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Podcast: Jewish Ideas to Change the World
Episode: Sovereignty, Violence, and Morality: Zionism and the Ethics of Judaism
Description: A virtual event presentation by Rabbi Chaim Seidler-FellerBeth El Phoenix co-hosted the eventAbout the Event: The current conflict that has seen a revival of the discussion regarding the Jewish right to establish a state in the Land of Israel has occasioned a renewed focus on the dynamics of sovereignty. Beyond a doubt, implementing Jewish sovereignty in Eretz Yisrael is the essential dimension of political Zionism. In this seminar, I propose to examine how religion interacts with sovereignty and with the nationalist impulse that it nurtures. Among the q...