When Jews Argue - Between the University and the Beit Midrash

This book re-thinks the relationship between the world of the traditional Jewish study hall (the beit midrash) and the academy: Can these two institutions overcome their vast differences? Should they attempt to do so? If not, what could two methods of study seen as diametrically opposed possibly learn from one another? How might they help each other reconceive of their interrelationship, themselves, and the broader study of Jews and Judaism? This book begins with three distinct approaches to these challenges. The chapters then follow the approaches through an interdisciplinary series of pioneering case studies that reassess a range of topics including: religion and pluralism in Jewish education; pain, sexual consent, and ethics in the Talmud; the place of reason and devotion among Jewish thinkers as diverse as Moses Mendelssohn, Jacob Taubes, Sarah Schenirer, Ibn Chiquitilla, Yair Ḥayim Bacharach, and the Rav Shagar; and Jewish law as a response to the post-Holocaust landscape. The authors are scholars of rabbinics, history, linguistics, philosophy, law, and education, many of whom also have traditional religious training or ordination. The result is a book designed for learned scholars, non-specialists, and students of varying backgrounds, and one that is sure to spark debate in the university, the beit midrash, and far beyond.

General

Imprint:	Taylor & Francis
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Routledge Approaches to History
Release date:	September 2023
First published:	2024
Editors:	Ethan B Katz • Sergey Dolgopolski • Elisha Ancselovits
Dimensions:	234 x 156mm (L x W)
Pages:	368
ISBN-13:	978-1-03-242740-9
Categories:	Books
LSN:	1-03-242740-X
Barcode:	9781032427409

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