For Heaven’s Sake

For Heaven's Sake

A podcast from the Shalom Hartman Institute’s iEngage Project that revives the lost art of Jewish debate for the sake of illuminating a topic, not sowing division. [Promoted]

Israelis attend a protest against the government's judicial overhaul plans, in Tel Aviv, on June 17, 2023. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

For Heaven's Sake

The No-Longer Silent Majority

Has liberal Israel finally awakened, and is it ready for the long, hard work of transforming Israeli society? Donniel Hartman, Yossi Klein Halevi, and Elana Stein Hain discuss.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, shakes hands with United Torah Judaism MKs Yisrael Eichler, center and Meir Porush in the Knesset, January 25, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90/File)

For Heaven's Sake

The Rise of Haredi Power

Will the Haredi community's surging population mean the inevitable end of liberal Israel? Donniel Hartman, Yossi Klein Halevi, and Elana Stein Hain discuss.

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas speaks at a UN event commemorating the Palestinian 'Nakba,' in New York, May 15, 2023. (Screenshot: UN; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

For Heaven's Sake

Can Zionists Speak about the Nakba?

Is there room for a cautious Zionist exploration of the Palestinian narrative of Nakba (catastrophe)? Donniel Hartman, Yossi Klein Halevi, and Elana Stein Hain discuss.

Logos of the National Religious Party (1956-2008) and the current Religious Zionist Party

For Heaven's Sake

Religious Zionism and Judicial Reform

Donniel Hartman, Yossi Klein Halevi, and Elana Stein Hain trace the religious Zionist community's evolution and its relationship to Netanyahu's current governing coalition

Demonstrators protesting the Israeli government's planned judicial overhaul, outside the official state ceremony celebrating Israel's 75th Independence Day, at Mt Herzl, Jerusalem, April 25, 2023. (Arie Leib Abrams/Flash90)

For Heaven's Sake

Reflections on Israel at 75

A large segment of Israeli society experiences the country's 75th anniversary with a sense of anxiety. Donniel Hartman and Yossi Klein Halevi discuss.

Demonstrators wave flags during a rally to protest the Israeli government's judicial overhaul plans, in Tel Aviv, on April 22, 2023. (JACK GUEZ / AFP)

For Heaven's Sake

Funding an Israel We Disagree With?

Donniel Hartman and Yossi Klein Halevi talk through the role of money and the culture of support in Israel-Diaspora relations.