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Heading to the Polls: American Jewish Civics in a Post-October 7 World
Wed, October 30 at 7:30 pm
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The second session, Good for the Jews, Good for America?, will be taught by Elana Stein Hain and held at Ansche Chesed.
Enlightened self-interest is the ethical concept that serving oneself can serve others and vice versa. Given the challenges confronting both Israel and American democracy today, and the very real emerging partisanship around Israel in U.S. politics, what might an American-Jewish version of enlightened self-interest look like? How do solidarity with and advocacy on behalf of Israel align with our deeply held American civic commitments?
Join Elana Stein Hain, Shalom Hartman Institute Rosh Beit Midrash and senior research fellow, to think through the implications of our manifold commitments as Americans and as Jews.
This program is the second in a three-part series sponsored by AC with neighboring synagogues, which will explore the implications of this defining moment on Jewish civic identity. Join us at B’nai Jeshurun, Ansche Chesed, and Rodeph Shalom to hear from Shalom Hartman Institute scholars Yehuda Kurtzer, Elana Stein Hain, and Tamara Mann Tweel.
