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#IsraeliJudaism: Portrait of a Cultural Revolution Paperback – August 29, 2019

by Shmuel Rosner (Author), Camil Fuchs (Author)
4.5 out of 5 stars 30 ratings
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A new kind of Judaism is emerging in the 21st century.In Israel, the state of the Jewish people, Judaism is undergoing one of its greatest transformations since biblical times. This transformation is rooted in a unique and vibrant culture, which is different from all other Jewish cultures, past and present.Israelis have forged a new way of being Jewish, by confronting and over- coming the great challenges of modernity, secularism, assimilation, and apathy. In this book, Shmuel Rosner, a senior fellow at the Jerusalem based Jewish People Policy Institute, and Camil Fuchs, a Tel Aviv University profes- sor of statistics and pollster, make the first serious attempt to explain this revolutionary process. Using stories, numbers, and insights, the authors sketch the outlines of a culture in which Israeliness and Jewishness are becoming one and the same.#IsraeliJudaism is a book about a fascinating phenomenon. It introduces Israeli culture to the non-Israeli reader in a fresh way, while shedding light on why Israel and the Diaspora face a great divide.#IsraeliJudaism is a must-read for anyone seeking to understand Israel, Judaism, and the Jewish people.
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ The Jewish People Policy Institute (August 29, 2019)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 282 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9657549264
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-9657549261
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 14.7 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.71 x 9 inches
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  • Daniel Goldman
    5.0 out of 5 stars Israeli or Jewish? Both!
    Reviewed in the United States on October 31, 2019
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    So much is debated about Israeli society, both in and outside of Israel. Very little is based on data. What Rosner and Fuchs manage here is to paint a coherent picture around the behaviours and attitudes of Israelis, based on data.
    Two things to look out for in particular for the non-Israeli reader:
    1) The chapter comparing data around Israeli Jews and Diaspora Jews is a great basis to reboot the debate around the changing relationship between Israel and the Jewish Diaspora (particularly in North America).
    2) For the first time there is a look at how Israeli the Haredim are in practice (as opposed to narrative).
    Following the recent election that more strongly put Jewish and Israeli identity questions at the top of the agenda, anyone looking to dig a little deeper will find this book a must read.
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  • Samuel Solomon
    5.0 out of 5 stars Best analysis of Israeli Judaism so far
    Reviewed in the United States on October 28, 2019
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    Rosner and Fuchs touch on key trends that are uniquely impacting Israeli Jews and the differences this generates with Jews from the United States. It is an incredible analysis with the data and insights to make this a fascinating read. As an American Jew living 10 years in Israel, I see these developments first-hand: from meeting Israelis at certain lifecycle events such as weddings or as I interact with my colleagues and friends who are adapting Jewish practice and national identity in unique and special ways.

    I strongly suggest this book for both those with a casual interest in the subject as well as people directly involved in the evolution of IsraeliJudaism on the ground or those trying to understand the growing divide between Israeli and American Jews in terms of culture and practice.
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  • Dan Duffy
    4.0 out of 5 stars a guide for the perplexed
    Reviewed in the United States on March 17, 2020
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    If you asked me, I would say that they all are religious, all secular, all are moderns, all are consumed by tradition, and that all are nationalists which is a universalism.

    For my line of thinking, see the work of Emile Durkheim, an investigator from a rabbinical family who founded a French university tradition, and Franz Boas, Jewish emigrant from the German university who founded the American anti-race science.

    But Shmuel Rosner and Camil Fuchs didn't ask me. They asked a few thousand Israelis hundreds of questions about these three dualities, twice. The book explains the project then presents analysis, followed by appendices giving the questionnaire and statistical summary of responses.

    It is a book, but honest about its origins and intentions as a white paper from a policy institute. The only name I recognize on the board of directors is Elliott Abrams,

    which confirms my sense that the Jewish People Policy Institute sits somewhere as the Brookings Institution or the Social Science Research Council do in the United States.

    You don't have to agree with them but they aren't going to lie to you. And, unlike the Council on Foreign Relations, they aren't going to waste your time.

    The research and publication of course first took place in Hebrew. The book appears in fine English but without accommodation to those for whom Jerusalem or at least Tel Aviv are not the center of the world.

    I had to look up a name or a reference sometimes once or twice a page for several pages running. This was great, exactly what I read for, getting a different sense of how things look and what to assume.

    You would have to read the book yourself to get that experience. I recommend it. In general, what I take away is that almost nothing that is important to them over there is what we hear about over here.

    Which is as it should be, and why I wish the friends of Israel would in turn keep their noses out of our business. The only good thing I can say about the firing of Steven Salaita for expressing a widespread opinion about Israel

    is that in learning his thought, which is his own but thin, I have followed through on learning more about the rich and thick world of the nation he opposes.
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  • David Eliezrie
    5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating
    Reviewed in the United States on October 17, 2019
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    A fascinating look at the modern complexity of Israelie society. The old world secular Zionists have been replaced by a diverse society more linked to ancient Judaism and modern day patriotism of Israel. A must read for anyone who wants to understand contemporary Israel.
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  • B. Horowitz
    5.0 out of 5 stars Where is Israel heading mind and body?
    Reviewed in the United States on June 20, 2020
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    The authors make important claims about changes in Israeli society and mentality that reflect greater religious affiliation and a conservative outlook.
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  • Yehudah Mirsky
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent for cutting through familiar cliches towards firmer understanding of Israeli society.
    Reviewed in the United States on October 20, 2019
    I read this in the Hebrew original, and it was a great mix of survey data and analysis, historically-informed journalistic reporting, and sound insight and common sense. The authors show how familiar categories of religious vs secular fail to capture the real dynamics of Israeli society - and of relations between nationalism and religion in general. Reading this book shows just how far mainstream Israeli Judaism is from its American cousin - and how that understanding of difference is a starting point for dialogues ahead.
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  • Joel Worthman
    4.0 out of 5 stars Israeli jews creage a new Judaism
    Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2019
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    Very good survey data of how Israeli jews observe judaism and how that is chnaginging judaism
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  • Uri Keidar
    5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic book, crucial to the understanding of the Jewish society in Israel
    Reviewed in the United States on October 17, 2019
    As someone who works on the issues this book raises on a daily basis, I believe that it is one of the most important papers published around Israeli Judaism, and gives you a great perspective of what it means to be Jewish in Israel. It is a must-read for anyone who's interested in learning more about what it means to be Jewish in Israel, and where the Israeli society is heading around issues of pluralism and religion and state.
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  • Jose
    4.0 out of 5 stars Merci
    Reviewed in Spain on September 21, 2019
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