What does it mean to fight as a Jew? This question has become acute since the beginning of the Iron Swords War. Civilian casualties, the status of international law, hostage negotiations, public diplomacy, and a range of other topics now occupy our water cooler and shabbat table conversations. What does Judaism have to say about these topics? And what might Jewish history teach us about these quandaries? This series will explore fascinating moments from our past to understand how Jews developed military ethics after many centuries of powerlessness. We’ll discuss great thinkers and figures of the past like Rav Kook, Rav Goren, Rav Yisraeli, and others to see how they helped develop a new area of Jewish law.