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Religious Zionism, Jewish law, and the morality of war : how five rabbis confronted one of modern Judaism's greatest challenges /

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"This study is a pioneering exploration of how rabbis in the religious Zionist community in Israel constructed a body of Jewish law on war. It focuses on five leading rabbis in this camp and how they dealt with a number of key moral issues that the waging of modern war raised"--

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Eisen, Robert, 1960- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, [2017]
Subjects:
Kook, Abraham Isaac, > 1865-1935 > Philosophy.
Herzog, Isaac, > 1888-1959 > Philosophy.
Ṿaldenberg, Eliʻezer Yehudah > Philosophy.
Yisraeli, Shaul R. > Philosophy.
Goren, Shlomo, > 1917-1994 > Philosophy.
Goren, Shlomo, > 1917-1994
Herzog, Isaac, > 1888-1959
Kook, Abraham Isaac, > 1865-1935
Ṿaldenberg, Eliʻezer Yehudah
Yisraeli, Shaul R.
War > Religious aspects > Judaism.
Religious Zionism > Israel.
Religious Zionists > Attitudes.
Jewish ethics.
Guerre > Aspect religieux > Judaïsme.
Sionisme religieux > Israël.
Sionistes religieux > Attitudes.
Morale juive.
RELIGION > Judaism > General.
Jewish ethics
Philosophy
Religious Zionism
Religious Zionists > Attitudes
War > Religious aspects > Judaism
Israel
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. War in Jewish Law before Zionism
  • 3. R. Abraham Isaac Kook
  • 4. R. Isaac Halevi Herzog
  • 5. R. Eliezer Yehudah Waldenberg
  • 6. R. Sha'ul Yisraeli
  • 7. R. Sha'ul Yisraeli
  • 8. R. Shlomo Goren
  • 9. Summary and Conclusions.