Holding on to the Value of Human Dignity: A Spiritual Perspective from on the Ground in Israel #5
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R. Avi and R. Avital talk about the tumultuous week of the ceasefire and returned captives. What are the values that animate the conversation about who should be the priority to bring home? How can we even put relative values on people? And how can we live out our values and imagine a better world in tough times?
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