גליון 16קישור לקריאה

The discussion of Judaism and theater spans a spectrum ranging from the claim that theater, as a product of ancient Greek culture, stands in opposition to the Jewish worldview, to the claim that modern world theater, as we know it today, is in large part a Jewish medium. To begin, we asked you two weeks ago what Jewish playwriting means to you. The poll is still open if you want to test yourselves, but if you want to jump straight to the results, we will present them later here. Here too, the views are very diverse, but one thing is clear: it is impossible to discuss Jewish playwriting without engaging deeply with questions of identity. For that purpose, we have brought together a fascinating roundtable of seven playwrights with different perspectives on the subject, added an article on the ethics of theater according to Yossi Yizraeli and the sources with which he is in dialogue, an article on the new and surprising encounter between the theater medium and the Haredi public, and, finally, a historical overview of the development of Jewish playwriting outside Israel, its impact on us as Israelis, and its role in shaping contemporary world theater.