Breaking the Tablets

Jewish Theology After the Shoah

AvDavid Weiss Halivni,Peter Ochs

Inbunden, Engelska, 2007

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How is it possible, after the Shoah, to declare one's faith in the God of Israel? Breaking the Tablets is David Weiss Halivni's eloquent and insightful response to this question. Halivni, Auschwitz survivor and one of the greatest Talmudic scholars of the past century, declares that at this time of God's near absence, Jews can still observe the words of the Torah and pray for God to come near again. Jews must continue to study the classic texts of rabbinic Judaism but now with greater humility, recognizing that even the greatest religious leaders and thinkers interpret these texts only as mere people, prone to human error. Breaking the Tablets is important reading for anyone who feels burdened by the question of how it is possible to believe in God and practice their religion.

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Utgivningsdatum:2007-08-31
Mått:149 x 224 x 18 mm
Vikt:331 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Antal sidor:144
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9780742552203

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David Weiss Halivni is Professor Emeritus of Classical Jewish Civilization at Columbia University. Halivni survived the concentration camps of Auschwitz, Wolfsberg, and Mathausen—his entire family was murdered in the camps. Most widely known for his scholarly commentary on the Talmud, Halivni has also written a series of more general studies of the classic rabbinic literature that remains the foundation for all contemporary forms of Judaism. Rabbi Halivni was awarded The Israel Prize in Talmud, this year. The Israel Prize, the highest honor in Israel, will be awarded on Israel Independence Day, observed this year on May 8. Peter Ochs is professor of Modern Judaic Studies at the University of Virginia.

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Erudition, scholarship, depth of knowledge, sharp insight, brilliant commentary and innovative interpretation: all these are to be found in David Weiss Halivni's new volume on the Talmud—a field in which he has been recognized as one of this generation's great Masters.

Innehållsförteckning

1 Prologue: Between Sinai and Auschwitz2 Editor's Introduction4 Chapter One: Prayer in the Shoah6 Chapter Two: Restoring Scripture8 Chapter Three: Breaking the Tablets and Begetting the Oral Law10 Chapter Four: Between Auschwitz and Sinai

Peter Ochs

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