Why does Israeli society seem so divided today? In this JTalks, Professor Martha Topel (USP) clearly explains how these disagreements arose and why they became so apparent after October 7th. Marta Francisca Topel (USP) is an anthropologist, professor and researcher in the graduate program in Jewish and Arab Studies at the University of São Paulo. The latest conflict has only highlighted something much older: five main divisions that have shaped Israel for decades: national, e

In this episode of JTalks, Rabbi Kelita Cohen guides us through one of the most thought-provoking passages in the Talmud (Berachot 10a), revealing how a single nuance of interpretation can completely redefine... Maintain an ethical stance. Based on a verse from Psalms (104:35), the text presents two radically different possibilities: eliminating the sinner — or eliminating the sin. It is in this context that Bruria emerges, a figure of extraordinary Talmudic erudition, whose

Antisemitism is not just a problem for Jewish communities—it is a direct attack on democracy and human rights. In this episode of "I Need to Know," Karina Calandrin talks with Fernando Lottenberg, lawyer and OAS Commissioner for Monitoring and Combating Antisemitism in the Americas. The conversation addresses the growth of hate speech on social media, the difference between legitimate criticism of Israel and antisemitism, the risks of trivializing symbolic violence, and how w