Bibliograph

To be a Jew today, a new guide to God, Israel, and the Jewish people, Noah Feldman

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To be a Jew today, a new guide to God, Israel, and the Jewish people, Noah Feldman

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 359-380) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

To be a Jew today

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1375538370

Responsibility statement

Noah Feldman

Sub title

a new guide to God, Israel, and the Jewish people

Summary

"A guide to contemporary Judaism by law professor and public intellectual Noah Feldman"--, Provided by publisherWhat does it mean to be a Jew? At a time of worldwide crisis, venerable answers to this question have become unsettled. In To Be a Jew Today, the legal scholar and columnist Noah Feldman draws on a lifelong engagement with his religion to offer a wide-ranging interpretation of Judaism in its current varieties. How do Jews today understand their relationship to God, to Israel, and to each other--and live their lives accordingly?

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- Of God. The god of black and white ; The god of social justice ; The god whose law evolves ; Jews without god ; The struggle -- Of Israel. The idea of Israel ; Israel in the Jewish spirit ; Israel at the center ; Israel without Zionism ; Israel as struggle and the question of sin -- Of the Jewish people. What are the Jews? ; The chose ; The marriage plot ; Struggling together with God -- Conclusion: a Jew for all that

Target audience

adult

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