Multiple Dialogues: Martin Buber in Palestine/Israel On the Occasion of the 50 Anniversary of Martin Buber’s Death 50 Years of Israeli German Relations International Conference Jerusalem, May 7-12, 2015 Leo Baeck Institute Jerusalem; The Martin Buber Society of Fellows, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Martin Buber Chair in Jewish Thought and Philosophy, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main Workshop Program Jerusalem, May 8, 2015 Leo Baeck Institute Jerusalem 33 Bustenai Street, Jerusalem | Tel. 00972 (2) 5633790 | [email protected] Schedule: 9:00-9:30 Introduction: Paul Mendes-Flohr and Christian Wiese 9:30-9:45 Coffee break 9:45-11:15 Session 1: four parallel workshops 2: The Question of Unity: Between East and West - Buber and India Hanoch Ben-Pazi and Shimon Lev 3: Kingship of God: YHWH as King Christoph Schmidt and Yemima Hadad 4: Judaism and Christianity Shalom Ratzabi and Orr Scharf 5: Images and Anthropology Guy Stroumsa and Dustin Atlas 11:15-11:45 Snack lunch 11:45-13:15 Session 2: four parallel workshops 1: The Crisis of Modernity Uri Ram and William Plevan 6: The Eclipse of God Christian Wiese and Enrico Lucca 7: The Mission of Abraham: “Walk before God” (Gen.17:1) Ron Margolin and Toshihiro Horikawa 8: Martin Buber’s Understanding of Nationality David Ohana and Kotaro Hiraoka 13:15-13:30 Coffee break 13:30-14:15 Conclusion: Paul Mendes-Flohr and Christian Wiese Morning Session: 9:45-11:15 Workshop 2: The Question of Unity: Between East and West - Buber and India Discussants: Hanoch Ben-Pazi, Bar Ilan University; Shimon Lev, Hebrew University Language: English or Hebrew Text 1: Buber's introduction: Ecstatic Confessions in: Ecstatic Confessions, Paul Mendes- Flohr (Edit), San Francisco, 1985 Language: Origin: German / Translation: English, Hebrew Text 2: "The Spirit of the East and Judaism" Lanugage: Origin: Hebrew / Translation: English, Hebrew Focus: Text 1: pp.1, 4-5 Text 2: Hebrew, pp. 54, 56, 68-69 English, pp. 56, 59, 62 77-78 Workshop 3: Kingship of God: YHWH as King Discussants: Christoph Schmidt, Hebrew University; Yemima Hadad, Potsdam Language: English or Hebrew Text: “YHWH Der MELEKH” in: Werke, Königtum Gottes, pp. 608-626 Language: Origin: German / Translation: English, Hebrew Focus: German: 620-625; Hebrew: 92-94; English --- Workshop 4: Judaism and Christianity Discussants: Shalom Ratzabi, Tel Aviv University; Orr Scharf, Haifa University Language: Hebrew Text: Two Types of Faith – Chapter 17, pp.171-174 Language: Origin: German / Translations: English and Hebrew Workshop 5: Images and Anthropology Discussants: Guy Stroumsa, Hebrew University; Dustin Atlas, Al Quds Bard Language: English Text: "Man and his Image Work" in The Knowledge of Man, New York Language: Original: German / Translation: English Focus Sections 4 and 6 Noon Session: 11:45-13:15 Workshop 1: The Crisis of Modernity Discussants: Uri Ram, Ben Gurion University; William Plevan, Princeton Language: English Text 1: "The Problem of the Human Being" in Pnei Adam Language: Origin: Hebrew / Translation: English Text 2: "Between Society and State" in: Pnei Adam Language: Origin: Hebrew / Translation: English Focus: English 3, pp.172(last paragraph)-176 Hebrew 3, pp. 409-413 Workshop 6: The Eclipse of God Discussants: Christian Wiese, Goethe University; Enrico Lucca, Hebrew University Language: English Text: “Religion und Philosophie” , in Gottesfinsternis Language: Origin: German / Translation: English Focus Marked inside the text Workshop 7: The Mission of Abraham: “Walk before God” (Gen.17:1) Discussants: Ron Margolin, Tel Aviv; Toshihiro Horikawa, Heidelberg Language: English Text: Text: “Abraham the Seer”, in On the Bible, Syracuse University Press, 2000 Language: Origin: German / Translation: English Focus Marked inside the text Workshop 8: Martin Buber’s Understanding of Nationality Discussants: David Ohana, Ben Gurion University; Kotaro Hiraoka, Doshisha University, Kyoto, Japan Language: Hebrew Text: Between People and Land Language: Origin: Hebrew and German / Translation: English .