Discussion warns against violent messianism and highlights moral constraints in Judaism during warfare.
In a short but significant discussion piece, Ismar Schorsch warns against the deceptions of violent messianism and the risks of extremism by discussing several catastrophic moments in Jewish history and reminds us that Judaism is a religion of moral constraints, even during wartime and in relation to one’s enemies.
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