Welcome to What Matters Now, a weekly podcast exploring key issues currently shaping Israel and the Jewish World, with host Jessica Steinberg speaking with author Yishay Ishi Ron.

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Ishi Ron’s award-winning 2023 book, “Dog,” is about an Israeli combat officer returning from Gaza, grappling with PTSD and a heroin addiction until a stray dog enters his life and helps save him.

The novel became a bestseller in Israel, was long-listed for the Sapir Prize, and is currently being adapted into a film by director Eran Ricklis.

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