Between Cross and Crescent: Jewish Civilization from Mohammed to Spinoza

Judah ha-Levi's Cultural Critique (1x8)

Air date: Dec 19, 2005

We look at the work and impact of Judah ha-Levi, one of the most talented of Spain's Hebrew poets, whose writings denounce both the excessive integration of Spanish cultural values into the heart of Judaism and the fusion of philosophy and Judaism—a religious experience beyond the reach of rational discourse.