Prompt Option #2:

How is “kedusha” (holiness) conceptualized in Judaism? (In other words, how do Jews understand, connect to, or cultivate holiness?)

Use at least two of the following sources to support your answer. You must craft an original thesis in response to the question. You might focus on one notion of kedusha or examine contrasting notions.

  • “The Missing Temple” by Dalia Marx
  • “The Centrality of Eretz Yisrael in Nachmanides” by Aryeh Newman
  • Texts from the collection labelled “Midrash on the Land of Israel”
  • Texts from the collection labelled “Midrash on the Temple”
  • “The Sabbath” by Abraham Heschel
  • The Temple (in class sources)
  • The Land of Israel (in class sources)