Night of Philosophy 2026

After more than two years characterized by war, unprecedented social, economic, political, and religious tensions, it's time to think about rebuilding. Where should we begin? How do we relate to past experiences and legacies? How do we rise from pain, trauma, and the loss of lives? How to address the demands of very diverse groups without discriminating or favoring any of them? How to create sustainable bridges between the past and the future?

The tenth edition of the Night of Philosophy in Tel Aviv will address these questions, responding to current urgent challenges and requiring essential clarification regarding the future of living together in Israel, the Middle East, Europe, and the wider world.

State of Israelis

• Session in collaboration with the Israeli Thought Institute: Avner Ben-Zaken | Haviva Pedaya | Doron Avital

Conversations with Meir Wieseltier:

• Hagit Grossman | Oded Menda-Levy

On the Concept of Super Philosopher and the Questions to Be Asked in All Futures:

• Yossi Sucary

Mourning with Responsibility:

• Ronit Peled | Yitzhak Benyamini | Raphael Zagury-Orly

Community of the Future: Belonging and Non-ownership:

• Yitzhak Benyamini | Orit Yushinsky | Dody Brailovsky | Hovav Reshelev

An Unsettled Community:

• Session in collaboration with the Seminar for Continental Philosophy: Shai Blecher | Ronit Peled | Idan Zivoni | Efrat A. Kaplan | Uri Rotlevy

Are We Still Israelis?

• Session in collaboration with the Israeli Thought Institute: David Ohana | Shlomo Ben-Ami | Yaron London

The Philosophical Schools of Petersburg and Paris (Matvey Kagan, Mikhail Bakhtin, Jacob Gordin):

• Elia Dworkin | Elena Rimon

Prophecies of Healing: When the Future Saves the Present (in French):

• Rachel Perlbutter | Gael Hanna Serero

The Eternal Chance: Youth, Crises, and Renewing the Future:

• Session in collaboration with the Alumin Association: Roni Eyal Lubeling | Mia Weisel | Chen Shamir

Restoring Trust, Restoring Democracy:

• Session in collaboration with Berl Katzenelson Foundation: Miki Peled | Michal Tshernovitsky | Omer Tzanani

Creative Writing (Change) - What to Write When Democracy Sinks:

• Session in collaboration with Ofek Publishing: Assaf Sharon | Yofit Tirosh | Rami Hod | Moderator: Tal Weintraub

Stories for Futures: What Future Deserves a Story? And Which Story Deserves to Live?

• Session in collaboration with Dror Israel: Yair Assouline | Tal Frew | Keren Dothan | Yair Hegeman | Moderator: Omer Bart Shalom

Nationality and the Future of Israel and Humanity: A Conversation between Yuli Tamir and Menachem Mautner:

• Yuli Tamir | Menachem Mautner

From Plato's Cave to Artificial Intelligence: Philosophy of Education at This Time (Talking from the Field):

• Session in collaboration with the Democratic Institute: Avital Ofren | Asaf de Vries | Malcham Badr | Moderator: Guy Van-Realt Gal

Kant's Third Question: "What May I Hope For?":

• Pini Ifergan | Dror Yinon | Amos Netzer

Public Policy in the Age of Political Populism: How to Make Serious Public Policy in an Unserious World:

• Tomer Lotan | Zvika (Biko) Aren

Seeing Beyond the Hill: Mirav Alush-LeBron Converses with Yonatan Adiri on the Tasks of the Founding Grandchildren:

• Mirav Alush-LeBron | Yonatan Adiri

Levinas Now:

• Daniel Epstein | Shaul Vaktschok

The Machine - Georges Perec:

• A Directed Reading on Technological Contemplation of the Twentieth Century
  • Directed by: Einat Kafka, Featuring: Nadav Tom Arteshik, Michal Weinberg, Ronen Yifrah, Raphael Saraya Tzarfati, Translation: Yonatan Nirad, Supplementary text by: Alfred Cohen, Sound Design: Noa Weinstein

Transforming the Break to Speech: Maieutic of the Crack (in French):

• Haviva Peled | Rachel Perlbutter | Vanessa de Louef-Staub

Prayer of the Survivor: Intersecting Views between the Bible, Philosophy, and Current Events:

• Session in collaboration with Shalom Hartman Institute: Naomi Eizen-Been-Shemo | Ariel Seri-Levi | Rachel Frisch | Yaara Rozolio | Michal Govrin

The European Jewish Question from the Perspective of Israelis:

• Session in collaboration with Shalom Hartman Institute: Carmi Ben-Yohanan | Yossi Kugler | Hezki Shoham | Hana Pinhesi

Through Our Eyes - A Conversation on Hope, Belonging, and Responsibility:

• Mulualem Afrem | Emiya Taga | Betsiamlak Moshe David | Moderator: Liel Masleh

The Sephardi Beit Midrash:

• Session in collaboration with Bar-Ilan University: Chaim Sharkey | Dana Abarish | Michal Ohana | Daniel Bouskila

Creating Hope:

• Session in collaboration with Bar-Ilan University: Tali Segal | Shiran Greenberg | Chenoch Ben Pazi | Keren Shahar

Ethics, Tomorrow’s Challenges - Sustainability and New Technology:

• Session in collaboration with Bar-Ilan University: Shira Vardi | Moiz Navon | Bi Baharier | Chenoch Ben Pazi

Hope without Illusion: Peace Based on Partnership between Separation to Reconciliation in Israel/Palestine:

• Session in collaboration with the Van Leer Institute in Jerusalem: Amir Fahuri | Hezekiah Lane | Yasmin Abu Frichra