Israeli society

After Yom Kippur, Israel must learn to say: 'We were wrong' - editorial

Yom Kippur asks Israelis to confess in the plural, but accountability after October 7 still requires individuals and leaders to explain where they went wrong.

 The Western Wall in Jerusalem’s Old City during the final Selichot prayers ahead of Yom Kippur. September 19, 2026.
“Ethical Competence,” MOTJ’s Border Guard Training Program.

Developing leaders for today and tomorrow

Gadi Eisenkot, Yashar leader, speaks at meeting about plan to make aliyah and absorption easier.

Eisenkot's Yashar unveils plan to support new olim integrating into Israel

HEED THE SHOFAR: Can we harness the ‘Elul effect’?

This Elul, Israel's government should ask forgiveness from the citizens it has wronged - opinion


Crossing Israel's dividing lines: New Arab, haredi alliances can reshape the elections - opinion

JPPI examines relations among the different sectors of Israeli society through its Emotional Proximity Index, which measures Israelis’ attitudes toward 10 groups - and two are least liked

The Haredi Public party launched a large-scale advertising campaign at the entrances to and exits from major haredi cities on July 19, 2026.

'We are one nation': Jewish, Arab teens build relationships at 'Cooking Peace' culinary camp

Participants said the camp showed them how shared interests, music, and food could create connections despite differences in culture, religion, and background.

Cooking Peace summer camp program. August 3, 2026.

Israel built a binational healthcare system but never learned how to manage it - opinion

The war exposed growing tensions in Israel’s healthcare system and the need for a new approach to managing shared workplaces.

A medical operations room provides services in a Jerusalem hotel for those evacuated from their homes in Beit Shemesh following an Iranian missile strike.

Europe, Israel, and the medical record of a nation - opinion

Different faces, different ailments. Yet by the fourth pharmacy, the names had stopped sounding like unrelated prescriptions. Heard together, they suggested a kind of national medical record.

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Israel's haredi divide has become a test of national unity - opinion

Israel's haredi crisis is about more than military service; it's a test of shared responsibility and national cohesion.

HAREDI DEMONSTRATORS protest in Jerusalem on July 23, 2025.

Future Israel (Part III): Addressing societal challenges - opinion

Everyone living in Israel should be provided the same basic infrastructure as everyone else in the country.

Protest against the rise in West Bank settler violence at Habima square in Tel Aviv, April 16, 2026.

Israeli society must reclaim the Torah’s moral core - opinion

Violence, extremism, and division are distorting Torah values in parts of Israeli society and religious life.

An Israeli settler argues with a Palestinian farmer, during olive harvesting in Silwad, near Ramallah, October 29, 2025.

The murder of Yemanu Zelka: A chilling reflection of Israel’s growing violence - opinion

We are surrounded by violence that is intensifying without anyone stopping it.

PEOPLE GATHER outside a court in Lod, calling for justice following the killing of Yemanu Binyamin Zalka, on May 10, 2026.

Ahead of Jerusalem Day 2026: Leaders across Israeli society came together to shape a shared future

Around 150 leaders of mission-driven movements from across Israel gathered at Ammunition Hill in Jerusalem with shared vision for Jerusalem in Israel’s centennial year

Hadas Goldman, Chairperson of MAKOM, with Alon Wald, a board member of Ammunition Hil with Alon

Naomi Shloush's 'Academic bimbo' confronts Mizrahi identity in modern Israel

Naomi Shloush’s book confronts identity, stigma, and the fragile space between belonging and exclusion

In her novel ‘Frecha Academait,’ Naomi Shloush confronts the stigmas around the derogatory term ‘frecha’ used for women of Mizrahi heritage.