Our Share in Eretz Yisrael a Symposium
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As air travel shrank distances between America and Israel in the 1950s, Conservative Judaism faced a pivotal question: how could it contribute meaningfully to Israel's spiritual and educational development beyond financial support? A symposium exploring this question revealed that Conservative Judaism needed to pursue a dual mission - cultivating authentic Jewish communities in America while fostering personal religious connections to Israel through programs like aliyah. Analysis of contemporary geopolitical shifts, including Israel's emergence as a Hebrew cultural center and growing American Christian interest in the Holy Land, demonstrated that American Jewry's most valuable contribution would come through spiritual partnership rather than material aid alone. This partnership demanded new infrastructure: educational institutions in Jerusalem, scholarly exchange programs, and religious institutional support. The symposium proposed concrete initiatives including a Seminary Center in Jerusalem, organized pilgrimages, and intellectual exchange programs, arguing that such bilateral engagement would strengthen both American Jewish identity and Israeli spiritual life through reciprocal Torah transmission.

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Published 1957
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Moshe Davis