Donniel Hartman, "Who Are the Jews—And Who Can We Become?" (Jewish Publication Society, 2023)
In this episode of the New Books Network, I speak with Rabbi Dr. Donniel Hartman about his book Who Are the Jews and Who Can We Become? (Jewish Publication Society, 2023), the 2023 National Jewish Book Award Finalist in Modern Jewish Thought and Experience. Hartman is president of the Shalom Hartman Institute and holds the Kaufman Family Chair in Jewish Philosophy. His work has consistently addressed what constitutes Jewish peoplehood across a landscape of internal difference.
Hartman's central argument distinguishes between the Genesis covenant and the Exodus covenant. The Genesis covenant…
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