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SOLD OUT: Shaul Magid and a Conversation on Aaron Shmuel Tamares,War and Violence

  • Lehrhaus 425 Washington Street Somerville, MA 02143 USA (map)

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Explore Aaron Samuel Tamares' pragmatic 1906 essay, "Liberty" (Herut). This 19th-century rabbi and philosopher takes on the ethics of war, digging into the distinctions between legitimate and illegitimate violence. In "Herut," Tamares outlines a Jewish strategy for freedom, focusing on the Seder night and the Exodus memory. Join us in unpacking his straightforward wisdom from Hebrew essays spanning 1904 to 1931, still pertinent in today's world.

Shaul Magid is a visiting Professor of Modern Judaism at Harvard and Professor of Jewish Studies at Dartmouth College.

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