Comments on: Hanukkah: cultural wars defining Israeli identity http://giladlotan.com/blog/2007/12/hanukkah-cultural-wars-defining-israeli-identity/ culture technology: bridging the gap Mon, 15 Feb 2010 14:52:52 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Isabel http://giladlotan.com/blog/2007/12/hanukkah-cultural-wars-defining-israeli-identity/comment-page-1/#comment-44903 Isabel Wed, 04 Mar 2009 22:33:41 +0000 http://giladlotan.com/blog/?p=240#comment-44903 I can't add your rss feed to my reader, what could be the problem? I can’t add your rss feed to my reader, what could be the problem?

]]> By: Global Voices 日本語 » ブログアーカイブ » イスラエル：光の祭、文化の戦い〜ハヌカー http://giladlotan.com/blog/2007/12/hanukkah-cultural-wars-defining-israeli-identity/comment-page-1/#comment-18034 Global Voices 日本語 » ブログアーカイブ » イスラエル：光の祭、文化の戦い〜ハヌカー Mon, 10 Dec 2007 15:09:16 +0000 http://giladlotan.com/blog/?p=240#comment-18034 [...] ハヌカーにまつわる話の背景は、こちらのエントリーを参照。 [...] [...] ハヌカーにまつわる話の背景は、こちらのエントリーを参照。 [...]

]]> By: giladlotan http://giladlotan.com/blog/2007/12/hanukkah-cultural-wars-defining-israeli-identity/comment-page-1/#comment-17786 giladlotan Fri, 07 Dec 2007 07:03:45 +0000 http://giladlotan.com/blog/?p=240#comment-17786 + Abe, you are right that most secular Israelis live with the burden of religious law, but I have to argue that they most definitely do not “live well” with it. Israelis are very good at taking hardships and continuing on with their lives, not stopping. For instance, not living in fear when buses are blown up left right and center. So when it comes to the secular-religious status quo in Israel, many accept it, but that does not mean it is accepted well. The majority of Israelis are secular. And many of them resent being dictated by a strident ultra-orthodox minority. There’s more information here - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Israel and also here - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/events/israel_at_50/israel_today/81033.stm + Abe, you are right that most secular Israelis live with the burden of religious law, but I have to argue that they most definitely do not “live well” with it. Israelis are very good at taking hardships and continuing on with their lives, not stopping. For instance, not living in fear when buses are blown up left right and center. So when it comes to the secular-religious status quo in Israel, many accept it, but that does not mean it is accepted well. The majority of Israelis are secular. And many of them resent being dictated by a strident ultra-orthodox minority.

There’s more information here – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Israel

and also here – http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/events/israel_at_50/israel_today/81033.stm

]]> By: Abe Bird http://giladlotan.com/blog/2007/12/hanukkah-cultural-wars-defining-israeli-identity/comment-page-1/#comment-17769 Abe Bird Thu, 06 Dec 2007 23:28:04 +0000 http://giladlotan.com/blog/?p=240#comment-17769 I do not accept the fixation that "Israel is a country where many secular citizens feel the burden of religious law forced upon their everyday lives" and sure not that "most secular citizens in Israel identify as Israeli first, and Jewish second." It's quite untrue. Most of the secular Jews live well with the "burden of religious law" which mainly influences most of the secular Israelis to marry willingly by traditional law. Only few revolt and marry by citizen laws abroad (mainly when married with non Jewish). I do think that the truth is that the vast majority of the secular Israeli Jews are feeling that they are first Jews and than Israelis. I do not accept the fixation that “Israel is a country where many secular citizens feel the burden of religious law forced upon their everyday lives” and sure not that “most secular citizens in Israel identify as Israeli first, and Jewish second.” It’s quite untrue. Most of the secular Jews live well with the “burden of religious law” which mainly influences most of the secular Israelis to marry willingly by traditional law. Only few revolt and marry by citizen laws abroad (mainly when married with non Jewish).
I do think that the truth is that the vast majority of the secular Israeli Jews are feeling that they are first Jews and than Israelis.

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