To mark the 75th anniversary of modern Israel, this six-week series of Wednesday evening lectures held with Jewish Renaissance explores the lives, culture and history of the Jewish community in the pre-state period, as well as the discussions leading up to the Declaration of Independence.

When the State of Israel was declared in 1948, its founders agonised over the wording of the Declaration of Independence, which would be a statement of intent for the fledgling federation. While specific reference to God was kept out, references to non-Jewish inhabitants of Israel were included – the country tasked itself with ensuring complete equality of social and political rights to all who live there. Speakers from the Israeli organisation Rabbis for Human Rights will explore how Jewish law influenced the writing of this document – and the uncodified Constitution that followed it – and ask whether the modern state has lived up to the Jewish values of its founders.

This talk will be free to attend, but please book your place here:

https://www.jewishrenaissance.org.uk/events/exploring-the-yishuv