Revisiting Contemporary Judaism in Modem Israel  

作　　者：Uri Zur 

机构地区：[1]Ariel University, Ariel, Israel

出　　处：《Journal of Literature and Art Studies》2014年第5期396-408,共13页文学与艺术研究（英文版）

摘　　要：Today＇s society in Israel is divided and tom on many issues, including religion, and Jewish and Israeli identity, yet occasionally, a single event emerges which combines several divisions. One such issue is the ＂identity crisis＂ also known as the question of ＂Who is a Jew？＂. This is a thorny complex problem, and one which has not yet been awarded a clear-cut constitutional solution. For example, it continues to be debated whether the religious definition should be the decisive factor, that is, should a Jew defined as an individual born to a mother who is Jewish or has been converted according to halacha, or whether Israeli identity is the more critical element and whether any individual born in or immigrated to Israel who served in the army, works and pays taxes in Israel, and identifies with the state＇s values should be identified as a Jew？ In this paper, the author wishes to focus on equally complicated issue, although one has attracted less attention. This is the issue of halachic polarization or extremism that characterizes Judaism in modem Israel. Following a brief historical explanation, the author defines the problem at hand, and propose a solution.

关 键 词：JEWS contemporary Judaism modem Israel 

分 类 号：B91[哲学宗教—宗教学]