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A Jewish State : 75 Perspectives / ed. by Aharon Barak, Haim Zicherman, Yedidia Z. Stern, Jehuda Reinharz.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Boston, MA : Academic Studies Press, [2024]Copyright date: 2024Description: 1 online resource (440 p.) : colorContent type:
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Editors’ Introduction -- Jewish and Democratic— Common Ground for a Common Camp: The Start of a Conversation -- 1 A Country is Born -- 2 Israel’s Role toward the Diaspora -- 3 The Struggle for Israeli Nature: Reshaping Judaism and Zionism Narratives -- 4 Bringing Jews Together in an Age of Polarization -- 5 A Shared Vision for the Jewish State -- 6 Democratic and Jewish, in Accordance with the Principles of Israel’s Declaration of Independence -- 7 What is a “Jewish State”? -- 8 The State of Israel’s Values as a Jewish State -- 9 From Jewish State to “Jewish Supremacy” -- 10 A Return to the Bar-Yehuda Definition -- 11 What Zionism Lacks at 75: A Border -- 12 A Nation Running from Itself -- 13 The Mission of the Jewish State -- 14 A (Levantine) Jewish and Democratic State -- 15 A State whose Everyday Life and Conduct Breathe Judaism -- 16 Democracy and Monotheism: A Proposed Direction -- 17 The Triple Thread: On Hebrew Culture as a Connecting Identity -- 18 A Jewish Nation-State Can Also Be a State of All Its Citizens -- 19 Israel is the State of the Jewish People—Not a Jewish State -- 20 The State of the Jews Writ Large -- 21 Can We Know the Future of the State of Israel? -- 22 A Spiritually Feminine Perspective -- 23 Feeling at Home in a Jewish and Democratic Israel -- 24 To Be a Free Nation in Our Land … -- 25 The State of Israel and the Jewish People in the Diaspora -- 26 Israeli Judaism: The Continuing Chapter in the Jewish Story -- 27 Democratic Values and the Jewish State: A Work in Progress -- 28 What is a Jewish State? -- 29 For the Land Shall Be Full of Judaism -- 30 How Much Homeland Do We Need? -- 31 Israel Between Nationalism, Religion, and Liberalism -- 32 What’s Jewish About a Jewish State -- 33 Israel as a Measure of Jewish Moral Fiber -- 34 Jewish and/or Democratic in Numbers -- 35 Between Myth and Detention Center -- 36 Why the Biblical Ruth Would Not Marry Boaz in the State of Israel -- 37 A Jewish State Marked by Solidarity -- 38 The Imperative of a Pluralistic, Jewish, and Democratic State of Israel -- 39 Keeping Israel Jewish without Politics -- 40 Israel as an Inspiration -- 41 A Jewish State That Recognizes a Person’s Humanity -- 42 By Right, Not Might -- 43 Conservatism Versus Revolution: Can We Return to the Declaration of Independence? -- 44 A Jewish, Democratic, and Multicultural State -- 45 The Vision -- 46 Not On One Leg -- 47 Toward a Jewish State with Jewish Values: A Diaspora Vision -- 48 A Mushroom State or Covenant State? -- 49 A Happy Birthday—Denied -- 50 The State of Israel—75 Years, and What Next? -- 51 A Fluid Definition of Judaism -- 52 The State of the Jewish People, Substantive Democracy and the Republic of All Its Citizens -- 53 A Raison d’etre for a Future Israeli-Jewish Democracy -- 54 A Jewish State: The State the Jewish People Deserves -- 55 Who Is Qualified to Decide on Ideological Questions Pertaining to Religion and State? -- 56 Urgently Needed: A State Education System for Israel -- 57 Things We See from There: What I Discovered When We Went to the United States for a Year -- 58 Absorption and its Difficulties -- 59 Israel, Gateway of Hope -- 60 Israel—a Jewish and Democratic State, or a Democratic and Jewish State: Toward a New Framework for Jewish Existence in Israel -- 61 What Israel Means to Me -- 62 “Enlarge the Place of Thy Tent”: Judaism and Democracy in Harmony -- 63 “Here the Divine Presence Will Reside” -- 64 “Judging the Judges” in a Jewish and Democratic State -- 65 75 Burning Candles -- 66 “Jewish and Democratic”—What’s It Like in Real Life? -- 67 What Would We Choose at the Moment of Truth—Judaism or Democracy? -- 68 Zionism Remains a Freedom Struggle -- 69 The State of Israel—From Adolescence to Adulthood -- 70 The Jewish State We Should Be Hoping For -- 71 Jews and Arabs in Israel: Dancing Toward a Better Future -- 72 The Covenant State -- 73 “Will Two Walk Together Unless They Are Agreed?” -- 74 “Just a Word of Hebrew Pierces My Veins and My Soul” A Jewish State as Culture -- 75 Navigating the Tension: The Challenges and Opportunities of Being a Jewish and Democratic State -- Declaration of Independence
Summary: Israel is a “Jewish state.” What is the meaning of this and how does it align with the democratic nature of the country? These are the questions at the core of a contentious debate that has been raging since the establishment of the state. This volume includes 75 essays on the question of Jewish - Israeli identity, by some of today’s best thinkers - Jews and non-Jews, from Israel and around the world. Its pages include dreams and nightmares, poetic visions and rational analyses, harsh critiques and songs of praise.This collection is a first-of-its-kind nexus of thought on nationality, religion, politics, culture, society, environment, economics, and security. It is essential reading for any future discussion of Israeli identity.
