Seeking Zion: Modernity and Messianic Activity in the Writings of Tsevi Hirsch Kalischer (The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization)

by Jody Myers

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Tsevi Hirsch Kalischer (1795-1874) was one of the first Orthodox rabbis to advocate direct political action in order to radically transform Jewish life. Kalischer lived in a time when Jewish tradition was increasingly challenged by rational thought and social integration. Applying his knowledge of rabbinic literature to the unusual historical events unfolding around him, he became convinced that behind the rise of individual Jews to great power was a divine plan to prepare the way for messianic redemption. Kalischer anticipated that in his own lifetime he would see the ingathering of the Jews, the renewed cultivation of the land...Read more
  • ISBN10 1874774897
  • ISBN13 9781874774891
  • Publish Date 1 June 2003
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Out of Print 13 December 2012
  • Publish Country GB
  • Publisher Liverpool University Press
  • Imprint The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 270
  • Language English