The myth of the cultural Jew : culture and law in Jewish tradition

The myth of the cultural Jew : culture and law in Jewish tradition / Roberta Rosenthal Kwall.

A myth exists that Jews can embrace the cultural components of Judaism without appreciating the legal aspects of the Jewish tradition. This myth suggests that law and culture are independent of one another. In reality, however, much of Jewish culture has a basis in Jewish law. Similarly, Jewish law...

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Main Author: Kwall, Roberta Rosenthal, 1955-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2015.
Subjects:
Jewish law > Philosophy.
Judaism > Doctrines.
Jews > Identity.
Culture and law.
RELIGION > Judaism > General.
Culture and law
Jewish law > Philosophy
Jews > Identity
Judaism > Doctrines
Judisk rätt.
Judendom.
Judar.
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Table of Contents:
  • The myth of the cultural Jew
  • Culture, law, and the development of Jewish tradition
  • Origins and development of Jewish law: a top-down view
  • The norms of Jewish law observance: a bottom-up view
  • The birth of Jewish denominations in modernity and their divergent views on Jewish law
  • Foundational conflicts: "who is a Jew" and Sabbath laws
  • Homosexuality
  • Women and synagogue ritual
  • The State of Israel's role in forging Jewish law and culture in the post-Holocaust era
  • Jewish identity in the United States
  • The lessons of cultural analysis.

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