Justice in the City argues; based on the rabbinic textual tradition; especially the Babylonian Talmud; and utilizing French Jewish philosopher Emmanuel Levinas’ framework of interpersonal ethics; that a just city should be a community of obligation. That is; in a community thus conceived; the privilege of citizenship is the assumption of the obligations of the city towards Others who are not always in view―workers; the poor; the homeless. These Others form a constitutive part of the city. The second part of the book is a close analysis of homelessness; labor; and restorative justice from within the theory that was developed. This title will be useful for scholars and students in Jewish studies; especially rabbinic literature and Jewish thought; but also for those interested in contemporary urban issues.
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