Preface to the Second Edition

Preface to the First Edition

Introduction: The Jewish Political Tradition

Daniel J. Elazar

Part I: Foundations

Introduction: The Edah as a Classic Republic

1. Convenant as the Basis of the Jewish Political Tradition

Daniel J. Elazar

2. The Concept of the Three Ketarim: Their Place in Jewish Political Thought and Implications for Studying Jewish Constitutional History

Stuart A. Cohen

3. The Rabbinic Understanding of the Covenant

Gordon M. Freeman

Part II: Theoretical Development

Introduction: The Constitutional Dimension of Jewish History

4. Prolegomena to Jewish Political Theory

Bernard Susser

Eliezer Don-Yehiya

5. The Jewish People as the Classic Diaspora: A Political Analysis

Daniel J. Elazar

6. The Attitude Towards the State in Modern Jewish Thought Before Zionism

Eliezer Schweid

Part III: Institutional Dynamics

Introduction: The Epochs Explored

7. The Transition from Tribal Republic to Monarchy in Ancient Israel and Its Impression on Jewish Political History

Moshe Weinfeld

8. The Kehillah

Daniel J. Elazar

9. Political Conflict and the Use of Power in the World of the Geniza

Shlomo Dov Goitein

10. On Power and Authority: The Halakhic Stance of the Traditional Community and Its Contemporary Implications

Menachem Elon

11. Individual and Community in the Middle Ages: Halakhic Theory

Gerald J. Blidstein

12. Patterns of Political Organization and Leadership in Modern Jewish Communities and Their Contemporary Implications

Peter Y. Medding

Part IV: Contemporary Implications

Introduction: Judaism and Jewish Communities in the Contemporary World

13. The Jewish People and the Kingdom of Heaven: A Study of Jewish Theocracy

Ella Belfer

14. The Jewish Political Tradition as a Vehicle for Jewish Auto-Emancipation

Dan V. Segre

15. Towards a General Theory of Jewish Political Interests and Behavior

Peter Y. Medding

16. The Application of Jewish Public Law in the State of Israel

Menachem Elon

17. Moral and Symbolic Elements in the Politics of Israel-Diaspora Relations

Charles S. Liebman

18. Halakhah as a Ground for Creating a Shared Political Dialogue Among Contemporary Jews

David Hartman

Afterword: Future Directions

Daniel J. Elazar

Contributors

Index