From the Editors

מחיר מומלץ : 64 ש״ח דצמבר 2017 מסת״ב : 978 - 965 - 519 - 211 - 7 www . idi . org . il Th e State of Israel has a dual identity . On the one hand , it is a member of the family of democratic nations with a liberal and Western culture , while on the other hand , it is a unique country that serves as the nation state of the Jewish people . Th e in fl uence of these two aspects – the universal and the particular – is evident in all aspects of Israel ’ s public sphere : social , educational , cultural , media , political , and legal . Each of these foci of identity is very powerful and can exert signi fi cant in fl uence on many of Israel ’ s citizens ; together , they create a climate of cultural diversity that is a hallmark of Jewish national life in our times . Th e duality of Western culture and traditional Jewish culture fi nds expression , for example , in Israel ’ s constitutional de fi nition as a “ Jewish and democratic state . " Th e broad acceptance of this de fi nition in Israel...  אל הספר
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