Yaakov Shapiro (American rabbi)

Yaakov Shapiro is an American Orthodox rabbi, author, and public lecturer known for his outspoken opposition to Zionism. He argues that Judaism is a religion and not a nationality, and has delivered numerous lectures and interviews explaining why, in his view, Zionism represents a political ideology incompatible with traditional Jewish beliefs.
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Shapiro has become widely known through public lectures and independent media appearances. He maintains that the Zionist movement redefined Jewish identity from a religious community into a nationalist project, which he argues is a distortion of traditional Judaism.
In a 2025 interview on the podcast *For the Sake of Argument*, Shapiro discussed the historical and philosophical divergence between Judaism and Zionism, stating that the idea of Jewish nationality is incompatible with Torah principles.
His arguments have been widely circulated and debated online.

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