Episode 8 - The Bible and American Culture

In honor of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, Rabbi Rami and his son Isaac discuss how influential the Bible was to the Founding Fathers, leading to the American Revolution and the Founding of the United States of America.Other topics covered in this episode include:The relationship between a people's culture, its value system, and its behavior"In God We Trust" - what does this mean?What are the basic values for a society to function normally?The Divine Right of Kings vs. The Democratic RepublicAdvice for how to shift American culture back to its founding principlesAnalyzing the Midrash where God offers the Tora to other nationsAnalyzing the Midrash describing how the Israelites were seduced by the Midianite women