Halakha and the Challenge of Israeli Sovereignty

Inbunden, Engelska, 2019

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Beskrivning

Halakha and the Challenge of Israeli Sovereignty examines the issues surrounding national, political, and religious sovereignty from the vantage point of halakha and its evolution. The work analyzes the efforts of the interpretative communities who adhered to halakha—the rabbinical authorities—as well as other groups who endeavored to help or to change it: the Jewish jurists in Eretz Israel who sought to integrate sections of halakha into the Jewish collective; and the religious academics who wanted more meaningful recognition of halakha in non-halakhic values. The assessment extends from the beginning of the Jewish national movement in the last two decades of the 19th century to the first two decades of the State of Israel, when weighty problems arose that required a halakhic response to the challenge of sovereignty.In this, the volume sheds light on the pliable nature of the concept of halakha, particularly in conjunction with its application to the notion of sovereignty.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2019-05-24
Mått:162 x 227 x 22 mm
Vikt:481 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:220
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9781498534970

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Judendom inom Filosofi och religion

Mer om författaren

Asaf Yedidya is head of the Department of History at Efrata College and a senior lecturer at Ariel University.

Recensioner i media

With the emergence of Zionism and the quest for a Jewish state, a series of issues involving a confrontation between modern Jewish sovereignty and traditional Jewish law, Halakha, developed. Asaf Yedidya's focuses on a number of the major issues and has written a book containing his fine analyses that is a significant contribution to the historical and social scientific study of Halakha

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction 1 The Halakha in the Face of Modernity and Zionism Reform, Orthodoxy, Modernity Nationalism and Zionism The Shmita Debate of 5649 (1888–1889) 2 “Government in the Spirit of the Talmud”: The Pioneering Discussion of Zeev Jawitz (1904) Between Theocracy and the Separation of State and Religion Religion and Political Life Religion and Science Religion and Life 3 The Balfour Declaration and the Pioneering Debate on Halakha and the Challenge of Sovereignty (1917–1921)Against the Separation of Religion and State Restoration of the Sanhedrin Democracy and Halakhic Reforms Mishpatey HaMeluchah—The Proposal of a SeparateMonarchical Legal System National Acceptance of Halakha 4 The Age of Jurists (1918–1948) Jewish Law as Zionist Law Enactments, Not Amendments Abraham Chaim Freimann Isaac Breuer 15 The Rabbinical Debate on the Eve of the Establishment of the State of Israel and in its Early Years (1947–1953) The Chief Rabbinate of Israel: Halakha in the Grip of Democracy The Status of Non-Jewish Minorities A Daughter’s Inheritance Leo Cohen’s Draft of Constitution American Rabbis: Democratic Halakha 6 The Younger Generation of Zionist Rabbis Faces the Challenge of Sovereignty (1948–1962) Halakhic Validation: The Theoretical Halakhic Debate on Diverse Aspects of State Institutions Religious Legislation Halakha That Regulates and Halakha That Challenges: Renewing Halakhot of Battle and the Army 7 Religious Academics and the Challenge of Sovereignty (1948–1967) ”Permissive State or Torah State”—Criticizing the Need to Make Halakha More Flexible in Order to Adapt It to Reality Observing the Sabbath in the State of Israel The Status of Women Ephraim Elimelech Urbach and the Movement for Torah Judaism Epilogue Bibliography Index About the Author