The Tablet interview – former Israeli diplomat Daniel Taub shows Peter Stanford how Talmudic principles can inspire peacemaking

Studying the Talmud was part and parcel of Daniel Taub’s upbringing in north London. “As in any traditional Jewish home,” he remembers fondly, “there was a big emphasis on education – and education means the Talmud.” Half a century later, after a distinguished career as a diplomat and negotiator, including a four-year spell from 2011 as Israel’s ambassador to the UK, this 62-year-old has of late found himself returning to the Talmud in search of wisdom for the troubled times in the world around him.

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