In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, Rabbi Elli Fischer discusses the relationship between Jewish law (halacha) and the Jewish state of Israel.

In response to a review of his book, "The Invention of Jewish Theocracy," Alexander Kaye clarifies his argument that the idea of a halakhic state in Israel is a departure from traditional Jewish thought.

In his book "Ireland and the Promised Land," Alexander Kaye explores the relationship between religion and the state in Israel.

Alexander Kaye's book, "The Invention of Jewish Theocracy: The Struggle for Legal Authority in Modern Israel," explores the history of religious Zionism's dream of a Jewish state governed by Halakhah.