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Naftali Perkal is the COO of Rofeh International (a project of the Bostoner Rebbe).Yishai speaks with Naftali about Rofeh and its mission to help Israelis, Jews and non-Jews when they need specialized medical care in the complex advanced treatment programs at Harvard’s hospitals. They provide information, hospitality, and generally sheperd patients through the process as they battle serious medical challenges.

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Eta Gluzband tells Yishai her Holocaust survival story with all the twists and turns that comes with such a harrowing story while evading the Nazis. Gluzband moves on to talk about how following the war, she was a passenger on the Haganah ship Exodus and how it took three years and a trip back to Europe before she could finally reach Israel. As Yishai and Eta talk, the manhunt for the second Boston bomber was taking place outside her home in the streets of Boston. Be sure to listen in to this amazing and inspiring story!

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Yishai was in Boston for a week to speak about Yom Ha’atzmaut (Israeli Independence Day) and ended up giving strength and Israeli perspective to the Jewish communities he spoke to as they faced terrorism in the heart of their small tight-knit American city at the Boston Marathon an event representing openess, family, and spring. How will they continue in the future? Yishai addresses the challenges ahead in this segment. Also see Yishai’s video from the Boston street.

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Yishai kicks off this week’s show while on tour in Kansas City with an interview with rising star Rabbi Shmuely Yanklowitz of Kehillat Yisrael Synagogue. Yishai interviews this dynamic young Rabbi on veganism, moral kosher code, and the centrality of Israel for tikkun olam. A blast of Jewish energy from the American heartland!

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Yishai presents a special Yom HaZikaron (Memorial Day in Israel) talk that was given in Tenafly, NJ during his current tour. Yishai talks about his personal memories and experiences in the Israeli Defence Forces from the age of 18 when he enlisted as a paratrooper and was sent to Lebanon where he was injured until today as an active member in a battlefield reserves paratrooper unit. This is the second part of his talk. Don’t miss it!

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Yishai presents a special Yom HaZikaron (Memorial Day in Israel) talk that was given in Tenafly, NJ during his current tour. Yishai talks about his personal memories and experiences in the Israeli Defence Forces from the age of 18 when he enlisted as a paratrooper and was sent to Lebanon where he was injured until today as an active member in a battlefield reserves paratrooper unit. This is the first part of his talk. Listen in!

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Yishai interviews Rabbi Shimshon Nadel on a bustling Jerusalem street to talk about the Torah significance of the Yom Haatzmaut. Listen in as Yishai and Rabbi Nadel talk about celebration of Israel’s independence by both secular and ultra-Orthodox Jews and how there are many, even in the most Haredi communities that are still filled with joy during Independence Day.

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Yishai is joined by alternative peace activist Baruch Widen to discuss the long-lasting impact on the US-Israel relationship as a result of President Obama’s recent visit, and also broader implications for the region. They end the segment by discussing the ever-changing relationship between Israel and Turkey.

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