the Torah of Anti-Zionism, Counter-Zionism & Post-Zionism

Thursdays by Zoom at 7pm: July 25, August 1 and August 8

The Reform movement of Judaism was originally anti-Zionist. The Neturei Karta, an ultra-Orthodox sect of Judaism, has always been. What Torah and Talmud teachings inform such a stance?

A lot of people are using the terms anti-Zionist, counter-Zionist, and post-Zionist these days. What do they mean?

Join Rabbi Ariel to learn the Torah and Talmud texts that inform opposition to Zionism as a political ideology.

We’ll explore the definitions of Zionism in light of prophetic ethical teachings, and ponder the Jewish spiritual path of those opposed to the Jewish state.

Open to all Jews and the Jew-adjacent who seek to learn. As always, this is a compassionate space. No expressions of hatred or violence (other than in the texts themselves) will be tolerated.

“This too is Torah and I need to learn it.” - Rabbi Akiba