Much more than a particular period in world history, modernity has fundamentally transformed how we think and live, and especially how we understand and relate to religious traditions. As the 'ghetto walls' have fallen, both empirically and metaphorically, Judaism is compelled to compete in an open marketplace of ideas. Jews can no longer count on an assumedly necessary Jewish identity or commitment, nor on the rallying force of anti-Semitism to ensure an individual and collective sense of belonging. Rather Jewish moral, spiritual and historical values and ideas must be read with new eyes and challenged to address modernity's proliferating array of questions and realities. The pertinent questions modern Jewry faces are how to embrace modernity as Jews and what such an embrace means for the meaning and future of Jewish life. This collection of essays, authored by scholars of the Shalom Hartman Institute, addresses three critical challenges posed to Judaism by modernity: the challenge of ideas, the challenge of diversity, and the challenge of statehood, and provides insights and ideas for the future direction of Judaism. Providing readers with new insights into Judaism and the Jewish people in contemporary times, the collection explores a wide range of issues that includes: the significance of Israel for the future of Judaism; the Jewish people as a people; the relationship between monotheism and violence; revelation and ethics; Judaism and the feminist challenge; and Judaism and homosexuality.
Edited by:
Moshe Halbertal,
Donniel Hartman
Imprint: Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 156mm,
Spine: 12mm
Weight: 300g
ISBN: 9780826496676
ISBN 10: 0826496679
Series: The Robert and Arlene Kogod Library of Judaic Studies
Pages: 200
Publication Date: 01 October 2007
Audience:
College/higher education
,
Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Introduction, Donniel Hartman Part I: The Challenge of Ideas Judaism and the Challenges of Science, Menachem Fisch Tradition and Legal Change, Zvi Zohar Tradition, Continuity and Change, Vered Noam Revelation and Ethics, Donniel Hartman Traditional Judaism and the Feminist Challenge, Chanah Safari The Changing Status of Women in Liberal Judaism: A Reflective Critique, Rachel Sabath Beit-Halachmi Judaism, Feminism and Homosexuality, Jonathan Malino and Tamar Malino Part II: The Challenge of Diversity The Religious Significance of Pluralism, David Hartman Monotheism and Violence, Moshe Halbertal Who is a Jew: Membership and Admission Policies in the Jewish Community, Donniel Hartman The Anomalies of Jewish Political Identity, Michael Walzer Part III: The Challenge of Statehood The Significance of Israel for the Future of Judaism, David Hartman Religion and State in Israel, Menachem Lorberbaum War and Peace, Noam Zohar Universalism and Particularism: The Non-Member within Jewish Law, Moshe Halbertal
Moshe Halbertal is Professor at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Senior Research Fellow at Shalom Hartman Institute, Israel. Donniel Hartman is the Co-Director of the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem and is one of the leading innovators in contemporary Jewish thought and education.
