Oct 30, 2024
Enlightened self-interest is the ethical concept that serving oneself can serve others and vice versa. Given the challenges confronting both Israel and American democracy today, and the very real emerging partisanship around Israel in U.S. politics, what might an American-Jewish version of enlightened self-interest look like? How do solidarity with and advocacy on behalf of Israel align with our deeply held American civic commitments?
Join Elana Stein Hain, Shalom Hartman Institute Rosh Beit Midrash and senior research fellow, to think through the implications of our manifold commitments as Americans and as Jews.
This program is the second in a three-part series, Heading to the Polls: American Jewish Civics in a Post-October 7 World. Across the political and religious spectrum, American Jews have felt deeply unsettled by events in Israel and America. Like all Americans, we are affected by the all-time high levels of polarization pervading this contentious presidential election. Simultaneously, since the Hamas attack on October 7 and throughout the ensuing months of war, we have been concerned about Israel and rising anti-Zionism and antisemitism in America.
Join Shalom Hartman Institute scholars for this series exploring the implications of this defining moment on American Jewish civic identity.
