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Judaism and the Challenges of Modern Life (Paperback)
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Judaism and the Challenges of Modern Life (Paperback)
Series: The Robert and Arlene Kogod Library of Judaic Studies
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Much more than a particular period in world history, modernity has
fundamentally transformed how we think and live, and especially how
we understand and relate to religious traditions. As the 'ghetto
walls' have fallen, both empirically and metaphorically, Judaism is
compelled to compete in an open marketplace of ideas. Jews can no
longer count on an assumedly necessary Jewish identity or
commitment, nor on the rallying force of anti-Semitism to ensure an
individual and collective sense of belonging. Rather Jewish moral,
spiritual and historical values and ideas must be read with new
eyes and challenged to address modernity's proliferating array of
questions and realities. The pertinent questions modern Jewry faces
are how to embrace modernity as Jews and what such an embrace means
for the meaning and future of Jewish life. This collection of
essays, authored by scholars of the Shalom Hartman Institute,
addresses three critical challenges posed to Judaism by modernity:
the challenge of ideas, the challenge of diversity, and the
challenge of statehood, and provides insights and ideas for the
future direction of Judaism. Providing readers with new insights
into Judaism and the Jewish people in contemporary times, the
collection explores a wide range of issues that includes: the
significance of Israel for the future of Judaism; the Jewish people
as a people; the relationship between monotheism and violence;
revelation and ethics; Judaism and the feminist challenge; and
Judaism and homosexuality.
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