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Judaism is a religion that imposes many practical commandments on its believers, pertaining to all spheres of life. The book argues that Judaism impacts human geography by shaping the environment and space of its believers, thus creating a unique ¿Jewish geography.¿
List of contents
Table of ContentsIntroduction
1. The Implementation of Jewish Religious Law in the Building of Neighborhoods and Agricultural Settlements in the Land of Israel
2. Environmental Concerns in the Bylaws of Jerusalem¿s First Neighborhoods
3. The Agricultural Settlement Attempt in Kfar Uriya
4. The Religious Kibbutz Movement and Its Credo
5. HaPoel HaMizrachi Movement and Urban Religious Settlement in the Land of Israel
6. Incorporating Jewish Law in Israel¿s Land Law, 1969
7. The Chabad Movement and Beit Moshiach on 770 Eastern Parkway, New York
8. ¿Jewish Torontö: Street Names, Signs, and Symbols in the North of Metropolitan Toronto
9. The Failure of Jewish Agricultural Settlement in Western Canada
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About the author
Yossi Katz, winner of the 2016 Israel Prize in Geography, is a professor in the Department of Geography, Bar-Ilan University, Israel. Most of Katz¿s research work relates to various issues of settlement, society, state, and community in the contemporary history of the Land of Israel and the State of Israel.
Summary
Judaism is a religion and a way of life that combines beliefs as well as practical commandments and traditions, encompassing all spheres of life. This book argues that Judaism impacts human geography in significant ways: it shapes the environment and space of its believers, thus creating a unique ‘Jewish geography’.
