Judaism's great debates [electronic resource] : timeless controversies from Abraham to Herzl / Barry L. Schwartz.

"Published by the University of Nebraska Press as a Jewish Publication Society book."

Includes bibliographical references.

Abraham and God : the first Jewish debate over justice -- Moses and Korah : the debate over holiness and authority -- The five daughters and the twelve tribes : the debate over inclusion -- David and Nathan : the debate over accountability and morality -- Ben Zakkai and the Zealots : the debate over resistance -- Hillel and Shammai : the debate over Jewish law -- The Vilna Gaon and the Baal Shem Tov : the debate over spirituality -- Spinoza and the Amsterdam rabbis : the debate over boundaries -- Geiger and Hirsch and Frankel : the debate over religious evolution -- Herzl and Wise : the debate over Zionism.

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