The Charm of Wise Hesitancy : Talmudic Stories in Contemporary Israeli Culture / David C. Jacobson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jacobson, David C., 1947- Author.

Series:

Israel (Boston, Mass.)

Israel: Society, Culture, and History

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Aggada.

Secularism--Israel.

Secularism.

Orthodox Judaism--Israel--Relations--Nontraditional Jews.

Orthodox Judaism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (182 pages).

Place of Publication:

Boston, MA : Academic Studies Press, [2017]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

In recent decades, there has been a resurgence of interest among both secular and religious Israelis in Talmudic stories. This growing fascination with Talmudic stories has been inspired by contemporary Israeli writers who have sought to make readers aware of the special qualities of these well-crafted narratives that portray universal human situations, including marriages, relationships between parents and children, power struggles between people, and the challenge of trying to live a good life. The Charm of Wise Hesitancy explores the resurgence of interest in Talmudic stories in Israel and presents some of the most popular Talmudic stories in contemporary Israeli culture, as well as creative interpretations of those stories by Israeli writers, thereby providing readers with an opportunity to consider how these stories may be relevant to their own lives.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

A Note on Translation and Transliteration

Preface

Introduction: Recovering a Repressed Past

CHAPTER 1. The Rediscovery of Talmudic Stories

CHAPTER 2. Authority, Autonomy, and Interpersonal Relations: The Oven of Akhnai

CHAPTER 3. When Opposites Attract: Rabbi Yohanan and Resh Lakish

CHAPTER 4. Women and Torah Study: Beruria

CHAPTER 5. Eros Repressed and Restored: Rabbi Hiya Bar Ashi and Heruta

CHAPTER 6. An Ideal Marriage: Rabbi Akiva and the Daughter of Ben Calba Savua

CHAPTER 7. Human Failings and National Destruction: Kamtza and Bar Kamtza

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 21. Dez 2019)

ISBN:

1-61811-555-3

OCLC:

958585940