The Future of Shared Society in Israel through the Lens of Religion
Channel: UC Berkeley School of Law
Date: 2023-04-03

This event was hosted by the Helen Diller Institute for Jewish Law and Israel Studies and took place on Monday, March 13, 2023.

What is the role of religion in furthering a shared society in Israel? In this session, Tirza Kelman, Tomer Persico, and Muhammad Al-Atawneh will explore the two-sided sword of religion in relation to shared society. Moderated by Masua Sagiv, they will discuss when religion fosters shared society and when it becomes a barrier and an obstacle to that very idea.

Tirza Kelman: Post-Doctoral Fellow, Goldstein-Goren Department of Jewish Thought, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Tomer Persico: Research Fellow of the Shalom Hartman Institute; Former Koret Visiting Assistant Professor of Jewish and Israel Studies, UC Berkeley

Muhammad Al-Atawneh: 2022–2023 Israel Institute Visiting Professor, UC Berkeley; Associate Professor, Department of Middle East Studies, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Masua Sagiv (Moderator): 2022–2023 Koret Visiting Assistant Professor of Jewish and Israel Studies, UC Berkeley; Shalom Hartman Institute Scholar-in-Residence; Researcher, Menomadin Center for Jewish and Democratic Law, Bar-Ilan University Law Faculty