Yitzi Tuvel - Podcast Details

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Building Jerusalem#81 - Fleur Hassan-NahoumFleur Hassan-Nahoum is the former Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem. Among other roles, she is the Secretary-General of Kol Israel at the WZO, and the Israeli Foreign Ministry's special envoy for innovation.Fleur is the daughter of Gibraltarian statesman Sir Joshua Hassan.2025-04-241h 20

Building Jerusalem#80 - Richard KempRichard Kemp is a colonel of the British Army (retired). He now works as a security consultant and political commentator.2024-05-291h 23

Building Jerusalem#79 - Elisha AncselovitsElisha Ancselovits is a rabbi, teacher, and researcher at the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies, Yeshivat Maale Gilboa, and Yeshivat haHakshava.His most recent book is "When Jews Argue: Between the University and the Beit Midrash", which he edited with Prof. Ethan B. Katz and Prof. Sergey Dolgopolski. Along with Uri Farber, he hosts the podcast "Common Sense Halakha".2024-02-072h 08

Building Jerusalem#78 - Azar GatAzar Gat is a professor at the School of Political Science, Government, and International Affairs at Tel Aviv University. He holds the Ezer Weitzman Chair for National Security.2024-01-031h 02

Building Jerusalem#77 - Aleeza Ben ShalomAleeza Ben Shalom is a matchmaker, author, and TV personality. She is most well-known as the star of the Netflix series "Jewish Matchmaking".2023-11-082h 00

The Serene Desiree Podcast#12 Spiritual Journeys - Yitzi TuvelYitzi Tuvel is a brilliant Jewish mystic and scholar. We discuss the finer points of religion, and how a person can comfortably inhabit the skeptical scientific world and the religious plane of existence at the same time.2022-09-022h 20

Building Jerusalem#76 - Rachmiel TravitzRachmiel Travitz is an ordained rabbi and a scholar of the Andalusian rabbinic tradition.2022-05-312h 15

Building Jerusalem#75 - Charlie SolomonCharlie Solomon is an old friend of my grandfather’s, who grew up in India when it was still under the British Raj. He will turn 100 this July. 2022-05-251h 16

Building Jerusalem#74 - Yehuda NiasoffYehuda Niasoff is a chazan, a shochet, and mohel (cantor, ritual slaughterer, and ritual circumciser). He is also a wedding singer, a medical first responder, and an amateur pilot. 2022-05-181h 21

Building Jerusalem#73 - Sam BenjaminSam Benjamin bears the torch of a fascinating culture: the Baghdadi Jewish community of India. He teaches the traditional Iraqi method for reading from the Torah, and works at the Sephardi Synagogue. 2022-05-111h 00

The Serene Desiree PodcastYitzi Tuvel - Religious JourneysYitzi Tuvel is a brilliant Jewish mystic and scholar. We discuss the finer points of religion, and how a person can comfortably inhabit the skeptical scientific world and the religious plane of existence at the same time.2022-01-012h 20

Building Jerusalem#72 - Eddy BoasEddy Boas is a child survivor of the Holocaust and author of “I’m Not a Victim, I Am a Survivor”, which tells the story of how he and his family made it through the Holocaust.2019-10-1500 min

Building Jerusalem#71 - Gershon AvtzonGershon Avtzon is the Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshivas Beis Menachem in Jerusalem, commonly know as "the RAP".2019-09-1700 min

Building Jerusalem#70 - Tamara SamuelTamara Samuel is the CEO of Shalom. 2019-09-1100 min

Building Jerusalem#69 - Alan SolomonAlan Solomon is the first cousin of my late grandfather. He and his wife Edna sat down with me, to tell stories of his youth growing up in Burma.2019-08-2700 min

Building Jerusalem#68 - Jamie RobertsMy chat with Dr Jamie Q Roberts following his final lecture at the University of New South Wales: "The Death of Truth and Magnanimity at the University (and other Institutions)". 2019-08-2000 min

