In advance of 'Yom Hazikaron,' Israel's National Remembrance Day, David interviews Shira Brown from The Michael Levin Base, annual host of an English-language event to commemorate the day. Shira shares about her own Aliyah journey, how the Michael Levin Base came to be and how it serves lone soldiers and b'not sheirut. And Shira provides the "word of the pod" - TASH.

Find out about:

Yom Hazikaron event: https://causematch.com/tmlb-yomhazikaron2025

Michael Levin Base: https://themichaellevinbase.org/

February draws to a close, with a return to fitness! Find out about the gym scene in Israel, what its like to run the Tel Aviv Marathon (well, just the 10K), a special 'pop vox' interview with my friend and recent oleh Shlomo, and how the recent weeks have been with the return of the Bibas family.

And the word of the podcast.. "Bamba"

Discussed in this episode:
- Tel Aviv Marathon - https://www.tlvmarathon.co.il/MenuDefault_en.aspx?Id=8947
- La'Bayit Gifts - https://www.labayitgifts.com/
- Bamba at Trader Joe's - https://www.traderjoes.com/home/products/pdp/bamba-peanut-snacks-058373

January is about to end, but Hebrew lessons have just started. Find out about "ulpan" - the Hebrew language course in Israel, and David's first impressions. Learn two more new words in this episode as well - "yofeh" and "mitzuyan."
Discussed in this episode:
- Lillenblum 7 - the Hebrew language boutique community
https://www.lilienblum7.com/
- the 172 bus - https://www.tel-aviv.gov.il/en/Live/Transportation/Pages/PublicTransportaiton.aspx