When American rabbis speak about “the politics and foreign policy of the Jewish state”, they become “B-grade pundits, they undermine their authority”

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…although American rabbis may feel deeply about the politics and foreign policy of the Jewish state, it’s not their area of expertise. And by becoming B-grade pundits, they undermine their authority.

Peter Beinart, “American rabbis, these High Holidays, talk about Jewish texts, not the Jewish State”, HaAretz.com (22 September 2014) [http://www.haaretz.com/opinion/1.617158]

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