Building Jerusalem#67 - Jamie RobertsLecturer, novellist, and musician, Dr Jamie Q Roberts recently left the University of New South Wales. This is his final talk, "The Death of Truth at the University (and other Institutions)". Join us next week for a follow-up chat.2019-08-1300 min

Building Jerusalem#66 - Jeremy IsaacJeremy Isaac is a partner in Australian health food company DJ&A, and an amateur games designer. We chat about coping with despair, listening as meditation, and the value of games.2019-08-0600 min

Building Jerusalem#65 - Zevi SlavinZevi Slavin is a practitioner and teacher of Jewish mysticism. Find him on Youtube at: 'Seekers of Unity'.2019-07-3000 min

Building Jerusalem#64 - David SandmelDavid Sandmel is the Director of Inter-Religious Engagement for the ADL. We discuss Jewish-Christian relations, Biblical interpretations, and his meetings with the Pope.2019-07-2200 min

Building Jerusalem#63 - Rachel RosenthalRachel Rosenthal recently finished her doctorate at the Jewish Theological Seminary, where she is on the Talmud faculty. She is a fellow at the Shalom Hartmann Institute, and teaches Talmud in academic & traditional settings. 2019-07-1600 min

Building Jerusalem#62 - MaNishtanaMaNishtana is a rabbi, writer, and speaker on racial and religious identity - particularly on how it manifests around American Jews. 2019-07-0900 min

Building Jerusalem#61 - Dan FefermanDan Feferman is a Fellow at the Jewish People Policy Institute and a Major (res.) in the Israel Defense Forces. We talk about the emerging phenomenon of Israeli Judaism and marginal trends among American Jewry that could become the new mainstream. 2019-07-0200 min

MyLife: Chassidus AppliedEp: 266: Gimmel Tammuz – 25 years: What Does it Mean? Gimmel Tammuz – 25 years: What does it mean? How do we turn Gimmel Tammuz day into an ongoing change in our daily lives? Why isn’t calling the Rebbe Nosi Ha’Dor self-serving? How can we describe the Rebbe with Torah verses referring to G-d? Why is the note we write to the Rebbe at the Ohel called a pidyon nefesh? How can we understand our personal expressions regarding the Rebbe in Maaneh Loshon? Chassidus Applied to Chof Ches Sivan and Korach Follow up: Mashpia Chassidus question: Is there a connection between the different events in history that happened on Gimmel Tammuz? My Life 2019 essays...2019-07-011h 10

Building Jerusalem#60 - David WolpeDavid Wolpe is one of the most influential rabbis in America. We touch on smartphones in Shul, his debate with Sam Harris, and his unlikely Viking heritage.2019-06-0300 min

Building Jerusalem#59 - Meir KayMeir Kay is a filmmaker, public speaker and social media personality. His vlogs on Youtube have surpassed 350 million views.2019-05-2800 min

Building Jerusalem#58 - Sal LitvakSal Litvak is a filmmaker who read the entire Talmud Bavli over seven years. His Facebook page Accidental Talmudist is the most popular Jewish page on social media. We talk about losing loved ones, mystical revelation, and rowing as a spiritual discipline 2019-05-0700 min

Building Jerusalem#57 - Frumma Rosenberg-Gottlieb and Simcha GottliebFrumma Rosenberg-Gottlieb and Simcha Gottlieb are the power couple of Jewish meditation. Their latest book is "Awesome Aging". 2019-04-2300 min

Building Jerusalem#56 - Manis FriedmanManis Friedman is a rabbi, educator, author and the Chabad shliach to Minnesota for over 50 years. We talk about the role of intimacy in mysticism and in marriage.2019-04-0300 min

Building Jerusalem#55 - Charlie ButtonsCharlie Buttons is a poet, spoken word performer and iconic mainstay at 770 Eastern Parkway - world headquarters of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement.2019-03-1900 min

