The Jewish Political Tradition ― Community

The third of four volumes in a distinguished series, this volume includes chapters on the nature of the communal bond, marriage and family, welfare, taxation, and criminal justice

This is the third of four volumes in a series that seeks to connect the political thought of ancient Israel and the Diaspora with the emerging traditions of the modern Israeli state. The first two volumes dealt with authority and membership, respectively; this one, with Madeline Kochen as a contributing editor, deals with community, with chapters on the communal bond, marriage and family, welfare, taxation, and criminal justice.

Michael Walzer is professor emeritus at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, NJ. Menachem Lorberbaum is professor of Hebrew culture and philosophy at Tel Aviv University. Noam J. Zohar is professor of philosophy at Bar Ilan University. Madeline Kochen is an affiliated member of the University of Arizona’s Center for Judaic Studies, in Tucson.