Noah, TLV1's Gilad Halpern and The Forward's Naomi Zeveloff discuss three topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them smile this week.

Ordination is the new B.A.

Israel's Minister of Interior Aryeh Deri, of the ultra-Orthodox Shas party, has issued a ministerial executive order to count advanced Yeshiva education and Rabbinic ordination as equal to a university degree, for applicants to government jobs.

Fear, loathing and Ha'aretz

Stalwart, liberal Israeli newspaper Ha'aretz receives constant, vicious criticism from right and left. Why does the paper cheese off so many?

Mo' better babies

Israelis are the most prolific users of prenatal genetic testing. Why are we so eager to have only "perfect" babies?

All songs by Karizmo (it's summer, people!):

Ba-Derekh La-Yam Latet Lakh Ahavah Mekhayekh Hofesh