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Who are the Jews? What do they believe? Why is Israel so important to them? What's all this about self-hating Jews? These are just some of the questions that engage a Reform rabbi and a Humanist philosopher in their lively and intriguing conversations. From Antisemitism to Zionism, from animal slaughter kosher-style to the Zeitgeist of Jewish disparaging humour, rabbi Dan Cohn-Sherbok gives us the flavours, traditions and `feel' of Jewish life and identity enmeshed in the importance of the Holy Land, while philosopher Peter Cave gets him to dig deeper, revealing philosophical perplexities, unsettling questions - and even Wittgenstein. The book is unique for it challenges unconscious assumptions such as the Jewish conviction that Judaism must survive and that Hitler must not secure a posthumous victory - as well as widening eyes to searching questions concerning a nation's identity and what justifies territorial rights. Because Jewish humour plays a crucial role in Jewish life, this wide-ranging and thought-provoking exploration includes Jewish jokes and Dan's Jewish cartoons, all designed to add some spice to the dish of what it is like to be a Jew in these modern times. The dialogues introduce the non-Jewish to the Jewish world of argument, anguish and identity - and will lead Jews to discover some fresh approaches and challenges to their interests and worries. For both Jews and non-Jews, this book casts lights - with an engaging and accessible tone - for, clearly, this rabbi and philosopher enjoy the cut and the thrust.
Contents
Prologue
Part One: Jews, Judaism and Jerusalem
1 Who is a Jew?
2 What is Judaism?
3 What is Jewish morality?
4 Do Jews not care about animal welfare?
5 Zionism: `Next year, in Jerusalem' - but whose Jerusalem?
6 Does the Holocaust make Israel's existence a special case?
7 Why are Jews so hated?
Part Two: Israel: `This land is our land'
8 Is there a future for Jews and Judaism outside of Israel?
9 What determines a nation's territorial rights?
10 Are Jews collectively responsible for Israel's military wars?
11 One state, two states or no-state-at-all solution - and where?
12 Are not Muslims better off in Israel than in Islamic states?
13 Does Israel deserve to lose the sympathy vote to the Palestinians?
14 Boycotts: should we stop buying Israel's avocados, dates and pomegranites?
Part Three: Israel, integrity and reasons to wail
15 Can Israel be a Jewish state - and if so, for how long?
16 Can a Jewish state be a liberal democracy, avoiding apartheid?
17 `Scratch an anti-Zionist and you'll find an antisemite.' Really?
18 Are anti-Zionist Jews nothing but self-hating Jews?
19 Does Jewish humour show Jews to be unfit for a state of their own?
20 What has Israel done for the Jews?
21 What has Israel done for the world?
Epilogue
