TLV1's Week in Review

Host Ilene Prusher brings you highlights from some of the most important, interesting, or even absurd stories that came out of Israel this week, including two Israelis missing in Gaza, Iran nuclear negotiations, and an enormous insult to Reform Jews.

LET'S GET LIT: A secret window onto life in Afghanistan

Born in Germany and raised in America, Atia Abawi went to Afghanistan, the country her parents had left, as a journalist. She talks to host Ilene Prusher about her debut novel, The Secret Sky: A novel of forbidden love in Afghanistan.

The perils of parking in Tel Aviv

Ask a Tel Avivian what they hate most about driving in Tel Aviv and they’ll say "parking." TLV1's Laragh Widdess talks to locals about their parking woes, and looks at how the Start-up Nation is trying to get around the lack of free spaces.

VICE does Hip Hop in the Holy Land

VICE’s channel Noisey is unrolling a six-part documentary: “Hip Hop in the Holy Land.” TLV1 hip hop aficionado Tomer Gershenman is featured in the film, and he joins host Ilene Prusher to talk about it with VICE’s Head of Music, Alex Hoffman, in London.

You won't succeed on Broadway if you don't have any Jews

We all know about Gershwin and Sondheim, but did you know that Rent was composed by a Jew? Or Dream Girls? Shoshi Shmuluvitz went to a dress rehearsal of "You Won't Succeed on Broadway if you don't have any Jews," opening in Tel Aviv soon.

Make laughs not bombs

Yohai Sponder and Doron Ravitz from Stand Up for Israel, a new English-language stand-up comedy group, join host Ilene Prusher in the studio to explain how they make people laugh in a language that's not their mother tongue.

50 years of diplomatic relations: Israel and Germany share the stage

German and Israeli theatre professionals have come together to mark 50 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries. Lissy Kaufmann attended a rehearsal in South Tel Aviv for some joint plays by young German directors and Israeli actors.

Om Yisrael: Why Israeli Jews love Buddhism

In Israel, a Jewish Buddhist community has been blossoming over the past two decades. Could it be that Buddhism is the antidote to that stereotypical Jewish neurosis? Shoshi Shmuluvitz meets some of Israel's "BuJews" to find out.

The sound of sirens

It's one year since the beginning of last summer's war with Gaza. Tel Aviv came under rocket fire just about every day for nearly two months. TLV1 producer Shoshi Shmuluvitz brings us this audio essay on the sucker punch of the siren.

ILENE IN: On tearing up the Torah

Israel's Minister of Religion, David Azoulay, said this week that Reform Jews aren't really Jews. Ilene calculates that he insulted around 90 percent of American Jewry with this statement. When did "pluralism" become a dirty word?

Music:
David Broza - City Lights
Roei Freilich - Halayla He Tirkod
Doda - Elef Kaba'im
Atraf -Mango, Bannana
Geva Alon - Days of Hunger
Lola Marsh - Sirens
Ehud Banai - Florentin
Buttering Trio - No Joke
Mosh Ben Ari - Masa U Matan
HaYehudim - Paamon Milchama
The Idan Raichel Project - HaBaita, Haloch Chazor