The Necessity of Exile: Essays from a Distance -- Shaul Magid, Paperback

A timely, progressive collection of essays on the Jewish relationship to Zionism and exile.

What is exile? What is diaspora? What is Zionism? Jewish identity today has been shaped by prior generations' answers to these questions, and the future of Jewish life will depend on how we respond to them in our own time. In The Necessity of Exile: Essays from a Distance, celebrated rabbi and scholar Shaul Magid offers an essential contribution to this intergenerational process, inviting us to rethink our current moment through religious and political resources from the Jewish tradition.

On many levels, Zionism was conceived as an attempt to "end the exile" of the Jewish people, both politically and theologically. In a series of incisive essays, Magid challenges us to consider the price of diminishing or even erasing the exilic character of Jewish life. A thought-provoking work of political imagination, The Necessity of Exile reclaims exile as a positive stance for constructive Jewish engagement with IsraelPalestine, antisemitism, diaspora, and a broken world in need of repair.

Author: Shaul Magid
Publisher: Ayin Press
Published: 11/14/2023
Pages: 318
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9798986780313

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 09/04/2023