Mea Shearim
Insular haredi neighborhood in Jerusalem
Episodes
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#5494: How Ancient Jerusalem Outgrew Its Own WallsJerusalem's Old City walls are Ottoman, not ancient — and the original city sits outside them. Tracing 4,000 years of expansion and contraction. -
#4036: Is Jerusalem Becoming More Religious?Two people eating pizza notice Jerusalem feels more religious. Are they right? We dig into the data and the psychology. -
#3910: The Street That Told Him to LeaveWhen a Friday afternoon encounter reveals how religious extremism is reshaping Jerusalem's urban fabric. -
#2896: What We Lost When We Lost the CourtyardThe biblical chatzer wasn't a patio. It was a pre-industrial cooperative that solved parenting exhaustion. -
#2742: Where Ancient Jerusalem’s Walls Actually WereThe City of David was only 12 acres. Here’s how Jerusalem’s boundaries shifted over 3,000 years. -
#1999: Why Anti-Zionist Jews Live in JerusalemThey reject Israel’s existence on religious grounds, yet live in its heart. Discover the theology of the Three Oaths. -
#982: Jerusalem’s Street Cats: A History of Urban EvolutionExplore how Jerusalem became one of the world's most cat-dense cities, from British Mandate rat catchers to modern urban survivors.