The “Separation Contemplation” Edition

Allison Kaplan Sommer, Don Futterman 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

—The Other Two-State Solution?—

More and more progressive Israeli Jews dream of separation from the more religious, more right wing Jews. What’s up with that?

—J Street 2.0—

J Street unveiled a new vision at its recent conference. Is this J Street 2.0?

—Happy 120th Kfar Saba!—

For our most unreasonably generous Patreon supporters, in our extra-special, special extra discussion: Kfar Saba celebrates 120, and Don tells us what’s to love about his home town, as it reaches its biblical allotment of years.

All that and a farewell to the great guitarist and song-writer, Yitzhak Klepter, who passed away this week. May his memory be for a blessing.