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Washington, D.C.: The Torah and the American Founding
May 24, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Promised Lands:
The Torah and the American Founding
Wednesday, May 24 at 6:00 pm
Hudson Institute Stern Center
Sponsored by the Jack Miller Center & Hudson Institute Political Studies
Some say the American Founders pursued a radical separation of religion and politics — but has the Bible’s influence been overlooked? Many of America’s greatest thinkers have looked to the Torah to find the roots of our freedom. The Founders cited the Bible more than almost any other text. The story of Israel has left an indelible mark on American culture, institutions, and politics.
Join the Jack Miller Center and Hudson Institute Political Studies for a panel discussion on the Torah and the American Founding featuring Meir Soloveichik, Robert P. George, and Walter Russell Mead, moderated by Samuel Goldman.
A reception will follow the panel.
If you have any questions about the event, please contact Michael Lucchese at mlucchese@gojmc.org.
Meir Soloveichik is an Assistant Professor of Judaic Studies and director of the Zahava and Moshael J. Straus Center for Torah and Western Thought at Yeshiva University. Dr. Soloveichik is also senior rabbi of Congregation Shearith Israel in Manhattan.
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Walter Russell Mead is the Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship at Hudson Institute, the “Global View” Columnist for the Wall Street Journal, and the James Clarke Chace professor of foreign affairs and humanities at Bard College.
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Robert P. George is the McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence and Director of the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions at Princeton University, a
program founded under his leadership in 2000.
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Samuel Goldman is an Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of the John L. Loeb, Jr. Institute for Religious Freedom, and director of the Politics & Values Program at George Washington University.
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