以色列一直以來都關注生存和經濟繁榮的問題，，一般而言，以色列傳統的精神思考和靈性思考一直以來都在以色列社會內部討論和交流；而較少與外在的文化有過接觸。也就是說，以色列人民的思考成果在以色列人民中交流和討論，而沒有外部的介入。現在是顯明以色列信仰的普世信息與義務的時候了，這是關乎以色列信仰為新世界、新時代作出怎樣貢獻的重大問題。

There is a tremendous struggle today over the question of the values by which we should live our lives. In other words, contemporary struggles differ from those of the past. Today, the battle is not about power and who controls, exploits, or oppresses. Instead, the struggles are about which values we should follow. Are they the values of liberal Western democracy, the values of Islam, or the values of Eastern spirituality? This struggle is commonly referred to today as the clash of civilizations. The primary battle is between the various facets of the Western world and the Islamic world.