This sicha delivered on the 50th celebration of Israel's independence is still relevant today, 19 years later. Rav Amital discusses how the return of the Jewish People to the Land of Israel poses powerful theological challenges, which have to be addressed by all sectors of religious Jewry. We dare not ignore either its wondrous nature or the fact that it is only partial.
The problematic character of the relation between religion and state is no historical accident. It is rather a natural result of the coexistence of two distinct orders within any given society – indeed, within the structure of human life generally.
Perspectives on the joy and responsibility, the history and the obligations as well as numerous halakhic and hashkafic discussions regarding the State of Israel, its founding and existence today.
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