Blessed Be the Surgeon? The Lubavitcher Rebbe, the Emuna u-mada’ Controversy and Its Legacy

dc.contributor.authorTarant, Zbyněk
dc.date.accessioned2022-03-28T10:00:31Z
dc.date.available2022-03-28T10:00:31Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstract-translatedThis article analyzes the intellectual controversy sparked by the remarks of the last Rebbe of the Lubavitcher dynasty, Menachem Mendel Schneerson (1902-1994), concerning the alleged Divine role in the horrors of the Shoah in the 1970s. The ensuing dispute took place in the form of essays, newspaper articles and op-eds, as well as private and open le- tters, and its echoes have occasionally resonated well into the 2000s. Closer inspection of the controversy, offered in this article, reveals not only the conflicting paradigms between traditional Jewish theodicy on the one hand and secular ethics on the other, but also the di- fferences between Ḥaṣidic hagiographic narration and scientific positivism. This article analyzes the entire debate by using original Hebrew sources, some of which have never been published in English. The Rebbe’s controversial words are analyzed in their full, original context, and the ensuing controversy is explored with a focus on the incompatible patterns of reasoning that may have hindered the dialogue. By further exploring the legacy of this controversy, the article also serves as a case study on how apocrypha are construed in con- temporary religious movements.en
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dc.identifier.citationTARANT, Z. Blessed Be the Surgeon? The Lubavitcher Rebbe, the Emuna u-mada’ Controversy and Its Legacy. Religio. Revue pro religionistiku, 2021, roč. 29, č. 2, s. 159-182. ISSN: 1210-3640cs
dc.identifier.doi10.5817/Rel2021-2-3
dc.identifier.issn1210-3640
dc.identifier.obd43934973
dc.identifier.uri2-s2.0-85125849085
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11025/47283
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherMasaryk Universityen
dc.relation.ispartofseriesReligio. Revue pro religionistikucs
dc.rights© Masarykova univerzitacs
dc.rights.accessopenAccessen
dc.subject.translatedḤabaden
dc.subject.translatedSchneerson, Menachem Mendel (1902-1994)en
dc.subject.translatedGrossman, Ḥaika (1919- 1996)en
dc.subject.translatedtheodicyen
dc.subject.translatedHolocaust memoryen
dc.subject.translatedḤasidismen
dc.subject.translatedpikuaḥ nefeshen
dc.subject.translatedgilgul neshamot.en
dc.titleBlessed Be the Surgeon? The Lubavitcher Rebbe, the Emuna u-mada’ Controversy and Its Legacyen
dc.typečlánekcs
dc.typearticleen
dc.type.statusPeer-revieweden
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionen

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