The genius of Judaism
(Book)
Author
Contributors
Kennedy, Steven, 1952- Translator
Published
New York, NY : Random House, [2017].
Status
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Published
New York, NY : Random House, [2017].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xiv, 240 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Includes index.
Description
The Genius of Judaism is a breathtaking new vision and understanding of what it means to be a Jew, a vision quite different from the one we're used to. It is rooted in the Talmudic traditions of argument and conflict, rather than biblical commandments, borne out in struggle and study, not in blind observance. At the very heart of the matter is an obligation to the other, to the dispossessed, and to the forgotten, an obligation that, as Lévy vividly recounts, he has sought to embody over decades of championing "lost causes," from Bosnia to Africa's forgotten wars, from Libya to the Kurdish Peshmerga's desperate fight against the Islamic State, a battle raging as we speak. Lévy offers a fresh, surprising critique of a new and stealthy form of anti-Semitism on the rise as well as a provocative defense of Israel from the left. He reveals the overlooked Jewish roots of Western democratic ideals and confronts the current Islamist threat while intellectually dismantling it. Jews are not a "chosen people," Lévy explains, but a "treasure" whose spirit must continue to inform moral thinking and courage today.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Lévy, B., & Kennedy, S. (2017). The genius of Judaism (First edition.). Random House.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Lévy, Bernard-Henri and Steven Kennedy. 2017. The Genius of Judaism. Random House.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Lévy, Bernard-Henri and Steven Kennedy. The Genius of Judaism Random House, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Lévy, Bernard-Henri,, and Steven Kennedy. The Genius of Judaism First edition., Random House, 2017.
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