{"product_id":"who-are-the-jewsand-who-can-we-become-9780827615618","title":"Who Are the JewsAnd Who Can We Become","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWho Are the Jews—And Who Can We Become?\u003c\/i\u003e tackles perhaps the most urgent question facing the Jewish people today: Given unprecedented denominational tribalism, how can we Jews speak of ourselves in collective terms?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Hartman adroitly argues that 'as long as the story we tell ourselves about ourselves embraces and strengthens the complexity of our identities . . . we provide ourselves with the tools to expand our moral aperture,' and invites essential debates about Judaism's past, present, and future. This impresses.\"—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This inspired work gives us a language for understanding today’s core Jewish issues, both in Israel and the Diaspora. I look forward to gathering my community around it for a spirited discussion of its insights.”—Rabbi Edward Feinstein, senior rabbi, Valley Beth Shalom, in Encino, California\u003cbr\u003e“While not shying away from criticism or complexity, Hartman gives us a glimpse of the world as it could be: one steered by collective Jewish meaning, moral rigor, and courageous commitment to each other.”—Rabbi Angela Warnick Buchdahl, senior rabbi, Central Synagogue, in New York City\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eWho Are the Jews—And Who Can We Become?\u003c\/i\u003e belongs on the short shelf of indispensable books on contemporary Judaism.”—Yossi Klein Halevi, author of \u003ci\u003eLetters to My Palestinian Neighbor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Part 1. What’s Our Story?\u003cbr\u003e 1. The Genesis Covenant and the First Jews\u003cbr\u003e 2. Exodus Judaism and the Covenant of Commandments\u003cbr\u003e 3. Conversion and the Rabbinic Synthesis of Genesis and Exodus\u003cbr\u003e 4. Good Jews and Bad Jews and the Art of Boundaries\u003cbr\u003e 5. Maimonides, Champion of Exodus\u003cbr\u003e 6. Emancipation from the Genesis Covenant\u003cbr\u003e 7. Zionism and the Resurrection of Genesis\u003cbr\u003e 8. The North American Homeland between Europe and Zion(ism)\u003cbr\u003e Part 2. A Zionism for the Twenty-First Century\u003cbr\u003e 9. Foundations for a Twenty-First Century Liberal Jewish Story\u003cbr\u003e 10. Recalibrating the Religion-State Status Quo\u003cbr\u003e 11. Israel’s Relationship with World Jewry\u003cbr\u003e 12. Unpacking a Not-So-“Basic” Law\u003cbr\u003e 13. Yearning Again for Peace\u003cbr\u003e Part 3. A Diaspora Future\u003cbr\u003e 14. At Home\u003cbr\u003e 15. Intermarriage and the Meaning of Jewishness\u003cbr\u003e 16. The Eroding North America-Israel Relationship\u003cbr\u003e 17. The Future of Liberal Zionism in North America\u003cbr\u003e 18. The Choice to Belong\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003cbr\u003e  ","brand":"Jewish Publication Society","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406206738775,"sku":"9780827615618","price":21.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780827615618.jpg?v=1730494925","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/who-are-the-jewsand-who-can-we-become-9780827615618","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}