Biden's one-legged Talmudic inaugural speech

Welcome to The Times of Israel’s Daily Briefing: Your 15-minute audio update on what’s happening in Israel, the Middle East, and the Jewish world, from Sunday through Thursday. Today’s panel comprises Times of Israel editor David Horovitz and United States correspondent Jacob Magid, along with host Amanda Borschel-Dan. US President Joe Biden was inaugurated yesterday in a ceremony with muted pomp and circumstance, and much conciliatory messaging. Invoking his mother, St. Augustine, and Psalm 30, Biden gave a heart-felt cry for empathy, unity and the dawn of a better day. Immediately following the ceremony, Biden signed 15 Executive Orders that unraveled much of the work of the Trump administration. Will Biden's team continue the Trump-led Abraham Accords? Magid fills us in on which Muslim countries were next in line to sign agreements with the Jewish state. Ron Dermer stepped down yesterday from his role as the Israeli ambassador to the US. Just how instrument was he in swinging the pendulum of Israel support into partisan territory? Finally, among the first challenges facing Biden is whether or not to rejoin the 2015 Iran nuclear deal and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appears primed for a fight. Discussed articles include: Joe Biden, his mother, and the Golden Rule Full text of Biden’s speech: ‘America has been tested; we’ve come out stronger’ Fashion icon Bernie Sanders, and his mittens, star at inauguration With 15 strokes of a pen, Biden reverses Trump on climate, virus and immigration Trump officials: Mauritania, Indonesia were next to normalize, but time ran out Netanyahu envoy Dermer departs US, but to Democrats he’s been gone for years All the Jews Biden has tapped for top roles in his new administration Subscribe to The Times of Israel Daily Briefing on iTunes, Spotify, PlayerFM, Google Play or wherever you get your podcasts. Image: President-elect Joe Biden, wearing a medical boot, raises his leg as he enters The Queen theater, December 1, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.