For Heaven's Sake
For Heaven’s Sake is a weekly podcast presented by Ark Media and the Shalom Hartman Institute, hosted by Donniel Hartman and Yossi Klein Halevi. The podcast draws its name from the Jewish concept of machloket l’shem shem...
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On the show
- Yossi Klein Halevi27 eps
- Donniel Hartman1 ep
- Sara Labaton1 ep
Audience Interest
- Jewish moral discussions
- Zionism and Israel issues
Podcast Focus
- disagreements for the sake of heaven
- moral aspects of contemporary issues
Publishing Consistency
- weekly episodes released
- active for five years
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Total monthly reach
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- 🇺🇸United States · JudaismHOME#41.5M to 7.9M
- 🇦🇺Australia · Judaism#368K to 362K
- 🇨🇦Canada · Judaism#467K to 357K
- 🇬🇧United Kingdom · Judaism#1135K to 184K
- 🇯🇵Japan · Judaism#530K to 161K
- Per-Episode Audience
Est. listeners per new episode within ~30 days
2.0M to 10M🎙 ~2x weekly·249 episodes·Last published 6d ago - Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
3.9M to 21M🇺🇸76%🇦🇺3%🇨🇦3%+10 more - Active Followers
Loyal subscribers who consistently listen
2.2M to 11M
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/15/26 |  Israel Votes: World Jewry – The Invisible Stakeholders | Israel Votes: World Jewry – The Invisible Stakeholders Millions of Jews can't vote in Israel's election, yet so many feel their future is on the ballot. With 12 days to go, Donniel Hartman and Yossi Klein Halevi compare the election Israelis are voting... | 39m 04s | ||||||
| 10/14/26 |  Scheduling Note on this Week's Episode: October 14, 2026 | Hello For Heaven’s Sake listeners. We are adjusting our publishing schedule this week, and you won’t see an episode in your feed today. Please make sure you are subscribed to us wherever you get your podcasts, so new episodes download automatically as ... | 0m 30s | ||||||
| 10/9/26 |  3 Big Changes at Ark Media | Dan Senor and Ark Media CEO Ilan Benatar announce Ark+, our expanded membership; The Fold, our new private community; and the network's newest show, Chosen People Problems.In the episode:0:00 Announcement1:41 Introducing Ark+2:29 Meet Chosen People Pro... | 7m 48s | ||||||
| 10/7/26 |  It's Still October 7 | When does October 7 stop feeling like the present? Three years to the day after the Hamas attack, Donniel Hartman and Yossi Klein Halevi face an uncomfortable truth: for Israelis, October 7 is not a memory but a lens. Starting from last week's foiled a... | 40m 11s | ||||||
| 9/30/26 |  We Were Warned About October 7; Why Didn't We Listen? | Why did Israel, one of the most sophisticated military and intelligence powers in the world, repeatedly ignore explicit, urgent warnings about an impending national catastrophe? As the anniversary of October 7 approaches, Donniel Hartman and Yossi Klei... | 37m 09s | ||||||
| 9/23/26 |  Israel Votes: And What if it's Deadlocked? | Can a society battered by years of political polarization and existential war survive an election cycle where no political faction can achieve instant victory? As critical polling deadlines approach, Donniel Hartman and Yossi Klein Halevi confront the ... | 41m 41s | ||||||
| 9/16/26 |  Naza: When a Film is the News | Can a provocative film transform into an unshakeable weapon in the global battle over Israel's moral legitimacy? In this episode, Donniel Hartman and Yossi Klein Halevi dissect the intense cultural and political fallout surrounding "Naza," the award-wi... | 43m 07s | ||||||
| 9/9/26 | electoral deadlockdemocratic renewal+3 | Yossi Klein Halevi | — | Israel | IsraelRosh Hashanah+3 | — | 38m 00s | ||
| 9/2/26 | Israeli electionspolitical life+3 | Yossi Klein Halevi | — | Israel | Israelelections+5 | — | 42m 46s | ||
| 8/26/26 | Israel electionspolitical analysis+3 | Yossi Klein Halevi | Knesset | Israel | Israelelections+4 | — | 40m 13s | ||
| 8/19/26 | Jewish identityIsrael+3 | Yossi Klein HaleviSara Labaton | Shalom Hartman Institute | — | young JewsIsrael+3 | — | 44m 52s | ||
| 8/12/26 | humannessfear+4 | — | Shalom Hartman Institute | Jerusalem | humannessfear+4 | — | 57m 43s | ||
| 8/5/26 | Jewish identityself-defense+3 | Yossi Klein Halevi | Shalom Hartman Institute | — | Jewish peopleself-defense+3 | — | 1h 19m 23s | ||
| 7/29/26 | Israel electionsJudaism+3 | Yossi Klein Halevi | Shalom Hartman InstituteArk Media | Israel | Israelelections+5 | — | 47m 23s | ||
| 7/22/26 | geopoliticswar+3 | Yossi Klein Halevi | — | IranIsrael | IranIsrael+4 | — | 31m 23s | ||
| 7/16/26 | Israel electionsnational vision+3 | Yossi Klein Halevi | Shalom Hartman InstituteArk Media | — | Israel electionsDonniel Hartman+5 | — | 41m 13s | ||
