There is something deeply problematic about the ways that Jews, particularly in America, talk about “Jewish identity” as a desired outcome of Jewish education. For many, the idea that the purpose of Jewish education is to strengthen Jewish identity is so obvious that it hardly seems worth disputing—and the only important question is which kinds of Jewish education do that work more effectively or more efficiently. But what does it mean to “stren ...
Sixteen scholars from around the globe gathered at the Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies in the bucolic Yarnton Manor in the Oxfordshire countryside in June 2014, for the first (now annual) Oxford Summer Institute on Modern and Contemporary Judaism. The current volume is the fruit of this encounter. The goal of the event was to facilitate in-depth engagement with the thought of Rabbi Dr. Irving “Yitz” Greenberg, concentrating particula ...
Hasidism as a topic of general interest The author’s previous published work in this area Emerging interest in comparative analysis The book’s span from the early period of Hasidism to the present Continued interest in Jewish mysticism Focus on Religious Fundamentalism ...
The first annotated translation of the entire epistle. In his Iggeret Maimonides shares his inner torment as he sought to balance his study of Jewish tradition with his engagement in worldly wisdom and philosophy. Written in a style that will engage both scholars and non-scholars. Did Maimonides the philosopher and legal scholar also compose poetic works? Exciting research which develops its conclusions from a rich variety of sources. A car ...