A limited series podcast with Rabbi Dr. Meir Soloveichik

As we approach the yahrtzeit of Menachem Begin, Tikvah invites you to join Rabbi Meir Soloveichik in exploring the lessons of his remarkable life and distinctly Jewish statesmanship.

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All podcasts in this series are pre-recorded. You will be emailed a link with every episode in the series upon registration. You can listen to them at your own pace, as many times as you like.

Menachem Begin is one of Jewish history’s most important statesmen. As a leading Zionist activist in Europe, leader of the Jewish revolt against Britain, head of the opposition in the Israeli parliament, and ultimately prime minister of Israel, Begin was animated by a love for the Jewish people, faith in God, and a flexible and prudent statesmanship. In this series, released on the occasion of Begin’s 32nd yahrtzeit, and drawn from Rabbi Soloveichk’s Jerusalem 365 podcast, you’ll learn about:

• The major events in Begin’s life, including his leadership of the Jewish revolt, his rivalry with David Ben-Gurion, his peace talks with Egypt, and much more.
• How Begin’s reverence for Jewish tradition and love of all Jews affected his public actions and the Israeli people’s reception of him.
• Why Begin, who embodied the Jewish fighting spirit, sought to make peace with Egypt, the nation that had been Israel’s greatest enemy.
• How Begin navigated the great challenges of his time, and what his example can teach the Jewish leaders of today.

This special series is sponsored by the Hart N. and Simona Hasten Family Foundation in partnership with the Menachem Begin Heritage Center in Jerusalem. We thank the Hasten family and the Begin Center for their generosity and their commitment to perpetuating the legacy of one of the greatest modern leaders of the Jewish people.

Registration

• We kindly suggest a donation of $72 to support Tikvah’s important educational programming on Jewish and Zionist ideas and our ongoing work with Rabbi Soloveichik. The Tikvah Fund is a 501(c)(3) charity classified as a private operating foundation.
• All podcasts in this series are pre-recorded. You will be emailed a link with every episode in this series upon registration. You can listen to them at your own pace, as many times as you like. If you have any questions, concerns, or feedback, please contact us at info@tikvahfund.org.

Rabbi Dr. Meir Y. Soloveichik is one of the world’s preeminent Jewish thinkers and educators, and he’s one of America’s most influential religious leaders. He is a Senior Fellow at Tikvah and the senior rabbi of Congregation Shearith Israel in Manhattan, the oldest Jewish congregation in the United States. He is also director of the Zahava and Moshael Straus Center for Torah and Western Thought at Yeshiva University. Rabbi Soloveichik has lectured internationally to Jewish and non-Jewish audiences on topics relating to the miracle of modern Israel, Zionism, faith in America, the Hebraic roots of the American founding, Jewish theology, bioethics, wartime ethics, Jewish-Christian relations, and more. He writes a monthly column in Commentary magazine, and his writing has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, Mosaic, First Things, Tradition, the Jewish Review of Books, Azure, and many other outlets. Rabbi Soloveichik is a descendant of one of the Jewish world’s great rabbinic dynasties. He graduated summa cum laude from Yeshiva University, received his rabbinic ordination from the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary, and studied at its Beren Kollel Elyon. He has also studied at Yale Divinity School, and in 2010 received his doctorate in religion from Princeton University.