My work at the Shalom Hartman Institute brings me each summer to Jerusalem, from where I am writing now. In Israel, conversations are not just about democracy, but specifically on the relationship between Judaism and democracy. Some Israelis advocate for a Jewish theocracy governed byJewish law. ...
21 As for this House, which is so exalted, every one passing by it shall be appalled and say, ‘Why has Adonai done this to this land and to this House?’ 22 And they will answer, ‘Because they have forsaken Adonai, the God of their fathers who brought them out of the land of ...
But because Israel is quick to remove sick trees and uses goats, scouts, and forest rangers to clear the underbrush (the ground is also extremely rocky), the fires can’t spread like wildfire (sorry for the pun) and get out of control. Israel does a great job in quickly fixing anythi...
“For all who do these things are an abomination to the LORD, and because of these abominations the LORD your God drives them out from before you. You shall be blameless before the LORD your God. For these nations which you will dispossess listened to soothsayers and divine...