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Podcast: Jewish Ideas to Change the World
Episode: King David: Man of War and Politics, Man of God, Man of Contradictions. Based on a close reading of the Books of Samuel – Rabbi Dr. Jeremy Rosen
Description: A virtual event presentation by Rabbi Dr. Jeremy RosenEVENT CO-SPONSORED BY:Congregation Or TzionABOUT THE EVENT:King David: Man of War and Politics, Man of God, Man of Contradictions. Based on a close reading of the Books of Samuel.No biblical character is described in such detail as King David with all the complexities of his character and the range of his responses to the challenges he faced of escaping Saul, ruling a country, a family and himself. One opinion in the Talmud is that he never sinned. Is that p...