The Case for Jewish Peoplehood
eBook - ePub

The Case for Jewish Peoplehood

Can We Be One?

  1. 224 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Case for Jewish Peoplehood

Can We Be One?

About this book

Peoplehood—everyone's talking about it. But what does it actually mean and why is it important to the future of Judaism?

"Why is this conversation important? Why does it merit your attention? If you care about Jewish identity and community, then you know that we have no trouble identifying the problems that fragmentize us as a people but have far less success identifying that which unites us. Without a unifying, collective notion of Jewish identity that is meaningful and robust, it is virtually impossible to make a strong case for Jewish continuity."
—from the Introduction

This call to Jewish community explores the purpose, possibilities, and limitations of peoplehood as a unifying concept of community for a people struggling profoundly with Jewish identity. It defines what peoplehood is—and is not—and explores both collective and personal Jewish identity and the nature of identity construction.

Drawing on history, sacred texts and contemporary scholarship, The Case for Jewish Peoplehood identifies some of the obstacles that challenge a shared notion of peoplehood: personal choices, construct of membership and boundaries, growth of Jewish illiteracy, identity fragmentation between Israeli and Diaspora Jewry, and the generational divide affecting traditionalists, baby boomers, and generations X and Y.

To help you join the conversation, the authors support a vision for the future and provide practical guidance and recommendations for getting there.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. title
  3. Dedication
  4. Contents
  5. Foreword: Peoplehood and Community
  6. Acknowledgments
  7. Introduction: Jews in the ‘Hood
  8. 1. Defining Peoplehood
  9. 2. Collective Jewish Identity
  10. 3. Constructing a Personal Jewish Identity
  11. 4. Pro-Choice Judaism: Are There Too Many Identity Options?
  12. 5. Membership and Boundaries
  13. 6. Peoplehood and Intermarriage
  14. 7. Jewish Literacy and the Peoplehood Prerogative
  15. 8. Irreconcilable Differences? Jewish and Israeli Identity
  16. 9. Stepping Across the Generational Divide
  17. 10. Dreams, Desired Outcomes, and the Jewish Future
  18. Notes
  19. About the Authors
  20. Copyright
  21. Also Available
  22. About Jewish Lights