The Blackwell Reader in Judaism

, by Neusner, Jacob; Avery-Peck, Alan

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The Blackwell Reader in Judaism introduces Judaism in its own words, affording readers a direct encounter with this ancient and enduring faith.

List of Contributors

xii

Preface

xvi

Acknowledgments

xxii

Part I The History of Judaism

(156)

Defining Judaism

(16)

Jacob Neusner

``Judaism: The Religion, Philosophy, and Way of Life of the Jews''

(5)

Louis Jacobs

``Old Habits Die Hard: Judaism in the Encyclopaedia of Religion''

(11)

William Scott Green

The Religious World of Ancient Israel to 586

(12)

Marvin A. Sweeney

Genesis 15:1-21

(1)

Exodus 13:1-16

(1)

Exodus 15:1-21

(1)

Exodus 20:1-14

(1)

Deuteronomy 15:1-18

(1)

Deuteronomy 16:1-17

(1)

2 Samuel 6:1-19

(1)

2 Samuel 7:1-16

(1)

Isaiah 11:1-16

(1)

Jeremiah 7:1-20

(1)

Psalm 19

(1)

Psalm 132

(1)

Judaism and the Hebrew Scriptures

(11)

Philip R. Davies

The Habakkuk Pesher from Qumran (1QpHab), cols. 7-9

(2)

Antiquities 1:13 (222-236)

(2)

Josephus

On the Migration of Abraham 1-5 (1-25)

(4)

Philo

Targum Pseudo-Jonathan on Genesis 4

(3)

Second Temple Judaism

(18)

Frederick J. Murphy

Ezra and Nehemiah

(3)

Haggai and Zechariah

(2)

Daniel

(2)

1 Maccabees

(3)

2 Maccabees

(2)

The Psalms of Solomon

(1)

Josephus

(3)

4 Ezra

(2)

The Formation of Rabbinic Judaism, 70-640 ce

(13)

Gunter Stemberger

B. Git. 56a-b: Yohanan ben Zakkai's Escape from Jerusalem

(2)

M. Abot 1:1-18: The Chain of Tradition

(1)

Y. Peah 2:6, 17a: Written and Oral Torah

(2)

Y. Sanhedrin 1:2, 19a: The Ordination of Rabbis

(1)

Y. Yebamot 12:6, 13a: Rabbis in the Service of the Community

(1)

Leviticus Rabbah 13:5: The Four Kingdoms

(3)

B. Baba Qamma 83b-84b: Biblical Foundation of the Mishnah

(3)

The Canon of Rabbinic Judaism: The Mishnah and the Midrash

(13)

Jacob Neusner

The Mishnah

(2)

Martin Jaffee, How the Mishnah Makes a Theological Statement: Mishnah Ma'aserot Chapter One

(4)

The Midrash: Genesis Rabbah: The Rules of History Set Forth by Revelation

(7)

Judaism and Christianity in the Formative Age

(15)

Bruce Chilton

Matthew 12

(2)

Thomas (sayings 79-85)

(1)

Galatians 2

(2)

Hebrews 9

(1)

Justin, The First Apology 1-3

(1)

Clement of Alexandria, Paidagogos 6.32-6.35

(2)

Origen, On First Principles 2.11.2-4

(2)

Eusebius, History of the Church 8.8.1-8.9.6

(2)

Augustine, The City of God 22.14-22.15

(3)

Judaism in the Muslim World

101

(13)

Sara Reguer

A Late Twelfth Century Curriculum of Advanced Study: Joseph b. Judah ibn `Aqnin, Tibb al-Nufus

101

(4)

Maimonides' Philosophy: Introduction to The Guide of the Perplexed

105

(9)

Judaism in Christendom

114

(14)

David R. Carr

Solomon ben Isaac on Forced Conversion

114

(1)

Judah ha-Levi: Poem on Return to Zion

115

(1)

Moses ibn Ezra: Poem on Worldliness

115

(1)

Moses ben Nahman: The Disputation at Barcelona

116

(1)

Solomon bar Simson on the Mainz Martyrs

117

(1)

Abraham ibn Daud of Toledo on Samuel ha-Nagid

118

(1)

Maimonides regarding a Hebrew Translation of Guide of the Perplexed

118

(1)

Judah ibn Tibbon on Education

119

(2)

Joseph ibn Caspi on Education and Philosophy (1332)

121

(1)

Solomon ben Isaac's Exegesis of Torah (1105)

121

(1)

Testament of Eleazar of Mayence on Piety and Charity (ca. 1357)

122

(1)

Maimonides on Law

123

(1)

Maimonides on Art and Idolatry

124

(1)

