Rabbi Dr. Shlomo Brody and Rabbi Shlomo Levin
Jewish Book Week: War & Morality
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Summary
What does it mean to fight an ethical war? Rabbi Dr Shlomo Brody explores this essential question as Israel defends itself on the battlefield and in the court of public opinion. In Ethics of our Fighters he presents, for the first time, a holistic Jewish perspective on military ethics. What does Judaism say about the bombing of Dresden, the Warsaw Ghetto uprising, or how to push the British out of the land of Israel? The National Jewish Book Award winning author of A Guide to the Complex looks at a century of political dilemmas and moral debates, in conversation with Rabbi Shlomo Levin. Learn More
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Rabbi Dr. Shlomo Brody
Rabbi Dr. Shlomo Brody is the executive director of Ematai and a columnist for the Jerusalem Post. He previously served as a senior instructor at Yeshivat Hakotel, the dean of the Tikvah Online Academy, and a junior research fellow at the Israel Democracy Institute. His writings on Jewish ethics and contemporary moral dilemmas have been cited by the Israeli Supreme Court and published in numerous scholarly journals and popular publications.
A graduate of Harvard College, he received his rabbinic ordination from the Israeli Chief Rabbinate, MA in Jewish Philosophy from Hebrew University, and doctorate in law from Bar-Ilan University. His first book, A Guide to the Complex: Contemporary Halakhic Debates (Maggid), received a National Jewish Book Award.
Rabbi Shlomo Levin
Rabbi Shlomo Levin MBE is the Emeritus Rabbi of the South Hampstead Synagogue. During his 40 year tenure South Hampstead grew to become one of the leading and most active synagogues in the UK.
Rabbi Levin has become known for his popular interviews and book reviews with a broad range of personalities and authors.