Speakers: Avraham Burg, Yossi Mekelberg

Avraham Burg, former speaker of the Knesset turned political dissenter, meditates on the current position of Israel and that of the Jewish people worldwide, putting forth the radical notion that Jewish society must stop living in the shadow of the Holocaust. The current political scene offers limited possibilities; The Israeli right has nothing to offer but sword and messiah until the day of peace comes, and once peace is achieved, the left will have nothing to offer in terms of new spiritual content. Burg presented an alternative thesis which challenges and will inspire generations to come.