Moral Edge

Jonathan Pollard spent 30 years in an American prison, 7 of them in solitary, for passing secrets to Israel. In this rare, raw conversation with Michael Gerbitz, he tells the whole story: the call that said there was no escape plan, hundreds of agents waiting outside the embassy, years in a cell 150 meters underground, and the day he was offered freedom in exchange for releasing more than 100 terrorists. This is a modern-day Joseph story. Joseph was thrown into the pit, forgotten in prison, and still believed God was writing the story (Genesis 37–41). Jonathan says the same thing in his own words: God runs the world. His story is a window into faith under pressure, loyalty to the people of Israel, and the hand of God working above the headlines.

Are religious Jews so comfortable in exile that they've forgotten where God wants them to live? A provocative conversation about Aliyah, Jewish destiny, the coming of Mashiach, and why so many Torah-observant Jews resist the call to come home.

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What if today's explosive headlines are signs that the world is moving toward the coming of the Messiah? 'Above the Headlines', a new Moral Edge podcast, reveals the Divine story behind the news.Is God guiding Trump and Netanyahu's decisions? Why is Saudi Arabia suddenly turning to Israel for help? And why does Turkey want to rule over Jerusalem? Discover the astonishing connections between today's events, ancient prophecies, and the ultimate redemption.Moral Edge explores Israel, faith, and a world on edge through a Torah and biblical lens, examining Jewish destiny, the Messiah, biblical prophecy, and humanity’s journey toward the Messianic era and Final Redemption.

Malka Fleisher, a Texas-born lawyer and mother living in Judea and Samaria, joins Chanale on The Weekly Squeeze to break down the "settler violence" headlines versus the daily fight for survival in Israel.Malka grew up in a small Texas town, fell in love with Israel on a trip at 15, met Yishai Fleisher in law school, and married him in Hebron during the Second Intifada. Today Yishai is running with Itamar Ben-Gvir for the Knesset. She explains why Judea and Samaria is the heart of Israel, what's really behind the "settler violence" label, why self-defense and deterrence shouldn't be controversial, and her ultimatum for Israel's future: accept the Jewish state, or leave.When you stand for the truth, emet stands. Sheker falls over.

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A Nova survivor shot by terrorists, an IDF soldier who nearly died after being hit by an RPG, and a grieving mother who lost her son in Gaza come together for a powerful October 7 conversation. Following a special screening of "Just Tell Me You’re Alive," host Nissim Black and film director Zach Grashin join the panelists as they share their experiences of unimaginable loss, survival, resilience, and choosing life.Moral Edge explores Israel, faith, and a world on edge through a Torah and biblical lens, examining Jewish destiny, the Messiah, biblical prophecy, and humanity’s journey toward the Messianic era and Final Redemption.

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On The Weekly Squeeze from Moral Edge, host Chanale sits down with entrepreneur and content creator Shmuli Weissler for an unfiltered conversation about addiction, recovery, faith, and starting over. Shmuli explains why even a seizure and a doctor’s warning could not stop him from returning to the habits destroying his life. What follows is the harder story: learning to stay sober, rebuild trust in himself, and transform a reluctant tefillin challenge into discipline, consistency, and genuine connection.Moral Edge explores Israel, faith, and a world on edge through a Torah and biblical lens, examining Jewish destiny, the Messiah, biblical prophecy, and humanity’s journey toward the Messianic era and Final Redemption.

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On The Weekly Squeeze from Moral Edge, host Chanale sits down with Rabbi Benzion Kravitz, founder of Jews for Judaism, for a conversation every parent needs to hear.

From a missing fourteen-year-old whose diary mentioned angels to missionaries reaching children through phones, schools, and trusted relationships, this episode exposes a danger hiding in plain sight. Rabbi Kravitz reveals what makes young people vulnerable and how parents can reach them before someone else does.

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Moral Edge explores Israel, faith, and a world on edge through a Torah and biblical lens, examining Jewish destiny, the Messiah, biblical prophecy, and humanity’s journey toward the Messianic era and Final Redemption.

Join our Moral Edge family and start making an impact today:👉 https://dailygiving.org/moraledgeYou can do more to enrich another person’s life today with a single pocket dollar than most people do in an entire year—and in doing so, discover the rarest joy known to human nature. In this episode, Chanale sits down with Dr. Jonathan Donath, founder of Daily Giving, to uncover how that exact principle scaled a grassroots movement into over $9 million distributed annually to vetted Jewish nonprofits. Together, they confront the classic theological debate of whether generosity is forged through occasional large checks or daily habit, while examining the profound psychological rewiring that happens when giving becomes second nature. From miraculous personal breakthroughs to radical zero-overhead transparency, this conversation delivers an eye-opening blueprint for turning spare change into an undeniable force for good.Moral Edge explores Israel, faith, and a world on edge through a Torah and biblical lens, examining Jewish destiny, the Messiah, biblical prophecy, and humanity’s journey toward the Messianic era and Final Redemption.

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On this episode of The Weekly Squeeze, Chanale sits down with Julie Rothschild Levy (@JulieShtick) to break down her chaotic journey of making Aliyah three distinct times. From a secular Minnesota upbringing and working the Oslo Accords to becoming an ultra-orthodox medical clown, Julie shares raw, hilarious insights on surviving Israeli bureaucracy and wartime trauma. This conversation cuts through the romanticized fluff to show why humor is an essential tool for deep loyalty to the land.

