Episodes

  • EP17 - Growing Up in an Urban Kibbutz

    EP17 - Growing Up in an Urban Kibbutz
    Jun 20 2026
    For several years, I have wanted to record this conversation, and I am delighted to finally share it. In this episode of Kol He'chalutz, I speak with Shai Harburger and Shachar Dekel, the first two children born into Kibbutz Mishol. Through two separate conversations, we explore what it was like to grow up in an urban kibbutz, how the community shaped their identities, and how they view that experience now as young adults in their twenties. Their stories offer a unique perspective on the successes, challenges, and everyday realities of communal living from the point of view of those who were born into it. Whether you are interested in kibbutzim, intentional communities, or the question of how communities shape the next generation, this is a conversation you won't want to miss.
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    38 mins
  • EP16 - Australian Jewry and the Royal Commission

    EP16 - Australian Jewry and the Royal Commission
    May 13 2026
    Anton Marks speaks with Adele Stowe-Lindner about Australian Jewry, October 7th, the Bondi massacre, and Australia’s Royal Commission into antisemitism - exploring trauma, testimony, Zionism, identity, and the future of Jewish life.
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    53 mins
  • EP15 - The Centre for Jewish Holidays

    EP15 - The Centre for Jewish Holidays
    Jul 27 2020
    We are joined by Lior Lekner for a conversation about Jewish culture and the important work of the Center of Jewish holidays, situated at Kibbutz Bet Hashita.
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    45 mins
  • EP14 - Anarchism and the Kibbutz

    EP14 - Anarchism and the Kibbutz
    Jul 11 2020
    A compelling conversation with James Horrox, who describes the kibbutz experiment as the closest example of living anarchism history has ever seen
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    39 mins
  • EP13 - Alliances on the Left in the Age of Populism

    EP13 - Alliances on the Left in the Age of Populism
    Jun 25 2020
    How do we view our elected leaders? What alliances must be fostered by the left? What happened to the moral imperative of valuing truth? These are just some of the questions explored by Professor Eva Illouz in the latest episode of the Kol He'Chalutz podcast.
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    32 mins
  • EP12 - Jewish Volunteers in the Spanish Civil War

    EP12 - Jewish Volunteers in the Spanish Civil War
    Jun 9 2020
    About a quarter of all the volunteers that came from around the world to fight fascism in the mid-1930's were Jewish. Martin Sugarman talks about why they went, how their sacrifices mustn't be forgotten and how their Jewishness is being purposely erased in some leftist circles today.
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    43 mins
  • EP11 - Talmud, Feminism & Aya Napa

    EP11 - Talmud, Feminism & Aya Napa
    May 22 2020
    Professor Ruhama Weiss explains how she came to organise a group of 60 Israelis who traveled to Cyprus in solidarity with the British woman accused of lying by the Cyprus authorities over her rape by a group of Israelis. She also shares her thoughts on the Talmud, Reform Judaism, Israeli society and even shares one of her poems.
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    36 mins
  • EP10 - Digital Technology: Pedagogical Dilemmas during the Pandemic

    EP10 - Digital Technology: Pedagogical Dilemmas during the Pandemic
    May 7 2020
    Digital technology is experiencing an unprecedented exposure in terms of its utilization for long-distance learning whilst our schools are closed. We talk to Dr Jared Matas, with many years of experience in the field.
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    35 mins