02695nam 22005775 450 991050267130332120231110142248.09783030801458303080145410.1007/978-3-030-80145-8(CKB)4100000012036770(MiAaPQ)EBC6734370(Au-PeEL)EBL6734370(OCoLC)1287133723(DE-He213)978-3-030-80145-8(EXLCZ)99410000001203677020210924d2021 u| 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierCovenant and the Jewish Conversion Question Extending the Thought of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik /by Benji Levy1st ed. 2021.Cham :Springer International Publishing :Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,2021.1 online resource (297 pages)Jewish Thought and Philosophy,2946-47229783030801441 3030801446 Includes bibliographical references and index.Chapter 1: Dual Covenants and Jewish Identity -- Chapter 2: Apostasy and Conversion as Conceptual Mirrors -- Chapter 3: Conversion Rituals -- Chapter 4: Converts, Courts & Conviction -- Chapter 5: Conversion of the Heart vs. Conversion for the Heart -- Chapter 6: Covenantal Influence on Conversion -- Chapter 7: The Israel Factor -- Chapter 8: Conversion and the Future of Israel.Covenant and the Jewish Conversion Question reevaluates conversion and Jewish identity through the lens of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik's dual conception of the Covenants of Fate and Destiny. By studying an array of key rabbinic texts through this lens, the book explores the boundaries and interplay between these biblical covenants through apostasy, holiness and the key elements relating to conversion law. This understanding provides a relevant framing device to deal with the conversion and Jewish identity crises faced in the State of Israel and beyond.Jewish Thought and Philosophy,2946-4722JudaismDoctrinesJewish philosophyJewish TheologyJewish PhilosoophyJudaismDoctrines.Jewish philosophy.Jewish Theology.Jewish Philosoophy.296.714296.714Levy Benji1243595MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910502671303321Covenant and the Jewish conversion question2884460UNINA