Conference on the Future of Religious Zionism: Integration, Separation, or Leadership?
The Israel Democracy Institute
4 Pinsker Street, Jerusalem Open to the public with advance registration
Religious Zionists play an outsized role in Israeli society. Their impact on fundamental questions of state and society is far greater than the relative size of their community. As a result, the course of religious Zionism will profoundly influence the future of Israeli democracy.
Where is religious Zionism headed? Do religious Zionists seek to integrate into Israeli society or perhaps even to lead it? Or does their criticism of Israeli government and society lead them inexorably towards separatism and isolation?
On Sunday and Monday June 16–17, 2013 IDI convened a conference that explored key trends in contemporary religious Zionism and discussed their practical implications for Israel's future.
This Hebrew conference was broadcast live on the IDI website.
Sunday, June 16, 2013
10:15-10:30 am, Greetings: Dr. Arye Carmon
10:30-11:45 am, Session 1: The Historical Perspective
Chair: Prof. Anita Shapira
Participants:
Prof. Eliezer Don-Yehiya
Prof. Adam Ferziger
Prof. Yosef Salmon
12:00-1:45 pm, Session 2: The Ideological Perspective
Chair: Dr. Hanoch Ben-Pazi
Participants:
Rabbi Dr. Tzachi Hershkowitz
Dr. Amir Mashiach
Mr. Moti Karpel
Dr. Smadar Cherlow
2:30-4:15 pm, Session 3: The Sociological Perspective
Chair: Dr. Chayuta Deutsch
Participants:
Ms. Ayelet Wieder-Cohen
Dr. Nissim Leon
Dr. Shlomo Fischer
Mr. Yair Sheleg
4:30–6:00 pm, Session 4: Religious Zionism: A Look from the Outside
Chair: Rabbi Itshak Levy
Participants:
Mr. Ari Elon
Rabbi David Bloch
Prof. Menachem Mautner
Mr. Yehoshua Sobol
Monday June 17, 2013
The Place of Religious Zionism in Different Areas of Israeli Life
9:30-11:00 am, Session 5: Culture and Politics
Chair: Mr. Yehuda Yifrach
Culture: Ms. Avirama Golan, Prof. Haviva Pedaya
Politics: Prof. Asher Cohen, Prof. Yoav Peled
11:20 am–1:00 pm, Session 6: The Rabbinate and the Military
Chair: Rabbi Dr. Yehuda Brandes
The Rabbinate: Rabbi Dr. Benjamin Lau, Prof. Emmanuel Sivan
The Military: Prof. Stuart Cohen, Prof. Yagil Levy
1:40–3:20 pm, Session 7: Gender and Education
Chair: Dr. Pnina Neuwirth
Gender: Rabbanit Shulamit Melamed, Dr. Ronit Irshai
Education: Rabbi Avi Gisar, Rabbi Dr. Donniel Hartman
3:30–5:10 pm, Session 8: Law and Media
Chair: Prof. Yaffa Zilbershatz
Law: Prof. Yedidia Z. Stern, Rabbi Yehoshua Shapira
Media: Dr. Ines Gabel, Ms. Bambi Sheleg
5:30–7:00 pm, Session 9: Settling in the Land or in the Hearts: Religious Zionism between the Land of Israel and the Nation of Israel
Chair: Mr. Elyashiv Reichner
Participants:
Prof. Gideon Aran
Mr. Pinchas Wallerstein
Dr. Gadi Taub
Rabbi Yakov Medan
