Israel as Home
Arab Identity & Building a Shared Society
In this thought-provoking lecture (10:13) from the Shalom Hartman Institute, Rawnak Natour, an Arab-Israeli activist,...
Why Are More Israeli-Arabs Enlisting In The IDF?
Produced by the ILTV independent media company dedicated to defending Israel with balanced reporting, this...
Prayer for the Women of the Wall
This post presents the Hebrew and English text for a special prayer written for the Women of...
Religion & State in Israel: Symbiosis or Separation?
Through interviews with Jerusalem residents, rabbis and intellectuals, this introductory video (03:01) outlines the tension...
Separation of Religion and State: How Jewish Should Israel Be?
In this video (03:15), Rabbi Avi Novis-Deutsch, Dean of the Schechter Rabbinical Seminary, discusses the...
A Religious-Zionist Perspective on Civil Marriage in Israel
In this short video (04:11) created by Ne’emanei Torah Va’Avodah, a national religious lobbying group that advocates for more...
Can Israel be Both Jewish & Democratic?
In this short video (03:46), Rabbi Velvel Belinsky suggests that in order for Israel to...
Religion & State in Israel: The Marriage Quandary
This introductory video (05:11) explores the possibility of civil marriage in a Jewish democratic state...
Israeli-Arabs Residents of Umm al-Fahm Discuss Identity & Their Future
Produced by The Media Line, an American non-profit news agency dedicated to producing contextual and...
Arab Identity in a Jewish & Democratic State
In this thorough article, Karin Tamar Schafferman of the Israel Democracy Institute examines the complexity...
The Religion-State Status Quo: From Ben Gurion to Today
This post presents resources from the Israel Democracy Institute exploring the development of legislation regarding religion and...
Moshe Koppel: Saving Religion from the State
In this thought provoking video (05:18), Moshe Koppel argues for the separation of religion and...
MK Michaeli: The Role of Secular Jews in the Jewish State & Nation
In this important video (05:23), MK Merav Michaeli responds to the 2017 Western Wall and conversion controversies with a...
Lucy Aharish: Arab-Israeli News Anchor Lights the Independence Day Torch
Produced by i24News in 2015, this video (05:54) introduces Lucy Aharish, a Muslim Arab-Israeli news...
Nasreen Qadri: Arab-Israeli Singer Talks About Her Identity & Music
In this short interview (02:55), in Hebrew with English subtitles, Nasreen Qadri discusses her identity...
Ayman Sikseck: Arab-Israeli Author Discusses Identity & Compassion
In this first half of this video from i24News (00:40-08:00), Arab-Israeli author, Ayman Sikseck discusses...
Educational Resources for Exploring the Western Wall Controversies
This post provides three different resources designed to help guide discussions and programming concerning some...
Sayed Kashua: Arab-Israeli Journalist Discusses Identity, Zionism & Inequality
In this short video (01:57), Sayed Kashua, a Hebrew-language author, journalist and comedian, discusses his...
Liberal Judaism in Israel
This introductory article presents the attitudes toward the liberal Reform and Conservative/Masorti streams of Judaism in both...
CNN Segment on Ultra-Orthodox Army Draft in Israel
Produced by CNN, this short news segment (03:44) presents the tension between the ultra-Orthodox sector...
Is Israel the Nation-State or Religious State of the Jewish People?
Produced by the Israel Democracy Institute, this video (02:05) features Yair Sheleg exploring how the...
Religion & State: The Kosher Monopoly
Produced by the Israel Democracy Institute, this video (01:49) features Dr. Shuki Friedman, Director of...
Rabbi David Stav: State and Religion in Israel
Produced on the eve of the Jewish New Year in 2014, this video (05:35) features...
The Hot Debate Around Israeli Immigration
Arabs Volunteering in Israel’s National Civil Service: Both Sides of the Story
In Hebrew with English subtitles, this news segment from Channel 2 News (08:53) explores different...
Thoughts from an Israeli, Arab, Muslim IDF Soldier
In this short video (01:17), Yahya Mahamid, an Israeli, Arab, Muslim from the Arab city...
Tzelofhad’s Daughters: A Feminist Poem About the Western Wall
This thought provoking poem by progressive Jewish feminist, Abby Caplin, draws a parallel between the biblical Daughters of Tzelofhad and...
The Status of Arabs in Israeli Society
This video from i24NEWS (16:00) presents a heated debate between Sami Abu Shehadeh, an Arab-Israeli...
A Jewish Anti-Zionist Perspective to Drafting the Ultra-Orthodox to the IDF
Produced by True Torah Jews, an anti-Zionist ultra-Orthodox movement, this video (05:53) presents an extreme...
