Rav Kook, the first Ashkenazi chief rabbi of pre-state Israel, was a pioneering figure in religious Zionist ideology, and his theological positions have influenced generations. In Renewing the Old, Sanctifying the New, Marc B. Shapiro explores this revered thinker in the context of newly discovered writings, uncovering ideas that have not yet entered mainstream consciousness. In conversation with LSJS research fellow Lindsey Taylor-Guthartz.
An event from Jewish Book Week 2025