The Mixed Communities as an Innovative Form of Political Organizing

The research examined Jewish communities with a new sociopolitical pattern: secular, religious, and traditional members. Researchers generally view Israeli society as composed of divides and groups educational systems and political parties, with a predominant secular-religious divide in Jewish society. Mixed communities counter separatism and segregation. Their development has implications for future national social processes. Their political pattern encourages social discourse promoting community-ness, handles social challenges dynamically- confronting social and political dilemmas. An inclusive educational system exemplifies this (secular, religious, and traditional students attending the same school. The new discourse offers a model for a fresh Israeli sociopolitical ideal. The communities explore questions impacting individuals and wider society. These innovations originated in ties between individuals and between population groups: unprecedented in Israeli society, they are gaining momentum and success.