The 'Better Times' Edition

With some of the cast in shelters, and most living the high-life in the capitals of Western debauchery, we present a collection of “vatacountry” segments, in which each of us describe something that surprised and amazed us, delighted and amused us, in our day-to-day lives in Israel. As if to say, “Times were better once, and they’ll be better again soon.” Dancing the Ethiopian shoulder shake on Sigd Don discusses the Ethiopian holiday of Sigd; Elon tells us about his very erudite taxi driver; and Noah reviews Shimon Peres' biography of David Ben-Gurion. Songs of Innocence and Experience Elon talks about the sporty Strawberry family; Miriam reviews the film 'Invisible'; and Noah introduces us to a very precocious couple of musicians. Family Album: Arabian Babblers and fake ski slopes Emily talks about her experiences on the Israel Trail; Noah tells us about the time he tried to go skiing on Mt. Gilboa with his son. A journey right back to our roots Don takes us into total darkness; Elon reminisces over Yaffa Yarkoni; Noah gets deep and meaningful over Vaclav Havel; and Don visits the Dead Sea Scrolls. Playlist: Danny Sanderson – Ha-Galshan Gazoz – Likhvod Ha-Kayitz Tomer Ve-Ha-Bsora (Tomer and the Gospel) – Ha-Pa'am Machina – El Derekh La-Yam Yaffa Yarkoni – Bab El Wad