Society
Jerusalem daycare tragedy: When ideology blocks oversight, babies pay the price - opinion
Two infants died in an unregulated Jerusalem daycare, exposing failed law enforcement, budget cuts, and deep cultural divides over accountability and prevention.
Amanda Seyfried learns about Shaker founder for film ‘The Testament of Ann Lee’
The guide to new connections after 60: how to make friends in later life
Ancient Sudan burial site reveals 4,000-year-old funeral ritual in forgotten Nubian kingdom
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.
Bav Majithia Elucidates the Importance of Philanthropy amid the Pandemic
We often see philanthropy in action in a crisis, such as donations following a hurricane or earthquake.
ISResilience: Resilience as an inherent element of the Israeli psyche
“By any rational analysis,” write the authors, “Israel should not exist at all, let alone be a thriving powerhouse of a country.
Developing a new Israeli language to unite a divided nation – opinion
More than 70 years after the State of Israel’s independence, however, a considerable proportion of our original, shared language has been eroded.
Kochavi sends message of hope to IDF soldiers in memory of Yitzhak Rabin
"For a moment, in the midst of controversy and deep sorrow, Israeli society found a way to come together," Kochavi wrote in a letter that was distributed to IDF personnel.
To overcome the coronavirus crisis, Israel needs new leadership
It's not just the virus that's a threat: Israeli society is starting to fracture under the strain.
The culture of more
While society has thrown us onto the treadmill of more, with courage, thought and intention we have the power to slow it down.
Why do Israeli services treat the public as the enemy? – opinion
If Israel’s national leaders could find a front-of-house way to practice niceness to people we would all feel better.
Rabbi Haim Sabato mourns loss of national purpose, moral priorities
The author laments the replacement of Jewish values and unity with partisanship, sectorial interest politics and crass materialism.
