I like to think there's a way that the great religions of the world would get along alittle bit better with followers of those religions. As an economist, i like to think that commercial interaction helps. I don't think the alliance of the state with the jewish religion has necessarily been a good thing. The tension between the religious and the non religious here is somewhat overrated. There are all kinds of variations now, both giously and non religiously in israel that are extremely fascinating. Listeners should know that stisel is not the motal family in israel.
In this special crossover special with EconTalk, Tyler interviews Russ Roberts about his new life in Israel as president of Shalem College. They discuss why there are so few new universities, managing teams in the face of linguistic and cultural barriers, how Israeli society could adapt to the loss of universal military service, why Israeli TV is so good, what American Jews don’t understand about life in Israel, what his next leadership challenge will be, and much more.
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