Times of Israel Ops & Blogs Editor Miriam Herschlag, Allison Kaplan Sommer, and Noah Efron discuss three topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them smile this week.

Hear this week's extra segment.

Blood

Are Druze Israelis first among second-class citizens?

Sweat (and Splendor) Was the rise of a Sephardi Ultra-Orthodox in 1983 the turning point of Israeli history?

Milk

"Stay the hell out of our bras!," say some Israeli women to the government. Are they right?

Extra Segment: But God Said, "Love Thy Straight Neighbor"

For our primo Patreon supporters, in our extra-special, special extra segment, we ask if the anti-LGBTQ letter signed by 200 rabbis is a sign of confident strength or scared-sh*tless weakness?

Music

Sharif & Friends

• Sharif, Itzik Krief, and Maor Ben Simon - Abba Mechapes Otkha
• Sharif and Dudu Aharon - HaKol Koreh be Tel Aviv
• Sharif & Zahava Ben - Le-Ehov
• Sharif and Eti Levi - Gever B'li Milah