A Jewish State

75 Perspectives

Aharon Barak, Jehuda Reinharz, Yedidia Z. Stern , Haim Zicherman

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Academic Studies Press
29 May 2024

Middle Eastern history; Religion & politics; Judaism; Judaism: life & practice

"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."

Edited by: Aharon Barak, Jehuda Reinharz, Yedidia Z. Stern
General editor: Haim Zicherman
Imprint: Academic Studies Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 228mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 33mm
ISBN: 9798887195322
Pages: 440
Publication Date: 29 May 2024
Audience: General/trade , General/trade , ELT Advanced , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

"Aharon Barak is an Israeli lawyer and jurist who served as President of the Supreme Court of Israel from 1995 to 2006. Prior to this, Barak served as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Israel from 1978 to 1995, and before this as Attorney General of Israel from 1975 to 1978. Jehuda Reinharz served as President of Brandeis University from 1994–2010. He is currently the Richard Koret Professor of Modern Jewish History and Director of the Tauber Institute for the Study of European Jewry at Brandeis. He is also the president and CEO of the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation. Yedidia Z. Stern is the Vice President of Research at Israel Democracy Institute, where he heads the projects on ""Religion and State"" and ""Human Rights and Judaism."" He is a full professor at Bar-Ilan University Law School, and served as its Dean. His areas of professional interest are religion and state, Jewish law, public law, and corporate law. His awards include the Zeltner Prize for excellence in Legal Research in Israel (2009) and the Gorni Prize for special contribution in public law (2012). Haim Zicherman, a senior lecturer at the Ono Academic College (OAC), is an expert in constitutional and property law and also researches the ultra-Orthodox society. His book Black Blue-White (Yedioth Books, 2014) takes a broad-minded approach to understanding the ultra-Orthodox society in Israel. Until last year, Zicherman managed the ultra-Orthodox campuses of the OAC, where thousands of Haredi students – male and female – study. In recent years, Zicherman has coordinated the development and management of the ""Israeli Identity"" course available to all undergraduate students in Israel."