Our Israel Committee’s website, http://LearnIsrael.net, has been improved. It now shows not only upcoming talks and links to previous talks but also a search tool and links to informative podcasts relating to the land of Israel and the Jewish People.

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For example, five web talks are listed for today. Each entry shows the time of the webinar, the link to register, and a short description of the talk. New talks are added twice a week.

8:00 am Zionism and Anti-Zionism: The History of Two Opposing Ideas with Dr. Einat Wilf

Join Zionesses on Wednesday, December 11th at 11am ET/8am PT for a private conversation with Dr. Einat Wilf, a former member of Israel’s parliament and leading scholar of Zionist thought, as she joins for a special Q and A session dissecting her course Zionism and Anti-Zionism: The History of Two Opposing Ideas. All details including how to access the course which must be completed prior to joining this event will be on the confirmation page.
Register at https://secure.everyaction.com/bK98iBPjOkmdTtjfQn23lA2

The site also displays links to over one thousand previously presented talks and seminars, many with the talk’s description, a link to its recording, and a summary.

Since searching through a thousand items is no fun, our site also has a way to search for talks. For example, if you are looking for talks with Dr. Einat Wilf, you will discover 13 such talks, four of which have summaries.

“UNRWA: What Have We Learned and What Will Happen?” With Dr Einat Wilf and Dr Adi Schwartz

Show Summary
Einat Wilf – Secularism: Soviet and Left Wing Anti-Zionism

Show Summary
How Not to Think About the Conflict with Einat Wilf
Israel at 75: Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities with Einat Wilf (we co-sponsored this talk)
Israel-Hamas War and the Global Surge of Antisemitism with Einat Wilf, Michael Koplow, and Chanan Weissman
October 7th Was Decades in the Making” Capitol Hill Briefing by eminent Israeli author Einat Wilf
The dangers of mapping our own analogies onto Israelis and Palestinians – Einat Wilf
The Essence of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict and the Path to Lasting Peace – Einat Wilf
The History from the Ottoman Empire to the Horror of October 7th with Einat Wilf

Show Summary
The perils of looking at the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through a purely Western lens – Einat Wilf
The War of Return: Exploring UNRWA and the Right of Return – Einat Wilf
Western Anti-Zionism and Arab Zionism – Einat Wilf
Words as Weapons: How the Palestinian Movement has Hijacked the meaning of words and what we can do about it with Einat Wilf

Show Summary

The site also shows a list of Podcasts that you have recommended. I listen to some of them each morning and evening.

Do you have a favorite podcast about Israel, the people, or Israel, the land? Email me at EliCohen@IsraelUpdate.INFO with what you would like added. Here is the current list:

 

• The Times of Israel Daily Podcast – usually about  20 minutes with up-to-date news from Israel.
• The Times of Israel – What Matters Now – once a week, new episodes drop on Shabbat
• Decision Points with David Macowsky of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy
• Call me back with Dan Senor – weekly interview with Israel thought leader
• What Really Matters with Walter Russell Mead – weekly, from Tablet
• Honestly with Bari Weiss
• For Heaven’s Sake with Donniel Hartman and Yossi Klein Halevi
• The Jewish People’s Podcast –  balanced, in-depth, and inside analysis. every Monday and Thursday
• Identity/Crisis – Shalom Hartman Institute about news and ideas
• Wondering Jews – thoughtful conversation that invites everyone to wonder about the rich tapestry of Jewish ideas
• Unpacking Israeli History – Israeli history with self-confessed history nerd Noam Weissman.
• Two Jews on the News
• Israel Policy Pod
• Israel Update with Michael Doran and Gadi Taub (video from Tablet) also on Apple and Podtail
• Inside Israel
• Inside Israel with Joel Chasnoff
• Here I am with Shai Davidai
• Israel Policy Pod
• Decision Points

The next blog will discuss upcoming Israel Committee events at Beth Ami,

and how to join the committee to bring Israel to Beth Ami.