Interim Judaism: Jewish Thought in a Century of Crisis

Cover

Interim Jewish Thought in a Century of Crisis Michael L. Morgan Judaism INTERIM JUDAISM INTERIM JUDAISM Jewish Thought in a Century of Crisis Michael L. Morgan Indiana University Press Bloomington and Indianapolis This book is a publication of Indiana University Press 601 North Morton Street Bloomington, IN 47404-3797 USA http://iupress.indiana.edu Telephone orders 800-842-6796 Fax orders 812-855-7931 Orders by e-mail iuporder@indiana.edu© 2001 by Michael L. Morgan All rights reserved This book is based on the Samuel Goldenson Lectures delivered at the Hebrew Union College–Jewish Institute of Religion, Cincinnati in 1999. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. The Association of American University Presses’ Resolution on Permissions constitutes the only exception to this prohibition. The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1984. Manufactured in the United States of America Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Morgan, Michael L., date Interim Judaism : Jewish thought in a century of crisis / Michael L. Morgan. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-253-33856-5 (cl : alk. paper) — ISBN 0-253-21441-6 (pa : alk. paper) 1. Judaism—20th century. 2. Judaism—United States. 3. Revelation (Jewish theology) 4. Redemption—Judaism. 5. Holocaust, Jewish (1939–1945)— In®uence. I. Title. BM565 .M63 2001 296.3′09′04—dc21 00-063465 1 2 3 4 5 06 05 04 03 02 01 To Shelly Zimmerman Friend, Rabbi, Leader ...