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Editors’ Introduction -- Jewish and Democratic— Common Ground for a Common Camp: The Start of a Conversation -- 1 A Country is Born -- 2 Israel’s Role toward the Diaspora -- 3 The Struggle for Israeli Nature: Reshaping Judaism and Zionism Narratives -- 4 Bringing Jews Together in an Age of Polarization -- 5 A Shared Vision for the Jewish State -- 6 Democratic and Jewish, in Accordance with the Principles of Israel’s Declaration of Independence -- 7 What is a “Jewish State”? -- 8 The State of Israel’s Values as a Jewish State -- 9 From Jewish State to “Jewish Supremacy” -- 10 A Return to the Bar-Yehuda Definition -- 11 What Zionism Lacks at 75: A Border -- 12 A Nation Running from Itself -- 13 The Mission of the Jewish State -- 14 A (Levantine) Jewish and Democratic State -- 15 A State whose Everyday Life and Conduct Breathe Judaism -- 16 Democracy and Monotheism: A Proposed Direction -- 17 The Triple Thread: On Hebrew Culture as a Connecting Identity -- 18 A Jewish Nation-State Can Also Be a State of All Its Citizens -- 19 Israel is the State of the Jewish People—Not a Jewish State -- 20 The State of the Jews Writ Large -- 21 Can We Know the Future of the State of Israel? -- 22 A Spiritually Feminine Perspective -- 23 Feeling at Home in a Jewish and Democratic Israel -- 24 To Be a Free Nation in Our Land … -- 25 The State of Israel and the Jewish People in the Diaspora -- 26 Israeli Judaism: The Continuing Chapter in the Jewish Story -- 27 Democratic Values and the Jewish State: A Work in Progress -- 28 What is a Jewish State? -- 29 For the Land Shall Be Full of Judaism -- 30 How Much Homeland Do We Need? -- 31 Israel Between Nationalism, Religion, and Liberalism -- 32 What’s Jewish About a Jewish State -- 33 Israel as a Measure of Jewish Moral Fiber -- 34 Jewish and/or Democratic in Numbers -- 35 Between Myth and Detention Center -- 36 Why the Biblical Ruth Would Not Marry Boaz in the State of Israel -- 37 A Jewish State Marked by Solidarity -- 38 The Imperative of a Pluralistic, Jewish, and Democratic State of Israel -- 39 Keeping Israel Jewish without Politics -- 40 Israel as an Inspiration -- 41 A Jewish State That Recognizes a Person’s Humanity -- 42 By Right, Not Might -- 43 Conservatism Versus Revolution: Can We Return to the Declaration of Independence? -- 44 A Jewish, Democratic, and Multicultural State -- 45 The Vision -- 46 Not On One Leg -- 47 Toward a Jewish State with Jewish Values: A Diaspora Vision -- 48 A Mushroom State or Covenant State? -- 49 A Happy Birthday—Denied -- 50 The State of Israel—75 Years, and What Next? -- 51 A Fluid Definition of Judaism -- 52 The State of the Jewish People, Substantive Democracy and the Republic of All Its Citizens -- 53 A Raison d’etre for a Future Israeli-Jewish Democracy -- 54 A Jewish State: The State the Jewish People Deserves -- 55 Who Is Qualified to Decide on Ideological Questions Pertaining to Religion and State? -- 56 Urgently Needed: A State Education System for Israel -- 57 Things We See from There: What I Discovered When We Went to the United States for a Year -- 58 Absorption and its Difficulties -- 59 Israel, Gateway of Hope -- 60 Israel—a Jewish and Democratic State, or a Democratic and Jewish State: Toward a New Framework for Jewish Existence in Israel -- 61 What Israel Means to Me -- 62 “Enlarge the Place of Thy Tent”: Judaism and Democracy in Harmony -- 63 “Here the Divine Presence Will Reside” -- 64 “Judging the Judges” in a Jewish and Democratic State -- 65 75 Burning Candles -- 66 “Jewish and Democratic”—What’s It Like in Real Life? -- 67 What Would We Choose at the Moment of Truth—Judaism or Democracy? -- 68 Zionism Remains a Freedom Struggle -- 69 The State of Israel—From Adolescence to Adulthood -- 70 The Jewish State We Should Be Hoping For -- 71 Jews and Arabs in Israel: Dancing Toward a Better Future -- 72 The Covenant State -- 73 “Will Two Walk Together Unless They Are Agreed?” -- 74 “Just a Word of Hebrew Pierces My Veins and My Soul” A Jewish State as Culture -- 75 Navigating the Tension: The Challenges and Opportunities of Being a Jewish and Democratic State -- Declaration of Independence

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Israel is a “Jewish state.” What is the meaning of this and how does it align with the democratic nature of the country? These are the questions at the core of a contentious debate that has been raging since the establishment of the state. This volume includes 75 essays on the question of Jewish - Israeli identity, by some of today’s best thinkers - Jews and non-Jews, from Israel and around the world. Its pages include dreams and nightmares, poetic visions and rational analyses, harsh critiques and songs of praise.This collection is a first-of-its-kind nexus of thought on nationality, religion, politics, culture, society, environment, economics, and security. It is essential reading for any future discussion of Israeli identity.

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