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Have you listened to the latest episode featuring Yirmiyahu @that_semite yet? You can find the full conversation on all podcast platforms as well as at the link in the bio. 🎧 Make sure you’re all caught up before the next episode airs #knowledgeispower #theupfrontpodcast #knowyourfacts #israel #gaza #palestine #middleeast #jewishadvocacy #intersectionality #politicalshifts #campussafety #usa #antisemitism #diaspora #parenthood #jewishlife #elections #education #factsmatter

Have you listened to the latest episode of The Upfront Podcast featuring Matan Peretz @matanperetz___ yet? 👉 Listen to the full episode at the link in the bio. Matan Peretz, who makes a living as a comedian in Israel, is an Israeli citizen he also serves in the IDF, the Israel Defense Forces, when called up for reserve duty. Matan has been using his platform to advocate for Israel, and against terrorism and will be sharing some important points of his activism and the social media information war. Based on his own experience, Matan will tell us about what life is like in Judea and Samaria, otherwise referred to as “settlements” in the West Bank, and how they have had to experience similar violence to what Hamas perpetrated on October 7th, 2023, long before any antisemites on social media caught wind of it that are now calling for the eradication of the entire Jewish people. Matan graciously took time out of his busy schedule between serving in defense of our country and performing comedy to talk about various points in this war between Israel and Hamas. We are touching on the United Nations‘ countless antisemitic resolutions, history revisionism running rampant online on social media platforms, and how Israel is held to a different standard than any other sovereign country ever that has come under attack by terrorists. Matan and I are also discussing gun ownership in Israel in comparison to the United States, and why there are no school shootings in Israel. We are also talking about how far indoctrination of hate and brainwashing can go, or whether evil could be a basic human trait that just needs to be activated, whether there is a difference between the motivation of the Nazis and the Islamic terrorists of Hamas, and what the aftermath of this war could look like. #israel #israeladvocacy #antisemitism #unitednations #informationwar #iran #hamasattack #intersectionalfeminism #geopolitics #gunlaws #army #comedy #security #safety #gaza #westbank #settl

On this episode, Cécile Nebbot is back for a deep dive into history. We are talking about ancient to recent historical events, covering the Jewish people, as well as important events throughout Christian and Islamic history that would be crucial for people to know to be able to have a fact-based conversation about the war Israel is forced to fight on multiple fronts. Cécile and I are trying to find a logical reason for antisemitism and the ongoing persecution of one of the smallest minorities on earth and discuss Islamic lobbyism reaching Ivy League universities in the US. Cécile is sharing more about the fate of Jews in the Maghreb, specifically in Algeria, how Germany has learned from actually putting into action what people around the world are chanting for, the genocide of the Jews, and making the security of the Jewish state Germany’s reason of state. We are also covering tokenizing people, as well as inexistent LGBTQ+ rights for Palestinians. True to the Upfront Podcast’s tradition, we are reckoning with longstanding institutions and divulging important historical information, while talking about religion, politics, humankind’s sometimes questionable choices, and whatever feels uncomfortable. Find Cécile Nebbot online On Instagram https://www.instagram.com/n.cecile/ On Facebook https://www.facebook.com/cecile.nebbot

Have you listened to the first episode with Cécile Nebbot on The Upfront Podcast yet? The second episode is out already, where we continue our conversation and deliver the ultimate reckoning! 👉 Listen to this and all other episodes for free on all streaming platforms or at the link in the bio. #podcastshow #theupfrontpodcast #immigration #assimilation #diaspora #Israel #Gaza #Palestine #StandAgainstTerrorism #islam #Terrorism #InformationWar #propaganda #Jihad #politics #AmYisraelChai #StrongerTogether #jewishpride #Zionism

Have you happened to listen to Episode 22 yet? My guest Naftali Aklum is a public speaker and lecturer from the Beta Israel, the community of Ethiopian Jews. He tells us of his family’s harrowing journey to Israel and what Ethiopian Jews are facing, the split between forced assimilation and respecting one’s own identity while dealing with systemic discrimination and racism. Find Naftali on Instagram at @naftali_aklum1 The Yerus Project at www.jewsofethiopia.com 👉 Listen to the full episode on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or at the link in the bio. You can join the conversation and leave us your comments, remarks, and opinions down below. If you have an important topic, thought-provoking observation, or experience to share that needs more awareness and should be discussed, reach out to us at [email protected]. #theupfrontpodcast #betaisrael #Ethiopia #ethiopianjews #falashmura #jewishagency #redseadivingresort #Aliyah #Lawofreturn #Israel #antisemitism #discrimination #intersectionality #judaism #africa #assimilation #religion #onepeople #spirituality

