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Israel is a democracy, which is great because we Jews are not uniform, nor do we see eye to eye. This means that there is room for different people to live differently. We are obligated to encourage shabbas, kashrus observance etc. But this is not a theocracy, and we cannot and will not force anyone to follow hallacha.
Unlike the US, there is a universal minimum standard of kashrus, geirus, etc, which is enshrined in law. This allows those who want to maintain a hallachik standard to do so, and those who want a higher standard can add to this common standard as desired.
The ahavas yisrael among nearly all Israelis is very hard to appreciate if you don’t see it for yourself. When you stop trying to “change” people, and focus on loving them, you will see unbelievable people driven by neshamos yearning for a better world. And these salt of the earth people, our brothers and sisters, and by and large maaminim. It’s amazing.
Let’s focus on what is right, and built toward the tomorrow we want to see.