Jews, Non-Jews, Converts

Mordechai Miller; Menachem Kellner

doi:10.4324/9781032693859-39

Jews, Non-Jews, Converts

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This chapter provides a presentation and analysis of medieval philosophic and kabbalistic attitudes toward non-Jews and toward converts and the reflection of a central Zoharic attitude in one influential contemporary Orthodox position. Our question resolves itself to how one defines a Jew in theological terms. In order to sharpen our discussion in the confines allowed for this chapter, we focus on the borderline case of conversion. We examine the views of Judah Halevi, Maimonides, Zohar and Rabbi Y. Ginsburgh (born 1944).

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The Routledge Companion to Jewish Philosophy
Publisher	Taylor and Francis
Pages	375-386
Number of pages	12
ISBN (Electronic)	9781040337813
ISBN (Print)	9781032693859
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9781032693859-39
State	Published - 1 Jan 2025
Externally published	Yes

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