Kinship and Consent: The Jewish Political Tradition and Its Contemporary Uses (Second Edition)
A major dimension of modern Jewish life has been the revival of conscious political activity on the part of the Jewish people, whether through reestablishment of the State of Israel, new forms of diaspora community organization, or the common Jewish fight against anti-Semitism. Precisely because contemporary Jewry has moved increasingly toward self-definition in political terms, a significant part of the search for roots and meaning must take place within the political realm.
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Preface to the Second EditionPreface to the First EditionIntroduction: The Jewish Political TraditionPt. IFoundations1Introduction: The Edah as a Classic Republic31Covenant as the Basis of the Jewish Political Tradition92The Concept of the Three Ketarim: Their Place in Jewish Political Thought and Implications for Studying Jewish Constitutional History473The Rabbinic Understanding of the Covenant77Pt. IITheoretical Development107Introduction: The Constitutional Dimension of Jewish History1094Prolegomena to Jewish Political Theory1175The Jewish People as the Classic Diaspora: A Political Analysis1396The Attitude Towards the State in Modern Jewish Thought Before Zionism181Pt. IIIInstitutional Dynamics205Introduction: The Epochs Explored2077The Transition from Tribal Republic to Monarchy in Ancient Israel and Its Impression on Jewish Political History2158The Kehillah2339Political Conflict and the Use of Power in the World of the Geniza27710On Power and Authority: The Halakhic Stance of the Traditional Community and Its Contemporary Implications29311Individual and Community in the Middle Ages: Halakhic Theory32712Patterns of Political Organization and Leadership in Modern Jewish Communities and Their Contemporary Implications371Pt. IVContemporary Implications403Introduction: Judaism and Jewish Communities in the Contemporary World40513The Jewish People and the Kingdom of Heaven: A Study of Jewish Theocracy41314The Jewish Political Tradition as a Vehicle for Jewish Auto-Emancipation44515Towards a General Theory of Jewish Political Interests and Behavior46316The Application of Jewish Public Law in the State of Israel49717Moral and Symbolic Elements in the Politics of Israel-Diaspora Relations51718Halakhah as a Ground for Creating a Shared Political Dialogue Among Contemporary Jews529Afterword: Future Directions559Contributors565Index569
