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Chodesh Tov

 https://www.britannica.com/topic/Tammuz-Mesopotamian-god  "Tammuz , Sumerian  Dumuzi , in  Mesopotamian religion , god of  fertility  embodying the powers for new life in nature in the spring."

Why does Israel need coalitions?

Israel should reform its political system to eliminate the need for a coalition at all. Step 1) hold an election for the Knesset 2) have a set number of ministerial posts, far fewer than they have now (a lot of them were created just to get parties into a coalition) 3) the Knesset as a whole votes for who they would like to fill each ministerial position, including prime minister, using ranked choice voting or runoffs And there you have a functioning government in place. Individual Knesset members are free to vote however they want on any particular issue. Not perfect, but better than what they have now.