The privatization of Jewishness in Israel (or, on economic post-Zionism)

Since the mid-1980s the state of Israel has introduced dramatic changes in its economic policies, from a centralized, planned economy, to a liberal, open one. This process entailed important consequences for the state's Jewish identity at both the national and religious levels, mainly as a result of state retreat from spheres in which it had previously been present (e.g. privatization of land, labour during the Sabbath, relaxed food-related prohibitions, etc.). The cumulative impact of this process points to a gradual, yet important shift in Israel - from a Jewish state to a state that privatizes Jewish identity, a process that may be termed economic post-Zionism, as it is a by-product of the noted economic changes, and is dissimilar to other forms of post-Zionism.