Abstract
This study focuses on the question of the relationship between Martin Buber's work and Judaism. In spite of the harsh criticism of his philosophical, religious and political ideas on part of a number of eminent Jewish personalities, Buber remains one of the most important Jewish thinkers of the modern time.
One should therefore ask in what ways is his thought rooted in the Jewish tradition. Analysis of Buber's life and work indicates that his thought can be described as Hebraic humanism.
His philosophy of dialogue and his interpretation of Chassidism were inspired by the mediation process involved in the translation of Biblical texts.