Jews

Nearly Everything You Wanted To Know* *But were Too Afraid to Ask
1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-1-78179-777-8
Verlag: Equinox Publishing Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 318 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 402 g

Who are the Jews? What do they believe? Why is Israel so important to them? What's all this about self-hating Jews? These are just some of the questions that engage a Reform rabbi and a Humanist philosopher in their lively and intriguing conversations. From Antisemitism to Zionism, from animal slaughter kosher-style to the Zeitgeist of Jewish disparaging humour, rabbi Dan Cohn-Sherbok gives us the flavours, traditions and `feel' of Jewish life and identity enmeshed in the importance of the Holy Land, while philosopher Peter Cave gets him to dig deeper, revealing philosophical perplexities, unsettling questions - and even Wittgenstein. The book is unique for it challenges unconscious assumptions such as the Jewish conviction that Judaism must survive and that Hitler must not secure a posthumous victory - as well as widening eyes to searching questions concerning a nation's identity and what justifies territorial rights. Because Jewish humour plays a crucial role in Jewish life, this wide-ranging and thought-provoking exploration includes Jewish jokes and Dan's Jewish cartoons, all designed to add some spice to the dish of what it is like to be a Jew in these modern times. The dialogues introduce the non-Jewish to the Jewish world of argument, anguish and identity - and will lead Jews to discover some fresh approaches and challenges to their interests and worries. For both Jews and non-Jews, this book casts lights - with an engaging and accessible tone - for, clearly, this rabbi and philosopher enjoy the cut and the thrust.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Cave, Peter

Cohn-Sherbok, Dan

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Religionssoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Prologue Part One: Jews, Judaism and Jerusalem 1 Who is a Jew? 2 What is Judaism? 3 What is Jewish morality? 4 Do Jews not care about animal welfare? 5 Zionism: `Next year, in Jerusalem' - but whose Jerusalem? 6 Does the Holocaust make Israel's existence a special case? 7 Why are Jews so hated? Part Two: Israel: `This land is our land' 8 Is there a future for Jews and Judaism outside of Israel? 9 What determines a nation's territorial rights? 10 Are Jews collectively responsible for Israel's military wars? 11 One state, two states or no-state-at-all solution - and where? 12 Are not Muslims better off in Israel than in Islamic states? 13 Does Israel deserve to lose the sympathy vote to the Palestinians? 14 Boycotts: should we stop buying Israel's avocados, dates and pomegranites? Part Three: Israel, integrity and reasons to wail 15 Can Israel be a Jewish state - and if so, for how long? 16 Can a Jewish state be a liberal democracy, avoiding apartheid? 17 `Scratch an anti-Zionist and you'll find an antisemite.' Really? 18 Are anti-Zionist Jews nothing but self-hating Jews? 19 Does Jewish humour show Jews to be unfit for a state of their own? 20 What has Israel done for the Jews? 21 What has Israel done for the world? Epilogue

Über Autor(innen)

Peter Cave read philosophy at University College London and King’s College Cambridge. His philosophy lectureships span University College London, University of Khartoum, Sudan to, currently, The Open University and New York University (London). Dan Cohn-Sherbok is an American rabbi and Professor Emeritus of Judaism at the University of Wales. He received a PhD from the University of Cambridge and an Honorary Doctorate of Divinity from the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, New York.