Wrestling with God: Jewish Theological Responses during and after the HolocaustSteven T. Katz, Shlomo Biderman, Gershon Greenberg Oxford University Press, 2007 M01 4 - 704 pages This volume presents a wide-ranging selection of Jewish theological responses to the Holocaust. It will be the most complete anthology of its sort, bringing together for the first time: (1) a large sample of ultra-orthodox writings, translated from the Hebrew and Yiddish; (2) a substantial selection of essays by Israeli authors, also translated from the Hebrew; (3) a broad sampling of works written in English by American and European authors. These diverse selections represent virtually every significant theological position that has been articulated by a Jewish thinker in response to the Holocaust. Included are rarely studied responses that were written while the Holocaust was happening. |
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... 9:27], May–June 1944 99 Amalek's Transmigration over the Generations, February–March 1945 101 11 27 29 39 51 61 73 75 83 93 95 Torah Portion Be_hukotai: Israel's Misery and Israel's Redemption [Written Shortly CONTENTS.
... 9:27], May–June 1944 99 Amalek's Transmigration over the Generations, February–March 1945 101 11 27 29 39 51 61 73 75 83 93 95 Torah Portion Be_hukotai: Israel's Misery and Israel's Redemption [Written Shortly CONTENTS.
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... Amalek (Israel's traditional enemy; see Exodus 17), the power of teshuvah, [the metaphysical significance of the] suffering of the pious, the importance of the Land of Israel, past and future, and the coming of the Messiah. The End of ...
... Amalek (Israel's traditional enemy; see Exodus 17), the power of teshuvah, [the metaphysical significance of the] suffering of the pious, the importance of the Land of Israel, past and future, and the coming of the Messiah. The End of ...
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... Amalek) and the explosion of Nazism (the external Amalek) corresponded to a higher passage from catastrophe to redemption. The passage resembled the intense pains which give way to birth. Given Israel's failure to correct the loss of ...
... Amalek) and the explosion of Nazism (the external Amalek) corresponded to a higher passage from catastrophe to redemption. The passage resembled the intense pains which give way to birth. Given Israel's failure to correct the loss of ...
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... Amalek and Haman, Hitler had no idea of this. To the contrary, Hitler perversely deified his own actions, sanctifying his slaughter and building gas chambers in the name of divinity (similar to Unsdorfer's argument). These thinkers ...
... Amalek and Haman, Hitler had no idea of this. To the contrary, Hitler perversely deified his own actions, sanctifying his slaughter and building gas chambers in the name of divinity (similar to Unsdorfer's argument). These thinkers ...
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... Amalek Ancient Amalek attacked the children of Israel in the wilderness and was con- demned by God. Amalek's memory was to be blotted out from under heaven, and God would be at war with him through the ages (Exodus 17:14–16). At the ...
... Amalek Ancient Amalek attacked the children of Israel in the wilderness and was con- demned by God. Amalek's memory was to be blotted out from under heaven, and God would be at war with him through the ages (Exodus 17:14–16). At the ...
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Israeli Responses during and following the War | 203 |
European and American Responses during and following the War | 353 |
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