Lullabies from exile
Renowned oud musician Yair Dallal joins TLV1 in the studio to talk about his new CD, 'Lullabies from Exile.' He also takes us on a journey from Baghdad to Andalucia with tales of 'Babelucia,' a joint project with world music vocalist Nuriya, his cousin.
ILENE IN: On coinciding without colliding
Jewish and Muslim holidays can coincide without colliding. Ilene talks about the clashes that didn’t happen, despite journalists’ predictions.
Soul-searching over Operation Protective Edge
Rabbi Daniel Landes of the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies in Jerusalem talks about the soul-searching he thinks Israel should do over the loss of innocent life in Gaza this summer during Operation Protective Edge.
Fighting for Israel's freedom
Yisrael Hofsheet, or Be Free Israel, says it’s time to change the ultra-Orthodox religious establishment’s control over many issues in the Jewish state. CEO Mickey Gitzin talks about gender divisions and some of the issues he’ll be working on in the coming year.
StreetWise Hebrew: Unpacking Sukkot
TLV1’s Guy Sharett unpacks the root of the words sukkot, sukkah, and schach – that stuff that goes on top of one’s sukkah.
Jewish renewal on Sukkot
Ilan Ezrachi talks about the gathering of different streams of progressive Judaism that will meet next Sunday at the Hakhel festival.
Bogdan's journey: Mending Jewish-Polish fences
Larry Loewinger tells us about a film he’s making, whose subject is a fascinating Polish man who has tried to mend fences between Jews and Poles.
'Tis the season to grow etrogs
Brooklyn-based Penina Tarlow is part of an etrog-growing family dynasty. She tells TLV1 about the challenge of growing the coveted citron fruit and bringing it to America.
The nonstop city takes a break
Paul Sanchez reports on the sights and sounds of the holiday season in Tel Aviv, when the city takes on a completely different landscape and soundscape.
Music:
Chava Alberstein - Ahava
Teapacks - Zmanim Ktanim
Idan Raichel - Mehake
Prince - Way Back Home
Cee-Lo - Forget You
Ta'arovet Ascot - Hacheder Ha'Intimi Sheli
Peter, Bjorn & John - Nothing to Worry About
Blondie - Rapture
Hadas Kleinman & Aviv Bachar - Sirot Mifras