Solomon ben Adret on Faith and Reason (Second Half of the Thirteenth Century)

124

(1)

Solomon ben Adret's Ban on Study of Philosophy by Youths (1305)

125

(1)

The Book of Splendor (The Zohar) (1286)

126

(1)

Wisdom of the Chaldeans

126

(2)

Philosophy in Judaism: Two Stances

128

(17)

S. Daniel Breslauer

Philosophy Is Judaism; Judaism Is Philosophy

128

(1)

Flavius Josephus

Philosophy is Alien to Judaism

129

(2)

Flavius Josephus

Jewish Philosophy in the Past but Not the Present

131

(1)

Isaac Husik

Philo of Alexandria: Jewish Scripture as Philosophy

132

(3)

Defending Tradition

135

(1)

Saadia Gaon

The Special Function of the Jews

136

(2)

Judah Halevi

The Philosophical Function of Judaism

138

(1)

Maimonides

A Modern Critique of Judaism

139

(2)

Baruch Spinoza

Modern Religion out of the Sources of Judaism

141

(1)

Hermann Cohen

Translating Judaism into Modern Philosophy

142

(3)

Emmanuel Levinas

Jewish Piety

145

(12)

Tzvee Zahavy

Rules for a Bar Mitzvah

146

(1)

Dedication of a House

146

(1)

Laws for Visiting the Sick

147

(2)

Laws of Purification (Taharah) and Shrouds

149

(3)

Order of the Wedding Ceremony

152

(5)

Part II The Principal Doctrines of Judaism

157

(58)

The Doctrine of Torah

159

(14)

Jacob Neusner

Warren (Zev) Harvey, ``Torah''

160

(13)

The Doctrine of God

173

(14)

Alan J. Avery-Peck

George Foot Moore, ``God and the World''

173

(14)

The Doctrine of Israel

187

(15)

Jacob Neusner

Israel as Sui Generis in the Mishnah

187

(3)

The Metaphor of the Family, ``Israel''

190

(9)

Genesis Rabbah

Israel as Sui Generis in the Yerushalmi's Theory of Salvation

199

(3)

The Doctrine of Hebrew Language Usage

202

(13)

David H. Aaron

The Mishnah and Tosefta: Translations Are Appropriate

202

(2)

The Talmud: The Language of Liturgy

204

(3)

The Talmud: Torah Language and Colloquial Speech

207

(1)

The Midrashic Literature: The Preference for Hebrew

207

(4)

Mysticism: The Power of Individual Letters

211

(4)

Part III Modern and Contemporary Judaisms

215

(70)

Reform Judaism

217

(15)

Dana Evan Kaplan

``A Liberal Jewish Approach to Ritual''

217

(3)

Eugene B. Borowitz

``Standards Now''

220

(2)

Walter Jacob

``Moses, Too, Was Once a Marginal Jew''

222

(3)

Eric Yoffie

``Rabbinic Officiation and Mixed Marriage Revisited''

225

(2)

Henry Cohen

A Statement of Principles for Reform Judaism

227

(5)

Orthodox Judaism

232

(24)

Benjamin Brown

Rabbi Moshe Sofer (The Hatam Sofer): A Testament

232

(2)

Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch, ``Emancipation''

234

(3)

Rabbi Avraham Isaac ha-Cohen Kook on the Unity of Contradiction

237

(2)

Rabbi A. Y. Kook on Ideological Diversity and Unity

239

(2)

Rabbi A. Y. Kook on Secular Zionist Idealism

241

(3)

Rabbi Avraham Yesha'ayahu Karelitz on Israel as a New Torah Center

244

(1)

Rabbi Avraham Yesha'ayahu Karelitz on Extremism

245

(1)

Rabbi Yoel Teitlbaum of Satmar on the Holocaust as Divine Punishment

246

(1)

Rabbi Joseph Baer Soloveitchik on the Objectivity of Halakha

247

(4)

Rabbi Menahem Mendl Schneerssohn of Lubavitch

251

(2)

Yesha'ayahu Leibowitz on Science and Jewish Religion

253

(3)

Conservative Judaism: The Struggle between Ideology and Popularity

256

(12)

Daniel Gordis

Emet Ve-Emunah - A Statement of Principles

256

(4)

A Responsum on Sabbath Observance

260

(2)

Faculty Paper Urging the Ordination of Women

262

(4)

Joel Roth

Position Paper on Homosexuality and Sexual Ethics

266

(2)

Elliot Dorff

New Age Judaism

268

(17)

Jeffrey K. Salkin

``On the New Jewish Spirituality''

268

(3)

Neil Gillman

``Judaism for the Post-Modern Era''

271

(6)

Arthur Green

``What Is Spirituality, Anyway?''

