Full Title: Collectivist Constructs and Individualistic Integration: A Two-Tiered Conception of Society
Berry Schwartz lives in Brooklyn with his wife and son. He grew up in L.A. the eleventh of twelve children.He learnt at various Yeshivot around the world in Argentina, Montreal, Los Angeles and Israel. He taught a chabura (group study-session) in Mir, and studied at Brisk. About two years ago he undertook the project of unraveling and presenting the writings of the Rogatchover Gaon to the English-speaking public. His book is coming out in the Summer.
Berry'spaper presents the Rogatchover Gaon’s conception of a Talmud-based political theory. Specifically what the nature of a society is, how groups are formed and the delicate balance between the individual and the group.
This presentation was delivered at the Sinai Scholars Academic Symposium 2013. The Sinai Scholars Symposium is a yearly conference for university students, hosted by the Sinai Scholars Society. Students from around the world gather with an esteemed panel of Ivy League professors, world-class Torah scholars and experts in their field to study, discuss and present their thoughts on various subjects that deal with Judaism and the modern world. Each student prepares an academic paper which they present to their colleagues and a panel of judges.
Berry's Paper
