46 Not On One Leg

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. Contents 5
3. Editors’ Introduction 9
4. Jewish and Democratic— Common Ground for a Common Camp: The Start of a Conversation 14
5. 1 A Country is Born 20
6. 2 Israel’s Role toward the Diaspora 22
7. 3 The Struggle for Israeli Nature: Reshaping Judaism and Zionism Narratives 26
8. 4 Bringing Jews Together in an Age of Polarization 31
9. 5 A Shared Vision for the Jewish State 37
10. 6 Democratic and Jewish, in Accordance with the Principles of Israel’s Declaration of Independence 40
11. 7 What is a “Jewish State”? 44
12. 8 The State of Israel’s Values as a Jewish State 50
13. 9 From Jewish State to “Jewish Supremacy” 54
14. 10 A Return to the Bar-Yehuda Definition 57
15. 11 What Zionism Lacks at 75: A Border 61
16. 12 A Nation Running from Itself 66
17. 13 The Mission of the Jewish State 70
18. 14 A (Levantine) Jewish and Democratic State 74
19. 15 A State whose Everyday Life and Conduct Breathe Judaism 97
20. 16 Democracy and Monotheism: A Proposed Direction 104
21. 17 The Triple Thread: On Hebrew Culture as a Connecting Identity 111
22. 18 A Jewish Nation-State Can Also Be a State of All Its Citizens 114
23. 19 Israel is the State of the Jewish People—Not a Jewish State 119
24. 20 The State of the Jews Writ Large 123
25. 21 Can We Know the Future of the State of Israel? 127
26. 22 A Spiritually Feminine Perspective 131
27. 23 Feeling at Home in a Jewish and Democratic Israel 135
28. 24 To Be a Free Nation in Our Land … 140
29. 25 The State of Israel and the Jewish People in the Diaspora 145
30. 26 Israeli Judaism: The Continuing Chapter in the Jewish Story 148
31. 27 Democratic Values and the Jewish State: A Work in Progress 154
32. 28 What is a Jewish State? 159
33. 29 For the Land Shall Be Full of Judaism 164
34. 30 How Much Homeland Do We Need? 169
35. 31 Israel Between Nationalism, Religion, and Liberalism 173
36. 32 What’s Jewish About a Jewish State 179
37. 33 Israel as a Measure of Jewish Moral Fiber 184
38. 34 Jewish and/or Democratic in Numbers 189
39. 35 Between Myth and Detention Center 196
40. 36 Why the Biblical Ruth Would Not Marry Boaz in the State of Israel 200
41. 37 A Jewish State Marked by Solidarity 206
42. 38 The Imperative of a Pluralistic, Jewish, and Democratic State of Israel 212
43. 39 Keeping Israel Jewish without Politics 216
44. 40 Israel as an Inspiration 219
45. 41 A Jewish State That Recognizes a Person’s Humanity 222
46. 42 By Right, Not Might 228
47. 43 Conservatism Versus Revolution: Can We Return to the Declaration of Independence? 233
48. 44 A Jewish, Democratic, and Multicultural State 238
49. 45 The Vision 244
50. 46 Not On One Leg 265
51. 47 Toward a Jewish State with Jewish Values: A Diaspora Vision 272
52. 48 A Mushroom State or Covenant State? 277
53. 49 A Happy Birthday—Denied 283
54. 50 The State of Israel—75 Years, and What Next? 289
55. 51 A Fluid Definition of Judaism 294
56. 52 The State of the Jewish People, Substantive Democracy and the Republic of All Its Citizens 300
57. 53 A Raison d’etre for a Future Israeli-Jewish Democracy 307
58. 54 A Jewish State: The State the Jewish People Deserves 312
59. 55 Who Is Qualified to Decide on Ideological Questions Pertaining to Religion and State? 319
60. 56 Urgently Needed: A State Education System for Israel 323
61. 57 Things We See from There: What I Discovered When We Went to the United States for a Year 328
62. 58 Absorption and its Difficulties 332
63. 59 Israel, Gateway of Hope 338
64. 60 Israel—a Jewish and Democratic State, or a Democratic and Jewish State: Toward a New Framework for Jewish Existence in Israel 342
65. 61 What Israel Means to Me 347
66. 62 “Enlarge the Place of Thy Tent”: Judaism and Democracy in Harmony 350
67. 63 “Here the Divine Presence Will Reside” 355
68. 64 “Judging the Judges” in a Jewish and Democratic State 359
69. 65 75 Burning Candles 365
70. 66 “Jewish and Democratic”—What’s It Like in Real Life? 369
71. 67 What Would We Choose at the Moment of Truth—Judaism or Democracy? 389
72. 68 Zionism Remains a Freedom Struggle 393
73. 69 The State of Israel—From Adolescence to Adulthood 399
74. 70 The Jewish State We Should Be Hoping For 405
75. 71 Jews and Arabs in Israel: Dancing Toward a Better Future 410
76. 72 The Covenant State 415
77. 73 “Will Two Walk Together Unless They Are Agreed?” 421
78. 74 “Just a Word of Hebrew Pierces My Veins and My Soul” A Jewish State as Culture 427
79. 75 Navigating the Tension: The Challenges and Opportunities of Being a Jewish and Democratic State 432
80. Declaration of Independence 436