ISBN: 9781904113751

This book is a history, an indictment, a lament, and an appeal, focusing on the messianic trend in Lubavitch hasidism. It demonstrates how hasidim who affirm the dead Rebbe''s messiahship… Mehr…

This book is a history, an indictment, a lament, and an appeal, focusing on the messianic trend in Lubavitch hasidism. It demonstrates how hasidim who affirm the dead Rebbe''s messiahship have abandoned one of Judaism''s core beliefs in favour of adherence to the doctrine of a second coming. Atthe same time, it decries the remarkable equanimity with which the standard-bearers of Orthodoxy have granted legitimacy to this development by continuing to recognize such believers as Orthodox Jews in good standing. This dramatic abandonment of the age-old Jewish resistance to a quintessentiallyChristian belief is a development of striking importance for the history of religions, and it is an earthquake in the history of Judaism. David Berger chronicles the unfolding of this development from a personal viewpoint. He describes the growing concern that impelled him to undertake ananti-messianist campaign-publications, correspondence, and the sponsorship of a Rabbinical Council of America resolution excluding this belief from authentic Judaism. He argues that a large number, almost certainly a substantial majority, of Lubavitch hasidim believe in the Rebbe''s messiahship; a significant segment, including educators in the central institutions of the movement, maintain a theology that goes beyond posthumous messianism to the affirmation thatthe Rebbe is pure divinity. While many Jews see Lubavitch as a marginal phenomenon, its influence is in fact growing at a remarkable rate - to the point where its representatives are poised to dominate Orthodox religious institutions not merely in isolated outposts but in several major countriesthroughout the world. This book analyses the boundaries of Judaism''s messianic faith and its conception of God. It assesses the threat posed by the messianists of Lubavitch and points to the consequences, ranging from undermining a fundamental argument against the Christian mission to calling intoquestion the kosher status of many foods and ritual objects prepared under Lubavitch supervision. Finally, it proposes a strategy to protect authentic Judaism from this assault. | Rebbe the Messiah and the Scandal of Orthodox Indifference by David Berger Paperback | Indigo Chapters Books > Religion > Judaism P10107, David Berger<

2008, ISBN: 9781904113751

The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization, Paperback, Auflage: Second, 240 Seiten, Publiziert: 2008-03-27T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Book, 0.38 kg, Verkaufsrang: 1940262, Jewish, Social &… Mehr…

The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization, Paperback, Auflage: Second, 240 Seiten, Publiziert: 2008-03-27T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Book, 0.38 kg, Verkaufsrang: 1940262, Jewish, Social & Cultural, History, Subjects, Books, Theology, Judaism, Religion & Spirituality, Religious Studies, Religious Groups Studies, Politics, Philosophy & Social Sciences, The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization, 2008<

ISBN: 9781904113751

Paperback, [PU: Liverpool University Press], This book argues that the new belief that the late Lubavitcher Rebbe is the Messiah endangers Judaism and urges that its adherents be excluded… Mehr…

Paperback, [PU: Liverpool University Press], This book argues that the new belief that the late Lubavitcher Rebbe is the Messiah endangers Judaism and urges that its adherents be excluded from Orthodoxy., Jewish Studies<

2008, ISBN: 1904113753

[EAN: 9781904113751], Neubuch, [SC: 4.55], [PU: Liverpool University Press 2008-03-01, London], Language: ENG, Books