Welcome to Inside Israel! Get ready to get intimate with Israel and discover the ins and outs of life in Israel, from what it’s like to raise a family in a country that’s under constant threat to the financial struggles of buying a home and even cottage cheese. In this podcast, I’ll take you on a tour and introduce you to the unsung heroes that make us proud to be a part of something so special. What makes me qualified to do this? Having served in the IDF as a lone soldier and having planted my kids in Israel 8 years ago on my resume.
Episodes drop on Wednesdays.
To learn more about what I do visit www.joelchasnoff.com
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Welcome to Inside Israel! Get ready to get intimate with Israel and discover the ins and outs of life in Israel, from what it’s like to raise a family in a country that’s under constant threat to the financial struggles of buying a home and even cottage cheese. In this podcast, I’ll take you on a tour and introduce you to the unsung heroes that make us proud to be a part of something so special. What makes me qualified to do this? Having served in the IDF as a lone soldier and having planted my kids in Israel 8 years ago on my resume.
Episodes drop on Wednesdays.
To learn more about what I do visit www.joelchasnoff.com
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In everyday Hebrew, chinam means “free.”
But as we approach Tisha B’Av—the day we mourn the destruction of the Temple—chinam takes on a darker meaning.
Our sages say the Temple was destroyed because of sin’at chinam, which I translate as “hatred without cost.”
In today’s episode, I’ll speak about the current divisions in Israeli society and why these very divisions are the greatest threat to Israel’s existence – far greater than that posed by Hamas, Hezbollah, or even Iran.
I’ll also offer reasons for hope.
And, as always, I answer listener questions.
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