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Judaism in the Yeshiva? At the superficial level Neusner has already answered this question: the seminary's function is to inculcate values, the university's to provide "objective", "value-free" education. But he detects a deeper problem here. Judaism has its own powerful intellectual tradition: the study of Torah is a sacred duty (see paper III). Consequently, "if we study Tanakh or Mishnah or Maimonides in the university classroom, we in fact engage in an act which, from the perspective of Judaism, is religious .. What (then) are we to make ofthe claim to be objective and disinterested?" (p.46). This problem surely arises only for the committed Jew; the reviewer feels no pressure on this score. However, most university teachers (and students) of Judaica are Jewish, so presumably the problem is real enough. Besides theoretical issues, Neusner deals with practical problems that face Jewish Studies in the university. He traces many of these back to the novelty of the subject in the university curriculum. The new-born discipline stands in the shadow of the traditional Yeshivas and must struggle to acquire credibility. It lacks resources to train adequately its own personnel, and it i

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Author

Alexander Scheiber

Publisher

Journal of Jewish Studies

Published

1976

Field

Arts and Humanities (Social Sciences)