A new episode is out! Listen on Spotify, apple podcasts, and all other podcast platforms or at www.theupfrontpodcast.com. Feminism does have a few different principles, but what they all share is the plea for gender equality. Liz from Episode 3 is back, and we are discussing different stances on feminism and how this comes into play in our dating life when trying to determine people’s compatibility and whether we should lower our standards to accommodate others. Join the conversation and leave us your comments, remarks, and opinions below. If you have an important topic, thought-provoking observation, or experience to share that needs more awareness and should be discussed more, reach out to us at [email protected]. #theupfrontpodcast #podcastshow #feminism #patriarchy #dating #standards #compatibility #bangladesh #israel #equalrights #paygap #discrimination #awareness #equality #psychology #gender #workplace #sexism #racism #empoweredwomenempowerwomen

Patrick Jones is a journalist, originally from New York, now living in South Carolina, and host of the "That Gives Me Anxiety Podcast". On this episode of The Upfront Podcast, Patrick and Nina discuss dealing with expectations of hosting a podcast, mental health, conspiracy theories, death, politics, and other fun stuff. You can find the “That Gives Me Anxiety Podcast” on Instagram at @thatgivesmeanxietypodcast, and the “Death Space: Filling The Void” podcast at @deathspacepodcast. Send us your comments, remarks, questions, and opinions in writing or as an audio recording through one of the following channels, and be sure to follow The Upfront Podcast. 👉 find the full episode at the link in bio or wherever you usually listen to podcasts. #theupfrontpodcast #thatgivesmeanxiety #anxiety #death #mentalhealth #awareness #politics #safespace #newyork #southcarolina #conspiracytheories #truecrime #podcast #podcasthost #fun #entertaining #podcastshow #pandemic #epicenter #griefsupport #peoplesstories #advocacy #activism #telaviv #comedy

Today’s guest Katharina Höftmann Katharina Hoeftmann Ciobotaru was born in Rostock in East Germany. She studied Psychology and German-Jewish History at Humboldt University in Berlin while working as a journalist for various newspapers. Due to receiving a scholarship for Ben Gurion University in Israel, she first stayed in the land that would later become her home base of choice. Katharina converted to Judaism and later wrote about her experiences in the Holy Land in several books and is an accomplished writer and author living in Tel Aviv. We are talking about her conversion process into Judaism, whether one can learn to believe in God, and how Katharina lost and found her identity whilst attempting to reconcile the Holocaust’s perpetrator-victim relationship for herself. Listen to the full episode wherever you usually get your podcasts, or at www.theupfrontpodcast.com. Find Katharina's books, including an excerpt in English of her latest novel in the show notes of the podcast episode. Send us your story, comments, remarks, questions, and opinions in writing or as an audio recording on Instagram, Facebook or via E-Mail to [email protected] #theupfrontpodcast #holocaust #religion #judaism #jewish #israel #germany #expatlife #history #remembrance #psychology #reconciliation #conversion #rabbanut #faith #belief #antisemitism #europe #discrimination #israeli #writer #novel #author #katharinahoeftmannciobotaru #eastgermany #westgerman #berlin #telaviv #germanjewishhistory #spirituality

My guest on this episode is Juliet Taylor, who grew up in a Jewish modern orthodox family in London, England. Juliet moved to Israel 9 years ago and worked as the educational director for a school. In the midst of her daily life, a mental health crisis slowly crept in and altered her life. Juliet was able to change her perspective on life and focus on what she values most, which eventually brought her to express her feelings through art in her spoken poetry. She has just finished her master’s degree in early childhood education. We are speaking on working towards eliminating the stigma of mental health issues, going through countless pandemic lockdowns and war by yourself, and what ultimately matters most. Find Juliet and her spoken poetry on Instagram at @julietmariataylor 👉 Join the conversation in the comments and find the full episode on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. #theupfrontpodcast #mentalhealth #pandemic #lockdown #education #awareness #mentalbreakdown #mentalhealthawareness #selfcare #happiness #lifecrisis #chasingdreams #destigmatizementalhealth #mentalhealthsupport #spokenword #spokenwordpoetry #art #war #israel #telaviv #london #england #loneliness #supportsystem #childhood #braindevelopment #equity #equality #independentwoman #expatlife

