In this blog, we will try to give you a balanced flavor of Israeli life, which is comprised of a diverse, complex, fascinating mix of people and historical events/places. So much has been accomplished since 1948!
Jerusalem has a more religious flavor than Tel Aviv, which is largely secular. Of late there have been many news articles on the ongoing secular-religious tensions.
Yesterday, the Ha'aretz (a major newspaper) wrote about a Jerusalem playground fence that was apparently designed to separate nursery school-age secular and religious children, preventing them from playing together and learning from each other. A bit extreme, yet this is happening. Click here to read the short article.
Want to learn more about Israeli society? Check out a book that Wendy read while in language training: "Ordinary People in an Extraordinary Land: The Israelis" by Donna Rosenthal.
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