Israel is an old-new country, small in size, but with a culturally active, heterogeneous population. four thousand years of Jewish heritage, over a century of Zionism, and more than half a century of modern statehood have contributed to a culture which has already created an identity of its own, while preserving the uniqueness of 70 different communities.  Mix all of this with weather that is second to none and the result is a vibrant, diverse and alive people living together in a uniquely woven tapestry