https://news.yahoo.com/yes-wept-aoc-explains-why-203300617.html https://open.spotify.com/episode/1hOiNo95QUvneEXbaULj4H?si=UU9DeMMIQYyZfGMTVU63nw&dl_branch=1 https://besacenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/181-web-UPDATED.pdf https://jewishinsider.com/2021/04/betty-mccollum-legislation-israel-aid/ https://www.ynetnews.com/article/rjvsmjt7k https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04m1TtlfCOk https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/news/articles/aid-israel-michael-oren https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/23/opinion/israel-democrat-bowman-jayapal-tlaib.html https://www.jns.org/opinion/the-baleful-significance-of-the-democrats-iron-dome-fiasco/ https://www.jns.org/survey-finds-nearly-two-thirds-of-jewish-students-feel-unsafe-half-hide-identity/ https://open.spotify.com/episode/1hOiNo95QUvneEXbaULj4H?si=90d32b86200f4330 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3g3N-b2Hb4&t=1089s https://jewishunpacked.com/does-israel-represent-all-jews-the-great-debate/ https://jewishunpacked.com/the-great-debate-around-german-reparations/  ~~~~ Unpacked is a division of OpenDor Media

Minor clashes periodically break out between Women of the Wall, protesters, and the Israeli police, as the Women of the Wall hold their monthly services as the Western Wall. Who are these “Women of the Well,” and why are they in the center of such an intense controversy?

The seventh round of the Iran nuclear talks stalled last week and American officials say they are preparing for a scenario in which there is no return to the Iran deal. This week, we unpack the conversation in Israel regarding these events. How will Israel respond to Iran’s quickly accelerating nuclear program, and is the U.S. willing to step in militarily? ~~~~ Learn more about Unpacked: https://jewishunpacked.com/about/ Visit Unpacked on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/unpacked ~~~~ Sources: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/03/world/middleeast/iran-nuclear-negotiations-europeans.html https://unpacked.education/israel-and-iran-from-allies-to-archenemies/ https://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2015/09/14/israeli-public-opinion-nuanced-when-it-comes-to-iran-deal https://edition.cnn.com/2018/05/09/middleeast/iran-deal-what-you-need-to-know-intl/index.html https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/05/08/iran-advances-nuclear-program-withdrawal-jcpoa/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/iran-news-us-nuclear-talks-uranium-enrichment/ https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-the-gamble-the-original-sin-and-the-unthinkable-current-consequence/ https://www.timesofisrael.com/lapid-tells-macron-that-only-a-credible-military-threat-can-stop-iran-nuclear-drive/ https://open.spotify.com/episode/2hth0Auw43mh3sGaX8LRet?si=0302bc2321584506 https://unpacked.education/what-israels-budget-says-about-israel/ https://www.jns.org/idf-spokesperson-when-i-say-were-accelerating-plans-against-iran-i-mean-it/ https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-in-jerusalem-herzog-tells-nides-israel-will-protect-itself-if-nuke-talks-fail-1.10441448 https://www.jns.org/opinion/the-first-iran-war-is-just-around-the-corner/ https://open.spotify.com/episode/5RpKvmMSd6rS1hIIe037MQ?si=a36f38ba73a54c99 https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium.HIGHLIGHT-stop-the-hysteria-nuclear-deal-or-not-this-isn-t-1938-1.10428584 https://www.timesofisrael.com/what-israels-talking-about-when-it-talks-about-striking-irans-nuclear-program-war/  

Polarized. In more and more areas of life, that’s how the world increasingly feels. Whether on social media, our favorite YouTube channel, or at our schools and universities, it’s easy to spend our days in an echo chamber, hearing ideas we agree with, and not even encountering the ideas we disagree with. But is there any way to break out of these silos? To see the bigger picture, in a way that helps us understand stories, in all of their complexity — and empathize with the people impacted by those stories. Introducing our hosts: Avi Posen, a Jewish educator living in Haifa and Sara Himeles, a writer living in New York City. Polarization affects every community, and we think everyone could benefit from breaking through echo chambers and reaching outside of their silos. In this podcast, we’ll focus on how we can achieve this in the diverse Jewish world. Whether you live in Israel, or the Diaspora; identify with the political right, or left; or are Orthodox, Reform, or not observant at all, if you’re curious about current events in the Jewish world, this podcast is for you. Each week, we’ll unpack the most interesting, controversial news stories from Israel and the Jewish world. We’ll give you the history and context behind each story, and share multiple perspectives on the issue. We’re not here to prove a point, or tell you what to think; we’re here to uncover, excavate, and explore each story. And we guarantee you’ll leave each episode more informed, compassionate, and empathetic, with an expanded perspective of the people and ideas influencing today’s Jewish world. So join us. Follow and listen wherever you get your podcasts, with new episodes every Tuesday. This Week Unpacked is brought to you by Unpacked, a division of OpenDor Media.

