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George Washington, the Jews, and the Future of Faith in America

Watch Rabbi Meir Soloveichik's remarks from his September 25, 2024 lecture

George Washington, the Jews, and the Future of Faith in America: Rabbi Meir Soloveichik

We were pleased to hear from Rabbi Meir Soloveichik as he discussed Jewish influences on the American founding. When the 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 can teach 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.

Listen to Rabbi Meir Soloveichik's interview on the podcast Inside Sources