Religious Zionism, Jewish Law, and the Morality of War: How Five Rabbis Confronted One of Modern Judaism's Greatest Challenges

by Robert Eisen

Ever since the state of Israel was established in 1948, it has been plagued by war, and that has presented religious Zionists with an immense challenge. Jewish law prior to 1948 includes little material on war because it developed during centuries when Jews had neither a state nor an army. The leading rabbis of the religious Zionist community have therefore had to create an entire body of laws on this subject where practically none had existed beforehand...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190687096
• ISBN13: 9780190687090
• Release Date: October 2017
• Publisher: Oxford Univ PR
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.4"