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Book Synopsis‘A remarkable contribution to Maimonides scholarship.’
Rabbi Jeremy Rosen,
The AlgemeinerTrade ReviewReviews'Carefully and convincingly, Diamond and Kellner show that Maimonides’ written words were repeatedly appropriated by Jewish religious thinkers in the 20th century to promote theological positions that Maimonides would never have subscribed to.'
Martin Lockshin,
The Canadian Jewish News‘A striking example of Rambam's universalistic world view: all people of all backgrounds have access to God if they suitably devote themselves to the Almighty.’
Rabbi Marc Angel
'Much can be learned from each of the articles... each of these thinkers reads Rambam [Moses Maimonides] differently. Rambam continues to evoke serious thought. He remains a powerful guide…and a formidable challenge.'
Rabbi Marc Angel,
Ideals'How should we... invoke the authority of Maimonides in a way that shows fidelity both to intellectual history and to contemporary significance? Historical studies alone are insufficient for this task. In the writings of eight contemporary Orthodox writers, we catch a glimpse of how they try to carve out the current meaning and significance of Maimonides for their religious visions and ways of life. Kellner and Diamond have done us an important service by bringing these rabbinic thinkers and their readings of Maimonides to our attention.'
Alex Sztuden,
Tradition'James A. Diamond and Menachem Kellner are not afraid to tangle with the heart of Jewish tradition and ask provocative questions... [they] do an excellent job of executing their goal of analyzing selected Orthodox rabbis’ writings,'
Ethan Prager,
Reading ReligionTable of ContentsNote on Transliteration Note on Sources Introduction
James A. Diamond and Menachem Kellner 1. Rabbi Naftali Tsevi Yehuda Berlin: The Love of Israel versus the Love of the Mind
James A. Diamond 2. Rabbi Joseph Soloveitchik and Maimonides
Menachem Kellner 3. Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook and the Mystification of Maimonidean Rationalism
James A. Diamond 4. Maimonides and R. Kalonymus Kalman Shapira: Abandoning Reason in the Warsaw Ghetto
James A. Diamond 5. Rav Elhanan Wasserman on Maimonides, and Maimonides on ‘Reb Elhanan’
Menachem Kellner 6. Each Generation and Its Maimonides: The Maimonides of Rav Aharon Kotler
Menachem Kellner 7. What, Not Who, Is a Jew: Halevi-Maimonides in Those Days, Rabbi Aviner and Rabbi Kafih in Our Days
Menachem Kellner Afterword
Seth Avi Kadish Bibliography Index
