Brave New Judaism

Brave New Judaism

Author: Miryam Z. Wahrman

Publisher: Brandeis University Press

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13:

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An expert looks at how the different denominations of Judaism respond to biotechnological advances.


Brave New Judaism

Brave New Judaism

Author: Miryam Z. Wahrman

Publisher: Brandeis University Press

Published: 2004-02

Total Pages: 287

ISBN-13: 9781584650324

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An expert looks at how the different denominations of Judaism respond to biotechnological advances.


The New Rabbi

The New Rabbi

Author: Stephen Fried

Publisher: Bantam

Published: 2003-08-26

Total Pages: 386

ISBN-13: 0553380753

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From award-winning journalist Stephen Fried comes a vividly intimate portrait of American Judaism today in which faith, family, and community are explored through the dramatic life of a landmark congregation as it seeks to replace its legendary retiring rabbi—and reinvent itself for the next generation. The New Rabbi The center of this compelling chronicle is Har Zion Temple on Philadelphia’s Main Line, which for the last seventy-five years has been one of the largest and most influential congregations in America. For thirty years Rabbi Gerald Wolpe has been its spiritual leader, a brilliant sermonizer of wide renown--but now he has announced his retirement. It is the start of a remarkable nationwide search process largely unknown to the lay world--and of much more. For at this dramatic moment Wolpe agrees to give extraordinary access to Fried, inviting him--and the reader—into the intense personal and professional life of the clergy and the complex behind-the-scenes life of a major Conservative congregation. These riveting pages bring us a unique view of Judaism in practice: from Har Zion’s strong-willed leaders and influential families to the young bar and bat mitzvahs just beginning their Jewish lives; from the three-days-a-year synagogue goers to the hard core of devout attendees. We are touched by their times of joy and times of grief, intrigued by congregational politics, moved by the search for faith. We witness the conflicts between generations about issues of belief, observance, and the pressures of secular life. We meet Wolpe’s vigorous-minded ailing wife and his sons, one of whom has become a celebrity rabbi in Los Angeles. And we follow the author’s own moving search for meaning as he reconnects with the religion of his youth. We also have a front-row seat at the usually clandestine process of choosing a new rabbi, as what was expected to be a simple one-year search for Rabbi Wolpe’s successor extends to two years and then three. Dozens of résumés are rejected, a parade of prospects come to interview, the chosen successor changes his mind at the last minute, and a confrontation erupts between the synagogue and the New York–based Conservative rabbis’ “union” that governs the process. As the time comes for Wolpe to depart, a venerated house of worship is being torn apart. And thrust onto the pulpit is Wolpe’s young assistant, Rabbi Jacob Herber, in his first job out of rabbinical school, facing the nearly impossible situation of taking over despite being technically ineligible for the position--and finding himself on trial with the congregation and at odds with his mentor. Rich in anecdote and scenes of wonderful immediacy, this is a riveting book about the search for personal faith, about the tension between secular concerns and ancient tradition in affluent America, and about what Wolpe himself has called “the retail business of religion.” Stephen Fried brings all these elements to vivid life with the passion and energy of a superbly gifted storyteller.


The Talmud, the Steinsaltz Edition

The Talmud, the Steinsaltz Edition

Author: Adin Steinsaltz

Publisher: Random House Incorporated

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 323

ISBN-13: 9780679773672

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Since it was first published in 1989, the "Talmud Reference Guide" has introduced thousands of people to the study of the books of Jewish law. The guide is an historical treatise on the Talmud and its role in Jewish life, as well as an essential road map to the twenty projected volumes of the Steinsaltz translation. Brilliantly written and lavishly designed and illustrated, this full-length guide will raise interest in the Talmud.


Brave New Schools

Brave New Schools

Author: Berit Kjos

Publisher:

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 316

ISBN-13: 9781565073883

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Crossing political and departmental lines, the educational system is molding the minds of our children as a means to transform society. With examples from public school materials, Kjos shows how pagan spirituality is being taught in the classroom in subtle and overt ways and how parental influences are being undermined. Strong and informative, this could be the most important book a Christian parent will read.


My Jewish Year

My Jewish Year

Author: Abigail Pogrebin

Publisher: Fig Tree Books

Published: 2017-03-14

Total Pages: 243

ISBN-13: 1941493211

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In the tradition of The Year of Living Biblically by A.J. Jacobs and Walking the Bible: A Journey by Land Through the Five Books of Moses by Bruce Feiler comes Abigail Pogrebin’s My Jewish Year, a lively chronicle of the author’s journey into the spiritual heart of Judaism. Although she grew up following some holiday rituals, Pogrebin realized how little she knew about their foundational purpose and contemporary relevance; she wanted to understand what had kept these holidays alive and vibrant, some for thousands of years. Her curiosity led her to embark on an entire year of intensive research, observation, and writing about the milestones on the religious calendar. Whether in search of a roadmap for Jewish life or a challenging probe into the architecture of Jewish tradition, readers will be captivated, educated and inspired by Abigail Pogrebin’s My Jewish Year.


Demons, Angels, and Writing in Ancient Judaism

Demons, Angels, and Writing in Ancient Judaism

Author: Annette Yoshiko Reed

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2020-01-16

Total Pages: 365

ISBN-13: 052111943X

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A new explanation of the beginnings of Jewish angelology and demonology, drawing on non-canonical writings and Aramaic Dead Sea Scrolls.


When Courage Prevailed

When Courage Prevailed

Author: Esther Gitman

Publisher: Paragon House

Published: 2011-03-03

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781557788948

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A historical study of the treatment of Jews in Yugoslavia after Nazi ideology was adopted, with an emphasis on the ways Jews survived and were rescued by those who put their own lives in great peril. When Courage Prevailed examines the ways Jews were rescued and survived in a country which the Ustaše, with their roots in Yugoslavia's nationality conflicts and politics, adopted the Nazi ideology which emphasized that there could be no compromise in regard to the Jewish Question and the Final Solution: no Jews deserved rescue. Survival of Jews was complicated by Yugoslavia's dismemberment at the hands of the Axis Powers; Germany and Italy and its satellites and puppets. The Nazi propaganda machine advocated that Jews must be exterminated for the good of the Aryans which included the Volksdeutsche, (Yugoslav of German ancestry), the Croats and the Muslims. Those who dared to defy German commands suffered severe penalties.


Golem

Golem

Author: Maya Barzilai

Publisher: NYU Press

Published: 2016-10-18

Total Pages: 323

ISBN-13: 1479889652

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Introduction: The Golem condition -- 1. The face of destruction: Paul Wegener's World War I Golem films -- 2. The Golem cult of 1921 New York: between redemption and expulsion -- 3. Our enemies, ourselves: Israel's monsters of 1948 -- 4. Supergolem: revenge after the Holocaust -- 5. Pacifist computers and Jewish cyborgs: fighting for the future