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

…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]