RLG341H1 Lecture Notes - Rabbinic Judaism, Abraham Isaac Kook, Schecter Guitar Research
Document Summary
Beginnings of jewish emancipation finding equal political and economic rights for the jews. 1) pro-emancipation attitude we want to be citizens, not get rid of religious identity (be a goy in the street and a jew in the home). Religion is sidelined a bit but still relevant. 2) assimilation let"s merge with the people who give us these rights doesn"t have to be through conversion. 3) enclavism emancipation is bad for judaism because it merges us with the general culture we have to be separate. By no means a social threat so they are usually left alone. 4) zionism rejection of these three approaches (mostly a rejection of assimilation). You can remain a jews regardless of affiliation jews could never be fully accepted by non-jewish nations. Also, through human dignity nationalism everyone has a place of their own but the. Jewish freedom and flourishing you can be as good and bad as anyone else.
