EPISODE · Jul 25, 2025 · 9 MIN
26. The Challenge of Ger Toshav in Our Days
from The Mitzvah of Eretz Yisrael · host Rav Shlomo Katz
Can non-Jews dwell in Eretz Yisrael according to halacha today? Rav Shlomo Katz explores the status of ger toshav—a non-Jew who commits to the seven Noahide laws and aligns with the values of a Jewish society—and the halachic tension created by the absence of yovel. Drawing from the Rambam, Rav Herzog, and modern examples like the Druze community, this shiur probes the practical and emotional challenges we face as a sovereign people navigating an incomplete redemption.
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Can non-Jews dwell in Eretz Yisrael according to halacha today? Rav Shlomo Katz explores the status of ger toshav—a non-Jew who commits to the seven Noahide laws and aligns with the values of a Jewish society—and the halachic tension created by the absence of yovel. Drawing from the Rambam, Rav Herzog, and modern examples like the Druze community, this shiur probes the practical and emotional challenges we face as a sovereign people navigating an incomplete redemption.
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