Ben & Jerry’s announced that it would end its sales of ice cream in the West Bank. How are Israelis reacting to this decision, and will this boycott influence other countries to boycott the settlements or Israel? How should we teach our students about boycotts against Israel and the settlements? ~~~~ Learn more about Unpacked: https://jewishunpacked.com/about/   Visit Unpacked on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/unpacked ~~~~ Sources https://open.spotify.com/show/2snXKBKP3rXeb9x6XquWmW https://unpacked.education/air-bed-boycott/ https://www.jta.org/quick-reads/mcdonalds-should-not-be-allowed-at-ben-gurion-airport-because-it-boycotts-west-bank-settler-leader-says https://unpacked.education/video/un-resolution-3379-is-zionism-racism/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xn8JAXUf97E https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/anti-jewish-boycotts https://www.ushmm.org/learn/timeline-of-events/1933-1938/anti-jewish-boycott https://twitter.com/giladerdan1/status/1417354587154042887 https://twitter.com/HenMazzig/status/1417627132197548041 https://twitter.com/i24NEWS_EN/status/1417601631105990662 https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/editorial/they-took-their-ice-cream-away-1.10015934 https://israelpolicyforum.org/2021/07/22/settle-mint-chip-brain-freeze/ https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/ben-and-jerrys-boycott-hurts-palestinians/ https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-israel-fears-more-companies-will-follow-ben-jerry-s-boycott-1.10015215 https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/ben-and-jerrys-israels-boycott-poses-unique-bds-threat-analysis-674458 https://twitter.com/JudahAriGross/status/1417733891348209669   ~~~~ Unpacked is a division of OpenDor Media

Former Labor party leader and Jewish Agency head Isaac Herzog was sworn in as Israel’s 11th president in an elaborate ceremony at the Knesset. We unpack Herzog’s background as a member of a prominent Israeli family and the role of the Israeli president.   ~~~~   Learn more about Unpacked: https://jewishunpacked.com/about/   Visit Unpacked on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/unpacked   ~~~~ Sources   https://danielgordis.substack.com/p/they-sounded-the-horn-and-all-the https://www.timesofisrael.com/herzog-takes-office-as-israels-11th-president-warns-of-dangers-of-polarization/ https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/politics-and-diplomacy/isaac-herzog-taps-eyal-shviki-as-director-general-of-presidents-residence-672283 https://unpacked.education/video/un-resolution-3379-is-zionism-racism/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xn8JAXUf97E https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ci5zZi5Zpb0 https://www.haaretz.com/the-most-radical-speech-an-israeli-president-ever-made-1.5370638 https://tlv1.fm/promised-podcast/2021/07/08/the-put-a-sock-in-it-edition/ https://www.jpost.com/opinion/reuven-rivlin-a-stable-president-for-unstable-times-editorial-673061 http://online.knesset.gov.il/media/yeshiva/97590/2021_07_07_16_29_50_16_29_50_0_97590.mp4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xn8JAXUf97E https://open.spotify.com/episode/1cpT6oFzWpC1PYh5ipRlIO?si=ObR47K9lTVG7DoSlV_R2vQ&dl_branch=1   ~~~~ Unpacked is a division of OpenDor Media

