Society
Yom Kippur 2026: Does a text message or social media post count as a real apology?
As digital communication makes it easier to avoid difficult conversations, rabbis and educators weigh whether texts, voice notes, and social-media posts can deliver meaningful apologies.
Twenty years on, Israel at Heart celebrates the Ethiopian families who made the journey twice
Games of chance and society in the Middle East
What threat model did the UAE confront, and why should we care? - opinion
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Most Israelis now recognize Novy God, but still feel it's not Israeli
While most Israelis now recognize the Russian Novy God holiday, over 70% still do not see it as part of Israeli culture.
The need for societal vaccinations to cure societal division - opinion
It is up to each of us to develop and administer ‘societal vaccinations’ to cure escalating divisions between different sectors
2020's coronavirus reflects the good and bad of Israeli society
Some initially ranked Israel’s handling of the crisis as among the best in the world, but then it went to being described as a debacle handled as badly as the 1973 Yom Kippur War.
