Society
The anatomy of complacency: What Kristallnacht teaches us about modern American ruptures
Kristallnacht's lessons warn of the dangers of rising antisemitism, political polarization, and the erosion of democratic norms in America.
Yom Kippur 2026: Does a text message or social media post count as a real apology?
Twenty years on, Israel at Heart celebrates the Ethiopian families who made the journey twice
Games of chance and society in the Middle East
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.
Tisha Be'av: a social tragedy from then to now
Every generation has its own barns, whose stock is the source of its national resilience. We have a supreme obligation to protect them against those who would set them afire to promote their ideology
