Exodus, the Presidential Seal, and the Civil War

In this opening lecture, Rabbi Soloveichik tells the fascinating stories of Jews who fought in the Civil War and sets the stage for his exploration of how the larger story of Jews in America fits into America’s titanic struggle to vindicate its founding creed.

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Rabbi Meir Soloveichik
Meir Soloveichik is a senior fellow and contributor at Tikvah, the rabbi of Congregation Shearith Israel, and the director of the Straus Center for Torah and Western Thought at Yeshiva University. His many podcasts, video series, media appearances, and writings can be found at Ideas.Tikvah.org.

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Exodus, the Presidential Seal, and the Civil War

Taught By

Rabbi Meir Soloveichik

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Exodus, the Presidential Seal, and the Civil War

Taught By

Rabbi Meir Soloveichik

Exodus, the Presidential Seal, and the Civil War

Taught By

Rabbi Meir Soloveichik

1 of 8 Exodus, the Presidential Seal, and the Civil War

2 of 8 Lincoln, Esther, and the Emancipation Proclamation

3 of 8 The Rabbinic Roots of the Gettysburg Address

4 of 8 The Almost Chosen People

5 of 8 General Grant and the Jews

6 of 8 When Lincoln Died on Passover

7 of 8 The Eternal Lessons of the Second Inaugural

8 of 8 Lincoln, Moses, and America

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1 of 8 Exodus, the Presidential Seal, and the Civil War

2 of 8 Lincoln, Esther, and the Emancipation Proclamation

3 of 8 The Rabbinic Roots of the Gettysburg Address

4 of 8 The Almost Chosen People

5 of 8 General Grant and the Jews

6 of 8 When Lincoln Died on Passover

7 of 8 The Eternal Lessons of the Second Inaugural

8 of 8 Lincoln, Moses, and America

Exodus, the Presidential Seal, and the Civil War

Taught By

Rabbi Meir Soloveichik

1 of 8 Exodus, the Presidential Seal, and the Civil War

2 of 8 Lincoln, Esther, and the Emancipation Proclamation

3 of 8 The Rabbinic Roots of the Gettysburg Address

4 of 8 The Almost Chosen People

5 of 8 General Grant and the Jews

6 of 8 When Lincoln Died on Passover

7 of 8 The Eternal Lessons of the Second Inaugural

8 of 8 Lincoln, Moses, and America

1 of 8 Exodus, the Presidential Seal, and the Civil War

2 of 8 Lincoln, Esther, and the Emancipation Proclamation

3 of 8 The Rabbinic Roots of the Gettysburg Address

4 of 8 The Almost Chosen People

5 of 8 General Grant and the Jews

6 of 8 When Lincoln Died on Passover

7 of 8 The Eternal Lessons of the Second Inaugural

8 of 8 Lincoln, Moses, and America

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