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Whiskey Debates
"An Informal Gathering With a Formal Discussion"
Every two weeks, JNI convenes The Whiskey Debates - an invitational debate society that puts major issues about Israel and Jewish life to the test. Whiskey Debates members have tackled issues like haredi education, relations with Syria, economic reform, Turkey, the limits of freedom of expression, restructuring the military, foreign labor, the role of Talmud in the judiciary, civil marriage, and many others.
Each session offers betwee three and four one-on-one debates, each of which last about twenty minutes. At the end of each debate, the audience comments on each debater's strong points, weak points and debate style and votes for the winner.
Very few, if any, of the Whiskey Debates debaters have had previous debate experience. But what we've found is that each debater has a personal style that can be developed -- and in fact has developed over the course of just a few debates.
If you're interested, let us know. Below we'll be posting information on each debate, as well as on the homepage.
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