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Ep 38: Shoshana Eisner is Still Asking "How Can I Help?"
In this episode of The Actual, I am delighted to be joined again by pharmacist, proud Zionist, community volunteer and Operation Golda founder Shoshana Eisner. Guided by what she believes should begin every...
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Ep 37: Sheba’s Mission of Healing Across Borders with Idan Goldberger
In this episode of The Actual, I speak with Idan Goldberger, CEO of the Australian Friends of Sheba Medical Centre, about the extraordinary power of healthcare to reach beyond borders.
Idan’s relationship with Sheba...
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Ep 36: Reshet - Mentoring the Next Generation with Ariel Eisner
Following the massacre on October 7 2023 in Israel, many young Australian Jews question what kind of future they have here - could they remain at university? Have a career? Stay true to their identity?
On this episode...
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Ep 35: Peace Through Strength with Sammy Yahood
What does it really mean to be strong? In this episode of The Actual, my guest is Sammy Yahood. He is the founder of Peace Through Strength, a movement dedicated to restoring Jewish values and empowering Jews through...
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Ep 34: United Hatzalah - The Person Next Door Could Save Your Life with Darya Rubenstein
In this fascinating episode of The Actual, my guest is Darya Rubenstein, Executive Director of Australian Friends of United Hatzalah of Israel. Darya reveals the groundbreaking life saving work and their role in...
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Ep 33: Conviction in a Divided World with Calista Clements
In this episode of The Actual, my phenomenal guest is Australian social and political commentator Calista Clements. Her fearless online commentary has earned her a rapidly growing audience across the country. At just...
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Ep 32: The Mayor We Have Needed with Will Nemesh
In this episode of The Actual, my guest is Will Nemesh, Mayor of Waverley, home to Bondi Beach, and member of Sydney’s Jewish community. Will shares how he found himself leading Waverley Council through one of the...
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Ep 31: Bondi: The Place We Returned To with Rabbi Yossi
In this moving episode of The Actual, my guest is Rabbi Yossi Friedman of Rabbi On Demand. Following the terrorist attack in Bondi on December 14 2025, Yossi became a leading grassroots figure helping Jews,...
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Ep 30: "We’re Not Out Of This Yet" with Australian Iranian Patriot, Ali
Four times as a guest on The Actual, Australian Iranian patriot Ali had his social media platform taken down before and after the recording of this episode. Ali shares the realities of the dark forces of terrorism and...
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Ep 29: Post Bondi - The Promised Land Was the Sound of Children's Laughter with Jessica Chapnik Kahn
My guest on this episode of The Actual is Jessica Chapnik Kahn, an Argentinian–Australian writer, artist, and fellow Bondi survivor. Jessica and I met in the aftermath of the Bondi massacre on 14 December 2025....
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Ep 28: Proudly Jewish in a Time of Rising Hate with Marnie Perlstein
In this episode of The Actual, my incredibly knowledgeable and courageous guest is Marnie Perlstein, a passionate Jewish advocate and one of Australia’s most visible voices in the fight against antisemitism and...
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Ep 27: Jewish Identity and the Connective Power of Citizen Cafe Tel Aviv with Tamar Pross
Tamar Pross, the founder of Citizen Cafe Tel Aviv, is my latest guest on The Actual. In this fascinating episode, she shares her deep reflections on Jewish identity and how her global platform Citizen Cafe became a...
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