What is the contribution of Judaism in the Hebrew Bible to the Western concept of liberty?

How specifically did the Hebrew Bible influence Western concepts of law?

And how do the experience of Israel and the main characters in Israel's biblical history impact

the American founders?

We'll answer these questions than a whole lot more with our guest, Rabbi Stuart Halpern,

around his new book that he edited called The Jewish Roots of American Liberty,

subtitled the Impact of Hebraic Ideas on the American Story.

Stu, great to have you with us.

It's really delighted to have you get a chance to talk to about some of these really

important concepts that are predominant in the Hebrew Bible.

Thank you so much.

It's an honor to be here.

So why do you feel such urgency to have the Jewish roots of Western Liberty appreciate?

I think it's fair to say that the Christian roots of liberty have been more than adequately appreciated.

And many people will fuse together and call it the Judeo-Christian roots.

But why do you feel such urgency to have the Jewish roots appreciated?

Thank you so much. Well, if I can introduce your listeners, your wonderful listenership to a Hebrew word, I'll say the word

halavi, which means in English if only. I think if only folks took the Judeo-Christian tradition

as seriously as you presume that would be amazing.

You know, I have the misfortune of having an account on X, as I'm sure most of your listenership does.

And it's every day, maybe even every hour when I see people calling into question, the rootedness,

the sense of brotherhood and kinship between

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