Messianism, Zionism, & Jewish Religious Radicalism (Paper)(English, Paperback, Ravitzky Aviezer)

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Messianism, Zionism, & Jewish Religious Radicalism (Paper)(English, Paperback, Ravitzky Aviezer) is written by Ravitzky Aviezer and published by The University of Chicago Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0226705781 (ISBN 10) and 9780226705781 (ISBN 13).

The Orthodox Jewish tradition affirms that Jewish exile will end with the coming of the Messiah. How, then, does Orthodoxy respond to the political realization of a Jewish homeland that is the state of Israel? In this study, the author probes Orthodoxy's divergent positions on Zionism, which range from radical condemnation to virtual beatification. Ravitzky traces the roots of Haredi ideology, which opposes the Zionist enterprise, and shows how Haredim living in Israel have come to terms with a state to them unholy and therefore doomed. Ravitzky also examines radical religious movements, including the Gush Emunim, to whom the state of Israel is a divine agent. He concludes with a discussion of the recent transformation of Habad Hassidism from conservatism to radical messianism. This work should be useful to those concerned with the complex confrontation between Jewish fundamentalism and Israeli political sovereignty, especially in light of the tragic death of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin.