Rabbis Sandra Lawson and Deborah Waxman discuss the importance of embracing complexity and diversity within the Jewish community, highlighting the marginalization of Sephardic, Mizrahi, Black, and brown Jewish narratives.

Allison Kaplan Sommer, Noah Efron, and Don Futterman discuss various topics including dramatizing the Holocaust on Instagram, the impact of a supermarket chain fabricating a story about Ashkenazi-Mizrahi relations, and the significance of the individuals chosen to light torches at Israel's Independence Day.

Beth, a genetic counselor, discovered she and her husband carry a recessive mutation for familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) after taking a genetic test before her third pregnancy.

In this episode, Allison, Don, and Noah discuss the controversy surrounding the Israeli Ministry of Education's decision to exclude a book from the high school curriculum due to its "racy" themes.

In this edition, Allison, Don, and Noah cover three key topics, including the politics of purism following the passing of former MK Yossi Sarid, the 'Mizrahification' of peace with Amir Peretz's new peace plan and claim that a Mizrahi candidate is needed for success, and a discussion on a new movie depicting settlers and Palestinians working towards a "third way" to peace inspired by Rav Menachem Froman.