The Necessity of Exile

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Essays from a Distance

By Shaul Magid

Series: Political Imagination

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The Necessity of Exile is a timely collection of essays by rabbi and scholar Shaul Magid exploring Jewish identity in relation to Zionism and exile. The book delves into what exile and diaspora mean historically and theologically, examining how these concepts have shaped Jewish life. Magid challenges readers to reconsider the implications of Zionism’s goal to end exile, highlighting the value of exile as a positive stance for engaging with Israel|Palestine, antisemitism, and broader global issues.
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This collection will appeal to those interested in contemporary Jewish thought, religious studies, political theology, and anyone seeking a thoughtful examination of identity and diaspora within the Jewish tradition.

"A timely, progressive collection of essays on the Jewish relationship to Zionism and exile. In The Necessity of Exile: Essays from a Distance, celebrated rabbi and scholar Shaul Magid offers an essential contribution to this intergenerational process, inviting us to rethink our current moment through religious and political resources from the Jewish tradition."--

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A timely, progressive collection of essays on the Jewish relationship to Zionism and exile.

What is exile? What is diaspora? What is Zionism? Jewish identity today has been shaped by prior generations' answers to these questions, and the future of Jewish life will depend on how we respond to them in our own time. In The Necessity of Exile: Essays from a Distance, celebrated rabbi and scholar Shaul Magid offers an essential contribution to this intergenerational process, inviting us to rethink our current moment through religious and political resources from the Jewish tradition.

On many levels, Zionism was conceived as an attempt to "end the exile" of the Jewish people, both politically and theologically. In a series of incisive essays, Magid challenges us to consider the price of diminishing or even erasing the exilic character of Jewish life. A thought-provoking work of political imagination, The Necessity of Exile reclaims exile as a positive stance for constructive Jewish engagement with Israel|Palestine, antisemitism, diaspora, and a broken world in need of repair.

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ISBN: 9798986780313

Publisher: Ayin Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 28 December 2023

Country: United States

Imprint: Ayin Press

Illustration: Illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 139.0mm

Height: 209.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 313

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Education & Reference Non-Fiction Politics & Current Affairs Religion & Spirituality Series: Political Imagination Shaul Magid

About the Author

Shaul Magid is Professor of Jewish Studies at Dartmouth College, Kogod Senior Research Fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute of North America, Senior Fellow at the Center for the Study of World Religions at Harvard University, and rabbi of the Fire Island Synagogue. He works on Jewish thought and culture from the sixteenth century to the present, focusing on the Jewish mystical and philosophical tradition. Author of numerous books, his most recent work is Meir Kahane: The Public Life and Political Thought of an American Jewish Radical (Princeton University Press, 2021). He writes regularly for Religion Dispatches, +972, and other topical journals. Magid is an elected member of the American Academy for Jewish Research and the American Society for the Study of Religion, and lives in Thetford, Vermont.

The Necessity of Exile