JEWISH M142 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Yishuv, Gush Emunim, Religious Zionism
Document Summary
Obsessed with the bible and in particular, the books of exodus and joshua. Masada: a myth of jewish history (and yishuv) | to engage, not disengage. Finding of the dead sea scrolls and inauguration of the shrine of the book in the israel museum (1965) Compared to the bible, the talmud was very unpopular: talmud: collection of rabbinic teachings. Subgroup within religious zionism o o o o. Synthesis: the people of israel, the land of israel and the torah. Non-observant zionists promote god"s intention without realizing that. First religious party, mizrahi, was established in tsarist russia in 1906. Hasidic and litvak: hasidic: charismatic leaders, litvak: lithuanian tract who focus on study, especially talmud. Fertility rate: 5. 6 compared to 3. 1 (israeli average) Exemption from military service: ben-gurion gave it to 400, ballooned to 40,000, creates a sense of resentment among israelis as to why they are exempt, to the haredis, their commitment to society is the defense of the faith.
