Book description
Historically, Jews have thought of themselves in terms of the biblical
phrase, 'The people that dwells alone.' In the current global
environment, this is dangerous. It leads to the isolation of Jews,
Judaism and Israel. Too much contemporary Jewish writing is
self-referential: Jews talking to Jews, preaching to the converted. Yet
Jews cannot cure anti-Semitism alone. We need to persuade Jews and
non-Jews alike that Jews, Judaism and Israel have something unique to
contribute to the future. FUTURE TENSE does this. It moves beyond the
'they hate us' school of Jewish thought to provide an overarching vision
for the future of Judaism, Jewish life and Israel for the twenty-first
century. Chief Rabbi Sir Jonathan Sacks is admired by non-Jews as well
as Jews, by secular as well as religious thinkers, and is equally at
home in the university and the yeshiva. A well-known writer and
broadcaster, he has authored 18 books.
