https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/wine-with-adam--5522060enNews CommentaryCopyright JNS Podcastshttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/7319043fb8eb7cf799e57c4953252222.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/wine-with-adam--5522060Tue, 27 Feb 2024 20:17:07 +0000JNS PodcastsJNS Podcastszsicherman@jns.orgEnjoy a good conversation and a glass of wine with JNS’ “Wine with Adam.” Featuring the young and hip Adam Bellos, the show includes interviews with well-known personalities over a bottle of one of Israel’s finest wines. Learn about some of Israel and...cleanepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-20-exclusive-departing-us-ambassador-to-israel-tom-nides-tells-all--56072836
Shortly before finishing his post, Tom Nides sat down with Adam Bellos in a tell-all and wide-ranging interview on his time serving as ambassador to what he called America’s “ most important friend, certainly in the Middle East and I would say, in the world".]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56072836Wed, 12 Jul 2023 17:30:02 +0000JNS PodcastsListen to Amb. Tom Nides like you have never heard him before! Shortly before finishing his post, Tom Nides sat down with Adam Bellos in a tell-all and wide-ranging interview on his time serving as ambassador to what he called America’s “ most...
Shortly before finishing his post, Tom Nides sat down with Adam Bellos in a tell-all and wide-ranging interview on his time serving as ambassador to what he called America’s “ most important friend, certainly in the Middle East and I would say, in the world".]]>1966antisemitism,iran,israel,netanyahu,tom_nides,us_israel_relationshipcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-19-emily-schrader-the-figure-skater-turned-social-media-activist--55410627
This week's guest on "Wine with Adam" is social media whiz and Ynet journalist Emily Schrader. Together they drink the Spring River White Blend from the Gush Etzion winery.
Host Adam Bellos and Schrader discuss:

• her journey from trained figure skater to social media activist and now a journalist
• her harrowing experience being treated for MS.
• her activism on behalf of the women of Iran and what the West can't understand.

Listen to this fascinating personal interview with of one the Jewish world's most important activists!]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/55410627Wed, 28 Jun 2023 17:30:02 +0000JNS PodcastsMeet the woman fighting for human rights and exposing Western hypocrisy. This week's guest on "Wine with Adam" is social media whiz and Ynet journalist Emily Schrader. Together they drink the Spring River White Blend from the Gush Etzion winery. Host...
This week's guest on "Wine with Adam" is social media whiz and Ynet journalist Emily Schrader. Together they drink the Spring River White Blend from the Gush Etzion winery.
Host Adam Bellos and Schrader discuss:

• her journey from trained figure skater to social media activist and now a journalist
• her harrowing experience being treated for MS.
• her activism on behalf of the women of Iran and what the West can't understand.

Listen to this fascinating personal interview with of one the Jewish world's most important activists!]]>1564arabic,emily_schrader,israel,israel_advocacy,ms,winecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-18-rabbi-yehuda-levi-the-rabbi-who-brings-celebrities-to-the-temple-mount--54442731
In this week's Wine with Adam, host, and CEO of Israel Innovation Fund, Adam Scott Bellos talks with Yeshivat Har HaBayit Director of Outreach Yehuda Levi. Rabbi Levi was born in New Jersey and for the last seven years has been working to allow more and more religious freedom and access for all people to the Temple Mount.

Listen to this fascinating discussion about the goals of his activism, bringing Ben Shapiro and Jordan Peterson up to the Temple Mount and the longstanding uninterrupted Jewish connection to Har HaBayit.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54442731Thu, 15 Jun 2023 16:30:02 +0000JNS PodcastsThink you understand the ultra-orthodox? Think you understand the history of the Temple Mount? Guess again! In this week's Wine with Adam, host, and CEO of Israel Innovation Fund, Adam Scott Bellos talks with Yeshivat Har HaBayit Director of Outreach...
In this week's Wine with Adam, host, and CEO of Israel Innovation Fund, Adam Scott Bellos talks with Yeshivat Har HaBayit Director of Outreach Yehuda Levi. Rabbi Levi was born in New Jersey and for the last seven years has been working to allow more and more religious freedom and access for all people to the Temple Mount.

