For Richer or Poorer, for Better or Verse

Allison, Eilon, and Noah discuss:

Why one MK has complained that “we have become a country of idiots that does not respect the Torah,” in response to the wild celebrations following Maccabi Tel Aviv's victory in the European basketball championship; why a famous Hebrew University historian asserts that the victory is “the biggest proof that Zionism has failed when it comes to sports;”Whether the minimum wage should be boosted by 30%, as advocated by 61 Members of Knesset and by basically no economists;The state of poetry in Israel, including soulful readings of translations of our favorite Hebrew poems.All this and new political music by the redoubtable David Broza!

Music: All songs by David Broza, from his latest album East Jersualem –West Jerusalem.

East Jerusalem (with Wyclef Jean)

What’s so funny about peace, love and understanding

Peace (Ain’t Nothing but a Word)

Jerusalem