Shoftim: Can a Nation Keep its Ethical Values Whilst Embroiled in Armed Conflict?

Introduction

Parshat Shoftim, in a series of passages, balances the needs for war with the imperative of retaining a moral awareness, despite the violence of the battlefield. Rabbi Alex Israel discusses these issues and their impact today.

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Alex Israel

Rabbi Alex Israel teaches Bible at Pardes. Born and raised in London, he holds degrees from London School of Economics, the Institute of Education London and Bar-Ilan University. Alex studied at Yeshivat Har Etzion under Rav Aharon Lichtenstein and Rav Yehudah Amital, and gained Rabbinic ordination from the Israeli Rabbinate.

Alex has taught for twenty years in many top Jerusalem Yeshivot and Midrashot. He is also a volunteer for Tzohar, a group that seeks to bridge the gaps between religious and secular communities In Israel. Alex lives with his wife and 4 children in Gush Etzion.