Building Jerusalem

Building Jerusalem

Building Jerusalem

Building Jerusalem

Building Jerusalem

Building Jerusalem

Building Jerusalem

Building Jerusalem

Building Jerusalem

Building Jerusalem

Richard Kemp is a colonel of the British Army (retired). He now works as a security consultant and political commentator.Yitzi Tuvel

Elisha Ancselovits is a rabbi, teacher, and researcher at the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies, Yeshivat Maale Gilboa, and Yeshivat haHakshava. His most recent book is "When Jews Argue: Between the University and the Beit Midrash", which he edited with Prof. Ethan B. Katz and Prof. Sergey Dolgopolski. Along with Uri Farber, he hosts the podcast "…

Azar Gat is a professor at the School of Political Science, Government, and International Affairs at Tel Aviv University. He holds the Ezer Weitzman Chair for National Security.Yitzi Tuvel

Aleeza Ben Shalom is a matchmaker, author, and TV personality. She is most well-known as the star of the Netflix series "Jewish Matchmaking".Yitzi Tuvel

Rachmiel Travitz is an ordained rabbi and a scholar of the Andalusian rabbinic tradition.Yitzi Tuvel

Charlie Solomon is an old friend of my grandfather’s, who grew up in India when it was still under the British Raj. He will turn 100 this July.Yitzi Tuvel

Yehuda Niasoff is a chazan, a shochet, and mohel (cantor, ritual slaughterer, and ritual circumciser). He is also a wedding singer, a medical first responder, and an amateur pilot.Yitzi Tuvel

Sam Benjamin bears the torch of a fascinating culture: the Baghdadi Jewish community of India. He teaches the traditional Iraqi method for reading from the Torah, and works at the Sephardi Synagogue.Yitzi Tuvel

Eddy Boas is a child survivor of the Holocaust and author of “I’m Not a Victim, I Am a Survivor”, which tells the story of how he and his family made it through the Holocaust.Yitzi Tuvel

Gershon Avtzon is the Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshivas Beis Menachem in Jerusalem, commonly know as "the RAP".Yitzi Tuvel

Tamara Samuel is the CEO of Shalom.Yitzi Tuvel

Alan Solomon is the first cousin of my late grandfather. He and his wife Edna sat down with me, to tell stories of his youth growing up in Burma.Yitzi Tuvel

My chat with Dr Jamie Q Roberts following his final lecture at the University of New South Wales: "The Death of Truth and Magnanimity at the University (and other Institutions)".Yitzi Tuvel

Lecturer, novellist, and musician, Dr Jamie Q Roberts recently left the University of New South Wales. This is his final talk, "The Death of Truth at the University (and other Institutions)". Join us next week for a follow-up chat.Yitzi Tuvel

Jeremy Isaac is a partner in Australian health food company DJ&A, and an amateur games designer. We chat about coping with despair, listening as meditation, and the value of games.Yitzi Tuvel

Zevi Slavin is a practitioner and teacher of Jewish mysticism. Find him on Youtube at: 'Seekers of Unity'.Yitzi Tuvel

David Sandmel is the Director of Inter-Religious Engagement for the ADL. We discuss Jewish-Christian relations, Biblical interpretations, and his meetings with the Pope.Yitzi Tuvel

Rachel Rosenthal recently finished her doctorate at the Jewish Theological Seminary, where she is on the Talmud faculty. She is a fellow at the Shalom Hartmann Institute, and teaches Talmud in academic & traditional settings.Yitzi Tuvel

MaNishtana is a rabbi, writer, and speaker on racial and religious identity - particularly on how it manifests around American Jews.Yitzi Tuvel

Dan Feferman is a Fellow at the Jewish People Policy Institute and a Major (res.) in the Israel Defense Forces. We talk about the emerging phenomenon of Israeli Judaism and marginal trends among American Jewry that could become the new mainstream.Yitzi Tuvel

David Wolpe is one of the most influential rabbis in America. We touch on smartphones in Shul, his debate with Sam Harris, and his unlikely Viking heritage.Yitzi Tuvel

Meir Kay is a filmmaker, public speaker and social media personality. His vlogs on Youtube have surpassed 350 million views.Yitzi Tuvel

Sal Litvak is a filmmaker who read the entire Talmud Bavli over seven years. His Facebook page Accidental Talmudist is the most popular Jewish page on social media. We talk about losing loved ones, mystical revelation, and rowing as a spiritual disciplineYitzi Tuvel

Frumma Rosenberg-Gottlieb and Simcha Gottlieb are the power couple of Jewish meditation. Their latest book is "Awesome Aging".Yitzi Tuvel

Manis Friedman is a rabbi, educator, author and the Chabad shliach to Minnesota for over 50 years. We talk about the role of intimacy in mysticism and in marriage.Yitzi Tuvel

Charlie Buttons is a poet, spoken word performer and iconic mainstay at 770 Eastern Parkway - world headquarters of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement.Yitzi Tuvel

Chaim Samuels is a stand-up comedian who regularly performs at the Broadway Comedy Club in NYC. Find him on Youtube at "Lonelyboy Reactions".Yitzi Tuvel

Benzion Klatzko is a rabbi, author, lecturer, and musical composer. His best known project is shabbat.com, a social network for finding Shabbat meals which has grown into a matchmaking website. We talk about Israel trips, intermarriage, and the ingredientYitzi Tuvel

Adrian Heathcote is a philosopher specializing in philosophy of mathematics and physics. He lectured for over two decades at the University of Sydney.Yitzi Tuvel

Phillip Hynek is a veteran wargamer. We talk about Allan B. Calhamer's classic boardgame "Diplomacy".Yitzi Tuvel

Asher Reich is a rabbi, teacher, and Talmudic scholar. He studied in Ponevezh Yeshiva under Rav Shach and received his rabbinical ordination from Rav Yitzchok Weiss, the Av Beth Din of Jerusalem.Yitzi Tuvel

How and why the Ottomans built Jerusalem

Salvatore Babones is an associate professor of sociology at the University of Sydney. We talk about his new book, "The New Authoritarianism: Trump, Populism, and the Tyranny of Experts" - 30% off this week by clicking link at: http://buildingjerusalem.orgYitzi Tuvel

Brett Kelly is the founder and CEO of Kelly+Partners. He is a best-selling author, public speaker, and chartered accountant.Yitzi Tuvel

Vic Alhadeff is the CEO of the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies. He is the spokesperson of Keep NSW Safe, and former editor of the Australian Jewish News.Yitzi Tuvel

Ros Ben Moshe is the Director of LaughLife Wellbeing, an organization that provides workshops and coaching on resilience and positivity in the face of adversity. Her first book is "Laughing at Cancer".Yitzi Tuvel

Dominic Wy Kanak is the Greens candidate for the upcoming Wentworth by-election.Yitzi Tuvel

Andrea Leong is the Science Party candidate for the upcoming Wentworth by-election.Yitzi Tuvel

Tim Murray is the Labor candidate for the upcoming Wentworth by-election.Yitzi Tuvel

Liz Fitzgerald is an art therapist and teacher of art therapy. She is a clinical supervisor of Masters of Art Therapy at the University of Western Sydney, and teaches an Intro to Art Therapy course at the University of Sydney.Yitzi Tuvel