| 7/15/26 | publishing schedulepodcast updates+1 | — | Shalom Hartman InstituteArk Media | — | podcastschedule+3 | — | 0m 30s | ||
| 7/8/26 | Israel electionspolitical upheaval+4 | Yossi Klein Halevi | LikudSupreme Court+2 | — | Israelelections+6 | — | 39m 26s | ||
| 7/1/26 | Haredi draft exemptioncivic crisis+4 | Yossi Klein Halevi | Shalom Hartman InstituteArk Media | Israel | Haredidraft exemption+6 | — | 43m 58s | ||
| 6/26/26 | Israeli-American relationsJewish-American relationship+4 | Yossi Klein Halevi | Pew Research CenterAIPAC+2 | — | IsraelAmerican Jews+5 | — | 46m 17s | ||
| 6/24/26 | livestreampodcast schedule+4 | — | Shalom Hartman InstituteArk Media | Jerusalem | livestreampodcast+4 | — | 0m 30s | ||
| 6/15/26 | Israeli electionsfear and hope+3 | Donniel HartmanYossi Klein Halevi | Shalom Hartman InstituteArk Media | Israel | Israelelection+5 | — | 49m 10s | ||
| 6/10/26 | IsraelHamas+5 | Yossi Klein Halevi | Shalom Hartman InstituteArk Media+2 | IsraelIran | IsraelHamas+5 | — | 46m 19s | ||
| 6/3/26 | Jewish identityIsrael Day Parade+3 | Yossi Klein Halevi | Shalom Hartman InstituteArk Media | IsraelAmerica | Israel Day ParadeJewish identity+5 | — | 31m 44s | ||
| 5/27/26 | Israelpolitics+4 | Yossi Klein Halevi | Shalom Hartman InstituteArk Media | Israel | IsraelNetanyahu+5 | — | 42m 45s | ||
| 5/20/26 | Israel's legitimacynarrative warfare+3 | Yossi Klein Halevi | Shalom Hartman InstituteArk Media | — | Israellegitimacy+5 | — | 52m 55s | ||
| 5/14/26 | IsraelPalestinian detainees+4 | Yossi Klein Halevi | New York TimesIsrael's Civil Commission+4 | — | IsraelNicholas Kristof+6 | — | 40m 06s | ||
| 5/13/26 | podcast updaterelease schedule+1 | — | — | — | podcastupdate+3 | — | 0m 30s | ||
| 5/7/26 | military ethicsZionism+4 | Yossi Klein Halevi | IDFTimes of Israel+3 | — | IDFHilltop Youth+5 | — | 49m 21s | ||
| 4/29/26 | Knesset electionsIsraeli politics+4 | Yossi Klein Halevi | Shalom Hartman InstituteArk Media | — | Naftali BennettYair Lapid+5 | — | 37m 57s | ||
| 4/22/26 | Israel's Independence DayJewish identity+4 | Yossi Klein Halevi | Shalom Hartman InstituteArk Media | Israel | IsraelIndependence Day+5 | — | 38m 29s | ||
| 4/15/26 | Israel10 Days of Awe+5 | Yossi Klein Halevi | — | Israel | Israel10 Days of Awe+7 | IDF Widows and Orphans Organization | 48m 47s | ||
| 4/7/26 | ZionismJewish identity+3 | Yossi Klein Halevi | Shalom Hartman InstituteArk Media+1 | — | ZionismJewish debate+3 | — | 52m 24s | ||
| 4/1/26 | Passoverwar+5 | Yossi Klein Halevi | Shalom Hartman InstituteArk Media | IsraelIran+1 | Passoverwar+6 | — | 51m 55s | ||
| 3/25/26 | Israel-Iran conflictU.S.-Israel relations+3 | Yossi Klein Halevi | Shalom Hartman InstituteArk Media | IsraelIran+1 | IranIsrael+5 | — | 43m 42s | ||
| 3/18/26 | Iran WarIsraeli resilience+4 | Yossi Klein Halevi | Shalom Hartman InstituteArk Media+1 | IsraelLebanon+1 | Iran WarIsrael+6 | — | 47m 38s | ||
| 3/12/26 | IsraelIran War+4 | Yossi Klein Halevi | Shalom Hartman InstituteArk Media | IsraelNorth America | Iran WarIsrael+4 | — | 52m 31s | ||
| 3/5/26 | Israeli support for warWestern liberal sensibilities+3 | Yossi Klein Halevi | Shalom Hartman InstituteArk Media+3 | — | Israelwar+5 | — | 46m 14s | ||
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Distribution & Reach
About the show, platforms, and key insights.
Distribution & Reach
About the show, platforms, and key insights.
Key insights
What the show covers
- disagreements for the sake of heaven
- moral aspects of contemporary issues
- impact on world Jewry
- future of Zionism discussions
Audience interests
- Jewish moral discussions
- Zionism and Israel issues
- Spirituality and religion topics
- Current events in Judaism
Platform reach
- available on major podcast platforms
- distributed by Ark Media
- affiliated with Shalom Hartman Institute
- exact platforms not specified
Publishing consistency
- weekly episodes released
- active for five years
- 226 total episodes
- consistent publishing schedule
Chart history for For Heaven's Sake
Peaked at #1 in New Zealand, top 10 in 20 of 50 tracked markets, currently #1 in New Zealand.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | — | #1 | #1 | — |
| Australia | — | #3 | #3 | — |
| Denmark | — | #3 | #3 | — |
| Finland | — | #3 | #3 | — |
| PE | — | #3 | #3 | — |
| United States | — | #4 | #4 | — |
| Canada | — | #4 | #4 | — |
| Netherlands | — | #4 | #4 | — |
| PT | — | #4 | #4 | — |
| Sweden | — | #4 | #4 | — |
| MY | — | #4 | #4 | — |
| CL | — | #4 | #4 | — |
| Japan | — | #5 | #5 | — |
| CO | — | #5 | #5 | — |
| South Korea | — | #6 | #6 | — |
| HU | — | #7 | #7 | — |
| GR | — | #8 | #8 | — |
| CH | — | #9 | #9 | — |
| TW | — | #9 | #9 | — |
| Mexico | — | #10 | #10 | — |
Chart Positions
50 placements across 42 markets.
Chart Positions
50 placements across 42 markets.