In the book of Genesis brothers are fighting even though they don't kill each other in the end. In Samuel there is an understood division between the political order and the religious order. You need separation effectively of synagogue and state to some degree, says Rabbi Shmuley Boteach. And that's the way the world is: There will be different degrees of talent and gifts," he adds.
Named one of the most influential Jewish thinkers of our time, Rabbi David Wolpe joins Tyler in a conversation on flawed leaders, Jewish identity in the modern world, the many portrayals of David, what’s missing in rabbinical training, playing chess on the Sabbath, Srugim, Hasidic philosophy, living in Israel and of course, the durability of creation.
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