Building Jerusalem#54 - Chaim SamuelsChaim Samuels is a stand-up comedian who regularly performs at the Broadway Comedy Club in NYC. Find him on Youtube at "Lonelyboy Reactions".2019-03-1200 min

Building Jerusalem#53 - Benzion KlatzkoBenzion Klatzko is a rabbi, author, lecturer, and musical composer. His best known project is shabbat.com, a social network for finding Shabbat meals which has grown into a matchmaking website. We talk about Israel trips, intermarriage, and the ingredient 2019-02-0500 min

Building Jerusalem#52 - Adrian HeathcoteAdrian Heathcote is a philosopher specializing in philosophy of mathematics and physics. He lectured for over two decades at the University of Sydney.2019-01-2200 min

Building Jerusalem#51 - Phillip HynekPhillip Hynek is a veteran wargamer. We talk about Allan B. Calhamer's classic boardgame "Diplomacy". 2019-01-0800 min

Building Jerusalem#50 - Asher ReichAsher Reich is a rabbi, teacher, and Talmudic scholar. He studied in Ponevezh Yeshiva under Rav Shach and received his rabbinical ordination from Rav Yitzchok Weiss, the Av Beth Din of Jerusalem. 2018-12-2500 min

Building Jerusalem#49 - Salvatore BabonesSalvatore Babones is an associate professor of sociology at the University of Sydney. We talk about his new book, "The New Authoritarianism: Trump, Populism, and the Tyranny of Experts" - 30% off this week by clicking link at: http://buildingjerusalem.org 2018-12-0400 min

Building Jerusalem#48 - Brett KellyBrett Kelly is the founder and CEO of Kelly+Partners. He is a best-selling author, public speaker, and chartered accountant. 2018-11-1300 min

Building Jerusalem#47 - Vic AlhadeffVic Alhadeff is the CEO of the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies. He is the spokesperson of Keep NSW Safe, and former editor of the Australian Jewish News. 2018-11-0600 min

Building Jerusalem#46 - Ros Ben MosheRos Ben Moshe is the Director of LaughLife Wellbeing, an organization that provides workshops and coaching on resilience and positivity in the face of adversity. Her first book is "Laughing at Cancer". 2018-10-3100 min

Building Jerusalem#45 - Dominic Wy KanakDominic Wy Kanak is the Greens candidate for the upcoming Wentworth by-election. 2018-10-1700 min

Building Jerusalem#44 - Andrea LeongAndrea Leong is the Science Party candidate for the upcoming Wentworth by-election.2018-10-0900 min

Building Jerusalem#43 - Tim MurrayTim Murray is the Labor candidate for the upcoming Wentworth by-election. 2018-10-0200 min

Building Jerusalem#42 - Liz FitzgeraldLiz Fitzgerald is an art therapist and teacher of art therapy. She is a clinical supervisor of Masters of Art Therapy at the University of Western Sydney, and teaches an Intro to Art Therapy course at the University of Sydney. 2018-09-0400 min

Building Jerusalem#41 - Mendel KastelMendel Kastel is the CEO and rabbi of Jewish House Crisis Centre. He has previously worked in chaplaincy with prisons, hospitals, schools, and the police. 2018-08-2800 min

Building Jerusalem#40 - Moira BlumenthalMoira Blumenthal is a theatre director and producer. She recently directed Timothy Daly's "The Man in the Attic" at the Eternity Playhouse. 2018-08-1400 min

Building Jerusalem#39 - Timothy ScrivenTimothy Scriven is an aspiring author and PhD student in political economy. We talk about conceptions of ownership; modern paganism; and bears. 2018-07-2400 min

Building Jerusalem#38 - Talya FaigenbaumTalya is the principal family lawyer at Faigenbaum Family Lawyers. She is the honorary secretary of Unchain My Heart Inc., a working committee of Jewish women's organizations dedicated to the resolution of religious divorce issues affecting Jewish women. 2018-07-1800 min

Building Jerusalem#37 - Matthew FriedmanMatthew is the founder of 2 Birds 1 Bee, an organization that provides professional sex education to schools. 2018-07-1000 min

