Of Plagues and Quarantines

This episode features true stories on the theme "Lost in Translation," as told by Nancy Cahners, Sarah Goldberg, Jacqui Mautner, Benji Lovitt, Milton Roller, Miriam Herschlag, and Elana Dorfman. The WhyWhyWhy! True Stories from Israel Podcast, hosted by Miriam Herschlag and Noah Efron, is a collaboration between The Times of Israel and TLV1 Podcasts. New story submissions are welcome. If you have a story to tell that you think might be a fit, contact the hosts at [email protected] Music Itamar Haluts – Alexandra-Clyde

The pandemic has transformed, perhaps forever, how we experience the most banal of activities, whether it's a trip to the supermarket or a walk in the neighborhood. In this episode, we hear from ToI's opinion editor Miriam Herschlag about why she keeps muttering "amen" on her evening jogs in Jerusalem, and from Ann Bar-Dov on her epic journey to pick up groceries in Israel's northern town of Karmiel. The WhyWhyWhy! True Stories from Israel Podcast, hosted by Miriam Herschlag and Noah Efron, is a collaboration between The Times of Israel and TLV1 Podcasts. New story submissions are welcome. If you have a story to tell that you think might be a fit, contact the hosts at [email protected]   Music Itamar Haluts – Alexandra-Clyde

Noam Shuster was having her dream year on a fellowship at Harvard when the pandemic shut down her world. The 33 year-old Israeli comedian flew back to her Jewish-Arab coexistence community near Jerusalem and, on the way, contracted what became a severe case of COVID-19. Listen to the story of her stint in the hospital followed by a stay in a "corona hotel" where she was shocked and awed to find a microcosm of Israel's fractious society — Arabs, Jews, religious, secular, young and old — bound together in radical compassion by a shared cough. The WhyWhyWhy! True Stories from Israel Podcast, hosted by Miriam Herschlag and Noah Efron, is a collaboration between The Times of Israel and TLV1 Podcasts. New story submissions are welcome. If you have a story to tell that you think might be a fit, contact the hosts at [email protected]   Music Itamar Haluts – Alexandra-Clyde

On this episode, Bill Slott tells a real life story of a community gathering closely together while safely keeping its distance.   The WhyWhyWhy! True Stories from Israel Podcast, hosted by Miriam Herschlag and Noah Efron, is a collaboration between The Times of Israel and TLV1 Podcasts. New story submissions are welcome. If you have a story to tell that you think might be a fit, contact the hosts at [email protected]   Music Itamar Haluts – Alexandra-Clyde

On this episode, true stories of neighbors finding ways out of isolation to join together, why home confinement was better during the 1st Gulf War, and of the realization that you've got to crack a few eggs to make an omelet. The WhyWhyWhy! Podcast is a collaboration between The Times of Israel and TLV1 Podcasts. New story submissions are welcome. If you have a story to tell that you think might be a fit, contact the hosts at [email protected] Music Itamar Haluts – Alexandra-Clyde

While a few regions of Israel had eggs aplenty, many others were left scrounging. The great Passover egg hunt was on. After Miriam Herschlag took to Facebook seeking ideas for replacing the egg on her seder plate (eliciting suggestions of a chocolate egg, lentils, rice, caviar, a plastic egg, avocado, a photo of an egg, and 80 more ideas), relief arrived from the friend next door. Ed Snitkoff's Jerusalem eggspedition led him to venture to the heart of Abu Tor, and to discover that egg shortages know no borders. And Jewish World editor Amanda Borschel Dan got to the supermarket and found out that eggs were not the only item in short supply, eventually ending up with far more than she bargained for. WhyWhyWhy! is a collaboration between The Times of Israel and TLV1 Podcasts. New story submissions are welcome. If you have a story to tell that you think might be a fit, contact the hosts at [email protected] Music Itamar Haluts - Alexandra-Clyde

This week, in a special episode, we bring you one short story, "Alone together with Fiona," told by Abi Hartuv. It's a tale of neighbors nurturing ties even while confined to their homes, in other words, a story borne of the extraordinary circumstances in which we all find ourselves at the moment. Pitch your story! Music Itamar Haluts - Alexandra-Clyde

This episode features true stories on the theme Quarantined, as told by Judah Ari Gross, Sarah Goldberg, Sari Friedman, and Yisrael Campbell. Pitch your story! Music Itamar Haluts - Alexandra-Clyde

This episode features stories on the theme On the Job, as told by Abraham Silver, Alison Bender Kellner, Elana Dorfman, Allison Kaplan Sommer, and Noah Efron. Our next storytelling event will be held Monday, Feb. 24th. The theme of the night is Second Chances. Pitch your story! Music Itamar Haluts - Alexandra-Clyde

This episode features stories on the theme House and Home, as told by Linda Lovitch, Tova Kamioner, Nora El Zokm, Milton Roller, Elana Dorfman, and Sharon Goldfarb. Our next storytelling event will be held Monday, Dec. 23rd. The theme of the night is On the Job. Pitch your story!