Diversity

As Mamdani enters City Hall, perhaps he could learn a few things from Israel - opinion

From housing to tech to child care, Israel has made social programs work, lessons New York’s next mayor could learn.

Zohran Mamdani is sworn in as New York City’s 112th mayor, at the start of 2026. The new mayor could learn a lot from Israel on how to implement his goals in City Hall, the writer says.
People walk in New York City’s Financial District on the morning after Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral election win, earlier this month. The US population reflects a wide spectrum of identities that coexist in unprecedented ways, the writer maintains.

American Jewry needs to rethink antisemitism through the lens of modern America -opinion

Members of the Israeli-Ethiopian community take part in a ceremony marking the Ethiopian Jewish holiday of Sigd at the Armon Hanatziv Promenade overlooking Jerusalem, November 23, 2022

Ethiopian holiday of Sigd: A true reflection of Israel's diversity - opinion

 Cornell University's West Campus.

Cornell University research funds to be restored in deal with Trump administration


WATCH: 'The forests of Israel are for everyone'

KKL-JNF’s Noah Tal explains why Israel’s forests must be preserved and are a precious national resource

 Noah Tal

Israel invests in hi-tech training for Bedouin and Ethiopian communities

If it survives the current turbulence in the Start-Up Nation, it may result in a more diverse hi-tech community.

  Hi-tech computer equipment.

Israel's Herzog law firm shows how to find the best with diversity

Leading Israeli law firm Herzog, Fox & Neeman has demonstrated a different approach to diversity that it claims has expanded its talent pool for employees.

 DIVERSE TEAM: Gil White, Dana Qaq, Dr. Ehab Farah and Mordechai Fogel.

Intel Israel achieves record exports amidst company's struggles with layoffs

Despite recent waves of firings within the global company, Intel’s Israeli branch is performing well in exports and diversity.

 US chipmaker Intel Corp's logo is seen at the entrance to their "smart building" in Petah Tikva, near Tel Aviv, Israel December 15, 2019.

How a trip to Auschwitz taught me about Arab-Jewish partnership - opinion

The writer traveled with a delegation of Arab-Israelis to Poland for a Holocaust education trip.

 The entire young Atidna group at the Holocaust and Courage monument.

Jerusalem should embrace its diverse residents - editorial

Jerusalem is not only a flashpoint for Jewish-Muslim tensions but also the scene of an ongoing power struggle between the conservative and liberal elements of the city.

 JERUSALEM’S 21st Pride Parade will take place on June 1.

Shavuot: Israel's strength is through its diversity - opinion

When the Jewish people accepted the Torah at the foot of Mount Sinai it is said that they were like one individual with a single heart.


Teens of color are finding, and building, their own spaces in Jewish life

Around 17% of American Jews identify as nonwhite. But, as the Jews of Color Initiative found, only 18% out of the 1,118 surveyed belong to a synagogue.

 JEWS OF different backgrounds walk through the Mahane Yehuda market in Jerusalem.

Tel Aviv University: Meeting challenges of equity, diversity, community

TAU’s Equity and Diversity Commission deals with all aspects of equity and diversity on the TAU campus, including gender, Arabs, people with disabilities, the LGBT community and haredim.

 The Haredi student club on TAU campus

'My Israel': A work of love on the different faces of the Jewish state - review

In this book, 70 prominent Israelis put down into moving words what they see in their own special corners of the Land of Israel.

 The cover of ‘My Israel’  (Gefen Publishing House, May 2023)