Miriam Herschlag, Linda Gradstein and Noah Efron discuss two topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them smile this week.

Hear the Extra-Special, Special Extra Segment on Patreon

—You Be the Judge—

Is the new "compromise" proposal for judicial reform any good, and is now the time to debates such matters?

—Word—

How have the hostages become the aperture through which we understand most everything that has happened here since October 7?

—What A Week—

For our most unreasonably generous Patreon supporters, in our extra-special, special extra discussion: None of us have ever had a week like this last week.

All that a stab at making sense of this weird, wonderful, unnerving week of great joy and high anxiety.

Songs

• Yakir Hillel — Laila
• Bar Tzabari — Chan Yunis, Live
• Esther Shamir — Od Neshama Ehat