From Bokriton, Florida, this is Behind the Mima.

On this episode, the rabbis are joined by Hillel Neuer, executive director of UN Watch,

one of the most relentless voices confronting hypocrisy, anti-Semitism, and moral distortion at the United Nations.

For more than two decades, Hillel has stood on the front lines of global diplomacy,

challenging dictators, exposing falsehoods, and defending Israel and the Jewish people where it matters most.

At a moment when truth is under assault and institutions meant to protect human rights are weaponized against them,

this conversation asks what accountability looks like and what courage demands.

All this and more, Behind the Bima.

Welcome back to Behind the Bima. Welcome back to Behind the Bima from our studio at Bocke Routone Synagogue, Rubbin, Moskits. We've gotten incredible feedback from coming back behind the Bima. Unbelievable. And I think people, you know, we're enjoying being in person. I think that's rubbing off on our viewers and listenership as well. A lot of people reached out. They're happy to see that we are back and we're just getting started. We have such incredible guests. You know what we need like, you know, NBC, they have like Studio 3B. We need like a name to our studio. It can't just be the studio. It's like Studio 1A. I like that. You know what? Guess what? We could put anyone's name on the studio for the right amount of money. It is a dedication that is available at Boker at Tone Synagogue. If you'd like to name the studio from which we're going to produce a lot of content, not only behind the Bima and host incredible guests. Let us know. This is the beginning of our future because last our opening episode back had us in person, but then we had Congressman Fine online. Now all of our guests are in person, which is really, really exciting. I've had great feedback. That's good to be together again. You know, one of the things you hear from singers is that they feel the energy of the audience. Like you could feel the energy of the people in the room. And I think in our in-person interviews, you feel that as well. It's just a totally different interview when you're able to sit across with someone, look them in the face, feel the energy that's coming out of them.

You know, it's funny. It's not only true about our podcast, and you'll see it today with Helen Neuer. We got to sit with him in this conversation. When people have a choice between listening to a she or online or going in person, it's a totally different story. you'd say, well, what's the difference?

I hear the same words,

and it's all going into my ear in the same way.

But like you said, when you're in a room

and you're drawing energy, it's a totally different story. You'd say, well, what's the difference? I hear the same words, and it's all going into my ear in the same way.

But like you said, when you're in a room and you're drawing energy, you're exchanging energy, you're making eye contact, you're feeling it around you. It's entirely a different experience. All right, so let's go behind the beam on this. This is unscripted, by the way, first of all. Does that frustrate you?

You obviously give a lot of in-person shirom.

You post them online.

You post them on YouTube.

And your online viewership... Does that frustrate you? You obviously give a lot of in-person shir-room. You post them online.

You post them on YouTube. And your online viewership, most of the time, far surmounts who's in person. Does it frustrate you that some people choose to listen online? And you said, if you could come in person and feel what it's like to be in that room with the Amunashir, when I'm telling that story, you'd get so much more out of it. Yeah, definitely.

The beauty of technology and the gift of what we started during Corona was the ability to reach people who can't be in person. And that is an amazing gift from Hashem is that due to technology, you can stream, you could record, you could post all across platforms, but you can listen. This is a time of year. It's fascinating, actually. I mentioned this in the Amuneshire recently, that Spotify in December, I don't know why they don't wait till the end of December. It's really bizarre. It's like

in the first week of December, they give you your year rap, and they tell you who you listen to

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