Building Jerusalem#36 - Haroon Moghul & Raphael DascaluHaroon and Raphael return to the show, this time in conversation about Rationalism and Mysticism in Judaism and Islam. Recorded with permission at Yom Limmud, Sydney 2018. 2018-07-0300 min

Building Jerusalem#35 - Haroon MoghulHaroon is the Fellow in Jewish-Muslim Relations at the Shalom Hartman Institute of North America. 2018-06-2600 min

Building Jerusalem#34 - Salvatore BabonesSalvatore Babones is an American sociologist based in Sydney, Australia; and the author of "The New Authoritarianism: Trump, Populism, and the Tyranny of Experts". We talk about China's new social credit system, the state of American politics, and more. 2018-06-1900 min

Building Jerusalem#33 - Max StosselMax is a poet and filmmaker. He has won two Webby awards and is the Head of Content & Storytelling at the Center for Humane Technology. 2018-06-1200 min

Building Jerusalem#32 - Igor PraporshchikovIgor Praporshchikov is a former Olympic wrestler, a wrestling coach, and a personal trainer. 2018-06-0500 min

Building Jerusalem#31 - John BellJohn Bell is an actor, theatre director, and theatre manager. He is the founder of the Bell Shakespeare theatre company, which he headed for 25 years, and has been named a National Living Treasure. 2018-05-0800 min

Building Jerusalem#30 - Salvatore BabonesSalvatore Babones is an American sociologist based in Sydney, Australia and the author of "The New Authoritarianism: Trump, Populism, and the Tyranny of Experts". I had the honour of being a guest on his "Midnight in America" YouTube series.2018-05-0200 min

Building Jerusalem#29 - Adam ChalmersAdam Chalmers is a software engineer and fiction writer. We talk about rationality, artificial intelligence, and Google's move towards 2-step verification. 2018-04-2400 min

Building Jerusalem#28 - Omar ibn MahmoudOmar ibn Mahmoud is a Palestinian Muslim living in Australia. We talk about politics and religion. 2018-04-1700 min

Building Jerusalem#27 - Raphael DascaluRaphael Dascalu is an Adjunct Research Associate at Monash University. His research is focused primarily on Medieval Jewish philosophy and biblical interpretation in the Islamic world. We talk about approaches to spirituality after the loss of innocence.2018-04-1000 min

Building Jerusalem#26 - Raphael DascaluRaphael Dascalu is an Adjunct Research Associate at Monash University. His research is focused primarily on Medieval Jewish philosophy and biblical interpretation in the Islamic world. This podcast is a recording of a shiur he gave on Mishneh Torah. 2018-04-0300 min

Building Jerusalem#25 - Nabeel KhanNabeel Khan is a YouTube vlogger, traveller, and Islamic mystic. 2018-03-2700 min

Building Jerusalem#24 - Jamie RobertsJamie Roberts is an novelist, musician, and academic. He lectures on literature at the University of New South Wales. 2018-03-2000 min

Building Jerusalem#22 - Elisha AncselovitsElisha Ancselovits is a rabbi, teacher, and researcher of Jewish law and Jewish history. He teaches Judaism as a phronesis, or practical wisdom tradition. 2018-03-0600 min

Building Jerusalem#21 - Issa JaberIssa Jaber is the mayor of Abu Ghosh. 2018-02-2700 min

Building Jerusalem#20 - Mugoya Shadrach LeviShadrach is the spiritual leader of the Abayudaya Jewish community of Namutumba in Eastern Uganda. 2018-02-2000 min

Building Jerusalem#19 - Khalil ShikakiKhalil is a professor of political science, and the director of the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research. 2018-02-1300 min

Building Jerusalem#18 - Ron KronishRon is the founding director of the Interreligious Coordinating Council in Israel. 2018-02-0600 min

