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Being a Nation State in the Twenty-First Century : Between State and Synagogue in Modern Israel / Shuki Friedman.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Judaism and Jewish LifePublisher: Boston, MA : Academic Studies Press, [2023]Copyright date: ©2023Description: 1 online resource (128 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9798887190907
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 296.095694 23/eng/20221027
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  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- My Journey for Change: Personal Introduction and Acknowledgments -- Preface On State and Religion in Israel -- Introduction: “A People that Lives Apart”—the Uniqueness of Israel between Nation States -- 1 Jewish and Democratic— On Church-State Relations in Israel -- 2 The Shaping of the Status Quo -- 3 The Erosion of the Status Quo -- 4 Religion and State: The Failed Attempts to Enact Arrangements -- 5 Factors that Erode the Status Quo -- 6 Religion and State: Is Legislation of Any Use? -- Conclusion: Separation of Religion and State? -- Index
Summary: Since the founding of the Zionist movement until today, the question of the relationship between “church” and state in Israel remains unresolved, resulting in a continuous legal and social conflict among Israelis. The tension that arises from Judaism acting not only as a religion and culture but also as a national entity constitutionally underpinning an entire state-resulting in the “Jewish and democratic state” of Israel-manifests in major aspects of daily life for Israelis, such as marriage and divorce, conversion, and Shabbat. This book presents a crucial piece of scholarship in understanding the history and current dynamics of the relation between state and religion in Israel, and, in doing so, provides a unique perspective on the future potential solutions to this social rift.

Frontmatter -- Contents -- My Journey for Change: Personal Introduction and Acknowledgments -- Preface On State and Religion in Israel -- Introduction: “A People that Lives Apart”—the Uniqueness of Israel between Nation States -- 1 Jewish and Democratic— On Church-State Relations in Israel -- 2 The Shaping of the Status Quo -- 3 The Erosion of the Status Quo -- 4 Religion and State: The Failed Attempts to Enact Arrangements -- 5 Factors that Erode the Status Quo -- 6 Religion and State: Is Legislation of Any Use? -- Conclusion: Separation of Religion and State? -- Index

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Since the founding of the Zionist movement until today, the question of the relationship between “church” and state in Israel remains unresolved, resulting in a continuous legal and social conflict among Israelis. The tension that arises from Judaism acting not only as a religion and culture but also as a national entity constitutionally underpinning an entire state-resulting in the “Jewish and democratic state” of Israel-manifests in major aspects of daily life for Israelis, such as marriage and divorce, conversion, and Shabbat. This book presents a crucial piece of scholarship in understanding the history and current dynamics of the relation between state and religion in Israel, and, in doing so, provides a unique perspective on the future potential solutions to this social rift.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 06. Mrz 2024)