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Rabbi Dr. Samuel Lebens is a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Notre Dame's Center for Philosophy of Religion, and is the chair of the Association for the Philosophy of Judaism.
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Despite Hebron's Importance, Israel Will Have to Give It Up
Compromising For PeaceHebron is of inestimable religious and historical value to the Jewish people, says Samuel Lebens—but that doesn't mean Israel won't have to give it up.
European Sanctions Against Israel Can Work—Just Not These Ones
ResponseSelf-proclaimed left-wing settler Samuel Lebens takes issue with the E.U.'s new guidelines on Israeli settlements—but not for the reasons you might think.
A Confession on the Ninth of Av
Jewish SectarianismThe fractious Orthodox Jewish world seems to be giving way to sectarianism. Should we care? Reflecting on the Ninth of Av, a day of Jewish mourning, Samuel Lebens says no.
Israeli Peace Camp: Empower Moderate Settlers
UnintuitiveSamuel Lebens argues that it's in the Israeli peace camp's interest to empower certain Jewish settlers.
Learning from Israeli Druze Hamad Amar
Hyphenated IdentitiesSamuel Lebens on how politician Hamad Amar is helping Israeli Druze youth feel part of the wider Israeli society, without giving up on the traditions, beliefs and rituals that make the Druze distinct.
Leaving the Settlements
MovingSamuel Lebens shares some of the more surprising things that he's going miss—and not going to miss—about life in the Occupied Territories.
How Thatcher's Ideology Threatens To Kill Zionism
EconomicsThatcher—despite being a great friend of Israel—espoused an ideology that threatens to usher in the death of Zionism, writes Samuel Lebens.
Obama: Come Visit The Settlements
ResponseSamuel Lebens on how Obama should recognize that not all settlements are equal, and not all are bad for peace.
The Idolatry Of The Religious Parties
Religion In The KnessetSamuel Lebens on how each religious party in the Knesset has their own god.