{"id":28696,"date":"2025-09-15T12:04:45","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T12:04:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beitissie.org.il\/?p=28696"},"modified":"2026-02-07T16:19:06","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T16:19:06","slug":"ahmir-on-the-spiro-circle-podcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beitissie.org.il\/en\/28696\/","title":{"rendered":"Ahmir on The Spiro Circle Podcast"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>James Spiro sat down with <strong>Beit Issie Shapiro CEO Ahmir Lerner <\/strong>to discuss mental health and disability during wartime in Israel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83c\udfa7<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/mental-health-and-disability-in-wartime-israel-0020\/id1790863189?i=1000726466144\"> <strong>Click here to listen to the podcast<\/strong><\/a> or watch the video below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mental Health and Disability in Wartime Israel - 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