For September, we're doing something different. Presenting, Unpacking Israeli History. You might have heard of the Beta Israel, the community of Israel’s Ethiopian community. In this episode, Noam Weissman tells their story - not only their rich Jewish heritage and history, but also the story of how they got to Israel, in Operation Solomon, and their integration into Israeli society over the last thirty years. It’s thrilling, inspiring, but also complicated, and difficult at times. In other words, it’s a microcosm of the entire state of Israel, and the Jewish community the world over. ~~~~ Unpacking Israeli History is generously sponsored by Alan Fisher and Barbara Sommer, and Jon and Rachie Teller. ~~~~ Learn more about Unpacked: https://jewishunpacked.com/about/ Visit Unpacked on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/unpacked  Teaching about this topic? Check out our relevant educator resources here: https://unpacked.education/unpacking-operation-solomon-30-years-later/ ~~~~ Sources https://www.timesofisrael.com/after-backlash-barkan-winery-says-ethiopian-workers-to-work-as-usual/ https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2021/05/11/10-key-findings-about-jewish-americans/ft_2021-05-11_jewishkeyfindings_01/ https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-32813056 https://www.britannica.com/topic/Beta-Israel https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/the-history-of-ethiopian-jewry/ https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/timeline-of-ethiopian-jewish-history https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/who-are-the-ethiopian-jews https://minorityrights.org/minorities/beta-israel/ https://tamidnyc.org/passover-around-world/ https://www.timesofisrael.com/outcry-as-barkan-winery-shuns-ethiopian-workers-over-doubts-of-their-jewishness/ https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1996-07-29-1996211101-story.html https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/ethiopian-jewry-no-longer-a-lost-tribe/ https://www.jpost.com/opinion/op-ed-contributors/rabbi-ovadia-yosef-and-the-ethiopian-jews-328178 https://www.rabbinicalassembly.org/sites/default/files/public/halakhah/teshuvot/19861990/saltzman_ethiopian.pdf https://www.aish.com/sp/so/My-Treacherous-Journey-across-the-Ethiopian-Desert.html https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-israel-lifts-sweeping-ban-on-ethiopian-israeli-blood-donations-1.5483820 https://www.timesofisrael.com/ministry-lifts-ban-on-ethiopian-blood-donations/ https://www.enp.org.il/en/background.php https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kebra_Nagast https://www.torahmusings.com/2017/12/rav-ovadya-yosef-whether-ethiopian-jews-need-reconvert/ https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2021/05/11/10-key-findings-about-jewish-americans/ft_2021-05-11_jewishkeyfindings_01/ Lewin-Epstein, Noah; Cohen, Yinon (18 August 2019). "Ethnic origin and identity in the Jewish population of Israel". Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies. 45 (11): 2118–2137. Steven Kaplan, "A Brief History of the Beta Israel", in The Jews of Ethiopia: A People in Transition ~~~~ Unpacked is a division of OpenDor Media

This Week Unpacked introduces another podcast from Unpacked: Unpacking Israeli History. Season 3 just launched, and we're running the first episode here, entitled Hebron: When Tensions Erupt.   In the summer of 1929, Jews and Arabs alike found themselves caught in an unbearably bloody battle. The aftermath of a deadly riot showed the Jews of British Mandatory Palestine that the British couldn’t protect them, leading them to unite under the banner of Zionism. In this episode, Noam unpacks the 1929 Hebron Riots and considers why it may be considered “Year Zero” of the Arab-Israeli conflict.

Ron Arad, an Israeli Air Force navigator, has been missing since 1986. Recently, the Mossad carried out an operation to find out any new information about his fate. In this week’s episode, we explore Israel’s philosophy to never give up, and never leave a soldier behind. ~~~~ Learn more about Unpacked: https://jewishunpacked.com/about/ Visit Unpacked on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/unpacked Teaching about this topic? Check out our relevant educator resources here: https://unpacked.education/why-is-israel-still-searching-for-ron-arad/ ~~~~ Sources https://www.sefaria.org/Mishneh_Torah%2C_Gifts_to_the_Poor.8.10?lang=bi https://www.sefaria.org/Mishnah_Gittin.4.6?lang=he-en&utm_source=etzion.org.il&utm_medium=sefaria_linker https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/.premium-israel-must-do-everything-to-bring-soldiers-home-1.10276763 https://www.jpost.com/jerusalem-report/prisoners-dilemma-137099 https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/the-ron-arad-saga-national-trauma-or-national-obsession-681380 https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/.premium-israel-s-obsessive-worship-of-the-dead-1.10272770 https://unpacked.education/video/eli-cohen-the-mossads-master-spy/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=weekly-21-10-12&utm_campaign=ued-reengagement https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/.premium-israel-must-do-everything-to-bring-soldiers-home-1.10276763 https://www.israelhayom.com/2021/10/07/wife-of-missing-navigator-ron-arad-defends-operation/  ~~~~ Unpacked is a division of OpenDor Media

https://jewishunpacked.com/podcast-series/the-power-of/ What if we told you that Jewish texts written thousands of years ago had something to say about our personal experiences today? Join Dr. Noam Weissman each week for honest and relatable conversations with a diverse range of guests. Each episode in this 10-part series offers new approaches for how to navigate your own life. Brought to you by Unpacked, a division of OpenDor Media.