Before today's episode, an important announcement. Over the past few weeks, I'm sure many of you

have noticed me mentioning that we're developing some new programming with Arc Media's contributors,

Nadavial and Amit Segal. It's a milestone for us as we've been trying to figure out how to

invest in the future of this podcast, which has been a project that we never imagined

would play such a meaningful role for so many of you, as you have expressed to us through

your thoughtful feedback. Now, if you have a minute, let me take you back to the beginning.

We started the podcast a few years ago coming out of the pandemic, focused on a range of

geopolitical and economic topics.

Some episodes were about Israel, but certainly not all of them.

On the morning of October 7th, that changed.

Ilan and I pivoted to making this podcast about Israel's war and the rapidly changing landscape for Jews around the world.

We were doing what we felt was desperately needed, getting accurate information and

thoughtful analysis from people on the ground rather than an American interpretation of

what was unfolding 6,000 miles away.

It was also our way of processing those very traumatic days, and we had no idea how intense this winding story would turn out to be.

Hundreds of Hamas terrorists streaming in and massacring people at will.

240 people were taken hostage.

They went into people's homes and they butcher children.

The bloodiest day for Jews since the Holocaust. The goal was now

to destroy the Khmerzushu. Hasbullah is sitting on 200,000 rockets. I have one word, don't. Those

hostages were executed before they were found by the IDF. Most of these kids on the encampants right now are trying to tell us that there is no

Jewish indiginuity in the land of Israel.

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