Micah Goodman’s Catch-67: Taking a Talmudic Approach to Discussing Israel

January 31, 2021

Jewish tradition teaches us that debate is sacred and the Talmud demonstrates that we should study views that were not adopted as halacha (Jewish law). To apply this concept to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Micah Goodman models “radical listening” by presenting the best arguments of both the Israeli right and the left regarding the conflict.

Related Resources:

Eight Steps to Shrink the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict by Micah Goodman
Books by Micah Goodman: Catch 67 (2018) and The Wondering Jew: Israel and the Search for Jewish Identity (2020)

Program sponsored by the Minneapolis Jewish Federation and JCRC.

Conversation moderated by Rabbi Debra Rappaport.

With partnering synagogues + organizations:

Adath Jeshurun Congregation
Beth El Synagogue
Bet Shalom Congregation
Congregation Darchei Noam
Consulate General of Israel to the Midwest
Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas
Mayim Rabim Congregation
Minneapolis Jewish Federation Israel Center
Shir Tikvah
Temple Israel

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