Introduction / Carsten Schapkow (University of Oklahoma)
David Ben-Gurion, the Bible, and the case for Jewish studies and Israel studies / Alan Levenson
Meta-halacha and real life : Using Jewish thought methodology in solving religion and state issues in contemporary Israel / Yossi Ben-Harush
Israel, Palestine, and holy land studies in post-Soviet territory : views, trends, and prospects / Dzmitry Shavialiou
Israel in the mirror of lran : an Iranian approach to Jewish and Israeli messianism / Amir Rezaeipanah
Turkish Jews' perspectives on Israel 101 / Ozgiir Kaymak
Israel studies, the Jewish challenge / Yakov M. Rabkin, Yaacov Yadgarm
Israel Studies, intersectonality, and the changing American college scene / Aharon Klieman
Intersections between Israel studies and Israel education : language-use and educational programming / Shlomit Attias
Jewish studies as transdisciplinary Middle East studies : notes from Tunisia / Achim Rohde
Methodological Canaanism : the case for a rupture between Jewish studies and Israel studies / Johannes Becke
Thinking big : connecting classical Jewish studies, Jewish studies past, present, presence, and Israel studies / Dani Kranz
Intersections of Jewish studies and Israel studies : Israeli Haredim / Tryce Hyman.
Intro; Contents; 1 Introduction; Part I: Defining the Field; 2 David Ben-Gurion, the Bible, and the Case for Jewish Studies and Israel Studies; 3 Meta-Halacha and Real Life; Part II: Defining the Borders of Israel Studies; 4 Israel, Palestine, and Holy Land Studies in Post-Soviet Territory; 5 Israel in the Mirror of Iran; 6 Turkish Jews' Perspectives on Israel; 7 Israel Studies, the Jewish Challenge; Part III: The Place of Israel Studies Contested?; 8 Israel Studies, Intersectonality, and the Changing American College Scene; 9 Intersections between Israel Studies and Israel Education
Part IV: The Middle Eastern Angle10 Jewish Studies as Transdisciplinary Middle East Studies; 11 Methodological Canaanism; Part V: The Future of Israel Studies; 12 Thinking Big; 13 Intersections of Jewish Studies and Israel Studies; Index; About the Contributors