Study and knowledge in Jewish thought
Date
2006
Authors
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Press
YU Faculty Profile
Abstract
Academic Jewish Studies are a pivotal anchor of Jewish identity. It hardly needs to be said that most identifying Jews are not practitioners of Jewish studies, while many, if not most, are not active consumers either. But even in a democratic age, the sort of identity that we mean when we speak of Jewishness is molded in large measure by the minority who seriously engage the traditions and texts of an ancient and challenging culture.
Description
Scholarly book chapter
Keywords
Academic Jewish Studies, Jewish learning and scholarship., Rabbinical literature --History and criticism., Judaism --Study and teaching.
Citation
Berger, B. (2006). Identity, ideology, and faith: Some personal reflections on the social, cultural and spiritual value of the academic study of Judaism. In H. Kreisel, (Ed.), Study and knowledge in Jewish thought (pp. 11-29). Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.
URI
https://www.academia.edu/44323063/David_Berger_Identity_Ideology_and_Faith_Some_Personal_Reflections_on_the_Social_Cultural_and_Spiritual_Value_of_the_Academic_Study_of_Judaism_in_Howard_Kreisel_ed_Study_and_Knowledge_in_Jewish_Thought_Beer_Sheva_Ben_Gurion_University_of_the_Negev_2006_11_29?sm=b
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12202/9249
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12202/9249