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The Vision

The Vision

The Jewish people’s “identity card” is the vision of establishing, in Eretz Israel, a great and blessed people that adheres to the values of faith, righteousness, and justice, and that brings blessing to all families of the earth. In order for us to realize this great vision, God gave us the Torah, so that by its guidance and mitzvot we may engage in bettering the world.
05/05/2024
By: Eliezer Melamed
Toward a Jewish State with Jewish Values: A Diaspora Vision

Toward a Jewish State with Jewish Values: A Diaspora Vision

The bridge between Israel and the Diaspora needs to be continually strengthened and deepened. We must not underestimate the importance of Israel as a leader in the pursuit and implementation of the highest standards of Jewish values and as an inspiration to the entire Jewish world to follow suit.
03/05/2024
By: Ephraim Mirvis
A Jewish, Democratic, and Multicultural State

A Jewish, Democratic, and Multicultural State

When we speak of Israel as a “Jewish state,” we must remember that it also has to be a liberal democracy, if only in order to provide the appropriate protections to its resident Arab minority.
03/05/2024
By: Menachem Mautner
Conservatism Versus Revolution: Can We Return to the Declaration of Independence?

Conservatism Versus Revolution: Can We Return to the Declaration of Independence?

What is meant by the State of Israel’s Jewish identity? Some view the Jewish state as a vehicle for an independent sovereign Jewish existence, one that preserves its own Jewish identity and the Jews themselves. Others, however, see the Jewish state as a medium for the establishment of a different, just, egalitarian, revolutionary society, for which Jewish historical experience can provide useful lessons and a source of inspiration. Both of these approaches – the conservative approach that wants to stave off risk, and the revolutionary approach that wants to fulfill potential – are rooted in the State of Israel’s founding document: the Declaration of Independence
03/05/2024
By: Nissim Leon
By Right, Not Might

By Right, Not Might

Safeguarding the state’s identity exacts a price here and there in terms of inconvenience and restrictions of various kinds. But the nation’s resilience requires that we pay the price necessary to uphold its values, certainly those that define its identity and justify its existence.
03/05/2024
By: Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau
A Jewish State That Recognizes a Person’s Humanity

A Jewish State That Recognizes a Person’s Humanity

 
03/05/2024
By: Binyamin Lau
Keeping Israel Jewish without Politics

Keeping Israel Jewish without Politics

Creating a free market for religion would not only heal internal domestic tension but would also improve Israel’s relationship with the Jewish communities across the Diaspora. Israel is a Jewish state, and to retain that status, it needs to give Jews from around the world a feeling that they can look at Israel as their home.
03/05/2024
By: Yaakov Katz
The Covenant State

The Covenant State

If we are to formulate a clear vision for the Jewish state, let us say that Judaism should be part of the “basic values of the system.” A Jewish state organizes its way of life on the basis of focused dialogue between the world of Jewish values and the world of liberal-democratic values.
03/05/2024
By: Yehuda Yifrach
How Much Homeland Do We Need?

How Much Homeland Do We Need?

In order for Israel to successfully realize its potential and celebrate its 100th birthday, the Jewish population must understand that the Arab population in Israel is not its enemy. On the contrary, it is a friend who shares a broad number of mutual interests.
03/05/2024
By: Nasreen Hadad Haj-Yahya
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