Host Simon Spungin is joined by Noa Landau and Anshel Pfeffer to discuss Artem Dolgopyat’s historic Olympic gold medal in gymnastics – his country’s second ever and its first in one of the core Olympic disciplines. Will Dolgopyat, who is not halakhically Jewish and cannot marry in the country, lead to a national rethink on the relationship between religion and state? PLUS: What’s behind the government’s rush to give citizens a third COVID vaccine shot?

Host Simon Spungin is joined by <a href="https://www.haaretz.com/misc/writers/WRITER-1.4969059">Noa Landau</a> and <a href="https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium.HIGHLIGHT-israel-s-success-at-the-olympics-reflects-a-battle-for-the-country-s-identity-1.10068533">Anshel Pfeffer</a> to discuss <a href="https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/sports/.premium-israeli-gymnast-artem-dolgopyat-makes-history-nabs-gold-medal-at-tokyo-olympics-1.10066256">Artem Dolgopyat&rsquo;s</a> historic <a href="https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-israeli-gold-medalist-withstood-the-pressure-that-cracked-his-opponents-1.10069103">Olympic gold medal</a> in gymnastics &ndash; his country&rsquo;s second ever and <a href="https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/sports/.premium-dolgopyat-s-olympic-gold-is-israel-s-greatest-sporting-achievement-of-all-time-1.10069019">its first in one of the core Olympic</a> disciplines. Will Dolgopyat, who is not halakhically Jewish and <a href="https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/artem-brought-israel-a-historic-gold-medal-but-israel-s-won-t-let-him-get-married-1.10070572">cannot marry</a> in the country, lead to a national rethink on the relationship between religion and state? PLUS: What&rsquo;s behind the <a href="https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/israel-was-first-to-launch-a-covid-booster-shot-campaign-but-what-are-the-risks-1.10066936">government&rsquo;s rush</a> to give citizens a <a href="https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/coronavirus-delta-variant-is-50-percent-more-infectious-israeli-top-official-says-1.10068650">third COVID vaccine shot</a>?

From Haaretz – Israel's oldest daily newspaper – a weekly podcast in English on Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World, hosted by Allison Kaplan Sommer.

From Haaretz – Israel's oldest daily newspaper – a weekly podcast in English on Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World, hosted by Allison Kaplan Sommer.

Your audio guide to Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World.

Haaretz Podcast

From Haaretz – Israel's oldest daily newspaper – the Haaretz weekly podcast in English on Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World, hosted by Allison Kaplan Sommer. 

From Haaretz – Israel's oldest daily newspaper – the Haaretz weekly podcast in English on Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World, hosted by Allison Kaplan Sommer.

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