Social:Jewish conservatism

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Short description: Political and social conservatism rooted in Judaism

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Jewish conservatism is political and social conservatism rooted in or inspired by Judaism and specifically Jewish concerns.

In a 2015 essay for Mosaic, Eric Cohen identified three planks of Jewish conservatism: Jewish ideas about traditional family, hawkish foreign policy, and economic liberalism.[1]

Neoconservatism is an American political movement that formed in opposition to the New Left. Many American Jewish conservatives either identify personally or have been categorized as Neoconservative; though the term in general post-Bush Administration has taken on a negative connotation (Neocon or Neo-Con is usually derogatory) and will nowadays find few American conservatives actually espousing to be Neoconservative. Many Neoconservatives were Jews displeased with leftist anti-Zionism.[2][3]

Some Jewish conservatives in the west, especially those in the United States, ally themselves with conservative Christians under the perception of shared "Judeo-Christian values".

Prominent Jewish conservatives in the United States include Ben Shapiro and Dennis Prager.

See also

  • Judaism and politics
  • American Jews in politics

References

  1. Cohen, Eric. "The Spirit of Jewish Conservatism". Mosaic. https://mosaicmagazine.com/essay/history-ideas/2015/04/the-spirit-of-jewish-conservatism/. 
  2. Vaïsse, Justin (2010) (in en). Neoconservatism: The Biography of a Movement. Harvard University Press. p. 273. ISBN 9780674050518. 
  3. Gharib, Ali (30 October 2012). "Neoconservative ≠ Jewish Conservative" (in en). The Daily Beast. https://www.thedailybeast.com/neoconservative-jewish-conservative.