The author reflects on recent events in Israeli society, including proposed changes to exemption laws for ultra-Orthodox individuals and a disturbing suicide of a reservist with PTSD.

Rav Shlomo Yosef Zevin, a prominent rabbinic authority, wrote a letter about whether yeshiva students should be drafted into the army.

In a discussion on the TLV1 show "Dining Out on Sacred Cow," Allison, Don, Noah, and guest Ayelet Waldman explore the balance between Jewish and Democratic values in Israel, particularly regarding the rights of non-Jewish minorities.