Listen to this fascinating discussion about the goals of his activism, bringing Ben Shapiro and Jordan Peterson up to the Temple Mount and the longstanding uninterrupted Jewish connection to Har HaBayit.]]>1442christianity,freedom_of_religion,har_habayit,islam,jewish_history,judaism,muslims,prayer,spirituality,temple_mountcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-17-exclusive-jonathan-pollard-tells-all--54053135The discussion takes place over a glass of Kabir Winery's Merlot.
They discuss

• The accusation of dual Loyalty
• The true nature of the Israel/US "special" relationship
• His time in prison
• His late wife Esther

This is the episode you don't want to miss!
]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54053135Wed, 31 May 2023 17:30:02 +0000JNS PodcastsIn this week's Wine with Adam, host, and CEO of Israel Innovation Fund, Adam Scott Bellos, is joined by ex-spy Jonathan Pollard in an exclusive tell-all interview. The discussion takes place over a glass of Kabir Winery's Merlot. They discuss - The...The discussion takes place over a glass of Kabir Winery's Merlot.
They discuss

• The accusation of dual Loyalty
• The true nature of the Israel/US "special" relationship
• His time in prison
• His late wife Esther

This is the episode you don't want to miss!
]]>1549cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-16-amichai-chikli-we-are-at-a-dangerous-moment--53806356
This week, host Adam Scott Bellos sat down with guest Minister of the Diaspora Amichai Chikli, to talk about the current protests about judicial reform, his goals in connecting Israel to Diaspora Jewry and more.

Chikli is credited with toppling the previous unity government established by Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid that included center-left parties and an Arab party.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53806356Wed, 10 May 2023 17:30:01 +0000JNS PodcastsWhy be Jewish? What does it mean to be Jewish? This week, host Adam Scott Bellos sat down with guest Minister of the Diaspora Amichai Chikli, to talk about the current protests about judicial reform, his goals in connecting Israel to Diaspora Jewry...
This week, host Adam Scott Bellos sat down with guest Minister of the Diaspora Amichai Chikli, to talk about the current protests about judicial reform, his goals in connecting Israel to Diaspora Jewry and more.

Chikli is credited with toppling the previous unity government established by Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid that included center-left parties and an Arab party.]]>1447cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-15-rudy-rochman-my-time-in-a-nigerian-prison--53582932
The conversation was accompanied by a tasting of Shilo Mosaic 2019, a red blend from the Shilo Winery in Israel.

Bellos and Rochman also delve into

• Rudy's upbringing and how he became an activist
• The historicity of his documentary series "We were never lost"
• His comments on the “truth” of the Black Israelite narrative
• His solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53582932Sun, 30 Apr 2023 17:30:00 +0000JNS PodcastsHost Adam Bellos sat down with special guest and close friend Rudy Rochman, an Israeli-American activist and filmmaker, to talk about his time in prison in Nigeria. In July 2021, Rudy was detained along with three others and spent several weeks in...
The conversation was accompanied by a tasting of Shilo Mosaic 2019, a red blend from the Shilo Winery in Israel.

Bellos and Rochman also delve into

• Rudy's upbringing and how he became an activist
• The historicity of his documentary series "We were never lost"
• His comments on the “truth” of the Black Israelite narrative
• His solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

]]>1708cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-14-sharren-haskel-this-is-why-i-broke-with-netanyahu--53299233In season 2, episode 3, host and CEO of Israel Innovation Fund Adam Scott Bellos is joined by guest MK Sharren Haskel, a member of the National Unity Party led by Benny Gantz.

In this far-reaching interview, Bellos and Haskel discuss -

• the failure of territorial compromise and her plan to apply sovereignty over the Jordan Valley.
• the importance of the Temple Mount and allowing Jews to visit the site.
• how being a mother of three and a former soldier influenced her career in the Knesset.
• why she broke with Netanyahu and Likud

]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53299233Wed, 22 Mar 2023 18:30:02 +0000JNS PodcastsMeet the young, secular, socially liberal, politically hawkish MK who frequently visits the Temple mount and has fought for the legalization of cannabis, Israeli sovereignty over the Jordan valley and rejects the idea that giving away land will bring...In season 2, episode 3, host and CEO of Israel Innovation Fund Adam Scott Bellos is joined by guest MK Sharren Haskel, a member of the National Unity Party led by Benny Gantz.

