The Times of Israel Daily Briefing

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The Reel Schmooze on 'The Stamp Thief': Will a rag-tag team of LA Jews get lucky in Poland?

Welcome to The Reel Schmooze with ToI film reviewer Jordan Hoffman and host Amanda Borschel-Dan, where we bring you all the entertainment news and film reviews a Jew can

Oct 10
45 min

A Mandatory Listen - Bret Stephens: Israel regained deterrence. The US lost it

Welcome to "A Mandatory Listen," a new weekly podcast in which The Times of Israel deputy editor Amanda Borschel-Dan asks the big questions facing Israel and the Jewish p

Oct 9
46 min

Elizabeth Tsurkov: Sharaa's Syria is no threat to Israel

Welcome to The Times of Israel's Lazar Focus. Each Friday, join host diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman for a deep dive into what's behind the news that spins the glob

Oct 9
41 min

Shared grief, deep divisions: Israel marks October 7

Welcome to The Times of Israel's Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on what's happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world. News editor Ben Sales

Oct 8
26 min

3 years to Hamas attack, Israel is both more secure and more vulnerable

Welcome to The Times of Israel's Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on what's happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world. Diplomatic corresponde

Oct 7
29 min

Echoes of Oct. 7 in the failures exposed by flydubai near-disaster

Welcome to The Times of Israel's Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on what's happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world. Editor David Horovitz

Oct 6
36 min

Will IDF's Oct. 7 lessons learned in blood be implemented?

Welcome to The Times of Israel's Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on what's happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world. Military correspondent

Oct 5
27 min

In Bnei Brak, poverty, density and religious needs reshape real estate

Welcome to The Times of Israel's Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on what's happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world. Jewish world and real

Oct 4
23 min

The Reel Schmooze on 'Ushpizin': An unforgettable homage to the most beautiful etrog of all

Welcome to The Reel Schmooze with ToI film reviewer Jordan Hoffman and host Amanda Borschel-Dan, where we bring you all the entertainment news and film reviews a Jew can

Oct 3
38 min

A Mandatory Listen - Micah Goodman: The one issue that unites America's radical left and right

Welcome to "A Mandatory Listen," a new weekly podcast in which The Times of Israel deputy editor Amanda Borschel-Dan asks the big questions facing Israel and the Jewish p

Oct 2
45 min

Alan Shatter: Palestine 'cult' endangers future of Irish Jews

Welcome to The Times of Israel's Lazar Focus. Each Friday, join host diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman for a deep dive into what's behind the news that spins the glob

Oct 2
41 min

Flydubai attack becomes political fodder for candidates

Welcome to The Times of Israel's Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on what's happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world. Political corresponden

Oct 1
17 min

Israelis land safely in Saudi Arabia after suspected plane terror

Welcome to The Times of Israel's Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on what's happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world. Editor David Horovitz

Sep 30
23 min

Board of Peace envisions transformation in Gaza, and Israel

Welcome to The Times of Israel's Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on what's happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world. US bureau chief Jacob

Sep 29
24 min

Board of Peace envisions transformation in Gaza, and Israel

Welcome to The Times of Israel's Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on what's happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world. US bureau chief Jacob

Sep 29
24 min

ToI's military correspondent reviews 'NAZA'

Welcome to The Times of Israel's Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on what's happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world. Military correspondent

Sep 28
29 min

The curious timing of the Oct. 7 allegations against the PM

Welcome to The Times of Israel's Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on what's happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world. Diplomatic corresponde

Sep 27
23 min

The Reel Schmooze on 'The Jazz Singer': How the world's first 'talkie' could not be more Jewy

Welcome to The Reel Schmooze with ToI film reviewer Jordan Hoffman and host Amanda Borschel-Dan, where we bring you all the entertainment news and film reviews a Jew can

Sep 26
54 min

A Mandatory Listen with Haviv Rettig Gur: Is the IDF justified in picking off Hamas terrorists?

Welcome to "A Mandatory Listen," a new weekly podcast in which The Times of Israel deputy editor Amanda Borschel-Dan asks the big questions facing Israel and the Jewish p

Sep 25
58 min

The PM's speech: Fiery rhetoric, inside and outside the UN

Welcome to The Times of Israel's Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on what's happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world. US bureau chief Jacob

Sep 25
24 min

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What listeners say

A curated, balanced selection of Apple Podcasts reviews.

I absolutely love this daily podcast of highlights from The Times of Israel. I love hearing about how most Israelis are feeling about their current events. And I feel knowledgeable and up to date as long as I don’t miss an episode! Highly recommend!

MrsBloom21 · Aug 2024

After October 7, 2023 I searched for an Israeli news station or podcast where I could listen to smart, unbiased reporting on what was actually going on in Israel and Gaza. The American news seemed confusing and frankly anti-Israel. After browsing many different podcasts, I found the Daily Briefing from TOI. I love Amanda and Jessica and their guests - they are so truthful and close to home with honest reporting straight from the heart, but most importantly I trust their FACTS! I have not missed an episode since day 20 of the war when I started listening, thank you! A proud Irish American Catholic Zionist 💙

JMcwash · Jul 2024

Exceptionally valuable perspective about the critical events and trends in Israel. A refreshing antidote to US-based coverage reflective of other agendas which obfuscate the actual issues that Israel is navigating.

SFPerspective · Jul 2024

In the aftermath horrific attacks of October 7, I was seeking a news source to provide timely, reliable and on-the-ground reporting in a digestible and non-sensational medium. The Times of Israel Daily Briefing has kept me informed while staying sane for the past eight months and I have scarcely missed an episode in that time. Thank you Amanda and Jessica for hosting and to the plethora of contributors covering this chaotic period of the State of Israel, the Jewish people and the world.

Lee Shmoa · Jun 2024

The Podcast #729 with Rachel Goldberg-Polin was so poignant and beautifully moving. She put into words many of my thoughts and feelings about loss and grief.

Deeann Hickerson · Oct 2025

As a long-time listener I was very disappointed to hear Bret Stevens expound on DEI. Regardless of my own views I thought that this was a very skewed anti-DEI guest who made several inaccurate and biased comments. If you had a guest along with Bret to present countervailing points of view then this would have been fine. Furthermore I did not see a real point to this aspect of the interview. I know TOI can and usually does better.

bruce Levin · Sep 2024

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