(RNS) The 50th anniversary of the June 1967 Six-Day War has generated many speeches, articles and debates about the political, economic and military impact of that brief but history-changing conflict that pitted Israel against the combined armed forces of Egypt, Jordan, Syria and Iraq.
Far less attention has been paid to the war’s lasting effect upon Jewish religious thinking and belief. That influence cannot be understood without recounting the profound sense of dread that gripped both Israelis and Jews throughout the world in the tense weeks before the war began.
Each day in late May and early June 1967 was filled with ominous press reports and TV images of various Arab leaders mobilizing their forces to attack Israel.
Far less attention has been paid to the war’s lasting effect upon Jewish religious thinking and belief. That influence cannot be understood without recounting the profound sense of dread that gripped both Israelis and Jews throughout the world in the tense weeks before the war began.
Each day in late May and early June 1967 was filled with ominous press reports and TV images of various Arab leaders mobilizing their forces to attack Israel.
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