EP02 - The Welfare State

We are joined by Lior Lekner for a conversation about Jewish culture and the important work of the Center of Jewish holidays, situated at Kibbutz Bet Hashita.

A compelling conversation with James Horrox, who describes the kibbutz experiment as the closest example of living anarchism history has ever seen

How do we view our elected leaders? What alliances must be fostered by the left? What happened to the moral imperative of valuing truth? These are just some of the questions explored by Professor Eva Illouz in the latest episode of the Kol He'Chalutz podcast.

About a quarter of all the volunteers that came from around the world to fight fascism in the mid-1930's were Jewish. Martin Sugarman talks about why they went, how their sacrifices mustn't be forgotten and how their Jewishness is being purposely erased in some leftist circles today.

Professor Ruhama Weiss explains how she came to organise a group of 60 Israelis who traveled to Cyprus in solidarity with the British woman accused of lying by the Cyprus authorities over her rape by a group of Israelis. She also shares her thoughts on the Talmud, Reform Judaism, Israeli society and even shares one of her poems.

Digital technology is experiencing an unprecedented exposure in terms of its utilization for long-distance learning whilst our schools are closed. We talk to Dr Jared Matas, with many years of experience in the field.

Tom Navon shares his knowledge of Jewish Marxists and their take on Jews as a people and / or a class

Engaging in the struggle for a better society, exploring social issues and meeting those shaping the Jewish world and beyond.

Ilya Erenburg, the Jewish revolutionary, who became the public voice of the Soviet Union, wrote a book of short stories called Thirteen Pipes. Here we present a reading of one of those stories, Pipe Two, which paints a vivid picture of Paris at the end

We welcome James Grant-Rosenhead to our podcast to talk about both the classic kibbutz and the burgeoning new kibbutz movement.