Israel’s Religiously Divided Society
Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie: America, Israel, and the Perfect Jewish Democracy
Produced by Hiddush: Freedom of Religion for Israel, this short video (03:22) presents an interview...
2018 Israel Religion & State Index
Put together by Hiddush: Freedom of Religion for Israel, this 29-page document presents the findings...
Shadia Mansour: Al Kufiyyeh (The Arabic Scarf)
This music video features Shadia Mansour, “the first lady of Arabic hip-hop,” and M-1, an...
Rising Number of Israelis Marry Outside of Rabbinate in Protest
Israel is the only democratic country where civil marriage is not an option, as explained...
‘Civil Solution’ Needed for Israel’s Religious Marriage Monopoly
In this clip (04:37), meet a handful of the thousands of couples who are unable...
Chief Rabbi David Lau on Modern Issues in the Rabbinate
In this news clip (06:24) from i24NEWS, hear from Israel’s Chief Ashkenazi Rabbi, Rabbi David...
Murder of Young Woman in Arab-Israeli Village Sheds Light on Police Inactivity
This i24NEWS segment (02:19) from 2018 examines the problem of violence against women in Israeli...
What Jews & Arabs Think of the Role of Arabs in Israeli Society
In this informative video (02:11) from 2018, Nasreen Hadad Haj-Yahya, Co-Director of the Arab-Jewish Relations...
Exploring the African Migrant Dilemma in Israel
Produced by i24News in 2018, this informative news segment (02:21) summarizes the different perspectives in...
The State of Israeli Democracy: How Do Israelis Feel About Israel?
This informative video (02:11) presents the findings of the Israel Democracy Institute’s 2016 Israeli Democracy...
13 Percent of Israelis Identify as Reform or Conservative
This 3-minute read from the Jerusalem Post explores Israel’s move towards progressive Judaism. A recent...
HaDag Nachash: The Sticker Song (with educational guide)
Women of the Wall: Can’t Keep Quiet
Created by the Women of the Wall, this music video puts footage from the organization’s...
Israeli Rock Music’s Spiritual New Sound
Koolulam: 1000 People Sing Bob Marley’s “One Love” in Jerusalem
This inspirational video presents 1000 people of different backgrounds who gathered together to sing “One...
Alma Zohar: Out of Egypt
This song by Israeli artist, Alma Zohar, criticizes current Israeli policy and public attitudes toward...
Comparing Israeli & American Affirmative Action Programs in Universities
In this article from the Huffington Post, Sigal Alon, associate professor in the department of...
“Honor Killings” in Arab-Israeli Society & Israel’s Response
Produced by CGTN, this news segment (02:48) explores the phenomenon of so-called “honor killings” in...
Violence Against Women in Israel and the Middle East
Produced in the wake of the 2018 protests against violence against women, in this i24NEWS...
StandWithUs: African Migrants & Asylum Seekers Fact Sheet
This 2-page long fact sheet from Stand With Us outlines the challenges faced by Israel...
Should Israel Offer Public Transit on Shabbat?
In this clip (02:16), i24NEWS explores the growing, country-wide push to operate public buses on...
How Do We Find a Torah for a Jewish Democracy?
In this video (05:53), created in celebration of Israel’s 70th birthday, Rabbi Dr. Donniel Hartman...
The Conflicting Visions of Four Main Sectors of Israeli Society
In this fascinating article by Prof. Yedidia Stern, Vice President of the Israel Democracy Institute, the author outlines the character...
Women of the Wall: Liberating the Western Wall Again
Created by the Women of the Wall in 2013, this promotional video (05:03) introduces the...
Kobi Oz: Prayer of the Secular (with educational guide)
Holocaust Survivors Urge Israel to Help Refugees
Three Responses to Israel’s Migrant Challenge
Written by the Jewish People Policy Institute in 2018, this thorough 10-page long report provides background information...
Hatikvah: A Controversial Version of the Israeli National Anthem in Arabic Musical Style
Released in honor of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the State of Israel,...
Kol Ami B’Seder: The State of Israel
This educational resource by Yaara Salamon-Michaeli from the Kol Ami Jewish Peoplehood Leadership Academy provides...
Jewish Identity Versus Israeli Identity: A New Generation
In this i24News segment (06:49), Dr. Yair Caspi explores the emergence of a new phenomenon...
How Ultra-Orthodox Israeli Jews Mark Yom Ha’atzmaut
This article from the Jerusalem Post explores how Ultra-Orthodox (Haredi) Jews in Israel mark the birth of...
Illegal Migrants & Refugees in Israel: Major Trends and Background Information
Created by the Jewish Federations of North America in 2018, this thorough 23-page long report provides important...
In Defense of Israel’s Policy Toward Illegal African Migrants
Written by Dr. Emmanuel Navon, an Israeli international relations expert, this Times of Israel blog...
