In Families of Israel, we visit 9-year-old Inbar and her family at a kibbutz of 60 families in southern Israel. Inbar's parents helped build this new community in the second driest desert in the world. Inbar rolls down a big sand dune, feeds a calf, goes to school, makes her own breakfast and shares a Sabbath meal in the community hall. We visit her mother at work as an art therapist and see how a machine designed by Inbar's father helps keep food from spoiling. Then we visit the ancient city of Jerusalem, where six-year-old Joad lives in with his two sisters, brother, mother and father...and rabbit. Joad's mother is development director of a series of group homes for children and his father teaches and does dental research. With Joad's after school chess and karate classes and his siblings' activities, theirs is a busy household. The Sabbath, which Joad and his family celebrate with his grandparents, is their one quiet day of the week. The Families of the World Series takes you on a fantastic journey to another country where you view the unique lives of two children and their families. Each program focuses on a different culture, their way of life, family interaction, foods and even celebrations. Join us in our visit to the countryside, cities, communities, schools and homes of two families—from breakfast to bedtime and all the fun-filled activities in between. This highly acclaimed series has been broadcast on Public Television.