Judaism, Nationalism, and the Land of Israel

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This book provides unique insights into the profound religious and cultural issues underlying the increasingly ideological divisions within Israeli society over the questions of territorial concessions and the future character of the state. It explores the significant distinctions between modern Zionism, a primarily secular nationalist movement modeled after the European movements of the nineteenth century, and the much older traditional Jewish nationalism, which is deeply rooted in ancient religion and culture. ...
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This book provides unique insights into the profound religious and cultural issues underlying the increasingly ideological divisions within Israeli society over the questions of territorial concessions and the future character of the state. It explores the significant distinctions between modern Zionism, a primarily secular nationalist movement modeled after the European movements of the nineteenth century, and the much older traditional Jewish nationalism, which is deeply rooted in ancient religion and culture. Dr. Sicker offers a concise overview of the 3,000-year intellectual history of Jewish nationalism, within which modern secular Zionism represents a relatively brief - although immensely important - interlude that may be entering its final stage as other more traditional religious nationalist concepts seek to take its place as the national ideology of the State of Israel. An analysis of how Jewish religious nationalism has shaped the history of the Jews, this book examines the national and territorial dimensions of classical Judaism, explains the survival of the nationalist idea despite the repeated loss of independence and the exile of the majority of the people from their homeland, and demonstrates how the nineteenth-century religious reform movement sought to counter both the growth of Zionism and the resurgence of traditional Jewish nationalism. The book concludes with a discussion of the new ideological synthesis of Judaism, nationalism, and the land of Israel and its implications for the future of the Jewish state.
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  • ISBN-13: 9780813382470
  • Publisher: Westview Press
  • Publication date: 8/28/1992
  • Pages: 174
  • Lexile: 1540L (what's this?)

Table of Contents

Introduction
1 The Founding of the Nation 1
The Foundation Myth 2
The Meaning of Holy Space 6
Abraham and His Descendants 9
The Exodus and the Covenant 11
Israel and the Land 17
2 Between the ideal and the Reality 21
Taking Control of the Land 21
The Two Kingdoms 24
The Prophets and Their Message 26
Exile and Diaspora 30
Living in the Diaspora 32
The Return and the Second Commonwealth 33
3 Coping with Exile and Powerlessness 39
Jerusalem Destroyed 39
Messianic Expectations 43
A Focus on the Land 47
The Time to Return 52
4 The National Question in Medieval Jewish Thought 57
Life in the Diaspora 57
Judah Halevi 62
Maimonides 64
The Kabbalists 65
Nahmanides and His Followers 66
The Lurianic Kabbalists 70
Maharal of Prague 72
5 The Beginnings of Modern Jewish Nationals 75
Renewed National Stirrings 75
Emancipation 77
In the United States 83
Reactions in Europe 86
Beginnings of Secular Nationalism 90
6 The Growth of Secular Nationalism 95
A Focus on Hebrew 98
Impact of the Pogroms 99
Hibbat Zion 102
Jewish Socialism and the Bund 105
7 Affirmation of the Diaspora 111
The Reform Movement 115
Various Interpretations of the Jews' Mission 117
Diaspora Nationalism 120
8 Political Zionism and Territorialism 127
Organized Political Activity and Theodor Herzl 127
Opposing Positions 132
Negotiations with the Ottomans and the British 135
Labor Zionism 137
9 The National Idea in the Twentieth Century 141
A Spiritual Return 141
Religious Zionism 145
Normalizing the State 148
Notes 155
Bibliography 163
About the Book & Author 169
Index 171
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