Heal Israel's divisions by giving Sunday off for everyone - opinion

Declare Sunday a weekly day off for the country, a proposal that has long been discussed at various times over the last years. The majority of Israelis will support it.

PARTICIPANTS TAKE part in a Shabbat Project event in Jerusalem – one of more than 1,400 events across Israel and 3,700 global events on November 11/12, in over 1,500 cities and 100 countries, involving an estimated one million people.

(photo credit: SHABBAT PROJECT)

ByWARREN GOLDSTEIN

DECEMBER 11, 2022 01:00

Updated: DECEMBER 11, 2022 07:56

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