In this far-reaching interview, Bellos and Haskel discuss -

• the failure of territorial compromise and her plan to apply sovereignty over the Jordan Valley.
• the importance of the Temple Mount and allowing Jews to visit the site.
• how being a mother of three and a former soldier influenced her career in the Knesset.
• why she broke with Netanyahu and Likud

]]>1549cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-13-gil-troy-getting-drunk-on-zionism--53132074
Troy and Bellos discuss the book over a glass of the "argaman" wine, Israel's highest-rated wine in 2022.

They discuss

• How Zionism was Herzl's play that rocked the world
• His criticism of the Rothchilds and uber-wealthy Jews.
• Herzl's "leap of hope" and what it means for the world today.

Relax and drink from the wells of a 4000-year-old tradition and history!]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53132074Wed, 08 Mar 2023 18:30:02 +0000JNS PodcastsOn season 2, episode 2, host and CEO of Israel Innovation Fund Adam Scott Bellos is joined by guest Gil Troy, historian and author of "Theodor Herzl Zionist Writings.” The three-volume work features 11 years’ worth of Herzl’s writings, including his...
Troy and Bellos discuss the book over a glass of the "argaman" wine, Israel's highest-rated wine in 2022.

They discuss

• How Zionism was Herzl's play that rocked the world
• His criticism of the Rothchilds and uber-wealthy Jews.
• Herzl's "leap of hope" and what it means for the world today.

Relax and drink from the wells of a 4000-year-old tradition and history!]]>1330cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-12-chloe-valdary-blacks-jews-need-to-stop-treating-each-other-as-political-abstractions--52809559
The theory of enchantment is a “DEI” diversity equity and inclusivity program that uses storytelling to promote critical thinking and empathy. After George Floyd and the rise of Black Lives Matter, she realized that the Theory of enchantment was a perfect antidote and alternative to the other DEI programs that taught 'white fragility' and inbred and insolvable racism.

Valdary and Bellos also discuss recent controversies surrounding Dave Chappelle's latest Saturday Night Live appearance, Kanye "Ye" West and what these mean for relations between the Black and Jewish communities.

Kick back with a glass of your favorite wine and enjoy!]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52809559Wed, 22 Feb 2023 18:30:01 +0000JNS PodcastsWine with Adam is back and this season begins with a discussion between host and CEO of Israel Innovation Fund Adam Bellos and Theory of Enchantment founder Chloé Valdary. Valdary, a pro-Israel African American and former activist, explains that after...
The theory of enchantment is a “DEI” diversity equity and inclusivity program that uses storytelling to promote critical thinking and empathy. After George Floyd and the rise of Black Lives Matter, she realized that the Theory of enchantment was a perfect antidote and alternative to the other DEI programs that taught 'white fragility' and inbred and insolvable racism.

Valdary and Bellos also discuss recent controversies surrounding Dave Chappelle's latest Saturday Night Live appearance, Kanye "Ye" West and what these mean for relations between the Black and Jewish communities.

Kick back with a glass of your favorite wine and enjoy!]]>1311cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-11-fleur-hassan-nahoum-will-east-jerusalem-become-israel-s-newest-high-tech-hub--51836552
“I'm very proud to have been part of a movement in Jerusalem to make it the capital of the startup nation,” Hassan-Nahoum says, as she explains that one of her new projects is to establish a new high-tech park in East Jerusalem.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51836552Wed, 09 Nov 2022 18:30:02 +0000JNS PodcastsIn the latest episode of "Wine with Adam," Jerusalem's Deputy Mayor Fleur Hassan-Nahoum talks about the city's present and future. “I'm very proud to have been part of a movement in Jerusalem to make it the capital of the startup nation,”...
“I'm very proud to have been part of a movement in Jerusalem to make it the capital of the startup nation,” Hassan-Nahoum says, as she explains that one of her new projects is to establish a new high-tech park in East Jerusalem.]]>1393cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-10-hillel-neuer-un-gives-murderous-regimes-international-legitimacy--51331281
“We're fighting for the United Nations to live up to its founding principles,” Neuer says, while he and Bellos enjoy a glass of Bravdo Merlot.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51331281Wed, 21 Sep 2022 17:30:02 +0000JNS PodcastsIn a conversation with Adam Scott Bellos on this week’s “Wine with Adam,” Executive Director of UN Watch Hillen Neuer explains how dictatorships and murderous regimes regularly band together to approve UN resolutions that can then enjoy full...
“We're fighting for the United Nations to live up to its founding principles,” Neuer says, while he and Bellos enjoy a glass of Bravdo Merlot.]]>1251cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-9-david-graizbord-american-jews-think-they-are-christians-without-jesus--50800514
In this week’s episode of Wine With Adam, Adam Scott Bellos talks with Professor David Graizbord, associate director of Judaic Studies at University of Arizona. They discuss the modern-day U.S. Jewish life and how American Jews have internalized the non-Jewish conception of religion.

