Linda Gradstein, Allison Kaplan Sommer and Noah Efron discuss two topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them smile this week.
Bennett, Done That
Israel’s next prime minister will be … Naftali Bennett?
Jewish Life During Wartime
Why does war make more-secular Israelis more secular, and less-secular Israelis less secular?
Our Flights Are Cancelled
For our most unreasonably generous Patreon supporters, in our extra-special, special extra discussion: What happens when every airline stops flying to Israel?
Plus, a reflection on how time itself has stopped working, and music by women we’ve loved for decades, speaking now to our present moment.
Songs
- Chava Alberstein — Abba Hatuf
- Yudit Ravitz — Yaldut Nishkahat
- Nurit Galron — Sheyehiyeh Mi she-Yakshiv (From the “Mi-Afar Porahat Shoshanah” Project)