Israel in Exile Brian Fitzmaurice providing whale oil to lubricate

providing whale oil to lubricate and illuminate the country

where the narrower focus on eschatological expectation remains dominant

and the practice of mindfulness

Gary Brucato

Israel in Exile Brian Fitzmaurice providing whale oil to lubricateIsrael in Exile is a bold exploration of how the ancient desert of Exodus and Numbers, as archetypal site of human liberation, forms a template for modern political identities, radical skepticism, and questioning of official narratives of the nation that appear in the works of contemporary Israeli authors including David Grossman, Shulamith Hareven, and Amos Oz, as well as diasporic writers such as Edmund Jabs and Simone Zelitch. In contrast to other