The aim of this study is to demonstrate that, for all the admitted
emphasis on peoplehood in the Jewish religious tradition, there are
equally strong individualistic tendencies within Judaism which
should not be confined to the sidelines. Dr Jacobs maintains that -
in any balanced view of Judaism - it needs to be shown that what
the individual does with his life has eternal significance for that
same individual, not only for the Jewish people as a whole. Through
a careful analysis of the primary texts, Jacobs conducts a thorough
survey of some of the most important instances where the individual
is discussed in the Jewish religious tradition. In so doing, his
aim is not to elevate individualism at the expense of the Jewish
community, but rather to show that Judaism pivots centrally neither
on the people nor on the individual, but rests, rather, on both:
his contention, finally, is that each needs to be taken equally
into account if a balanced opinion of both is to be formed.
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