Michael Marmur

In this session, to be taught in Hebrew, we will consider some aspects of Ahad Ha’am’s complex relationship with Reform Judaism, focusing in particular on a fascinating and little-known exchange between the father of cultural Zionism, Ahad Ha’am (Asher Ginsberg, 1856-1927) and David Neumark (1866-1924), a professor of philosophy at the Hebrew Union College. At stake is the question of whether a modern Judaism incorporating both national and credal dimensions is possible.