What are the halakhic (Jewish legal) requirements of the people of Israel toward minorities? What are the obligations toward the non-Jewish inhabitants of the land? How does the character of the State of Israel as a parliamentary democracy change the Torah-based discussion? Will we succeed, despite all the challenges and tensions, in establishing a better reality for all citizens of the state? The nature of the relationship between the Jewish majority and the minority groups in the State of Israel is a central factor in shaping the present and future of Israeli society. Responsibility, fairness, and partnership toward minority groups in Israel do not derive solely from the democratic character of the state, but first and foremost from its Jewish identity. The Torah of Israel demands that we remember the experience of slavery in Egypt at the very moment we hold power. After hundreds of years as a scattered and persecuted minority, this demand reemerges with renewed force upon the establishment of the State of Israel. The book "VaḤai Imakh" seeks to outline a broad and profound halakhic language regarding the tradition's relationship to minorities, through a perspective of faith toward our current reality. This perspective does not ignore the harsh struggle for existence in which the people of Israel now find themselves, yet believes that even now we must deepen and delineate the vision toward which we aspire to move.
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