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16%OFFYeshayahu Leibowitz - Judaism, Human Values and the Jewish State - 9780674487765 - V9780674487765
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Judaism, Human Values and the Jewish State

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Description for Judaism, Human Values and the Jewish State Paperback. This collection of essays considers topics such as the essence and character of historical Judaism, the problems of contemporary Judaism and Jewishness, the relationship of Judaism to Christianity, the questions of statehood, religion and politics in Israel, and the role of women. Translator(s): Navon, Yoram; Jacobson, Zvi; Levi, Gershon; Levy, Raphael. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HRJ; JFSJ1; JFSR1; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 468.

A biochemist by profession, a polymath by inclination and erudition, Yeshayahu Leibowitz has been, since the early 1940s, one of the most incisive and controversial critics of Israeli culture and politics. His direct involvement, compelling polemics, and trenchant criticism have established his steadfast significance for contemporary Israeli—and Jewish—intellectual life. These hard-hitting essays, his first to be published in English, cover the ground Leibowitz has marked out over time with moral rigor and political insight. He considers the essence and character of historical Judaism, the problems of contemporary Judaism and Jewishness, the relationship of Judaism to Christianity, the questions of statehood, ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Number of Pages
328
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674487765
SKU
V9780674487765
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About Yeshayahu Leibowitz
Yeshayahu Leibowitz was head of the Biological Chemistry Department at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Professor of Neurophysiology on its Faculty of Medicine.

Reviews for Judaism, Human Values and the Jewish State
The essays are incisive, provocative, fearlessly consistent… No one interested in Israel, Judaism and the nexus of the two can afford complacently to ignore the questions Leibowitz refuses to stop asking.
Menachem Kellner
New York Times Book Review
The most significant criticism of Israel that Israel has ever been handed by one of its own citizens. [Leibowitz] ... Read more

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