Israel

Religion Without State

Yeshayahu Leibowitz believed traditional Judaism has no precedent for a modern Jewish state like Israel.

We Stand Firm in Our Love of Zion

A Reform declaration of Zionistic belief

My Heart Is in the East

A poem by Judah Halevi.

What About the Land?

Early rabbinic literature does not devote much attention to the uniqueness of the Land of Israel.

Body of Land

In "escstatic" mysticism, the Land of Israel is a metaphor for the human body.

Mystical Israel

Medieval kabbalah offers various approaches to the Land of Israel.

A Demanding Land

With God's promise of the Land to the Israelites came responsibilities and consequences.

Opposition From the Left

In viewing Judaism as a religion and not a nation, Reform Judaism saw the early Zionist movement as a threat.

Homeless At Home

In the book of Genesis, the patriarchs gained possession but not control of the Land of Israel.

Passive vs. Active Immigration

In 13th-century mysticism, two streams of thought emerged regarding the Land of Israel.

Maimonides on Israel

Rambam believed the Land of Israel does not have objective importance.

Judah Halevi On the Land of Israel

He believed the Land of Israel is necessary for living a complete Jewish life.