Judaism and Politics

Fix the Israeli Rabbinate, says Elli Fischer, but first identify the problem.

Joshua Yuter considers rabbinic conceptions of justice in the age of #metoo.

AJ Berkovitz offers a charitable perspective on American politicians' apparent errors in citing the Bible.

David Polsky meticulously explores officer immunity in Halakha and compares it with the American legal standard of qualified immunity.

Politics from the Pulpit Redux: Don Seeman builds on Jason Herman.

Alex Ozar comments on preaching politics from the pulpit.

Shaul Seidler-Feller Introduction Early last week, a friend forwarded me a recently-published video produced in Israel. When it began to play, I was quickly taken in...

With the emerging Kneset leadership bringing together a broad range of political parties, consider Zach Truboff's review of Rav Shagar's writings (in honor of his upcoming yahrtzeit), which argue that Religious Zionist thought must transcend the old binary of Left and Right.

Jerome Marcus comments on the connection between davening with sinners and playing politics.

Stuart Halpern explains how, when faced with uncertainty, danger, and personal and communal hardships, Americans have turned to the story of the Exodus for inspiration.