Our ancestors probably knew the word “democracy” before they heard the word “Judaism.” Today many American Jews regard these two philosophies as non-negotiable values. From ancient rabbinic courts to the Knesset (Parliament) in the modern State of Israel, Jewish communities have put different democratic experiments to the test. In an age when so many Americans and Israelis fear for the stability of democracy, what can Jewish history and Jewish texts impress upon us about the future of a government by the people?

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