We are pleased to hear from Rabbi Meir Soloveichik as he discusses Jewish influences on the American founding. When United States was founded, there were very few Jews in America; nevertheless, George, Washington had a remarkable series of written interactions with them. A careful study of this story reveals the way in which Washington himself saw America, what Jewish hopes were for this new nation, and what this tale teaches us about the future of faith in America.
Speaker Bio
Meir Yaakov Soloveichik is an American Orthodox rabbi and writer. As a renowned religious leader, Rabbi Meir Soloveichik serves as a world thinker and educator. He holds a PhD from Princeton in Religion and is also director of the Zahava and Moshael Straus Center for Torah and Western Thought at Yeshiva University.
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