277

(3)

Jeffrey K. Salkin

``Is Jewish Renewal Good for the Jews?''

280

(5)

Jack Moline

Part IV Special Topics in Understanding Judaism

285

(147)

Ethics of Judaism Elliot

287

(29)

N. Dorff

Jewish Ethics: Aaron L. Mackler, ``Cases and Principles in Jewish Bioethics: Toward a Holistic Model''

287

(19)

Jewish Morality: Seymour Siegel, ``A Jewish View of Economic Justice''

306

(10)

Women in Contemporary Judaism

316

(17)

Judith R. Baskin

The Voice of Sarah: Feminine Spirituality and Traditional Judaism

316

(2)

Tamar Frankiel

``Introduction of New Blessings''

318

(2)

Marcia Falk

``Healing After a Miscarriage'' and ``We All Stood Together''

320

(2)

Merle Feld

``Re-Visioning Sarah: A Midrash on Genesis 22''

322

(1)

Ellen M. Umansky

``On Tefillin''

323

(3)

Susan Grossman

Standing Again at Sinai: Judaism from a Feminist Perspective

326

(3)

Judith Plaskow

Engendering Judaism: An Inclusive Theology and Ethics

329

(4)

Rachel Adler

Judaism as a Theopolitical Phenomenon

333

(30)

Daniel J. Elazar

Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws: Congregation Kehillat Jeshurun, New York (1972)

333

(11)

Constitution and Bylaws of Monmouth Reform Temple, Monmouth, New Jersey (1988)

344

(14)

The Covenant of Petah Tikva (1878)

358

(1)

The Scroll of Independence of the State of Israel (1948)

359

(4)

Theology in Contemporary Judaism

363

(15)

Neil Gillman

Renewing the Covenant: A Theology for the Postmodern Jew

363

(1)

Eugene Borowitz

Quest for Past and Future

364

(1)

Emil Fackenheim

Sacred Fragments

365

(1)

Neil Gillman

Seek My Face, Speak My Name

366

(1)

Arthur Green

``Voluntary Covenant''

367

(1)

Irving Greenberg

A Living Covenant

368

(1)

David Hartman

Judaism and Modern Man - God

368

(1)

Will Herberg

Judaism and Modern Man - Faith

369

(1)

Will Herberg

God in Search of Man

370

(2)

Abraham Joshua Heschel

Questions Jews Ask: Reconstructionist Answers

372

(1)

Mordecai Kaplan

``The Builders: Concerning the Law''

373

(1)

Franz Rosenzweig

in The Condition of Jewish Belief

374

(1)

Richard Rubenstein

Evil and the Morality of God

375

(1)

Harold M. Schulweis

The Body of Faith: God in the People Israel

376

(2)

Michael Wyschogrod

Secular Forms of Jewishness

378

(19)

Paul Mendes-Flohr

``Wrecking and Building''

378

(3)

Michah Joseph Berdichevski

``Apologia Contra Rabbines''

381

(13)

Ben Halpern

``The Faith of Secular Jews''

394

(3)

Yaakov Malkin

Judaism and Zionism

397

(14)

Yosef Gorny

``The Future of the Jews: A People at the Crossroads?''

398

(1)

David Vital

``Exile - Abstract Condition and Concrete Community''

399

(1)

Ben Halpern

``The Present-Day Relationship''

400

(1)

Nathan Rotenstreich

``Israel - A Normative Value of Jewish Existence''

401

(2)

Shlomo Avineri

``Making Israel a Light unto the Nations: Conservative Zionism Reconsidered''

403

(1)

Ismar Schorsch

``What Is Reform Religious Zionism?''

404

(1)

Eugene B. Borowitz

``Survival, Normalcy, Modernity''

405

(2)

Isadore Twersky

``Zionism: A New Course Needed''

407

(1)

Henry L. Feingold

``The Major Goal of Zionism Today: To Build the Spiritual Center''

408

(1)

Eliezer Schweid

``The Need for a New Hibbat Zion''

409

(2)

Yosef Gorny

The ``Return'' to Traditional Judaism at the End of the Twentieth Century: Cross-Cultural Comparisons

411

(21)

M. Herbert Danzger

Return: An Unanticipated Development

411

(2)

Religious Authority in Judaism

413

(6)

Action and Study

419

(5)

Why They Return

424

(8)

List of Abbreviations

432

(2)

Index

434

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The Blackwell Reader in Judaism

Summary

Author Biography

Table of Contents

Supplemental Materials