Unpacked

Alfred Dreyfus in his room on Devil's Island in 1898, The Jewish calendar is full of anniversaries, but so is the regular calendar. Every week marks the anniversary of events that helped shape Jewish history, whether that’s a Nobel Prize-winning discovery, a pivotal Supreme Court decision, the birth of an iconic artist, the founding of a community, or a moment that changed the course of the Jewish people.

Why does Judaism use so many names for one God? Each name opens a different window into the divine: God as creator, judge, source of mercy, ultimate power, and constant presence. From the name Jews never pronounce to the everyday Hashem, these words are more than labels. They help us understand how an infinite God meets people in the real world, through moments of fear, joy, prayer, and hope.

Noam: Hey, I’m Noam Weissman, and this is Unpacking Israeli History, the podcast that takes a deep dive into some of the most intense, historically fascinating, and often misunderstood events and stories linked to Israeli history. This episode is generously sponsored by Andrea and Larry Gill. Andrea and Larry, thank you so much. This is gonna be a doozy, so you’re gonna enjoy it.

Dolly Parton performs onstage during MusiCares Person of the Year honoring Dolly Parton at Los Angeles Convention Center on February 8, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Rich Fury/Getty Images for The Recording Academy) More than a month after Dolly Parton’s death, her legacy is still taking shape. Her Imagination Library is expanding across London, making 157,000 children eligible to receive free books.

Soldiers weep in the wreckage of a home at Kibbutz Kfar Aza, where leftover wine and challah from a holiday meal are still on the table, four days after the October 7 massacre. Photo by Ziv Koren/Polaris Images The Jewish calendar is full of anniversaries, but so is the regular calendar.

Shalev Biton and Yunis Alkarnaw For some American Jewish children learning about the Holocaust, a haunting question follows: If something similar happened here, would a neighbor risk their life to hide them? Shalev Biton, 27, who lives in Tel Aviv, had never imagined needing to ask that question. “We never imagined anything like this could happen before October 7,” Biton told Unpacked.

Welcome to Soulful Jewish Living: Mindful Practices for Every Day with me, Josh Feigelson. I’m grateful you’re here, and I hope you benefit from our time together. There’s a wonderful old Jewish story that goes like this. One night, Isaac, the son of Reb Yechiel of Krakow, had a dream. He saw a wonderful treasure hidden under a bridge in Warsaw. When he woke up early the next morning, he knew he had to go there and find the treasure. So off he went.

Hey, I’m Noam Weissman and this is Unpacking Israeli History, the podcast that takes a deep dive into some of the most intense, historically fascinating, and often misunderstood events and stories linked to Israeli history. This episode is sponsored by Jewish Lives, a prize-winning series of biographies from Yale University Press.

Hey, I’m Noam Weissman and this is Unpacking Israeli History, the podcast that takes a deep dive into some of the most intense, historically fascinating, and often misunderstood events and stories linked to Israeli history. This episode is sponsored in memory of Leo M. Bernstein. Leo M.

A person views a collage as relatives and supporters of Israeli hostages, taken by Palestinian militants during the October 7 Hamas attack, attend the Nova memorial near Kibbutz Reim in southern Israel, the site of the Nova music festival attacked by militants, during the first anniversary of the attacks on October 7, 2024.