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The Myth of the Cultural Jew - Culture and Law in Jewish Tradition (Hardcover)
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The Myth of the Cultural Jew - Culture and Law in Jewish Tradition (Hardcover)
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A myth exists that Jews can embrace the cultural components of
Judaism without appreciating the legal aspects of the Jewish
tradition. This myth suggests that law and culture are independent
of one another. In reality, however, much of Jewish culture has a
basis in Jewish law. Similarly, Jewish law produces Jewish culture.
A cultural analysis paradigm provides a useful way of understanding
the Jewish tradition as the product of both legal precepts and
cultural elements. This paradigm sees law and culture as
inextricably intertwined and historically specific. This
perspective also emphasizes the human element of law's composition
and the role of existing power dynamics in shaping Jewish law. In
light of this inevitable intersection between culture and law, The
Myth of the Cultural Jew: Culture and Law in Jewish Tradition
argues that Jewish culture often lacks grounding in Jewish law.
Roberta Rosenthal Kwall develops and applies a cultural analysis
paradigm to the Jewish tradition that departs from the
understanding of Jewish law solely as the embodiment of Divine
command. Her paradigm explains why both law and culture must matter
to those interested in forging meaningful Jewish identity and
transmitting the tradition.
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