Beyond the Pale | Jewish Culture and Politics

BEYOND THE PALE explores cutting edge Jewish culture and offers local, national, and international political debate and analysis from a Jewish perspective.

Sundays, noon to 1 p.m., on WBAI/New York, 99.5 FM

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April 19, 2009 — Israel stonewalls international efforts to investigate Israel's assault on Gaza; the struggle for a domestic workers bill of rights heats up in Albany as supporters mobilize in New York City; plus a new film, The Lemon Tree.

April 12, 2009 — Beyond the Pale launches a monthly music show, hosted by Hip Hop Hoodios bandleader Abe Velez; the first episode features the music of The Sway Machinery and a report on Aharit Hayamim, a band with roots in the West Bank settler movement.

April 5, 2009 — The New York State legislature passes an on-time budget; Rabbi Arthur Waskow on the 40th anniversary of the Freedom Seder and the Blessing of the Sun, a Jewish holiday that comes once every 28 years; plus Jonathan Freedman on his book Klezmer America.

March 29, 2009 — Eyal Weizman on the paradox of international human rights law; Birthright Israel and the marketing of a Jewish identity; and an April 4 mobilization against the Iraq War and the Wall Street bailout.

March 22, 2009 — A rally for injured Palestine solidarity activist Tristan Anderson; a reading of a controversial new play by Caryl Churchill, Seven Jewish Children: A Play for Gaza; plus small Southern colleges seek out Jewish students.