In this powerful book one of the most important Jewish thinkers in the world today grapples with issues that increasingly divide Israel's secular Jewish community from its religious Zionists. Addressing the concerns of both communities from the point of view of one who is deeply committed to religious pluralism, David Hartman suggests a more inclusive and inviting framework for the modern Israeli engagement of the Jewish tradition. He offers a new understanding of what it means to be Jewish one that is neither assimilationist nor backward-looking and that enables different Jewish groups to celebrate their own traditions without demonizing or patronizing others. In a world polarized between the religious and the secular and caught within a sectarian denominationalism, Hartman shows the way to build bridges of understanding.
