Full Interview: Yaniv Rosnai

July 17, 2026 10:53am

As part of our coverage of the Battle for Israel's Soul, we're going to be sharing the full interviews we did while prepping the series. Most of these will be for subscribers only, but this first one with Yaniv Rosnai i...

Episode Three: The War at Home

June 08, 2026 11:04pm 31 min

By the summer of 2023, it was clear that judicial reform was never really the story: The real battle was over Israel’s identity. And that battle touched on the deepest fears and disagreements Israelis were too busy survi...

Episode Two: De-Mo-Krat-Ya!

June 08, 2026 11:02pm 29 min

Early in 2023, Benjamin Netanyahu’s newly elected government announced its intention to embark on sweeping reforms to the country’s judicial system. The announcement was soon met with the biggest wave of popular protests...

Episode One: Vienna Waits for You

June 08, 2026 11:00pm 30 min

The real fight tearing Israel apart these days isn’t against Hamas, Hezbollah, or even Iran. It’s a struggle to answer some very urgent—and very old—questions, the same questions that haunted Zionism’s founding fathers m...

The Battle for Israel's Soul - Coming June 9th

June 05, 2026 4:10pm

Early 2023 was a good time in Israel. The attack of October 7 was months in the future, and Israelis were enjoying a period of peace and prosperity. The economy was booming. The country came out fourth in the ranking of ...

How to Be a Jew …. Who is Starting a Print Magazine, with Alana Newhouse

May 29, 2025 5:59pm 24 min

Tablet has launched a new print magazine, beginning this June.  Why start something so "old fashioned" in the year 2025? Alana Newhouse, our editor in chief, joins us to explain why the current media landscape is actuall...

How to Be a Jew ... Who Says Yes to the Dress

May 13, 2025 11:00pm 34 min

Pnina Tornai became a recognizable name to Americans across the country as a personality and designer on TLC’s Say Yes to the Dress. She shares the surprisingly spiritual story of her success and talks about what it mean...

How to Be a Jew … Like Israel's Most Famous Female Architect

May 06, 2025 11:00pm 28 min

Ada Karmi-Melamede is an architect who has designed famous buildings across Israel, including the Supreme Court building and the gateway to Ben Gurion airport.   Her daughter, filmmaker Yael Melamede, talks to us about ...

How To Do Activism Right, with Jay Ruderman, Tuly Weisz, and Pesach Wolicki

April 30, 2025 11:00pm 45 min

These days, it seems like everyone is a so-called activist. Activism itself seems to have morphed into something different; it’s not about organizing communities or advocating for legislation, it’s about blocking roads a...

How to Be a Jew ... or an ally like Zarna Garg

April 29, 2025 11:00pm 22 min

Zarna Garg is a comedian whose standup centers around her life as an Indian mom in America. She joins us to discuss her new book, This American Woman: A One-in-a-Billion Memoir, as well as how she's supporting the Jews i...

Israel’s Most Controversial Politician, with Itamar Ben-Gvir

April 24, 2025 4:46pm 44 min

There’s no more divisive Israeli public figure than Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir. Starting out his career as a Kahanist firebrand known for his controversial stances—like decorating his living room with ...

How to Be a Jew … like Matisyahu

April 22, 2025 11:00pm 29 min

After bursting onto the music scene with his 2005 single “King without a Crown,” Matisyahu has built a career mixing a unique combination of reggae, hip hop, and deeply Jewish soul. We talk to him about his wandering jou...

Passover Crossover - How to Be a Jew ... Like Dara Horn

April 17, 2025 2:00pm 49 min

Rootless is off this week for Passover, but we wanted to bring you an episode of How to Be a Jew we think you'll like. Like most Jews, the news of the murder of the Bibas children not only saddened us, but it also made u...

Passover Crossover - Rootless - Why Dual Loyalty is Good for the Jews, with Rabbi Nolan Lebovitz

April 16, 2025 2:00pm 46 min

We're off this week for Passover, but we wanted to bring you an episode of Rootless we think you'll like. Rootless: Here's Why Dual Loyalty is Good for the Jews, with Rabbi Nolan LebovitzThe charge of dual loyalty has l...

Why Oct. 7 Victims Are Suing a Palestinian Mogul, with Gary Osen

April 09, 2025 11:00pm 42 min

When people concerned with the future of the Palestinian people talk about the future, they often say, hopefully, that change will come only once we can replace Hamas and other terror groups with entrepreneurial technocr...

How to Be a Jew … on Passover

April 08, 2025 11:00pm 31 min

This week on How to Be a Jew, we have questions, and answers too. As we all get ready for Passover we’re tackling some of the thorniest… and tastiest questions we’ve gotten. Need to save your matzah balls? What’s up with...

Why God Was Right, with Mark Gerson

April 02, 2025 11:00pm 50 min

Like most highly successful entrepreneurs, Mark Gerson likes things he can measure, quantify, and know for certain. So as a student of the Torah, a question came to mind: If the Torah is supposed to be a guide to life, c...

How to Be a Jew … Like Ayelet Zurer

April 01, 2025 11:00pm 31 min

How Israel Will Save Western Civilization, with Josh Hammer

March 26, 2025 11:00pm 43 min

In his new and best-selling book, Israel and Civilization, Josh Hammer makes a bold claim: the future of Western civilization depends on the State of Israel and the Jewish people thriving. He joins Liel to talk about the...

How to Be a Jew… Who Contemplates the Pig

March 25, 2025 11:00pm 38 min

For more than 3,000 years, prohibitions against eating pig has been central to Jewish dietary laws, but it’s also been a potent symbol of Jewish identity. Other non-kosher animals, like horses, rabbits, squirrels, and ev...