Ezra Tzfadya
Biographic Data
| ID | 1101050 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ezra Tzfadya |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ezra |
| FAMILY NAME | Tzfadya |
| SIGNATURE | TZFADYA E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Indiana University Bloomington |
| ORCID | 0009-0003-9190-5023 |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Exilic Consciousness and State Sovereignty: Zionist Judaism, Shia Political Theology, and the Jewish Reception of Jalal al-e Ahmad’s Journey to the Guardianship State of Israel
This article examines contemporary Jewish responses to the Iranian Jalal al-e Ahmad’s 1963 travelogue, Journey to the Guardianship State of Israel . Al-e Ahmad interprets Israel’s founding through the lens of Shia political theology. The article analyzes receptions of this text by Israeli political theorists Yaacov Yadgar, coauthoring with Eskander Sadeghi-Boroujerdi, and Bernard Avishai. Avishai reads the work as a prophetic vision of Religious …
Jewish Political Theology and the Crises of Contemporary Israel
Untranslating Rabbinic Blood: Franz Rosenzweig’s “Blood Community,” the Ethical Monotheism of the Jewish Philosopher, and the State
This article explores the concept of blood and the Jewish “Blood Community” (Blutgemeinschaft) in Franz Rosenzweig’s Star of Redemption. It looks at how this notion is deeply ensconced with literary and philosophic practices connected to “Rabbinic Thought.” The article draws parallels between Rosenzweig’s own interpretive practices and those of contemporary Rosenzweig scholars seeking to use his “Blood Community” to buttress the position of the (…
Islamic Philosophy and the Crisis of Modernity: Leo Strauss's Relationship with al-Fārābī, Avicenna, and Averroes
Unveils the profound influence of medieval Islamic philosophy on the thought of Leo Strauss. This study examines the impact of the medieval Muslim philosophers al-Fārābī, Ibn Sīnā (Avicenna) and Ibn Rushd (Averroes) on Leo Strauss. Through meticulous source analysis, Georges Tamer critically evaluates Strauss's interpretation of their works. Furthermore, he explores how Islamic philosophy shaped Strauss's understanding of Maimonides and Plato, pr…
Modern Shia Islamic and Jewish Political Theosophy: An Elective Affinity
The present study will focus on core parallels and nodes of theopolitical exchange between the two most politically and theologically consequential jurist "theosophers" of the twentieth century, the Religious Zionist founding father, the Jewish Rav Avraham Yitzchak Hacohen Kook (1865-1935), and the Shia Islamic Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (1900-1989). Unquestioned masters of the tradition of both medieval philosophy and mysticism, as well as the …
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Modern Shia Islamic and Jewish Political Theosophy: An Elective Affinity
The present study will focus on core parallels and nodes of theopolitical exchange between the two most politically and theologically consequential jurist "theosophers" of the twentieth century, the Religious Zionist founding father, the Jewish Rav Avraham Yitzchak Hacohen Kook (1865-1935), and the Shia Islamic Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (1900-1989). Unquestioned masters of the tradition of both medieval philosophy and mysticism, as well as the …
Islamic Philosophy and the Crisis of Modernity: Leo Strauss's Relationship with al-Fārābī, Avicenna, and Averroes
Unveils the profound influence of medieval Islamic philosophy on the thought of Leo Strauss. This study examines the impact of the medieval Muslim philosophers al-Fārābī, Ibn Sīnā (Avicenna) and Ibn Rushd (Averroes) on Leo Strauss. Through meticulous source analysis, Georges Tamer critically evaluates Strauss's interpretation of their works. Furthermore, he explores how Islamic philosophy shaped Strauss's understanding of Maimonides and Plato, pr…
Untranslating Rabbinic Blood: Franz Rosenzweig’s “Blood Community,” the Ethical Monotheism of the Jewish Philosopher, and the State
This article explores the concept of blood and the Jewish “Blood Community” (Blutgemeinschaft) in Franz Rosenzweig’s Star of Redemption. It looks at how this notion is deeply ensconced with literary and philosophic practices connected to “Rabbinic Thought.” The article draws parallels between Rosenzweig’s own interpretive practices and those of contemporary Rosenzweig scholars seeking to use his “Blood Community” to buttress the position of the (…
Exilic Consciousness and State Sovereignty: Zionist Judaism, Shia Political Theology, and the Jewish Reception of Jalal al-e Ahmad’s Journey to the Guardianship State of Israel
This article examines contemporary Jewish responses to the Iranian Jalal al-e Ahmad’s 1963 travelogue, Journey to the Guardianship State of Israel . Al-e Ahmad interprets Israel’s founding through the lens of Shia political theology. The article analyzes receptions of this text by Israeli political theorists Yaacov Yadgar, coauthoring with Eskander Sadeghi-Boroujerdi, and Bernard Avishai. Avishai reads the work as a prophetic vision of Religious …
Jewish Political Theology and the Crises of Contemporary Israel
Judaism (4 works) · Islamic Studies and History (3 works) · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies (3 works) · Philosophy, Ethics, and Existentialism (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · Islam (2 works) · Jewish Identity and Society (2 works) · Jewish state (2 works) · Medieval and Classical Philosophy (2 works)