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- catalog abstract ""A biochemist by profession, a polymath by inclination and erudition, Yeshayahu Leibowitz has been, since the early 1940s, one of the most incisive and controversial critics of Israeli culture and politics. His direct involvement, compelling polemics, and trenchant criticism have established his steadfast significance for contemporary Israeli--and Jewish--intellectual life. These hard-hitting essays, his first to be published in English, cover the ground Leibowitz has marked out over time with moral rigor and political insight. He considers the essence and character of historical Judaism, the problems of contemporary Judaism and Jewishness, the relationship of Judaism to Christianity, the questions of statehood, religion, and politics in Israel, and the role of women. Together these essays constitute a comprehensive critique of Israeli society and politics and a probing diagnosis of the malaise that afflicts contemporary Jewish culture." "Leibowitz's understanding of Jewish philosophy is acute, and he brings it to bear on current issues. He argues that the Law, Halakhah, is essential to Judaism, and shows how at present, separation of religion from state would serve the interest of halakhic observance and foster esteem for religion. Leibowitz calls the religious justification of national issues "idolatry" and finds this phenomenon at the root of many of the annexationist moves made by the state of Israel. Long one of the most outspoken critics of Israeli occupation in the conquered territories, he gives eloquent voice to his ongoing concern over the debilitating moral effects of its policies and practices on Israel itself. This translation will bring to an English-speaking audience a much-needed, lucid perspective on the present and future state of Jewish culture."--Jacket.".
- catalog alternative "Essays. Selections. English".
- catalog contributor b3382462.
- catalog contributor b3382463.
- catalog coverage "Israel Politics and government 1948-1967.".
- catalog coverage "Israel Politics and government 1967-1993.".
- catalog coverage "Israel Politics and government.".
- catalog created "1992.".
- catalog date "1992".
- catalog date "1992.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1992.".
- catalog description ""A biochemist by profession, a polymath by inclination and erudition, Yeshayahu Leibowitz has been, since the early 1940s, one of the most incisive and controversial critics of Israeli culture and politics. His direct involvement, compelling polemics, and trenchant criticism have established his steadfast significance for contemporary Israeli--and Jewish--intellectual life. These hard-hitting essays, his first to be published in English, cover the ground Leibowitz has marked out over time with moral rigor and political insight. He considers the essence and character of historical Judaism, the problems of contemporary Judaism and Jewishness, the relationship of Judaism to Christianity, the questions of statehood, religion, and politics in Israel, and the role of women. Together these essays constitute a comprehensive critique of Israeli society and politics and a probing diagnosis of the malaise that afflicts contemporary Jewish culture." "Leibowitz's understanding of Jewish philosophy is acute, and he brings it to bear on current issues. He argues that the Law, Halakhah, is essential to Judaism, and shows how at present, separation of religion from state would serve the interest of halakhic observance and foster esteem for religion. Leibowitz calls the religious justification of national issues "idolatry" and finds this phenomenon at the root of many of the annexationist moves made by the state of Israel. Long one of the most outspoken critics of Israeli occupation in the conquered territories, he gives eloquent voice to his ongoing concern over the debilitating moral effects of its policies and practices on Israel itself. This translation will bring to an English-speaking audience a much-needed, lucid perspective on the present and future state of Jewish culture."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog description "pt. 1. Faith : Religious praxis: the meaning of Halakhah -- Of prayer -- The reading of Shema -- Fear of God in the Book of Job -- Divine governance: a Maimonidean view -- Lishmah and not-lishmah -- The uniqueness of the Jewish people -- The individual and society in Judaism -- Ahistorical thinkers in Judaism -- The religious and moral significance of the redemption of Israel -- Redemption and the dawn of redemption -- The status of women: Halakhah and meta-Halakhah -- Religion and science in the Middle Ages and in the modern era. pt. 2. Religion, people, state : The social order as a religious problem -- The crisis of religion in the state of Israel -- A call for the separation of religion and state -- After Kibiyeh -- Jewish identity and Israeli silence -- The Jew in his community, on his land, and in the world -- The religious significance of the state of Israel. pt. 3. The political scene : The territories -- Right, law, and reality -- A Jewish state or an unpartitioned Eretz-Israel -- Occupation and terror -- Forty years after. pt. 4. Judaism and Christianity : Hochhut's error -- "The common Judeo-Christian heritage."".
- catalog extent "xxxiv, 291 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "0674487753".
- catalog issued "1992".
- catalog issued "1992.".
- catalog language "eng heb".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press,".
- catalog spatial "Israel Politics and government 1948-1967.".
- catalog spatial "Israel Politics and government 1967-1993.".
- catalog spatial "Israel Politics and government.".
- catalog spatial "Israel.".
- catalog subject "296 20".
- catalog subject "BM45 .L378 1992".
- catalog subject "Jewish law Philosophy.".
- catalog subject "Jewish-Arab relations Religious aspects Judaism.".
- catalog subject "Judaism Israel.".
- catalog subject "Judaism.".
- catalog subject "Religion and state Israel.".
- catalog tableOfContents "pt. 1. Faith : Religious praxis: the meaning of Halakhah -- Of prayer -- The reading of Shema -- Fear of God in the Book of Job -- Divine governance: a Maimonidean view -- Lishmah and not-lishmah -- The uniqueness of the Jewish people -- The individual and society in Judaism -- Ahistorical thinkers in Judaism -- The religious and moral significance of the redemption of Israel -- Redemption and the dawn of redemption -- The status of women: Halakhah and meta-Halakhah -- Religion and science in the Middle Ages and in the modern era. pt. 2. Religion, people, state : The social order as a religious problem -- The crisis of religion in the state of Israel -- A call for the separation of religion and state -- After Kibiyeh -- Jewish identity and Israeli silence -- The Jew in his community, on his land, and in the world -- The religious significance of the state of Israel. pt. 3. The political scene : The territories -- Right, law, and reality -- A Jewish state or an unpartitioned Eretz-Israel -- Occupation and terror -- Forty years after. pt. 4. Judaism and Christianity : Hochhut's error -- "The common Judeo-Christian heritage."".
- catalog title "Essays. Selections. English".
- catalog title "Judaism, human values, and the Jewish state / Yeshayahu Leibowitz ; edited by Eliezer Goldman ; translated by Eliezer Goldman and Yoram Navon, and by Zvi Jacobson, Gershon Levi, and Raphael Levy.".
- catalog type "text".