Jeremy Rosen
Making Sense of the Bible: Can its Ancient Text be Relevant Today? Deuteronomy 16:18, The Legal and Political System in Ancient Israel
Summary
Study the text of the Bible weekly with Jeremy Rosen through a combination of traditional, critical, and personal perspectives. No knowledge of Hebrew or the Bible is necessary. You may use any Bible text you may have or you can go to sefaria.org. This week will begin with Deuteronomy 16:18, the legal and political system in ancient Israel.
Jeremy Rosen
Manchester-born Jeremy Rosen was educated at Cambridge University England and Mir Yeshiva in Jerusalem. He has practiced as an orthodox rabbi, as principal of Carmel College in the UK, and as professor at the Faculty for Comparative Religion in Antwerp, Belgium. He has written and lectured extensively in the UK and the US, where he now resides and was the rabbi of the Persian-Jewish community in Manhattan.
Yes, I would think so. I think there is an argument that says the state should allocate funds for elections, should be by the state, and it should not be by individuals who can bribe. The only comfort, if you like, is the other side can bribe too. But I think that is a terrible failure of electoral systems to allow for campaign contributions.