Menachem Lorberbaum
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Prof. Menachem Lorberbaum is the chair of the department of Jewish Philosophy, Talmud and Kabbala at Tel Aviv University
and is co-director of the Center for Jewish Political Thought. He is a Senior Fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute
in Jerusalem. Prof. Lorberbaum studies political theory and the connection among religion, state, and politics in the Jewish tradition.
A recent book Politics and Limits of Law: Secularizing the Political Medieval Jewish Thought was published by Stanford University Press
(2001) and a Hebrew edition is forthcoming. The Shalom Hartman Institute
published the first book of his four-volume work, The Jewish Political Tradition edited with Michael Walzer
and Noam Zohar, and Yair Lorberbaum, co-editor. It was published in May 2000 by Yale University Press
. A Hebrew edition was published in 2008 by the Shalom Hartman Institute
.
He is on the editorial board of the Hebraic Political Studies
journal.
Tel Aviv University
Tel Aviv University is a public university located in Ramat Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel. With nearly 30,000 students, TAU is Israel's largest university.-History:...
and is co-director of the Center for Jewish Political Thought. He is a Senior Fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute
Shalom Hartman Institute
Shalom Hartman Institute is a Jewish research and education institute based in Jerusalem, Israel, that offers pluralistic Jewish thought and education to scholars, rabbis, educators, and Jewish community leaders in Israel and North America...
in Jerusalem. Prof. Lorberbaum studies political theory and the connection among religion, state, and politics in the Jewish tradition.
A recent book Politics and Limits of Law: Secularizing the Political Medieval Jewish Thought was published by Stanford University Press
Stanford University Press
The Stanford University Press is the publishing house of Stanford University. In 1892, an independent publishing company was established at the university. The first use of the name "Stanford University Press" in a book's imprinting occurred in 1895...
(2001) and a Hebrew edition is forthcoming. The Shalom Hartman Institute
Shalom Hartman Institute
Shalom Hartman Institute is a Jewish research and education institute based in Jerusalem, Israel, that offers pluralistic Jewish thought and education to scholars, rabbis, educators, and Jewish community leaders in Israel and North America...
published the first book of his four-volume work, The Jewish Political Tradition edited with Michael Walzer
Michael Walzer
Michael Walzer is a prominent American political philosopher and public intellectual. A professor emeritus at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey, he is co-editor of Dissent, an intellectual magazine that he has been affiliated with since his years as an undergraduate at...
and Noam Zohar, and Yair Lorberbaum, co-editor. It was published in May 2000 by Yale University Press
Yale University Press
Yale University Press is a book publisher founded in 1908 by George Parmly Day. It became an official department of Yale University in 1961, but remains financially and operationally autonomous....
. A Hebrew edition was published in 2008 by the Shalom Hartman Institute
Shalom Hartman Institute
Shalom Hartman Institute is a Jewish research and education institute based in Jerusalem, Israel, that offers pluralistic Jewish thought and education to scholars, rabbis, educators, and Jewish community leaders in Israel and North America...
.
He is on the editorial board of the Hebraic Political Studies
Hebraic Political Studies
Hebraic Political Studies is an international, peer-reviewed academic journal published by the Shalem Press and devoted to recovering the Hebraic political tradition and evaluating its place in the history of political thought.- History :...
journal.