The Politics of Galut: On the Rabbinical Tradition of the Least Bad Solution

Since exile, the galut, is an outcome of Israel’s defeat, the Jewish political tradition rests on the quest of the least bad solution. This contrasts with Greek-Western political theory. Residing in foreign kingdoms, Jews had to accept their domination and invest in ways to survive in hostile enviro...

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Main Author: Trom, Danny (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2022
In: Zutot
Year: 2022, Volume: 19, Issue: 1, Pages: 42-54
Further subjects:B rabbinical literature
B Kingdom
B political regimes
B Politics
B Exile
B State of Israel
B Nation-state
B Power
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Summary:Since exile, the galut, is an outcome of Israel’s defeat, the Jewish political tradition rests on the quest of the least bad solution. This contrasts with Greek-Western political theory. Residing in foreign kingdoms, Jews had to accept their domination and invest in ways to survive in hostile environments. The article shows how rabbinical literature invented a kind of proto-theory of survival and opens opportunities for Jewish agency. Even the State of Israel, generally seen as a rupture in Jewish history, fits into this traditional political logic of survival in exile.
ISSN:1875-0214
Contains:Enthalten in: Zutot
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/18750214-bja10026