In this discussion, Miriam Herschlag, Ohad Zeltzer-Zubida, and Noah Efron explore three important topics.

"In the Illuminated Dark" is a collection of poetry by Israeli poet Tuvia Ruebner, dedicated to his sister who perished in the Holocaust.

Haim Gouri, a prominent Israeli poet, celebrated his 90th birthday last year, with a gala event in Tel Aviv, his birth city, despite living in Jerusalem.

In a discussion including topics such as a member of the Israeli Parliament criticizing the lack of respect for Torah amidst celebrations for Maccabi Tel Aviv's basketball victory, a historian suggesting that the win shows Zionism's failure in sports, a proposed 30% raise in minimum wage opposed by most economists, and the state of poetry in Israel with readings of Hebrew poems, music by David Broza is also highlighted, including songs like "East Jerusalem" and "Peace (Ain't Nothing but a Word)."

Eliaz Cohen, an Israeli poet and Religious Zionist living in the West Bank, addresses the challenge faced by settler-artists in his work.

The book "These Mountains: Selected Poems of Rivka Miriam" translated by Linda Zisquit showcases the disciplined and imagistic poetry of Rivka Miriam, a prodigy born in Jerusalem to a family deeply affected by the Holocaust.