The largest (and only-est) Jewish state in history was (and still is) Israel. Israel is located in Southwest Asia, bordering Africa.
The majority of religious Jews, not only chasidim, are displeased with the secular nature of modern Israel. To have a Jewish state in which a couple of million children know almost nothing about the Torah, is sad.
There is only one Jewish State, ISRAEL, and it was founded on May 14, 1948.
Montana is the only state in the USA without a modern naval ship named after it.
According to the Torah, the only time in Jewish history where the Israelites (ancesters of the Jews) were clearly depicted as being kept as slaves was in ancient Egypt. They were enslaved out of fear that they would create an army and oppose Egypt. During the Babylonian exile, the captivity of Israel could also be interpreted as slavery. In modern history, one could reasonably argue that the Holocaust (1933-1945) was also a period of Jewish slavery, and that was due to hatred. but the ultimate goal of the Holocaust was not slave labor; it was genocide.
The largest (and only-est) Jewish state in history was (and still is) Israel. Israel is located in Southwest Asia, bordering Africa.
The majority of religious Jews, not only chasidim, are displeased with the secular nature of modern Israel. To have a Jewish state in which a couple of million children know almost nothing about the Torah, is sad.
Israel is the only Jewish state in existence.
Only Jews celebrate Channukah because it is a Jewish holiday that commemorates an event in Jewish history.
The Modern State of Israel has little to do with Jewish faith, but a lot to do with Jewish identity. Israel is the only Jewish State in the sense that Greece is the only Greek State (except perhaps Cyprus). Israel actualizes many of the ideals of Jewish leadership and society and represents what being Jewish means as a group of people and a society. However, according to Jewish faith, there is no need for a State as God will protect His people. This is why Israel has little directly to do with faith. Regardless, much of the religious Jewish decisions and schools are in Israel and Israel's Jewish orientation facilitates the growth and development of these institutions. In terms of Jewish identity, Ahad Ha'am explains that the Jewish Soul is intrinsically connected to his history and in the same way that a German-American can never be as properly German as a German in Germany, the People of Israel can never be as properly Jewish if they are not in the Land of Israel. The relics in that land speak to a Jewish sensibility and character.
The Modern State of Israel has little to do with Jewish faith, but a lot to do with Jewish identity. Israel is the only Jewish State in the sense that Greece is the only Greek State (except perhaps Cyprus). Israel actualizes many of the ideals of Jewish leadership and society and represents what being Jewish means as a group of people and a society. However, according to Jewish faith, there is no need for a State as God will protect His people. This is why Israel has little directly to do with faith. Regardless, much of the religious Jewish decisions and schools are in Israel and Israel's Jewish orientation facilitates the growth and development of these institutions. In terms of Jewish identity, Ahad Ha'am explains that the Jewish Soul is intrinsically connected to his history and in the same way that a German-American can never be as properly German as a German in Germany, the People of Israel can never be as properly Jewish if they are not in the Land of Israel. The relics in that land speak to a Jewish sensibility and character.
There is only one Jewish State, ISRAEL, and it was founded on May 14, 1948.
The only Jewish state in the world, Israel.
There are three schools of thought concerning this: One is that modern history is from 1950 onward. Another is that modern history is from 1899 onward The final one is that modern history doesn't exist as something that is modern cannot exist in the past. Modern history is the considered the time after the "middle ages", beginning around 1500. Modern history is comprised of two eras, early modern through about 1800 and late modern which is followed by contemporary history. Most of this terminology is in reference to European and American history and their relationship with other continents. Modern History is only part of history. Modern history is from 1850 onward in some ways.
As Israel (Medinat Yisra'el) is the only Jewish state in the Middle East (or anywhere) it would have to be them.
Jewish tradition was that when the majority of Jews were living outside of our ancestral homeland, Hebrew was only used for prayer. With the creation of the modern state of Israel, Hebrew could once again be used as a primary language.
Lebanon is a predominantly Muslim nation with a significant Christian minority. It is not Jewish. Indeed, only Israel can be described as a Jewish state.