Talking it out: Israelis invited to meet for dialogue in the sukkah

Politics

Private sukkot across the country will be opened to the public as part of a project aiming to engender dialogue among Israelis and organized by Safeguarding Our Shared Home (Shomrim al HaBayit Hameshutaf) and Project 929.As part of the project, Israelis are invited to register their sukkah on a website and to specify when it is open and to how many people. Israelis can use that same website to find Sukkot to visit.The project began last year, as the proposed judicial overhaul highlighted huge divisions in Israeli society and sparked anger between Israelis with differing ideologies. “We believe the State of Israel to be a shared home with many different and diverse people and walks of ...

Jerusalem Post     Oct 13, 2024