Progressive Judaism in Israel
This informative clip (08:25) put out by the Israel Movement for Progressive Judaism (IMPJ) offers...
Why Israel Shouldn’t Deport African Asylum Seekers
Written by Rabbi Susan Silverman, a Reform rabbi, activist and author, this article from Moment...
Israel’s African Asylum Seekers: What Needs to Be Done
Written by Irwin Cotler, a former minister of justice and attorney general of Canada, this Times of...
A Debate on Israel’s Policy Toward African Migrants
This i24News report (13:42) presents a debate between Yonatan Jakubowicz, Director of PR at the...
Elhanan Miller – אלחנן מילר
.אלחנן מילר הוא עיתונאי, חוקר, ותלמיד רבנות החי בירושלים .times of Israel לשעבר הכתב לענייני ערבי של...
KOL-TOUR – סיורים מוזיקליים
עקיבא סגל – מדריך סיורים עירוניים ותיק, ויעל שרייבר – מדריכת הרכבים ווקאלים, מריצים מיזם של סיורים...
Journeys in Service Learning
Designed to help Masa staff guide their participants through social action projects, this 80 page booklet provides...
יום הזיכרון – הכשרת צוותים בשת”פ עם בית אביחי
בית סיסטם עאלי
בית סיסטם עאלי הינו מוקד ומתחם פעילות לקהילת יוצרים רב-לשונית ומגוונת הצומחת סביב תקשורת, הקשבה,...
Conflict in Context: A Pedagogical Content Unit on the Geopolitics of Israel (English & Hebrew)
These “Conflict in Context” booklets (in Hebrew and English) are educational resources designed to help Masa participants...
Yom HaAtzmaut session with Olympic medalist Shahar Zubari!
Listen to his story,and learn what it’s like to be an Israeli Olympic Medalist, to...
סיור ופעילויות במרחב החברתי בתל אביב
אנו מזמינות אתכם לביקור ופעילות במרחב החברתי החדש בכיכר אתרים, חוויה ייחודית המשלבת סיור עוצמתי,...
Mois Navon
Mois Navon is one of the founding engineers of Mobileye, where he designed the EyeQ...
המעורר
המעורר הוא מרכז לחינוך בלתי פורמאלי רב-תחומי, אשר שם לו למטרה להציב את חזונה החלוצי...
Yom Yerushalayim
Yom Yerushalayim (Jerusalem Day) is the anniversary of the day in 1967 when Israel regained...
HAROLD GOLDMEIER
Techer for GAP YEAR students in Bet Shemesh, Jerusalem, Tel Aviv Experienced public speaker for...
Yom HaZikaron
It’s not easy to move straight from Yom HaZikaron (Israel’s Memorial Day) into the festive,...
סא”ל (מיל’) אייל דרור
. נשוי+3 ,תושב שדה נחמיה .שירתתי בצה”ל במשך 24 שנים, מרביתם במערכי התיאום והקישור מול הצד...
Ittay Flescher – איתי פלשר
Ittay Flescher is an Australian freelance journalist and educator. After 15 years as a high...
Galit Roichman – גלית רויכמן
.תסריטאית ומרצה לקולנוע. חיפאית בעבר, תל אביבית בהווה, ישראלית מבטן ומלידה .בעלת תואר ראשון בספרות...
Thrive in the Israeli Workplace Culture
In this session we will take a deep dive into Israeli culture and more specifically...
Uri Levin – Israeli Contemporary Culture Lesson #2 (English)
Zohar Avigdori – Sparkling face of Israel
Sparkling face of Israel: A colorful talk about Israel’s current drag scene
Masa Israel Journey Yom HaZikaron Virtual Ceremony 2020
On 27.04 we broadcasted our yearly Masa Yom HaZikaron Ceremony live on our social media...
LTC Res. Eyal Dror – Embracing the Enemy
‘Embracing the Enemy’ – The story about the’Good Neighbor’ unit and humanitarian aid provided by...
Rochelle Cohen – Q and A: Aliyah and Becoming a Lone Soldier
Shani Zansecu The start-up Formula_ Made in Israel
How has a small country in a region full of challenges, become the front-runner of...
The Wicked Son – How to Connect to the Inner Murderer (Acting Master’s Class)
The Haggadah tells of four sons; The scene of these four sons plays a pivotal...
I LOVE BASH אל מעוז הסטודנטים- סיור טעימות
I LOVE BASH סיור תרבות והתחדשות בעיר העתיקה – יזמות, תרבות, אמנות
Michal Sherez Shilor – The Word on the Street – East, West, and Haredi Jerusalem
Michal Sherez Shilor, Founder & Chair, 0202 – Points of View from Jerusalem: Jerusalem is...