Yishai and Malkah Fleisher discuss why Israel's PR efforts seem to fail to attract support and how to fix the weak-Jew approach. Yishai gives a good example of a strong narrative by sparring with a Spanish TV reporter. Then, the debate between Trump and Harris and how their policy ideas could affect Israel. Finally, Ben Bresky on the surprising history of Jewish board games.

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Yishai Fleisher Show: WHY LAME NARRATIVES LOSE FOR ISRAEL

The ashes of Israel are still smoldering after the war of fire unleashed on our small nation last week.  For over a hundred years, the Jewish
people have been planting trees and making the desolate wastelands which were once Israel blossom like a rose.  In just a few days over 32,000 acres of forest burned to the ground, hundreds of homes destroyed, thousands of people have been removed from their homes, and a nation has been traumatized.   What should Israel do to stop this from happening again?  Are attacks like this in store for America and the rest of the world?  Are they already happening now?

Israel Inspired: How The Fire Wars of Israel Will Change Everything

Rabbis Ari Abramowitz and Jeremy Gimpel discuss how this conviction impact Israel internally and internationally? What are the spiritual underpinnings connecting the UN condemnation and the Azaria's conviction?

Israel Inspired: Why is Elor Azaria, an IDF Soldier Who Killed a Terrorist, Being Convicted?

How does today's Fast of 10th Of Tevet connect to leadership in the past, present and future?  Eve reflects on the message of today’s Hebrew date.

And then, play ball!    Eve interviews a variety of people beginning with Peter Kurz, who heads the Israel Baseball Association. Listen to Major League Baseball players  Jon Moscot, pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds, Corey Baker, St. Louis Cardinals, and Josh Zeid, Houston Astros, who are here visiting as Jewish or Jewishly connected professional major and minor league players,  representing Team Israel in the World Baseball Classic in March in Korea.

Israeli little leaguers also had a chance to get great tips and autographs from these delightful and unpretentious young men.

And Eve also had an unexpected and poignant talk with Mark Schwartz, whose Bostonian baseball loving grandson Ezra Schwartz was murdered a year ago by Arab terrorists in Judea. His nuclear and greater family have plans to memorialize him with a new field of dreams.

Rejuvenation: Down in the Dirt: Fast Days and Fast Balls

Israel on Monday was in mourning burying four young IDF soldiers murdered in a Jerusalem Jihadist truck-ramming attack. Prime Minister Netanyahu suggested that the act was ISIS-inspired.  On today's edition of Israel Uncensored, Josh Hasten interviews Dan Diker Project Director "Program to Counter Political Warfare at the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs and host of "Counter Terrorism Today" on IDC International Radio, to clarify the PM's comments. Diker also insists that Israel must up its deterrence while he offers suggestions to prevent another similar attack.

Israel Uncensored: Is ISIS in Jerusalem?

The ruins of the Temple were still smoldering when Judea burst into the flames of rebellion once again. In this episode Rav Mike discusses the final two rounds of the Roman Jewish wars. Filled with brutal bloodshed and failed messiahs, this is the time period which convinced Rome that the Jews were the indigestible element of their Empire.

The Jewish Story: The Indigestible Element

As Ari & Jeremy plow into uncharted territories in the hills of Judea, the world is in the throes of foundational shifts to the geo-political dynamic.  Is Donald Trump’s visa ban an impulsively reckless decision or part of a brilliant political strategy?  How should we make sense of these volatile times?  What can we do to bring forth light in times of such darkness and confusion?

Israel Inspired: Donald Trump’s Visa Ban & the New World Order

In this inspiring yet controversial episode, Rabbi's Ari Abramowitz and Jeremy Gimpel tackle the mysteriously transcendent phenomenon of Jew hatred which has plagued the world since Sinai.  Tune in to this entertaining program as Ari and Jeremy challenge the prevailing sentiment regarding how to engage European leftists, Christian missionaries, and others causing harm to Israel. How should the Jewish People contend with the epic challenges facing us today?

Israel Inspired: What Does the World Really Want from the Jews?

middle of the 2nd chapter of the Alter Rebbe's Tanya

Tanya - Chapter 2 Part 4 - Rabbi Shlomo Katz

Back on the air, Ari & Jeremy share uplifting insights in how to contend with life when it feels you're under attack from every side.

Israel Inspired: The Boycott on Judea Hits Home

In this essential class, we discuss the pressing need for our generation to return to the soul of the Torah, to bring Hashem back into our religious observance in a concrete and experiential way. We use sources from the Vilna Gaon, Degel Machaneh Ephraim, and Rav Kook to demonstrate the bond between p'nimiyus haTorah and the final redemption. Finally, we explore a 1913 letter in which Rav Kook called for "radical" and revolutionary change in our educational system and discussed the manner in which that call is echoing in our times, louder than ever.

"Let There Be Light!" - The Spiritual Revolution of Our Generation

The Land of Israel network broadcasts the truth and beauty of the land of Israel and the Jewish people. Our show hosts include Ari Abramowitz, Jeremy Gimpel, Eve Harow, Josh Hasten, Rav Mike Feuer, Yishai Fleisher and more. Learn more at http://www.TheLandofIsrael.com