Messianism, Zionism, and Jewish religious radicalism
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Messianism, Zionism, and Jewish religious radicalism
（Chicago studies in the history of Judaism）
University of Chicago Press, 1996
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Ḳets ha-meguleh u-medinat ha-Yehudim
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Originally published: Tel Aviv : Am Oved Publishers, 1993
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
The Orthodox Jewish tradition affirms that Jewish exile will end with the coming of the Messiah. How, then, does Orthodoxy respond to the political realization of a Jewish homeland that is the state of Israel? In this study, the author probes Orthodoxy's divergent positions on Zionism, which range from radical condemnation to virtual beatification. Ravitzky traces the roots of Haredi ideology, which opposes the Zionist enterprise, and shows how Haredim living in Israel have come to terms with a state to them unholy and therefore doomed. Ravitzky also examines radical religious movements, including the Gush Emunim, to whom the state of Israel is a divine agent. He concludes with a discussion of the recent transformation of Habad Hassidism from conservatism to radical messianism. This work should be useful to those concerned with the complex confrontation between Jewish fundamentalism and Israeli political sovereignty, especially in light of the tragic death of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin.
Table of Contents
Introduction 1: Messianism, Zionism, and Orthodoxy: Historical and Conceptual Background 2: "Forcing the End": Radical Anti-Zionism 3: "The Revealed End": Messianic Religious Zionism 4: Exile in the Holy Land: The Dilemma of Haredi Jewry 5: The Lubavitch Hasidic Movement: Between Conservatism and Messianism Afterword Appendix: The Impact of the Three Oaths in Jewish History Notes Index
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