Agents of Change (eBook)

American Jews and the Transformation of Israeli Judaism

Adam S. Ferziger (Autor)

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2025
508 Seiten
New York University (Verlag)
978-1-4798-1755-9 (ISBN)

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The rise of moderate Orthodox Judaism in Israel and the key role of Americans in its emergence The conservative ultra-Orthodox and redemptive "e;Kook"e; camps hold sway over religious matters in Israel. Yet from the mid-1960s to the early 1980s, a small cadre of American immigrants arrived in Israel and established or led a range of educational institutions that trained thousands of advanced students and laid the ideological foundations for an Israeli moderate religious stream. In Agents of Change, Adam S. Ferziger highlights the parts played by these Americans in promoting the rise of a transnational community of moderate Jewish Orthodoxy. Analyzing the novel outlooks that have found expression in central areas of debates, from womens engagements in religious and public life and approaches to the gay and lesbian community to interactions with non-Orthodox denominations and attitudes toward academic Jewish studies, Ferziger illuminates both shifting religious dynamics in Israel as a result of this rise in moderate Orthodoxy, as well as the changing relationship between Israeli and American Judaisms, challenging current understandings which see the Jewish communities of the two nations as drifting apart. Though a minority in Israel, this vocal Orthodox community with a more moderate take on key issues is significant in potentially paving the way for social change. Increasingly, their influence is being felt. Shedding light on the impact of American migration in forming a burgeoning moderate religious direction in Israeli life that has challenged the hegemony of the long dominant direction within Religious Zionism, Agents of Change offers a fresh perspective on the multifaceted collaboration of ideas and practices that exists between Israel and America.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 29.7.2025
• Zusatzinfo: 19 b/w images, 2 tables
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Judentum
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Spezielle Soziologien
• Schlagworte: American-Israeli Relations • american jews • American migration in Israel • biblical scholarship • Daf Yomi • Israel • israel books • Israeli Judaism • Israel judaism • Israel religion • Jewish Studies • Judaism • Judaism books • Judaism orthodox • Judaism vs jewish orthodox • Judaism vs orthodox judaism • Modern Orthodox Judaism • Orthodox Judaism • Orthodox Judaism books • Orthodox Judaism in Israel • Orthodox Judaism kindle • religion books • Religion Studies • Religious dynamics in Israel • religious feminism • Religious Studies • religious Zionism • Rise of a transnational Orthodox Judaism in Israel • soloveitchik • transnationalism
• ISBN-10: 1-4798-1755-4 / 1479817554
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4798-1755-9 / 9781479817559