Andrew Bennett, a visiting scholar at Tel Aviv University whose expertise lies in national security and international law, shares his experiences and thoughts about living inside Israel during this time of intense conflict. Have something to say? Say it to us! Visit our Facebook page and our Twitter account! Music Credits: Title Theme (Intro and...
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{LISTEN} Rutgers Student Sentenced & Ultra Orthodox Rally at CitiField
Dharun Ravi, a Rutgers student found guilty of bias intimidation and invasion of privacy was sentenced to thirty days in jail and community service this past week. We also discuss an interesting rally at Citi Field where Haredi Jews, an ultra orthodox group, met to discuss the influence of the Internet in their lives....
Hey! That’s Mike’s Matzah! {LISTEN}
Passover is around a week away! Join us for a very kosher episode of HTMH where we ask our Jewish friend “Why this night is different than any other night?” in Hebrew. And by “we” I mean me, Faiqa. I’m feeling very royal today. Enjoy the new episode and have a happy Passover. Or...
The Contraception Question and Escape from Orthodoxy {LISTEN}
To co-pay or not to co-pay? That was the question for a couple of weeks as new legislation was offered by the Obama administration regarding employers being required to offer full coverage for contraception to their employees. Was the resulting compromise? And, of course, the broader question, is access to contraception a basic right?...
{LISTEN} Identities and um… Muppets.
Does living in American make someone less Jewish? Or Muslim? In this episode, we discuss a series of commercials recently pulled by Israeli PM Netanyahu that were aimed at the U.S. Israeli expat community. Why were the commercials pulled and what do we think about that? Well. You’re going to have to listen to...
Girls on the Bus and Boys in the Club {{LISTEN}}
In this episode, we discuss gender in two very different contexts. From the New York World: On the morning of October 12, Melissa Franchy boarded the B110 bus in Brooklyn and sat down near the front. For a few minutes she was left in silence, although the other passengers gave her a noticeably wide...
{{LISTEN}} Identity Politics and ‘Let Them Die’ -9/22/11
An article in the WSJ entitled “Jewish Donors Warn Obama on Israel” prompted a discussion about identity politics. Here’s an excerpt from the article. Jewish donors and fund-raisers are warning the Obama re-election campaign that the president is at risk of losing financial support because of concerns about his handling of Israel. The complaints...
{{LISTEN}} Clemency for Troy Davis? And Is Jew or Not A Jew Okay or Not Okay?
You ever wonder whether someone is a Jew or not a Jew? There’s an app for that. Or was in France for a while, anyway. In this episode of HTMH: ” ‘Jew or Not Jew’ app riles anti-racism group” PARIS – A French anti-racism group has threatened to sue Apple over an iPhone application...
A Very Special Episode of Hey! That’s My Hummus! {{LISTEN #24}}
You’re just going to have to listen to find out what we talked about in this episode. Sorry, but we have to put our feet down about something around here. No synopses for very special episodes. Okay. Fiiiine. I’ll give you a hint. SEASON FINALE!!!!! What? Podcasts have season finales. Maybe even a...
We’re Kinda Hungry: Ramadan and Tisha B’Av {LISTEN} HTMH #21
It’s no secret that Ramadan is this month and that Faiqa’s fasting, but did you know that Shiny also fasted this week? Relax, he’s not converting, it was actually a Jewish observance called Tisha B’Av. Learn all about our similarities and differences in this super special “going hungry” episode where we discuss the hows,...