Can Israel Be a Democracy AND the Jewish State?
Israel is the Middle East’s only democracy, but with no constitution, few checks on power, and elections that seem endless, can it last? Turns out that the contradictions and fragile foundation that defines Israeli democracy may actually be the key to its resilience.
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Educational materials honoring the legacy of Yitzhak Rabin.
Listen on Apple or Spotify When Israel was created on this exact day 78 years ago, she didn’t come with an instruction manual called “How to Build a Jewish State.” If she had, Jewish educators wouldn’t be grappling today with the tensions between Israel’s Jewish and democratic values, or needing
This educational resource as a companion resource to the animated video Israel: Home of Hope, narrated by Rabbi Sacks, which explores the connection between the prophet Ezekiel’s Vision of the Valley of Dry Bones and the creation of the modern State of Israel.