OLLI Members Only. Online Lecture.
Currently there is an intense focus on Israel’s political leadership. But how does the Israeli political system really work? How are elections triggered and how does the Prime Minister get replaced? This lecture will describe how the Knesset functions, how elections are handled, how the courts, the laws and the demographics make Israel so politically unusual, and why Israel is politically the opposite of an apartheid state.
Rabbi Danny Schiff, DHL, is the Foundation Scholar at the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh and the founder and president of MOJI, the Museum of Jewish Ideas. He is the author of several books and articles, particularly in the field of Jewish law and ethics. He splits his teaching year between Jerusalem and Pittsburgh.