Challenging The Beauty Industry, with Maysa Resende
My guest today is Maysa Resende Maysa Resende. Maysa, originally from Brazil, moved to Israel in 2016 to do her Ph.D. in Biotechnology Engineering at Ben Gurion University (BGU). She is currently a postdoctoral fellow at Tel Aviv University (TAU), and during the pandemic, she founded a brand of natural and sustainable cosmetic bars called "Bars from Mars". barsfrommars.cosmetics. We are talking about consumer behavior, greenwashing, the impact on sales through “clean” claims, and what natural and chemical ingredients in cosmetics mean. Maysa will also share what it took to establish a sustainable brand of her own. Find "Bars from Mars" at https://barsfrommars.com. Send us your comments, remarks, questions, and opinions in writing or as an audio recording through one of these channels: Instagram & Facebook @theupfrontpodcast E-Mail: [email protected] #beauty #cosmetics #skincare #celebritybrands #greenwashing #sustainable #sustainability #natural #entrepreneurship #womanownedbusiness #theupfrontpodcast #podcast #newseason #newepisode #interview #conversation #thoughtprovoking #environment #cleanclaims #beautytips #brazil #biotechnology #chemicalpeel #ingredients #koreanskincare

Tomer Yair Zemel & Nina Mueller
The first episode of season two has aired! #theupfrontpodcast My guest is Tomer Yair Zemel, who was born and raised in Jerusalem, Israel. He is a social activist for causes that he is most passionate about. Tomer works in the high-tech industry and has been living close to Tel Aviv in Israel for the past several years. Tomer Yair Zemel We are speaking about his coming out, what he would recommend for other people to focus on when coming out themselves, what pride month and the pride parade are really all about and what still needs to change to give everyone equal legal rights. Please join in on the conversation in the comments. If you are in need of support, please find some sources in the show notes of the episode. 👉 find this and all other episodes wherever you get your podcasts. #Spotify #spotifypodcast #applepodcasts #podcast #lgbtqiaplus #love #gay #community #inclusivity #podcastshow #pridemonth #prideparade #pride #gayrights #loveislove #equality #allyship #comingout #speakyourtruth #empowerment #awareness #newseason #podcastersoffacebook

The Importance of Pride Month
The first episode of season two has aired! #theupfrontpodcast My guest is Tomer Yair Zemel, who was born and raised in Jerusalem, Israel. He is a social activist for causes that he is most passionate about. Tomer works in the high-tech industry and has been living close to Tel Aviv in Israel for the past several years. Tomer Yair Zemel We are speaking about his coming out, what he would recommend for other people to focus on when coming out themselves, what pride month and the pride parade are really all about and what still needs to change to give everyone equal legal rights. Please join in on the conversation in the comments. If you are in need of support, please find some sources in the show notes of the episode. 👉 find this and all other episodes wherever you get your podcasts. #Spotify #spotifypodcast #applepodcasts #podcast #lgbtqiaplus #love #gay #community #inclusivity #podcastshow #pridemonth #prideparade #pride #gayrights #loveislove #equality #allyship #comingout #speakyourtruth #empowerment #awareness #newseason #podcastersoffacebook

Don't miss out on the latest episode from last week! Listen to the full episode of "The Upfront Podcast" wherever you get your podcasts. My guest is Rebecca Sigala. Originally from Minneapolis in Minnesota (USA), Rebecca made Aliyah in 2009 (Jewish immigration to Israel) and now lives in Israel with her husband and three children. Rebecca is a self-employed boudoir photographer, self-love activist, and a body image and self-love coach for women. We are talking about what her own journey has led her to, what societal expectations women are facing nowadays, how we handle these, and how we can all learn to love ourselves through a process of self-acceptance and self-love. Find Rebecca on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/rebeccasigalaboudoir/ and on Facebook Rebecca Sigala - Boudoir Photography and at Rebecca Sigala. Rebecca's website can be found at https://rebeccasigala.com.

Have you listened to the latest episode yet? Rahel Cucchia was brought up in a very small town in Central Switzerland. In 2018 she started working out to build her fitness and competed in her first bodybuilding competition within a year. After several successful national competitions, she then went to Romania to compete in an international pro qualification that she won overall and in her class. Rahel became an IFBB Pro and has been a professional bodybuilder ever since. We will talk about her career and exceptional accomplishments, what it takes to be a bodybuilder, body image issues, and what it is really like being a woman in this male-dominated field. You can find Rahel on her Instagram page at https://www.instagram.com/rahelanastasia_ifbbpro/. Listen and subscribe to The Upfront Podcast wherever you get your podcasts.

