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In honour of the 58th anniversary of soldiers in war running to help, we bring you a story of twisting journeys and changing identities. Stay connected with us on Facebook, Instagram, and by g up for our newsletter at israelstory.org/newsletter/. For more, head to our site or The Times of Israel. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ruth the Moabite said she'd follow her mother-in-law, Naomi, anywhere. That blind devotion has since made her an enduring symbol of loyalty, faith and determination. And, just in time for Shavuot, we're playing a favourite episode of ours from the vault. Stay connected with us on Facebook, Instagram, and by g up for our newsletter at israelstory.org/newsletter/. For more, head to our site or The Times of Israel. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There and Back Again: the story of a small group of Israelis who - more than half a century ago - experienced their own exodus from Egypt, and their own journey from captivity to freedom. Stay connected with us on Facebook, Instagram, and by g up for our newsletter at israelstory.org/newsletter/. For more, head to our site or The Times of Israel. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the impossible arithmetic of hostage transfers, how does it feel to be told that the terrorist who shattered your world will walk free? The end song is Achshav Tov ("Good Now") by Gilad Segev. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After 477 days in captivity, Karina is home. Here's a look back to day 5, with her sister Sasha. Photograph courtesy of the Israel Defence Forces. The end song is Nekuda Tova (“Good Point”), by Shuli Rand with Ehud Banai. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What do lovers do when under attack from both sides of an unimaginable war? The end song is Prayer of the Mothers by Yael Deckelbaum. Photograph by Yitz Woolf, courtesy of Sarah Tuttle-Singer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Grateful for his safety and relative comfort in this war, one man says goodbye to his personal paradise. The end song is Pizmon LeYakington ("Hymn to the Hyacinth") by Yehudit Ravitz. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A citizen runs to stop a terrorist, and is tragically shot by friendly fire. How does this happen? And what does his family do next? The end song is Karma Police, performed by Shefita, originally by Radiohead. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How do you raise a child who is on both sides of a war? The end song is Yalda Sheli Ktana ("Little Girl of Mine") by Idan Raichel. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When war needs you in two very different capacities, how on earth do you decide what to do? The end song is Ana Efneh ("Where Shall I Turn?") by Erez Lev Ari. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today we’re releasing something new for us - a short video - in which we returned to Ariel Markose, exactly one year after profiling her on "Wartime Diaries." You can find the video here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Families, lovers, fighters, and more: one year of Wartime Diaries. The end song is B'Shana Habah ("Next Year") by Shiri Maimon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A parent being called to war impacts the entire family. So she stepped up. The end song is Imma ("Mom") by Shiri Maimon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Two bus stops in two neighboring towns capture how war can unify, and how it can divide. The end song is Autobus Mispar Echad ("Bus Number One") by Shlomo Artzi. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Seeking love. Called to war. For our Tu B'Av special, we wanted to get a bird's eye view of the local, post-October 7th dating scene. So we went to visit Rebetzin Toby Einhorn, who runs a one-stop-shop for all matters of the heart. Image courtesy of Jenny Peperman. The end song is Shir HaShadchanit ("Matchmaker, Matchmaker") from the Hebrew adaptation of Fiddler on the Roof. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Despite all the experts and pundits out there, few know Hezbollah as well as the of a small, and often forgotten, community living in Israel. This community has found itself in an impossible position: Their adoptive country (Israel) is at war with their sworn enemy (Hezbollah), but is also - as a by-product - bombing their hometowns and villages in Southern Lebanon, where many of their friends and family still reside.  Welcome to the Middle East. As always, it’s complicated.      In today's episode, we hear from Maryam Younnes, whose father was an SLA commander who relocated to Israel back in May 2000. The end song is Shir Matzav ("A Song of the Situation") by Mika Karni. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On Monday evening Jerusalem lost one of its cornerstones, and we lost a very close friend. While you haven't heard Shai Doron - the President of the Jerusalem Foundation - on our show, he was a major force behind all that we do: He encouraged us, gave us a home, helped us build our studio, envisioned our series of live-storytelling events in Jerusalem, and enthusiastically ed our activity. Shai believed in Jerusalem's endless potential, saw its diversity as its main asset, and worked tirelessly to build a better - and shared - society. We will miss him terribly. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For the last nine-and-a-half months, we’ve been experiencing different kinds of battlefields: There are actual battlefields, where people fight and are wounded and killed. And then, of course, there are secondary battlefields - on college campuses, in the court of public opinion, on social media, on TV, in newspapers, via text messages. And while no one has, thankfully, been killed on those battlefields, they are - in disturbing ways - no less vicious. This reality is so pervasive that for many it’s become the haunting soundtrack of the entire period. But today we want to share one small story, one of countless similar ones that have crossed our radar - about trolling, virtual bullying and Israel bashing. The end song is Kol Ha'Olam Kulo ("The Whole Wide World") by the Djamchid Sisters. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Arab-Israelis, or Palestinian Citizens of Israel, or Palestinian-Israelis - all these definitions are obviously complicated and personal and have hefty connotations - found themselves in a very difficult place following the attacks of October 7th. There was a lot of confusion, a lot of suspicion and mainly - a lot of fear. Any statement, any post, any tweet came under extreme scrutiny. Most people chose, therefore, to remain silent. They figured that the benefits of speaking up seemed to be dwarfed by the possible outcomes - being fired, arrested, accused of treason or of terrorism.  But Ibrahim Abu Ahmad and Amira Mohammed are not most people. They’re both peace activists who live in between the two societies: They’re Muslim and proud Palestinians, on the one hand, but they are also Israeli citizens, speak Hebrew, have many Jewish friends and either live or work in predominantly Jewish cities in the center of Israel. So when many people around them retreated into a self-imposed post-October 7th silence, they did the exact opposite: They started a podcast called “Unapologetic: The Third Narrative.” On the show they explore their complex identities, and talk to a wide range of guests - Jews, Arabs, Gazans, Israelis. The podcast has taken off, and Amira and Ibrahim have come to model a different kind of discourse, one that challenges the binary and dichotomous definitions we’re so accustomed to hearing. The end song is Bahlawan ("Acrobat") by Mira Awad. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.