“American Jews … have internalized that they are Christians without Jesus,” the professor said. Judaism, he added has become about bagels, davening and Seinfeld.

Buy David Graizbord's new book "New Zionists": https://www.amazon.com/New-Zionists-American-National-Identity/dp/1498580459/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1LDEEZ3RMIE87&keywords=New+Zionists+David+Graizbord&qid=1659534577&sprefix=new+zionists+david+graizbord%2Caps%2C195&sr=8-1]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50800514Wed, 03 Aug 2022 17:30:02 +0000JNS PodcastsIs “Judaism” a Jewish concept? In this week’s episode of Wine With Adam, Adam Scott Bellos talks with Professor David Graizbord, associate director of Judaic Studies at University of Arizona. They discuss the modern-day U.S. Jewish life and how...
In this week’s episode of Wine With Adam, Adam Scott Bellos talks with Professor David Graizbord, associate director of Judaic Studies at University of Arizona. They discuss the modern-day U.S. Jewish life and how American Jews have internalized the non-Jewish conception of religion.

“American Jews … have internalized that they are Christians without Jesus,” the professor said. Judaism, he added has become about bagels, davening and Seinfeld.

Buy David Graizbord's new book "New Zionists": https://www.amazon.com/New-Zionists-American-National-Identity/dp/1498580459/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1LDEEZ3RMIE87&keywords=New+Zionists+David+Graizbord&qid=1659534577&sprefix=new+zionists+david+graizbord%2Caps%2C195&sr=8-1]]>1336cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-8-tuvia-tenebom-in-britain-the-jew-is-an-animal-to-be-despised--50644104
Sipping a glass of Jezreel Rose from Jezreel Valley Winery, the two discuss Tenebom’s upbringing as an ultra-orthodox yeshiva student and his journey to theatre and investigative journalism.

In this interview they cover
- The root of anti-Semitism
- Growing anti-Semitism in the US and the UK
- How theatre has made Tuvia good at investigative journalism

Tenebom’s work has highlighted underlying anti-Semitism in gentile culture. His most recent work "The Taming of the Jew" highlights British anti-Semitism is available on amazon.com.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50644104Wed, 20 Jul 2022 17:30:02 +0000JNS PodcastsHost Adam Scott Bellos interviews Tuvia Tenebom, a theater director, playwright and the author of such books as "Catch the Jew", "The Lies They Tell" and the most recent " The Taming of the Jew". Sipping a glass of Jezreel Rose from Jezreel Valley...
Sipping a glass of Jezreel Rose from Jezreel Valley Winery, the two discuss Tenebom’s upbringing as an ultra-orthodox yeshiva student and his journey to theatre and investigative journalism.

In this interview they cover
- The root of anti-Semitism
- Growing anti-Semitism in the US and the UK
- How theatre has made Tuvia good at investigative journalism

