“The Intellectual Roots of Modern Zionism and the State of Israel”

Rabbi Dr. David Ellenson discusses the diverse intellectual foundations of modern Zionism and their practical expression in the modern State of Israel, as well as current directions in Israeli Jewish thought, through the writings of Theodor Herzl, Ahad Ha-am and Rav Kook. Part of the 2023 North Peninsula Scholar in Residence lecture series. Presented by Peninsula JCC, Peninsula Temple Beth El, Peninsula Temple Sholom, Peninsula Sinai Congregation, Congregation Beth Jacob and Ronald C. Wornick Jewish Day School.