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authentic and original Jewish thought and Halakhah . Their fruitful and challenging encounter with the principle of the holiness and uniqueness of the Jewish people is worked out through the practical , concrete , and detailed efforts that are typical of halakhic discourse from the talmudic age to the present . As in every generation , contemporary Jewish and Israeli society is called upon to find anew the appropriate equilibrium between the universal and the particular , between the human race and the nation . The establishment of the State of Israel and its definition as a Jewish and democratic state place the challenge of dealing with the dialectic of “ holy nation ” and “ the image of God” at the center of discourse about Israeli and Jewish identity today .
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