Tenebom’s work has highlighted underlying anti-Semitism in gentile culture. His most recent work "The Taming of the Jew" highlights British anti-Semitism is available on amazon.com.]]>1373cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-7-alon-gur-arye-the-mossad-wants-to-go-home-by-5-o-clock--50484962
Sipping on glasses of Bravdo Sauvignon Blanc 2021 over a window view of green Tel Aviv,
- The truth about the Israeli Mossad
- How 🇮🇱 film can help us understand Hebrew, Israeli culture
- Who is making the best Jewish cinema
- What is Jewish humor
Sit back with a glass of wine and enjoy!]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50484962Wed, 06 Jul 2022 17:30:02 +0000JNS PodcastsAdam Scott Bellos interviews film writer and director Alon Gur Arye in this episode of “Wine with Adam.” The two explore how Israeli film can connect the world to Israel and the Hebrew language and Arye's recent film "Mossad". Sipping on glasses of...
Sipping on glasses of Bravdo Sauvignon Blanc 2021 over a window view of green Tel Aviv,
- The truth about the Israeli Mossad
- How 🇮🇱 film can help us understand Hebrew, Israeli culture
- Who is making the best Jewish cinema
- What is Jewish humor
Sit back with a glass of wine and enjoy!]]>1293cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-6-einat-wilf-arab-leadership-responsible-for-the-death-of-millions-of-european-jews--50295608Over a glass of Bravdo Winery’s 2018 2 Cabernet Sauvignon, they talk death and “Westsplaining” - a term you’ll learn if you just tune in to this week’s show.
Laugh and learn with Adam, Einat and Adi.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50295608Thu, 23 Jun 2022 03:12:40 +0000JNS PodcastsIn this week’s episode of “Wine with Adam,” Adam Scott Bellos talks with authors Einat Wilf and Adi Schwartz about the Palestinian refugee crisis and the role that Arab leadership played in preventing Jews from taking refuge before and during World...Over a glass of Bravdo Winery’s 2018 2 Cabernet Sauvignon, they talk death and “Westsplaining” - a term you’ll learn if you just tune in to this week’s show.
Laugh and learn with Adam, Einat and Adi.]]>1427cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-5-ron-dermer-anti-semites-should-pay-the-price--50120474- rising anti-Semitism
- the need for a “powerful” State of Israel
- why the Iran deal is ‘enormously dangerous’
- what it means that his mother is Palestinian]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50120474Wed, 08 Jun 2022 17:30:02 +0000JNS PodcastsIn the latest episode of “Wine with Adam,” Adam Bellos hosts former Israeli Ambassador to the Ron Dermer. Over a glass of 2018 Shiloh Cabernet Sauvignon, they talk about: - rising anti-Semitism - the need for a “powerful” State of Israel - why the...- rising anti-Semitism
- the need for a “powerful” State of Israel
- why the Iran deal is ‘enormously dangerous’
- what it means that his mother is Palestinian]]>1392cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-4-irwin-cotler-sparked-egypt-israel-peace-with-a-slip-of-paper-here-s-how--49933458As Cotler and Bellos enjoy a bottle of 2018 Tulip Black they discuss:
• How Cotler sparked Egypt-Israel peace with a little note
• When he freed Nelson Mandela
• Why he fought for Natan Sharansky]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49933458Wed, 25 May 2022 17:30:02 +0000JNS PodcastsHost Adam Bellos goes behind the scenes with international human rights lawyer Irwin Cotler in his decades-long fight for justice and human rights around the world. As Cotler and Bellos enjoy a bottle of 2018 Tulip Black they discuss: • How Cotler...As Cotler and Bellos enjoy a bottle of 2018 Tulip Black they discuss:
• How Cotler sparked Egypt-Israel peace with a little note
• When he freed Nelson Mandela
• Why he fought for Natan Sharansky]]>1408cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-1-natan-sharansky-and-gil-troy--49933549https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49933549Wed, 25 May 2022 08:37:48 +0000JNS PodcastsFilmed in a Jerusalem garden, the episode features Natan Sharansky—famed Israeli politician, human rights activist, and author who spent nine years in Soviet Union prisons during the 1970s and 80s—and Professor Gil Troy, a prominent American...844cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-3-michal-cotler-wunsh-israel-is-the-home-of-the-jewish-people--49725114https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49725114Wed, 11 May 2022 17:15:02 +0000JNS PodcastsFilmed at the Jezreel Winery, the episode features Michal Cotler-Wunsh — fmr. Knesset member, author, and candidate to become the next leader of the Jewish Agency. The host Adam Scott Bellos (founder of the Israel Innovation Fund) talks with her over...965cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-2-michael-oren-israelis-don-t-understand-democracy-sovereignty--49428115https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49428115Thu, 14 Apr 2022 00:30:02 +0000JNS PodcastsJoin Adam Bellos and Michael Oren for a glass of Ella Valley white chardonnay and discussion about democracy, sovereignty, assimilation, terror - and what it means to be a strong Jewish State today and in the future.1206cleanfull