ISBN:
9781644693087
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (446 p)
Edition:
[Online-Ausgabe]
Year of publication:
2020
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Swimming against the current
Keywords:
Judaism 21st century
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Bible Criticism, interpretation, etc
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Jews Civilization
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Judaism History
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Rabbinical literature History and criticism
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RELIGION / Judaism / Rituals & Practice
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Festschrift
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Seidler-Feller, Chaim 1947-
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Jüdische Philosophie
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Jüdische Theologie
;
Talmud
Abstract:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction: A Portrait of Chaim Seidler-Feller -- Bibliography of Publications by Chaim Seidler-Feller -- Order as Meaning: Juxtaposition in the Bible -- Behind Every Great Prophet Is a Woman: The Women in Exodus 2 in Talmudic Interpretation -- Study of Torah as a Discourse of Violence: Milḥamtah shel Torah, Variations on a Theme -- Discipleship in Rabbinic Literature -- Secular Legal Paradigms and Talmudic Law: Rav Tsa‘ir on Legal Loopholes -- Buber, Scholem, and the Me’or enayim: Another Perspective on a Great Controversy -- On Not Finishing the Work: A Commentary on Avot 2:16 -- The Faith of Abraham -- The Ascent and Decline of the “Historical Jew” -- Divine Command Theory in Jewish Law and Ethics -- Polio Season: Transformations of Philip Roth’s “Jewish Mother” from Sophie Portnoy to Marcia Steinberg -- Go to School, Work, Marry, Have Children, Be Jewish: Jewish Women and Jewish Men in the United States and Israel -- The Day of Reckoning: Max Radin and the Rule of Law in International War Crimes -- Antisemitism: Reflections and Ruminations -- Sovereignty and Ethics in the Thought of Rabbi Ḥayyim David Halevi -- Rabbi Shlomo Goren on the Maimonidean Law of Siege: An Essay on the Ethics of Jewish Warfare -- Invoking the Indigenous, for and against Israel -- Jewish Folk Art and Ideology: The Śimḥat Torah Flag through the Ages -- Meira Wolkenfeld -- Adam Greenwald -- Mayim Bialik -- Jonathan Jacoby -- Laurie L. Levenson -- Edward Feld -- David Berner -- Saul Andron -- List of Contributors
Abstract:
Swimming against the Current comprises a collection of essays celebrating the career and achievements of Rabbi Chaim Seidler-Feller, who served as Executive Director of Hillel at UCLA for forty years and continues to be an influential leader in the Los Angeles and wider American Jewish community. These articles, like the honoree, challenge intellectual convention and accepted wisdom by breaking new ground in how they approach their subjects. They are divided into four categories that hold special interest for Seidler-Feller: Bible and Talmud, Jewish Thought and Theology, Modern Jewish History and Sociology, and Zionism and Jewish Politics. The volume also includes a sketch of Seidler-Feller’s life and work, a bibliography of his publications, and tributes by students and colleagues
Note:
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
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In English
DOI:
10.1515/9781644693087
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