Yair Berlin
Biographic Data
| ID | 4251842 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Yair Berlin |
| GIVEN NAMES | Yair |
| FAMILY NAME | Berlin |
| SIGNATURE | BERLIN Y |
| AFFILIATIONS | Bar-Ilan University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9888-9730 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Revisiting fear in Zionism
Falling in Love with Scripture
This article examines the emotional and intellectual dimensions of Torah study in contemporary Lithuanian Haredi Judaism in Israel by analyzing the cultural construction of ahavat ha-Torah (love of Torah). While scholarly discussions of religious love have traditionally focused on interpersonal love or love of God, this study highlights a unique form of love directed toward a textual object-the Torah. Drawing on discourse-analytic approaches and …
Beyond the negativity of the emotion of fear
Fear is regularly cited as a typical example of a ‘negative emotion’. The present article considers alternative perspectives, seeking to develop a theoretical framework that takes into account the possibility of perceiving fear as an emotion that can carry ‘positivity’. As a test case of a possible positive function of fear, I analyse the religious discourse surrounding fear in Israeli ultra-Orthodox society, where fear is often regarded as a pos…
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Beyond the negativity of the emotion of fear
Fear is regularly cited as a typical example of a ‘negative emotion’. The present article considers alternative perspectives, seeking to develop a theoretical framework that takes into account the possibility of perceiving fear as an emotion that can carry ‘positivity’. As a test case of a possible positive function of fear, I analyse the religious discourse surrounding fear in Israeli ultra-Orthodox society, where fear is often regarded as a pos…
Revisiting fear in Zionism
Falling in Love with Scripture
This article examines the emotional and intellectual dimensions of Torah study in contemporary Lithuanian Haredi Judaism in Israel by analyzing the cultural construction of ahavat ha-Torah (love of Torah). While scholarly discussions of religious love have traditionally focused on interpersonal love or love of God, this study highlights a unique form of love directed toward a textual object-the Torah. Drawing on discourse-analytic approaches and …
Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies (2 works) · Judaism (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Theology (2 works) · Audiology (1 work) · Cognitive psychology (1 work) · Emotionality (1 work) · Families in Therapy and Culture (1 work) · Humor Studies and Applications (1 work)