Fresh Look With Hen Mazzig

Welcome back to Fresh Look! In Episode 14, you'll hear from Shekhiynah Larks, a Black-Jewish activist who is at the forefront of bringing the Black and Jewish communities together. You'll hear from Shekhiynah about her background as a Black and Jewish woman, and about the state of Black and Jewish relations, along with challenges and opportunities these two communities are

Welcome back to Fresh Look! In Episode 13, you'll hear from Swell Ariel Or, the star of the hit Netflix series The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem. In the show, Swell plays Luna Armoza, the daughter of Gabriel and Hila. You'll hear from Swell about her role on the hit series and her take on Judaism and Israel. We're honored to have Swell join us for Episode 13 of Fresh Look. Welcome to t

Welcome back to Fresh Look! This week’s episode features Rabbi Matthew Gewirtz, Senior Rabbi of the largest synagogue in New Jersey - Congregation B'nai Jeshurun. Rabbi Gewirtz is the author of a new book “To Build a Brave Space: the Making of a Spiritual First Responder.” Rabbi Gewirtz also serves as the President of the Coalition of Religious Leaders for the State of New Je

Welcome back to Fresh Look! This week’s episode features a unique conversation with a non-binary digital activist and content creator of Iranian Jewish descent, Matthew Nouriel.  In recent years, Matthew has been using their voice to passionately advocate and fight for the causes they believe in - namely LGBTQ+ rights and equality within the Iranian and Jewish communities, a

Welcome back to Fresh Look! This week's episode features pro-Israel activist and world renowned Board Certified Plastic Surgeon Dr. Sheila Nazarian. Dr. Nazarian's unique background as a Persian Jew gives her valuable insights into the current events in Iran, which are discussed in this week's episode. Dr. Nezarian is an Emmy Nominated, Board Certified Plastic Surgeon with a priva

Welcome back to Fresh Look! On Episode 9 of Fresh Look, you’ll hear from a leading voice online for progressive Zionism. Hallel Silverman is an American born, Israeli raised digital activist and blogger located in Tel Aviv. With nearly a decade in Israel advocacy, Hallel has created and executed content for dozens of major organizations and is an associate at the Tel Aviv Institu

Welcome back to Fresh Look! This week’s episode features an Israeli national security expert, Lieutenant Colonel (Res.) Sarit Zehavi, the founder and president of Alma - a nonprofit independent research and education center specializing in Israel’s security challenges on its northern border. Sarit will share her insights on the security situation in Israel following Operation B

Welcome back to Fresh Look! Our featured guest for Episode 7 is Alyza Lewin, a prominent pro-Israel lawyer with an extensive career representing clients facing anti-Jewish and anti-Zionist discrimination. During the show you’ll hear more from Alyza about a range of pertinent legal topics related to Israel and Judaism, including how pro-Israel students are protected by the Title V

Welcome back to Fresh Look! This week’s episode features award-winning journalist and world-renowned op-ed columnist Bret Stephens. Bret is Editor in Chief of Sapir Journal and an op-ed columnist at the New York Times, where he writes about foreign policy and domestic politics. Previously, he wrote “Global View,” the Wall Street Journal’s foreign-affairs column, for which h

Welcome back to Fresh Look! We’re excited to have you join us today for Episode 5 featuring world-renowned Palestinian human rights activist, Bassem Eid. Bassem was born in East Jerusalem and rose to prominence during the First Intifada as a senior researcher for B’Tselem. He founded the Jerusalem-based Palestinian Human Rights Monitoring Group and later assumed the role of cha