To be a Jew today : a new guide to God, Israel, and the Jewish people / Noah Feldman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Feldman, Noah, 1970- author.

Contributor:

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Judaism--21st century.

Judaism.

Judaism--Doctrines.

God (Judaism).

Israel--History.

Israel.

Jews--Identity.

Jews.

Genre:

Nonfiction novels.

History.

Physical Description:

viii, 401 pages ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Manufacture:

©2024

Place of Publication:

New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2024.

Summary:

"A guide to contemporary Judaism by law professor and public intellectual Noah Feldman"-- Provided by publisher.

What does it mean to be a Jew? At a time of worldwide crisis, venerable answers to this question have become unsettled. In To Be a Jew Today, the legal scholar and columnist Noah Feldman draws on a lifelong engagement with his religion to offer a wide-ranging interpretation of Judaism in its current varieties. How do Jews today understand their relationship to God, to Israel, and to each other--and live their lives accordingly?

Contents:

Introduction

Of God. The god of black and white ; The god of social justice ; The god whose law evolves ; Jews without god ; The struggle

Of Israel. The idea of Israel ; Israel in the Jewish spirit ; Israel at the center ; Israel without Zionism ; Israel as struggle and the question of sin

Of the Jewish people. What are the Jews? ; The chose ; The marriage plot ; Struggling together with God

Conclusion: a Jew for all that.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 359-380) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

ISBN:

9780374298340

0374298343

OCLC:

1375538370