On Meaning

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About the Meaning
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"On Meaning" - Philosophical pollical podcast
Presentation
Hosted byTamir Dortal
GenrePhilosophical pollical podcast
Format
  • Audio
  • video
Created byTamir Dortal
LanguageHebrew
Length60 minutes
Production
Theme music composed bysa-doc
Opening themeSpace Fiction
Video formatYouTube
Audio formatMP3
No. of episodes143 (as of June 7, 2021)
Publication
Original releaseApril 7, 2019 (April 7, 2019) – present
Websitemashmaut.wixsite.com/podcast

On Meaning (Hebrew: על המשמעות, pronounced [al ha'mashmaut]) is a Hebrew political philosophy podcast which examines ideas and philosophers shaping Israeli society today. The podcast was launched in April 2019 by Adv. Tamir Dortal.[1] It has since accumulated over 400,000 listeners and made it to the finals in Geektime website's 2020 competition in the “interviews” category.[2]

Background[]

Tamir Dortal was interested in Hebrew podcasts on the topics of conservatism, political philosophy, economics and civil liberties.[3] He discovered there were few to none Hebrew podcasts on these topics, and decided to start his own.

Chapters[]

The podcast addresses issues on Israel's public agenda, including:[4] Civil liberties, Jewish traditions in modern life, Jews and liberal conservatism, family, the welfare state, security, nationalism, Separation of religion and state, European migrant crisis, capitalism, governance, law and democracy, judicial activism, the Middle East and Islamic culture.[5]

Guests included prominent Israeli thinkers such as: Rabbi Haim Navon, Adv. Ran Bar-Yoshafat, Elad Malka, MK Simcha Rothman, Tuvia Tenenbom, Professor Moshe Koppel, Dr. Mordechai Kedar, Akiva Bigman, Michael Eisenberg, Adv. Gil Bringer, Dr. Amatzia Samkai, Professor Avi Bell, Dr. Asael Abelman, Rabbi Oury Amos Cherki, Erez Eshel, Professor Ruth Wisse, Hillel Gershuni, Dalit Laub Soter, Riki Maman, Dr. Eran Lerman, Yigal Liverant, Yonatan Sorochkin, MK Amichai Chikli, Rabbi Ofir HaIvri, Dr. Yagil Hankin, Sara Haetzni-Cohen, Professor Oz Almog, Dr. Tamar Almog, Dr. Gadi Taub, Neve Daromi, Tzur Erlich, Dr. Daniel Schueftan, Haim Ramon, Professor Yuri Pines , Dr. Emmanuel Navon, Hanan Amiur, Rabbi Haim Amsalem, MK Bezalel Smotrich, Roy Schwartz Tichon, Yair Kleinbaum,[6] Yehuda Harel, Dr. Roi Yozevitch, Arnon Segal, Dr. Pinchas Yehezkeli, Dr. Tzvi Tzameret, Elhanan Gruner,[7] Dennis Prager and Ben Shapiro.

Podcasts Production[]

On Meaning's team produces other successful podcasts such as: Hashimua[8] (Hebrew: השימוע - The Hearing), Al Hamilhama[9] (Hebrew: על המלחמה - About the War) and HaMatzbee Menatzeah[10] (Hebrew: המצביא מנצח - The warlord wins).

About Tamir Dortal[]

Adv. Dortel received his law degree from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and interned at the Yehuda Raveh & Co. law firm. He is a social activist, lecturer/professor and civics teacher.[11] Dortal is also a partner at the Tikvah Foundation and director of the Jerusalem-based Exodus Program. He currently teaches economics at the Shalom Hartman Institute.

See also[]

External links[]

References[]

  1. ^ New Weddings Trends by Jews on Temple Mount
  2. ^ Inbar Patela, This Podcast will broaden your mind on Channel 20, 18 June 2021
  3. ^ Tamir Dortal's articles on Mida website
  4. ^ On Meaning - Arutz Sheva
  5. ^ Eitan Levits, Even in the reality age there's a place for meaning and deep conversations, Arutz Sheva, 07 July 2021
  6. ^ "Israel does not have true right wing" - Tamir Dortal and Yqir Kleinbaum on www.hebrenews.com
  7. ^ Aryeh Schiff was convicted on manslaughter for nothing
  8. ^ The hearing podcast on the Israeli forum for law and liberty website
  9. ^ About the war podcast on the College for tactical command website
  10. ^ The warlord wins podcast on the Israel Defense Forces division's course website
  11. ^ The managers of the Mechinot Kdam-Tzvaiyot admits that they are not reaching their goals
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