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Is Judaism Democratic? - Reflections from Theory and Practice Throughout the Ages (Paperback)
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Is Judaism Democratic? - Reflections from Theory and Practice Throughout the Ages (Paperback)
Series: Studies in Jewish Civilization
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As government by the people, democracy has always had its
proponents as well as opponents. What forms of government have
Jewish leaders, both with and without actual political power,
favored? Not surprisingly, many options have been offered
theoretically and in practice. Perhaps more surprisingly, democracy
has been at the heart of most systems of governance. Biblical
Israel was largely a monarchy, but many writers of the Bible were
critical of the excesses that almost always arise when human kings
take charge: the general populace loses its freedom. In rabbinic
Judaism, the majority ruled, and many principles that support
modern democratic institutions have their basis in interpretations
offered by the classical rabbis. This is true even though rabbinic
Jews did not govern democratically. When Jews did have some degree
of self-governance, democratic principles and institutions were
often upheld. At the same time, so most communal leaders insisted,
God-the ultimate judge-ultimately judges everything and everyone.
Modern Israel provides the first instance of an independent Jewish
nation since the Hasmonean monarchy of the second and first
centuries BCE. On an almost daily basis, common features uniting
democracy and Judaism, as well as flash point of controversy, are
highlighted there. The fourteen scholars whose work is collected
here are mindful of all of these circumstances-and many more. In a
style that is accessible, clear, and balanced, they allow readers
to assess these issues based on the most current thinking. This
volume is required reading for anyone interested in how religion
and politics have interacted, and continue to interact, in Judaism
and among Jews.
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