LET'S GET LIT: Unlocking creativity with mind and body

New York playwright Madelyn Kent, the creator of Sense Writing, joins TLV1 to talk about how she uses mind-body techniques to help fellow writers and artists unlock their creativity. These days there is so much emphasis on craft, she says, “but no one really talks about process.”

ILENE IN: On welcoming the French with open arms

Bienvenue? If as many French Jews make Aliyah this year as predicted, the government had better get to work on figuring out how it will create the jobs and housing necessary to absorb them.

Immigration for the right reasons

After the anti-Semitic attack on a kosher supermarket in Paris last week, calls for French Jews to immigrate to Israel have been coming from all corners. Pierre Besnainou of AIM (Alya et Milleure Intégration) says French Jews should make Aliyah by choice, and not from fear.

Arabic, the not-so-official second language

A report by Dirasat, Sikkuy, and the Van Leer Jerusalem Institute has been released showing that Arabic not only remains marginalized in Israel but is under attack by rightist politicians. Jonathan Mendel, the The Van Leer Institute's project director, tells TLV1 why it matters.

Translate Me: Bridging the gap between Hebrew and Arabic

Dr. Alon Fragman talks about a new initiative of his students at Ben Gurion University of the Negev to bridge the gap between everyday Arabic and Hebrew, including a 'Translate Me' Facebook group, which aims to make Arabic more accessible for Israeli learners.

Curbing corruption in Israeli politics

Yesh Atid party leader Yair Lapid has said he will present an aggressive package of legal reforms to fight corruption. Yesh Atid MK Dr. Ronen Hoffman tells TLV1 that since corruption is engrained in Israeli political culture, bold steps must be taken to get a handle on it.

Women Wage Peace election push

Women Wage Peace, a group formed after this summer's Gaza war, go out every Friday to different locations around Israel encouraging people to vote in the upcoming elections for whichever party they think will push for a peace deal to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

A prize for unity

Yoni Sherizon of Gesher discusses the Jerusalem Unity Prize, created by the mothers of the three Jewish teens kidnapped and murdered this summer, as well as Mayor Barkat and Gesher, to be awarded to individuals or organizations working to strengthen Jewish unity.

Music:

Neil Young - Who's Gonna Stand up
Carole King - I Feel The Earth Move
Francoise Hardy - Si C' Est Ca
Milky Chance - Stolen Dance
Future Islands - Seasons (Waiting On You)
Incubus - Are You In
Aersosmith - Cryin'
Hadag Nahash & Avraham Tal - Ten Li Mangina
Aviv Geffen - Onot