LET’S GET LIT: Love & Longing amid the uncertainty

Author Yael Unterman talks about writing, longing and life amid uncertainty, and reads from her recently published short-story collection, The Hidden of Things: Twelve Stories of Love & Longing.

ILENE IN: Stories that perpetuate the conflict

The conflict continues because people are wedded to their own narratives. We’re all so sure we’re right. In the words of Joan Didion, “We tell ourselves stories in order to live.”

BRAZILLIAN SPICE: An antidote to conflict

Elisete, a Brazilian-Israeli musician who lives in Tel Aviv, talks about two ways to rise above the stress: deep breathing and great music.

OFF THE BEATEN TRACK: Walking on water at the Sea of Galilee

TLV1's Alex Stein recommends the best places to hang out at the Sea of Galilee (Kinneret), where you can bask in the Biblical history or cool off in the water.

LIFE IN THE FIRING LINE: A ray of hope amid the missiles

Shirit Milikovski from Sderot, a city often battered by Qassam rockets, speaks about 'Creativity of Peace,' a group that brings young Israeli and Palestinian women together.

URBAN JUNGLE: Navigating the Tel Aviv obstacle course

TLV1's Paul Sanchez reports on how City Hall, by catering to the interests of its voters, ultimately neglects the safety of its cyclists on the streets of Tel Aviv.

Music:

The Shins – So Now What

Eels – Novocaine For The Soul

Fortisaharof – Waking Up (Lehitorer)

Elisete – Diz Que Vai

Johnny Shuali – Achshav

The The – Slow Emotion Replay

Ofra Haza – Im Ninalu

Elisete – Al Di La

Meir Banai – Shafshaf's Song (Shiro Shel Shafshaf)