Israel: Commitment and Criticism

Addressing how Jews in Israel and North America balance between their commitment to Israel and their right to criticize its actions and policies.
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Dr. Rabbi Rani Jaeger is a Research Fellow and the Director of the Tanach Initiative at the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem. He also serves as the Director of the Ritual Center, which leads the Hitkansut L’Yom HaShoah ceremony based on the Hitkansut Haggadah. Rani spearheaded the establishment of the Tanach Initiative with the goal of improving Bible instruction and elevating the significance of the “Book of Books” among students in Israel’s state (secular) school

Israel: Commitment and Criticism
iEngage Conference on Loyalty, Empathy, and Moral Clarity

December 15, 2015
UCLA Hillel, Los Angeles

One of the most burning contemporary questions for Jews in Israel and North America relates to the balance between the commitment to Israel and our right to criticize its actions and policies.

This is not a theoretical question but a debate that many of us have on a personal level as well as in our communities and as citizens of the countries that we live in. We will attempt to find a relevant way to address this question through a deep look into generations of Jewish and Zionist thought.

You care about Israel, peoplehood, and vibrant, ethical Jewish communities. We do too.

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