David Novak
David Novak
David Novakis a Jewish theologian, ethicist, and scholar of Jewish philosophy and law. He is an ordained Conservative rabbi and has also trained with Catholic moral theologians. Since 1997 he has taught religion and philosophy at the University of Toronto; his areas of interest are Jewish theology, ethics and biomedical ethics, political theoryand Jewish-Christian relations...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTheologian
CountryUnited States of America
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There is no question that Israelis - indeed, all concerned Jews - have to continue to work out a Jewish public philosophy that truly justifies a Jewish state in the land of Israel.
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Jews have not only become equal citizens in Western democracies, they have become leading citizens. And, of course, the reestablishment of the State of Israel has given Jews a political presence in the world they have not had since biblical times.
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It seems unavoidable that history will always link the reestablishment of the State of Israel with the tragedy of the Holocaust.
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Modernity has been largely shaped for Jews by three momentous experiences: the acquisition of citizenship by individual Jews in secular nation-states, the destruction of one-third of Jewry in the Holocaust, and the founding of the State of Israel.
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For those who have envisioned the State of Israel to be a democracy, which although primarily a Jewish polity for Jews is one in which non-Jews can become citizens and enjoy equal civil rights with the Jewish majority, the question of natural law is the question of human rights.
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We've also cut five other witnesses ... that were going to testify from the various airlines so that there would be no issue about taint based upon Ms. Martin's contact with their attorneys.
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Our view is that she wasn't hearing what our point was and it wasn't being conveyed to people who are.
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Religious traditions are in a constant state of development and renewed self-understanding.
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It is kind of unique, when the government argues the defendant is telling the truth.
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Jews have long experience with Christians who have tried to help us in putting our Judaism behind us.
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Jewish status is defined by the divine election of Israel and his descendants. One does not become a Jew by one's own volition.
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We Jews who willingly and happily confirm our covenantal status and its attendant rights and duties must take the question of mission seriously: either to accept it or reject it knowingly and with conviction.
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The press is going to go whacko over this, ... If the wardens of either institution were asked if they would want her, they would say 'no' for security purposes.
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We are really not in a position to defend her conduct. The question is where do we go from here?