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A Country is Born

A Country is Born

A Jewish state is a state where the vision of the Jews can be fulfilled: to be together in this land and make it a role model, a human and moral utopia, a land where everyone can live together, and in harmony with the world.
02/04/2024
By: Éliette Abécassis
A (Levantine) Jewish and Democratic State

A (Levantine) Jewish and Democratic State

The Israeli legal system should consider opening its doors not only to the liberal value system on which democracy is graciously founded, but also to the local, Middle Eastern and traditional values present in its environment.
02/04/2024
By: Yifat Bitton
Democracy and Monotheism: A Proposed Direction

Democracy and Monotheism: A Proposed Direction

Religiously-observant people who see democratic values as a threat are doubly mistaken: They are leaving democracy to manipulative forces that understand democracy’s mission to be one of antireligious secularization. At the same time, they fail to realize that updating Judaism for our times means progressing far along the road toward democracy.
02/04/2024
By: Meir Buzaglo
A Shared Vision for the Jewish State

A Shared Vision for the Jewish State

The appropriate path for Israeli society to follow on its way to a Jewish state worthy of the name, a state whose population enjoys high levels of social capital and a high degree of consensus, is the path of Jewish common ground – as seen in our ancient sources that call upon us, again and again, to assist the poor and give aid to the orphan, the widow, and the stranger, the blind and the weak.
02/04/2024
By: Moshe Arbel
Democratic and Jewish, in Accordance with the Principles of Israel’s Declaration of Independence

Democratic and Jewish, in Accordance with the Principles of Israel’s Declaration of Independence

Jews and non-Jews can reach full consensus regarding the character of the state as Jewish and democratic, without derogating in any way from the state’s uniqueness as the nation state of the Jewish people, and without derogating in any way from the full equality of all of the state’s citizens.
02/04/2024
By: Amal Assad
Bringing Jews Together in an Age of Polarization

Bringing Jews Together in an Age of Polarization

The melting-pot of Israeli society preserves within it the memory of two thousand years of exile, wars, and pogroms. Despite the disparities, disagreements, and tensions between the different sectors of society, the social melting-pot became the engine driving Israel to unprecedented achievements over the years of its existence.
02/04/2024
By: Doron Almog
Can We Know the Future of the State of Israel?

Can We Know the Future of the State of Israel?

The Bible does not mention the State of Israel by name, but it talks a great deal about all the processes that make up the state. Hundreds of prophecies on dozens of topics relate in great detail how Israel comes to achieve statehood and describe the processes underway on the global plane parallel to the founding of the state.
02/04/2024
By: Shmuel Eliyahu
The State of the Jews Writ Large

The State of the Jews Writ Large

Israel cannot adjust its positions simply because of outside criticism, but as it becomes a more conservative/right wing country, it runs counter to the moderate/liberal views of a majority of American Jews, particularly young liberal American Jews.
02/04/2024
By: Stuart Eizenstat
A Fluid Definition of Judaism

A Fluid Definition of Judaism

A people can be scattered around the world, but usually they are concentrated in their homelands, and that’s a good thing. A people’s homeland is the cradle of its culture. However, the world benefits when portions of individual nations migrate from their own lands and return to them occasionally. This movement mixes, connects, and helps nations distinguish themselves while also integrating with each other.
02/04/2024
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