Israelis and the Jewish Tradition: An Ancient People Debating Its Future

by David Hartman

In this powerful book one of the most important contemporary Jewish thinkers grapples with issues that increasingly divide Israel's secular Jewish community from its religious Zionists. Deeply committed to religious pluralism, David Hartman offers a new understanding of what it means to be Jewish--one that enables different Jewish groups to celebrate their own traditions without demonizing or patronizing others.The Terry Lectures

192 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2000

Reviews

[Benjamin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hartman (z"l) presents a wide-ranging reflection on the state of the Jewish people (ca. 2000), using Yehuda HaLevi and Maimonides as his main interlocutors. A taste of one of the great Jewish minds of the 20th century.

[Craig Bolton · Rating 3 out of 5]

Israelis and the Jewish Tradition: An Ancient People Debating Its Future (The Terry Lectures Series) by David Hartman (2000)

[Jack · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some good history and thought.