The Dawn removes the book of Esther from the realm of fairy tale, translating the biblical narrative's political thought into teachings of the utmost relevance today. It reveals Esther's ideas of the good state, how effective leadership makes decisions for the welfare of its people, and what modern-day Jews can learn about how to stand up to their enemies and maintain Jewish faith and nationhood even as God's face remains hidden from His people.

tHE dAWN pOLITICAL TEACHINGS OF THE BOOK OF ESTHER

Hazony, Yoram

Shalem Press

Essential Essays on Judaism presents 13 of Berkovits' most significant essays, exploring vital issues within Judaism and Jewish society, including: Jewish morality and law, Jewish nationhood, and Jewish theology.

Essential Essays on Judaism

Politics & Social Sciences

Berkovits, Eliezer

Philosophy

The Dawn: Political Teachings of the Book of Esther

Religion & Spirituality

Christian Books & Bibles

God, Man and History examines the underpinnings of Judaism as a whole, from theology to law to the meaning of Jewish nationhood.

God, Man and History

Eliezer Berkovits

Aaron Wildavsky, a giant of American political science, brings his profound understanding of human affairs to bear on the founding of the world's most enduring political community, the nation of Israel. At a time in which we are rediscovering the indispensability of resolute and perspicacious leadership, Wildavsky's brilliant study of Moses as founding father illuminates not only the Jewish past but the enduring political questions of how to build and preserve a decent, righteous, and stable community, here and hereafter. A marvelous book! ― Leon Kass, University of Chicago

Moses as Political Leader

Aaron, Wildavsky

Judaism

Serves as a valuable introduction to Cassuto's illuminating commentaries on the Pentateuch, in which he emerges as one of the most original modern biblical exegetes.

The Documentary Hypothesis

Umberto Cassuto

The first translation from the original Latin of this monumental study of ancient Jewish society.

The Hebrew Republic

Petrus Cunaeus

The first translation from the original Latin of this monumental study of ancient Jewish society.

Cunaeus, Petrus

A selection of articles addressing those fundamental questions that define the agenda for the Jewish state in the 21st century. Among the authors one can find key figures in the Israeli public dialogue, such as Ruth Gavison, Yoram Hazony, Michael Oren, Amnom Rubinstein, and Natan Sharansky.

New Essays on Zionism

History

World

Between the 16th and 18th centuries, European political philosophy felt intimately at home with the Hebrew Bible, enjoyed some familiarity with later Jewish texts and exegeses, and accommodated a small number of Jews within its political discourse. The period was characterized by a search for Hebraica Veritas, a view of De Republica Hebraeorum as the idealized polity, and biblical and Jewish ideas permeating the political imagination through art, literature, and legal codes. This volume is comprised of papers from the first ever international conference on political Hebraism held in Jerusalem in August 2004 under the auspices of the Shalem Center. The topic of political Hebraism is broached here from a number of approaches, including historical, literary, philosophical, theological, critical, and sociopolitical.

Political Hebraism: Judaic Sources in Early Modern Political Thought

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tHE dAWN pOLITICAL TEACHINGS OF THE BOOK OF ESTHER

Essential Essays on Judaism

The Dawn: Political Teachings of the Book of Esther

God, Man and History

Moses as Political Leader

The Documentary Hypothesis

The Hebrew Republic

The Hebrew Republic

New Essays on Zionism

Political Hebraism: Judaic Sources in Early Modern Political Thought