Society

Arab-Israeli educator Suleiman Suleiman advocates shared responsibility and coexistence

Atidna CEO and social activist Suleiman Suleiman is calling for a renewed commitment to partnership between Arab and Jewish communities in Israel, emphasizing education as the key.

Arab-Israeli educator Suleiman Suleiman advocates shared responsibility and coexistence.
 An illustrative image of a public safe room in Israel, requiring the ability to climb down a narrow flight of stairs.

The frontline is no longer at the border, it's in our living rooms - opinion

Bank Hapoalim’s public committee (from L): Amram Mitzna, Naama Halevi-Peer, Noam Hanegbi, and Sharona Tarshish.

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

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


What happens in the classrooms when Israeli society is on fire? Opinion

The last period has been very hectic. The Israeli society is divided, perhaps more than ever before, by issues of liberalism vs conservative, law vs. governance, and democracy vs religious etc.

 Israeli students protest against the Israeli government's planned judicial overhaul, in Jerusalem, March 16, 2023

Collective governing, cooperation lead to longer-lasting societies - study

A study examined urban centers in Mesoamerica between 1000 and 300 BCE in order to determine what factors contributed to their sustainability.

The large, open central plaza of Monte Alban, a city that lasted for 1,300 years. Photo by Linda M. Nicholas, Field Museum

Can being surrounded by violence lower your life expectancy? - study

This information is particularly poignant for those living in Israel, as the country is often marked with violent outbreaks.

Palestinian demonstrators clash with IDF and Israeli security forces during a protest in the village of Kfar Qaddum, near the West Bank city of Nablus, October 7, 2022.

Israeli civic society is our 'north star,' Blinken tells grassroot organizers

Blinken sat down with leaders of grassroots organizations at the Israeli-Palestinian arts center Feel Beit, a cross point between Jerusalem's Jewish and Arab neighborhoods.

 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken US ambassador to Israel Thomas Nides meet with Israeli emerging leaders at "Feel Beit", an Israeli-Palestinian art and culture collective in Jerusalem, January 31, 2023.

Most Israelis trust local government over Knesset - survey

A majority of Israelis think local municipalities should be given more authority to better heal the divisions in Israeli society.

 WITH 11,000 employees, the Jerusalem Municipality is the capital’s beating heart.

Wine Talk: Do good, drink well

The Galil Mountain Winery is a winery of cultural and environmental caring.

The Galil Mountain Winery's vineyards are all in the eastern Upper Galilee, not far from the winery.

A source of hope for the youth -opinion

For over nine years, HaGal Sheli has mentored youth from across Israeli society utilizing surfing as an educational tool.

 FOR OVER nine years, ‘HaGal Sheli’ has mentored youth from across Israeli society utilizing surfing as an educational tool

What do you need to do in order to be truly happy?

About 50 academics reviewed tens of thousands of studies to answer the following question: What makes psychotherapy successful?

 REMEMBER THAT it’s a major mitzvah to be happy.

Israeli supermarket chain Yeinot Bitan to invest NIS 40m in Carrefour conversion

Yeinot Bitan will convert 20 more supermarkets to the Carrefour brand in the first quarter of 2023.

 The Carrefour logo is seen on a shopping trolley at a Carrefour hypermarket store in Carquefou near Nantes, France January 13, 2021.

When Judaism considers the long term, it looks to the past

Our short-term addictions, understandable as they are, are obscuring our longer-term potentials.

“Longpath” thinking holds that you cannot consider the future without a clear accounting of all the preceding generations went through.