יהדות כפרשנות—עיונים בהגותו של גולדמן

The central thesis of the article is that Goldman views Judaism as an unbroken process of interpretation, extending both to the philosophical and the halakhic realms. The interpretive process cuts across time, blending a commitment to the past and to tradition with the cultural and sociological contexts of the present. Goldman illustrates this encounter in his attempts to offer an updated Jewish philosophy and in his analysis of halakhic practice. An analysis of Goldman,s interpretive process will reveal him as an original Jewish thinker, who brings religious commitment to confront the challenges of post-modernism.