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Judaism and Political Power

Speaker:: Rabbi Barry Gelman
Date:: January 24 2024

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Machshava:

Politics

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Does the Torah have a preferred type of government? Does Judaism believe in government at all? What should the goal of governments be according to our tradition?

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