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Secularism is a given. Like the air, it is transparent. We seldom notice it even though it is a cornerstone of Israeli existence. Global secularization processes placed the individual at the center and introduced values such as human rights, equality, feminism and democracy. Influenced by global secularization Israeli secularism's story is also uniquely complex. It is doubtful if Israel would have been established without secularism, but the way in which religion and nationality are intertwined does not allow separating state and religion. Since its establishment, the symbols of the country and some of its prominent laws have been based on religion. Today, as the Israeli identity moves away from the secularism of its founders, the conflict between religion and state turns from a futuristic horror scenario into a current reality.

What is it about our Israeli-Palestinian Conflict that won't allow it to end? Is what happened between us really so unforgiveable and unsolvable? Anat Zeltzer and Modi Bar-On return to this story once again, but this time they try to tell it, not as a quarrel is recounted but as a lesson is taught. Let's call it a refresher lesson. Let's call it a Homeland Lesson.

New Books in Jewish Studies is a podcast that features interviews with scholars of Jewish studies about their recent work.

A historical and current journey to the secular ideology, from the moment it entered our world, through the historical processes it went through, to the stormy contemporary struggles in which it is involved

What is secularism in the relationship between man and himself? A journey in the development of the free individual, up to the peak of narcissism in social networks.

What is Judaism, a religion or a nationality? From the Jews who strove for personal freedom, education and integration to those who dreamed of nationalism in an independent state.

There is no god but he gave us the land. How did religious yearnings to The Holy Land turned into a secular connection to a physical land?