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tag: Jewish particularism Sorted Chronologically (old to new). Sort most recent first? Y.L. Peretz rejected cultural universalism, seeing the world as composed of different nations, each with its own character. Liptzin comments that “Every people is seen by him as a chosen people…”; he saw his role as a Jewish writer to express “Jewish ideals…grounded in Jewish tradition and Jewish history.” This is Peretz’s lampoon of the popularity of Friedrich Schiller’s idealistic paean made famous as the lyrics to the climax of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony. . . . Categories: Tags: 20th century C.E., 57th century A.M., contrarianism, Jewish particularism, Ode to Joy, Sardonic poetry, satire, Yiddish songs Contributor(s): A prayer for human solidarity to mitigate the danger that comes when our particular identity as Bnei Yisrael greatly eclipses our universal identity as Bnei Adam. . . . Categories: Social Justice, Peace, and Liberty, 🇺🇸 National Brotherhood Week, 🌐 United Nations Day (October 24th) Tags: 21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., English vernacular prayer, human solidarity, interconnectedness, interdependence, Israelis and Palestinians, Jewish particularism, particularism and universalism, תחינות teḥinot Contributor(s): A prayer for Israeli-Palestinian solidarity to mitigate the danger that comes when our particular identities greatly eclipse our universal identity as Bnei Adam. . . . | ||
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