Messianic Expectations in Hungarian Orthodox Theology before and during the Second World War
A Comparative Study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5349031 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Motti Inbari (0000-0001-5018-6737, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 107 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 506-530 |
| Publication date | 2017-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Jewish Quarterly Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-6682 • E-ISSN: 1553-0604 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/jqr.2017.0027 |
| OpenAlex | W2773415653 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 17 |
In this article, I discuss a disagreement between two rabbis associated with Hungarian Orthodoxy in the interwar period and during the Holocaust regarding the theological role of Zionism in the messianic drama. The two rabbis are Chaim Elazar Shapira ("the Munkacser Rebbe," 1871-1937) and Yissachar Shlomo Teichtel (1885-1945), the chief justice of the rabbinical court (av beit din) and chief rabbi of Pishtian (Piešťany) in Slovakia. I present the rabbis' arguments for and against Zionism and show that the two apparently polarized opinions are rooted in the same assumption that the End Times are drawing near, and that the Jews must prepare accordingly. The article highlights the importance of messianic expectations among Hungarian Orthodoxy prior and during the Holocaust. The differences of opinion on spiritual questions would have tragic practical ramifications
Aesthetics · Archaeology · Art · Drama · Interwar period · Judaism · Literature · Orthodoxy · Period (music) · The Holocaust · Theology · World War II · Zionism · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · History · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · Philosophy · Religion and Society Interactions · Religious studies
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Tikkun as Response to Tragedy
R. Areleh Roth's Pristine Faith
The War on Modernity of R. Hayyim Elazar Shapira of Munkacz
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |