Society

Grapevine February 6, 2026: Mixed feelings over Herzog’s visit down under

Movers and shakers in israeli society.

Bank Hapoalim’s public committee (from L): Amram Mitzna, Naama Halevi-Peer, Noam Hanegbi, and Sharona Tarshish.
An Israeli police officer holds a bag containing food items that are suspected to have poisoned dozens of toddlers in Jerusalem. January 19, 2026.

Jerusalem daycare tragedy: When ideology blocks oversight, babies pay the price - opinion

Amanda Seyfried attends the fifth annual Academy Museum Gala in Los Angeles, California, October 18, 2025; illustrative.

Amanda Seyfried learns about Shaker founder for film ‘The Testament of Ann Lee’

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The guide to new connections after 60: how to make friends in later life


Can baking bread teach us about society?

Most people do not regard bakers as philosophers but the principles of baking bread teach us much about building a viable, stable and moral society.

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An 80th birthday party to remember for prominent businessman

Alfred Akirov, one of the most prominent businessmen in Israel, celebrated his birthday in style — complete with a show by Israel's leading artists

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Jerusalem’s Terra Venture Partners helps start-ups that positively impact society

The fund manages around $100 million, all dedicated to Israeli companies.

Dr. Astorre Modena and Dr. Harold Wiener

The ability to end the Haredi-secular conflict is within us - opinion

In a recent study commissioned by Gesher, the overwhelming majority (65%) of Israelis ranked the haredi-secular conflict as the most pressing facing us today.

A POLICE OFFICER argues with a man in Meron in October, when praying indoors was restricted during a nationwide lockdown.

Israel’s problems won’t disappear after the election - comment

No matter the result, the division that has been so rampant in recent months will not just go away.

WORKERS HANG a large election campaign poster in Jerusalem last week.

Verbal abuse, no supplies: Social workers' pandemic struggles

These high numbers are similar to those of social workers in Iran, according to the study conducted by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) and UC Berkeley.

Israeli social workers protest their working conditions and violence against them in Ramat Gan on July 20, 2020.

To lift lockdown gloom, Israelis keep calm and carry on screaming

While some Israelis take part in street demonstrations, others take to nature and shout to the heavens.

A woman takes part in a screaming session with a group seeking emotional release from coronavirus disease (COVID-19) confinements, in an open area near Ra'anana, Israel February 7, 2021.

Education and democracy in crisis - opinion

In Israel, which is rife with disagreement over what might count as a good life and with those who seek to impose their concepts of the good on others, education should oppose the threat of tyranny.

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Corporate Arab managers

Kav Mashve also is working with Arab employees in Israeli companies. Its Lead Forward program aims to instill confidence in employees when seeking promotions to managerial positions.

Pedestrians are reflected in the windows of a branch of Bank Leumi, Israel's second-largest lender, in Tel Aviv, Israel

Israel Elections: Looking at the present to understand the future

There were the questions about Israel’s religious and ethnic character, its economy and growing population.

 A voting box in the last Israeli election in 2015