The Enigma of Martin Buber

December 8, 2019    
11:00 am

Rabbi Gustav Buchdahl

Out of devastating personal experiences he forged a philosophy of interpersonal relationships. He struggled with the issues of conflicting identities. Are Judaism and Nationalism irreconcilable? What would happen if Israel won political independence but lost its reason for being, culturally and spiritually? Relying on the new biography of Buber by Paul Mendes Flohr, we will wrestle with the issues that still plague us.