# Noam Weissman

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Why Israeli Elections Never Produce a Clear Winner

How do Israeli elections actually work? Israelis don't vote directly for prime minister, no party has ever won a majority, and a party with just a handful of Knesset seats can sometimes hold the keys to government. Noam Weissman sits down with former Knesset member Rachel Azaria to unpack coalitio…

Good Jews Only? Confronting New York Magazine's Habibi City Story

Noam Weissman unpacks the firestorm around New York Magazine’s "Habibi City" issue and traces the deeper historical pattern behind it: the demand that Jews prove they belong by disavowing Zionism, Israel, and sometimes each other. From Poland’s 1968 “anti-Zionist” purge to today’s SWANA purity test…

Don’t Leave Zionism to the Extremists – with Yossi Klein Halevi

What does it mean to be a Zionist? Yossi Klein Halevi has asked, and lived that question in radically different ways. He tells Noam Weissman about his journey from the Jewish Defense League and the Zionist right to the settler movement and political center, and explains how his views on Israel, the…

Who Put God into Zionism?

In Part 1 of our series on Religious Zionism, Noam Weissman traces how Jewish longing for Zion evolved into a religious movement that reshaped Zionism. From early rabbinic thinkers to Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook, the founding of Israel, and the Six-Day War, this is the story of how religion and Zionis…

What Would Rav Kook Think of Religious Zionism Today?

Every Road in Religious Zionism Leads to Rav Kook. In the third and final episode of our series on religious Zionism, Noam Weissman explores how every major debate within religious Zionism, from West Bank settlements and the Haredi draft to the relationship between faith, ethics, and nationalism, l…

Can Israel Have All the Land and Still Have Peace?

What do Israelis who live in the West Bank really believe, and what do outsiders misunderstand about them? Noam Weissman sits down with Rabbi Yehuda HaKohen, a West Bank rabbi and settler, for a candid conversation about Religious Zionism, Jewish identity, the settler movement, Palestinian identity…

In the Spotlight: Noam Weissman

Noam Weissman, Jewish educator, podcaster and leader at OpenDor Media whose work explores Israel, Zionism and Jewish identity, joins Abigail Pogrebin.

In the Spotlight: Noam Weissman

Noam Weissman, Jewish educator, podcaster and leader at OpenDor Media whose work explores Israel, Zionism and Jewish identity, joins Abigail Pogrebin.

So You Think You're Being Modest? Here’s What Hiding Your Ambition Costs.

Is ambition a bad word? I break down ambition vs. greed and why hiding your ambition by playing small costs more than you think. Many of us hear “ambitious” as a warning, so we soften our goals into safer words like “grow” or “make a difference.” In my years as a coach, I’ve watched that habit keep…

Is Israel Solving the Wrong Problems?

What makes Israel a startup nation, and what could take it to the next level? Venture capitalist and author Judah Taub joins Noam Weissman in Tel Aviv to explore Israel’s boldest moonshot opportunities. From defense innovation and desalination to affordable Jewish education and diaspora continuity,…