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Israelis and the Jewish Tradition: An Ancient People Debating Its Future
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Israelis and the Jewish Tradition: An Ancient People Debating Its Future Paperback - 2011

by David Hartman

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In this powerful book one of the most important Jewish thinkers in the world today grapples with issues that increasingly divide Israel's secular Jewish community from its religious Zionists. Addressing the concerns of both communities from the point of view of one who is deeply committed to religious pluralism, David Hartman suggests a more inclusive and inviting framework for the modern Israeli engagement of the Jewish tradition. He offers a new understanding of what it means to be Jewish-one which is neither assimilationist nor backward-looking, and one that enables different Jewish groups to celebrate their own traditions without demonizing or patronizing others. In a world polarized between religious and secular and caught within a sectarian denominationalism, Hartman shows the way to build bridges of understanding. The book explores the philosophies of two major Jewish thinkers of the Middle Ages, Yehuda Halevi and Moses Maimonides. A careful analysis of Maimonides' approach to Judaism shows that messianism is not the predominant organizing principle that makes Judaism intelligible and significant, Hartman contends. He argues against Halevi's triumphalism and in favor of using the Sinai covenant for evaluating the religious significance of Israel, for this approach gives meaning to Zionists' religious commitments while also empowering secular Israelis to reengage with the Jewish tradition.

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  • Title Israelis and the Jewish Tradition: An Ancient People Debating Its Future
  • Author David Hartman
  • Binding Paperback
  • Pages 192
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Yale University Press
  • Publication date 2011-11-30
  • ISBN 9780300184112 / 0300184115
  • Weight 0.64 lbs (0.29 kg)
  • Dimensions 9 x 6 x 0.45 in (22.86 x 15.24 x 1.14 cm)
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Middle Eastern
    • Ethnic Orientation: Jewish
  • Category Archaeology / Anthropology

About the author

David Hartman is founder and director of the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem. He has twice received the National Jewish Book Award in Jewish Thought--for Maimonides: Torah and Philosophic Quest and for A Living Covenant: The Innovative Spirit in Traditional Judaism.

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