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On this episode of The Weekly Squeeze on Moral Edge, Chanale Fellig sits down with Tamar Krieger Kalev, executive director of the Tzemach David Foundation, the organization behind The Future Is Calling. Tamar explains why so many Jewish teenagers fall in love with Israel during their gap year but still return to America for college, revealing what families may be overlooking when they never seriously consider Israeli universities. What begins as a decision about where to earn a degree becomes a much bigger question about where the next generation will build its life and whether studying in Israel is part of the biblical story of the Jewish people returning home and building their future in the Land of Israel.

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Avi welcomes Rabbi Moshe Lichtman, translator of Eim HaBanim Semeichah, to address the spiritual danger of choosing comfort over commandment.

They break down the Torah sources calling for a return to Israel and confront why Diaspora leaders still hesitate to take action. Prepare for an unfiltered discussion on why the era of exile is closing and what it truly takes to bring our people home.

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Moral Edge explores Israel, faith, and a world on edge through a Torah and biblical lens, examining Jewish destiny, the Messiah, biblical prophecy, and humanity’s journey toward the Messianic era and Final Redemption.

On this episode of The Weekly Squeeze, Chanale sits down with designer and olah Michal Weinstein. Michal shares why she left a dream life in America for Israel—and why pressuring other Jews to make the same move only drives them away. They also get candid about Ozempic, shidduch résumés, hair covering, health and the realities of building a life in Israel.Moral Edge explores Israel, faith, and a world on edge through a Torah and biblical lens, examining Jewish destiny, the Messiah, biblical prophecy, and humanity’s journey toward the Messianic era and Final Redemption.

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On Chanale’s Weekly Squeeze, Chanale sits down with Jezliah, a singer-songwriter and mother of seven who grew up leading Christian worship before converting to Judaism. Their remarkable conversation explores the music entering our homes, the lyrics our children repeat, and whether banning songs that clash with our values solves anything. Music never stays in the background—it enters the heart and begins shaping a child before a parent realizes it.

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On this episode of Moral Edge, Ariel Gold sits down with Golda Daphna for an unfiltered conversation about Columbia, Aliyah, October 7, the IDF, and Israel advocacy.Golda shares what it was like to be openly Zionist at Columbia before the campus encampments—and why she believes the warning signs were already visible. From making Aliyah one week before October 7 to waking up to sirens on her first Shabbat in Tel Aviv, volunteering and ultimately joining the IDF, this conversation explores identity, conviction and choosing to act when history suddenly changes.

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On this episode of Call Me Israeli, Ariel welcomes Dr. Carl and Karen Hochhauser, a psychologist and educator who packed up their young family in New Jersey and made Aliyah nearly nineteen years ago. Their house was destroyed by raw sewage just months before the move—but that was only the beginning of a journey through unfamiliar schools, wartime parenting and one frightening question: could bringing your children to Israel actually make them less religious? You may agree, you may argue, but by the end you will understand why they believe the Jewish future is not something to wait for—it is something to help build.
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On Call Me Israeli, Ariel sits down with Nina Broder—better known as The Jerusalemite—to explore the faith, history, and meaning woven into life in Jerusalem.From growing up between Israel and America to serving in the IDF and building a platform that reveals Jerusalem’s beauty, Nina shares why living in Israel transformed her identity—and why she believes our generation is watching prophecy unfold in real time.This episode will challenge you to see Israel not as a distant ideal or future dream, but as a living invitation to reconnect with your people, your purpose, and the place Jews have prayed to return to for generations.Follow Nina Broder: https://www.instagram.com/thejerusalemite/?hl=en
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On The Weekly Squeeze from Moral Edge, Chanale sits down with Chaya Cadaner Hitin of Unit 11741, the volunteer project helping supply Israeli soldiers with helmets, protective armor, and emergency medical gear. Chaya recounts a donated helmet that helped a soldier survive an RPG and IED blast, IDF medics who performed surgery on themselves in Gaza, and reservists losing income, health, and marriages, connecting their sacrifice to her vision of Israel as one people called to protect life, become a light to the nations, and move toward redemption.https://unit11741.com/about?utm_source
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On The Weekly Squeeze from Moral Edge, Chanale sits down with Rabbi Elisha Pearl, author of Make Peace, to examine the Lubavitcher Rebbe’s warnings about Israel, war, and national security.Why does Israel keep stopping before the threat is truly eliminated, only to face the same war again years later? Rabbi Pearl breaks down what the Rebbe told Israeli leaders, why they repeatedly ignored him, and what his strategy could mean for Israel right now.

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On this episode of The Rabbi Says, Rabbi Ari Enkin and co-host Michael Gerbitz take on the letter I with three subjects few people would dare place in one conversation: intimacy, idolatry and intoxication. They uncover the Torah’s vision of marriage, the truth behind the infamous hole-in-the-sheet myth, Judaism’s complicated view of Christianity and Islam, and the thin line between holy wine and losing control. Funny, unfiltered and unexpectedly practical, this episode proves that Judaism does not run from the dangerous parts of life—it teaches you how to make them holy.

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On Call Me Israeli, Ariel sits down with Nina Broder—better known as The Jerusalemite—to explore the faith, history, and meaning woven into life in Jerusalem.From growing up between Israel and America to serving in the IDF and building a platform that reveals Jerusalem’s beauty, Nina shares why living in Israel transformed her identity—and why she believes our generation is watching prophecy unfold in real time.This episode will challenge you to see Israel not as a distant ideal or future dream, but as a living invitation to reconnect with your people, your purpose, and the place Jews have prayed to return to for generations.Follow Nina Broder: https://www.instagram.com/thejerusalemite/?hl=en