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Podcast: Jewish Ideas to Change the World
Episode: Jewish Military Ethics: A Comparison of Being a Soldier in the Diaspora and the Israeli Army Today
Description: A virtual event presentation by Rabbi Ian PearAbout the Event:This text-based class will focus on the nature of Israel’s army. It will look at the halachot of being a soldier in a Diaspora army, based on the Chafetz Chaim’s Machane Yisrael, and compare that to being an individual soldier in the Israeli army today.About the Speaker:Rabbi Chaim (Ian) Pear, a Rabbi, lawyer and social activist living in Jerusalem, is the founder of Shir Hadash, a popular Jerusalem based Synagogue, Educational Institute and Community Center, as well...