A new episode is up! My guest is a very well-known journalist, that reports on extremism and war from within. Due to his very dangerous occupation and his covert travels to certain places, we are protecting his identity by using the pseudonym "Kay" instead of his real name. We will be talking about insights from a war correspondent’s perspective who has witnessed and experienced war in Syria and other places firsthand on the ground, as well as the current threat level of terrorism and extremism. #theupfrontpodcast

In this episode, my guest is Sam (they/them). Sam and their family moved to Israel from California when they were 11 years old and became an advocate for intersectional disability and mental health. Sam is a writer and is currently also studying. We are talking about gender identity, disability, mental health, and how Sam handles living with cerebral palsy. This is part 1 of 2 of this interview. Find Sam on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/disabledreamer/ and on their website at https://www.disabledreamer.com. Subscribe and listen to The Upfront Podcast wherever you get your podcasts.

Ruth Peri | Is Peace Possible in The Middle East?
Ruth Peri was born and raised in a small town in Bulgaria, close to the Romanian border. She lived in Berlin and eventually moved to Israel 8 years ago. In Tel Aviv, her roommate invited a guest over for dinner one night and that is how Ruth came into contact with Muhammed from Ramallah in the West Bank. This encounter inspired her to participate in the work of local NGOs and she discovered the commonalities of Jews and Arabs coexisting in Israel. During a visit back home in Bulgaria, Ruth was arrested and jailed for trying to help a refugee that had fled the oppressing forces of the Hamas in Gaza. Two years ago Ruth then co-founded HOLY LOCAL ALIENS, which is an organization and community that brings people of different backgrounds together that usually don’t have the chance to interact. We are discussing the continuous conflict between Israel, Gaza, and the West Bank, which most recently has amounted to an unprecedented amount of missiles being fired towards Israel in May of last year. Find Ruth Peri and Holy Local Aliens on Facebook at Holy Local Aliens and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/holylocalaliens/ Subscribe to The Upfront Podcast wherever you listen to podcasts #applepodcasts #spotifypodcasts!

On this episode: Born and raised in India, Siddaq Singh first studied in India and received a Bachelors Degree in Mechanical Engineering, as well as an MBA, and then went on to do a Masters Degree in Environmental Studies in Israel. Siddaq is a thinker, educator and sustainability facilitator and currently teaches a course called Sustainability in Practice at Thapar School of Management in which the business students become sensitized to the challenges of human existence and allows them to develop positive impact projects with local communities. We are talking about the basic principles of sustainability, how the economy can potentially hinder our collective efforts towards protecting the environment and how technologies could open up a chance for a systemic overhaul. Find Siddaq on Facebook at Siddaq Singh and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/siddaq/. Join the conversation in the comments and tell us what you think! SUBSCRIBE to The Upfront Podcast wherever you get your podcasts! You can also find us on Instagram at www.instagram.com/theupfrontpodcast, and on our website.

Have you listened to the latest episode yet? Our guest for this episode is Emily Katz. She was born in Israel, raised in the UK and Spain and currently lives in Israel but is planning on moving back to Spain in a few months. Emily had studied organization behavior development and now works as an Organizational and Self-Healing Consultant, a professional problem solver, on a mission to try and help heal humanity. She is working on different projects to heal the collective, but is currently focusing on helping individuals with their mental health. Emily is sharing parts of her personal story, which entail harrowing events that ultimately led her to a path of self-healing, self acceptance and love. Find Emily on Facebook at Emily Katz and at The Self-Healing Consultant. For support, please visit https://en.eran.org.il or call *3201 (in Israel). For support in other countries, please visit https://www.helpguide.org/find-help.htm or look up your local mental health helplines. SUBSCRIBE and listen to The Upfront Podcast wherever you get your podcasts! #theupfrontpodcast You can also find us on Instagram, and on our website at www.theupfrontpodcast.com.

Today’s guest is the inspirational Roy Freeman who originally grew up in the UK in Luton, just north of London. He moved to Sydney in Australia at the age of 28 and lived there for 11 years until he moved to Israel in 2012. Roy works in High-Tech as an Instructor and in 2013 he dedicated his spare time to founding his own organization by the name of “LGBT Olim” LGBT Olim for the LGBTQ+ community in Israel. We talk about what the organization does, what the LGBTQ+ community is still having to deal with nowadays, and how we can all contribute to a more inclusive society. If you’d like to sign-up for their newsletter, please send an email to: [email protected] and for donations, collaborations and inquiries, please reach out to Roy Freeman at [email protected]. 👉 Be sure to follow us on here and subscribe to The Upfront Podcast wherever you’re listening so you will know right away when a new episode is available. #theupfrontpodcast #podcast #interview #podcastlife #podcaster #podcastshow #lgbtq #lgbt #gay #loveislove #lesbian #queer #comingout #bisexual #transgender #trans #lgbtqia #nonbinary #telaviv #israel #aliyah #inclusionmatters #identity #sexualorientation #gender #representationmatters #community #society #middleeast