Over the course of Jewish history, Israel has played different roles in the imagination and the reality of the Jewish people. In the 20th century, many Jews looked to Israel to make them whole and to guarantee Jewish survival. What role does Israel play today in the spiritual, physical and psychological development of the Jewish people, as we come to terms with a new era of Jewish power and Jewish vulnerability?

Join us for a not-to-be-missed conversation that re-imagines the complex relationship between Israel and the Jewish people. This event will be hosted at Stephen Wise Temple in Plotkin Chapel on February 8, 2023 at 7:30 p.m. 

Tal Becker: As a Senior Fellow of the Kogod Research Center at the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem, Legal Adviser of the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and a lead negotiator and drafter of the Abraham Accords, Becker has a unique view of the broader landscape surrounding Israel, the Middle East and the broader relationship between the state and world Jewry.