ראו אור לאחרונה בהוצאת המכון הישראלי לדמוקרטיה

in general and the weekly Torah portion in particular ; greater attention to traditional liturgical poems ( piyyut ) , especially by secular musicians who are composing and performing age-old Jewish liturgical texts ; and the burgeoning artistic interest in Jewish source material and in dialogue with God and Jewish tradition , which is especially noticeable in popular music , but is found in other fields as well . This book , The Jewish Renaissance in Israeli Society : The Emergence of a New Jew , sets out to explore all facets of this fascinating phenomenon . First , the book distinguishes between two main aspects : a cultural component , in which Jewish texts and tradition function as a cultural treasure meant to enhance the lives of those involved with it , and a spiritual component , with an emphasis on a religious quest for divine contact . Generally speaking , it appears that those drawn to the cultural component are mostly secular people , although some religious people are as w...  To the book