Welcome to the Israel Center for the Study of the Far East website!

The Far East has an enchanting pull on young Israelis. They go traveling for long periods of time to India, China and other South East Asian countries where they see a very different world outlook. The Israel Center for the Study of the Far East will give them that outlook closer to home. 

The Israel Center for the Study of the Far East will strive to instill awareness, understanding and appreciation of the Far East and Israel for better economic and social collaboration while building artistic and intellectual bridges between the two.

One of the main influences in Asia was and is Buddhism. Buddhism is one of the largest world philosophies that exist today and a common denominator of the region. It is entrenched in almost all the cultures of the Far East, from Mongolia in the north to Vietnam in the south, Japan in the east and Central Asia in the west and is making head way in the US and Europe. In the age of Internet connections and Globalization one would best understand this historical aspect to better comprehend the peoples and places of the region.