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Economic inequity is an issue of worldwide concern in the
twenty-first century. Although these issues have not troubled all
people at all times, they are nonetheless not new. Thus, it is not
surprising that Judaism has developed many perspectives,
theoretical and practical, to explain and ameliorate the
circumstances that produce serious economic disparity. This volume
offers an accessible collection of articles that deal
comprehensively with this phenomenon from a variety of approaches
and perspectives.
Within this framework, the fourteen authors who contributed to
Wealth and Poverty in Jewish Tradition bring a formidable array of
experience and insight to uncover interconnected threads of
conversation and activities that characterize Jewish thought and
action. Among the questions raised, for which there are frequently
multiple responses: Is the giving of tzedakah (generally, although
imprecisely, translated as charity) a command or an impulse? Does
the Jewish tradition give priority to the donor or to the
recipient? To what degree is charity a communal responsibility? Is
there something inherently ennobling or, conversely, debasing about
being poor? How have basic concepts about wealth and poverty
evolved from biblical through rabbinic and medieval sources until
the modern period? What are some specific historical events that
demonstrate either marked success or bitter failure? And finally,
are there some relevant concepts and practices that are
distinctively, if not uniquely, Jewish?
It is a singular strength of this collection that appropriate
attention is given, in a style that is both accessible and
authoritative, to the vast and multiform conversations that are
recorded in the Talmud and other foundational documents of rabbinic
Judaism. Moreover, perceptive analysis is not limited to the past,
but also helps us to comprehend circumstances among todays Jews. It
is equally valuable that these authors are attuned to the
differences between aspirations and the realities in which actual
people have lived.