Building Jerusalem#17 - Mohammed DajaniMohammed is a Palestinian professor and peace activist. In 2014, he made global headlines for leading a group of Palestinian students on a pioneering tour of Auschwitz. 2018-01-3000 min

Building Jerusalem#16 - Yonatan HurwitzYonatan is a nazirite and a disciple of the kabbalah of Rabbi Moshe Cordovero. 2018-01-2300 min

Building Jerusalem#15 - Michael MelchiorMichael is a leading figure in global inter-religious peacemaking. He has formerly held various positions in the Israeli Knesset, including Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs; and is the honorary Chief Rabbi of Norway. 2018-01-1600 min

Building Jerusalem#14 - Anat HoffmanAnat is the director of Women of the Wall, and executive director of the Israel Religious Action Center. In 2017, the Jerusalem Post named her 8th on their list of the 50 Most Influential Jews worldwide. 2018-01-0900 min

Building Jerusalem#13 - Jared GoldfarbJared is a registered tour guide whose speciality is "text in context"- weaving together religious narratives from different faiths to build an understanding of modern political realities. 2018-01-0200 min

Building Jerusalem#12 - Yosef GarfinkelYosef is a professor of archaeology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He is most well-known for his discovery and excavation of a Davidic fortress at Khirbet Qeiyafa. 2017-12-2600 min

Building Jerusalem#11 - Yanky KleinYanky is a childhood friend. In this extra-long Chanuka special, we have an informal chat about the apocalypse, history, religion, & 'Rick and Morty'. Chag sameach! 2017-12-1900 min

Building Jerusalem#10 - Russell McDougallFather Russell McDougall is rector of the Tantur Ecumenical College in Jerusalem, an institute for theology and dialogue which grew out of the Second Vatican Council. 2017-12-1200 min

Building Jerusalem#9 - Aviva BelferAviva is a multi-talented practitioner of the healing arts, including Reiki, Access Conciousness: The Bars, and Journeywork. 2017-12-0500 min

Building Jerusalem#8 - Alon Goshen-GottsteinAlon is one of the world's leading figures in interfaith dialogue. He is the founder of the Elijah Interfaith Institute, and has worked with religious leaders ranging from Rabbi Jonathan Sacks to the Dalai Lama. 2017-11-2800 min

Building Jerusalem#7 - Avraham LeaderA master kabbalist who has translated and published sections of the Zohar, one of Avraham's principal passions is the Abulafian prophetic kabbalah. 2017-11-2100 min

Building Jerusalem#6 - Joshua FoxJoshua is the principal software architect at Freightos. He has worked with the Machine Intelligence Research Institute on problems of artificial intelligence, and currently organizes open-to-the-public Rationality meetups in Jerusalem. 2017-11-1400 min

Building Jerusalem#5 - Melanie LandauMelanie works in conflict transformation and embodied spirituality. She is the founder of Mystic Body. 2017-11-0700 min

Building Jerusalem#4 - Micah HendlerMicah Hendler is the founder of the YMCA Jerusalem Youth Choir, an initiative that brings young Jews and Arabs together in song and honest conversation. 2017-10-2500 min

Building Jerusalem#3 - Yaqub ibn YusufYaqub is a Jewish Sufi, mystic, and bookseller. He has studied under several teachers, including Reb Zalman Schachter & Kebzeh Sufi master Murat Yagan. Olam Qatan has moved to Terminal Tarbut at the First Station, at the other end of Emek Refaim.2017-10-181h 07

Building Jerusalem#2 - Sam BahourSam Bahour is a Palestinian businessman and political analyst. He helped create the first Palestinian telecommunications company and Ramallah's first Western-style shopping mall. Sam serves as policy advisor at Al-Shabaka, The Palestinian Policy Network. 2017-09-1959 min

Building Jerusalem#1 - Mike FeuerIn our inaugural podcast, we talk with Rav Mike Feuer of 'The Jewish Story' and 'Rabbis Out of the Box'. Rav Mike has spent the last decade developing the idea of Jewish history as a critical lens for world history. 2017-09-1400 min