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Using the vision embedded in Israel's Declaration of Independence as a template, this anthology presents a unique and comprehensive dialogue between North American Jews and Israelis about the present and future of the State of Israel. With each essay published in both Hebrew and English, Deepening the Dialogue is the first of its kind, outlining cultural barriers as well as the immediate need to come together in conversation around the vision of a democratic solution for our nation state.

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This publication is also an invitation to an important conversation about delicate topics between Judaism's different streams and between what I refer to as Jerusalem and Babylon . The articles represent an open, honest dialogue which echoes the values at the core of the Declaration: freedom, justice and peace; pluralism, inclusion and acceptance. I thank the CCAR for promoting an intellectual dialogue amidst differences. I welcome this important, at times painful, debate and invite those invested in the future of the Jewish People to take an active part in molding our evolving Jewish identity. -ISAAC HERZOG, Chairman of the Executive, The Jewish Agency of Israel A learned and moving guide to pathways for Israelis and American Jews to build partnerships in elevating and merging cherished values of our Jewish and democratictraditions. -DANIEL B. SHAPIRO, Former United States Ambassador to Israel It's time to have a new and inspiring dialogue between Israel and the world Jewry in order to create active partnerships between American Jews and Israelis, based on our shared vision as written in M'gilat HaAtzma-ut, the Declaration of Independence of the new born state of Israel that embodies our values. An open sincere discussion will help us to understand each other and to connect us as a big family. -TZIPI LIVNI, Former Foreign Minister of Israel, Vice Prime Minister, Minister of Justice, and Leader of the Opposition

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Rabbi Stanley M. Davids, is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Case Western Reserve University and was ordained by Hebrew Union College -Jewish Institute of Religion (HUC-JIR) in 1965. Following his service a chaplain in the U.S. Army, he served as senior rabbi in congregations in Massachusetts, New York, and Georgia before retiring in 2004 as rabbi emeritus of Temple Emanu-El of Greater Atlanta. He was chair of the CCAR Israel Committee, honorary life chair of the Israel Bonds Rabbinic Cabinet, a life member of NFTY, international president of Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity, and past national chair of the Association of Reform Zionists of America. Following his aliyah, he served for many years as a member of the Board of Governors of the Jewish Agency and as a member of the Zionist Executive of the World Zionist Organization, and he continues to serve on the Board of Overseers of HUC-JIR's Los Angeles campus. Rabbi John L. Rosove is rabbi emeritus of Temple Israel of Hollywood. He served as the national chairperson of the Association of Reform Zionists of America (ARZA) (2016 -2018) and was national co-chair of the Rabbinic and Cantorial Cabinet of J Street from 2012 to 2016 and again from 2019. He received the World Union for Progressive Judaism International Humanitarian Award (2002) and special commendation from the State of Israel Bonds. In 2013 he was honored by J Street at its fifth anniversary celebration in Los Angeles.

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