Judaism on Pleasure
Author: Reuven P. Bulka
Publisher: Jason Aronson
Published: 1987
Total Pages: 203
ISBN-13: 9781568213088
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Author: Reuven P. Bulka
Publisher: Jason Aronson
Published: 1987
Total Pages: 203
ISBN-13: 9781568213088
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTo find more information on Rowman & Littlefield titles, please visit us at www.rowmanlittlefield.com.
Author: Reuven P. Bulka
Publisher:
Published: 1987
Total Pages: 160
ISBN-13:
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Author: Hava Tirosh-Samuelson
Publisher:
Published: 2016-02-27
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780822963974
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHava Tirosh-Samuelson shows that happiness is an important concept in Jewish discourse from antiquity to the seventeenth century. Notions of happiness are rooted in the intellectual culture of a given period, including cultural exchanges among Judaism, Islam, and Christianity. Demonstrating the discourse on happiness as a dramatic interplay between Wisdom and Torah, between philosophy and religion, between reason and faith, Tirosh-Samuelson presents, to specialists and non-specialists alike, a fascinating tour of Jewish intellectual history.
Author: Danya Ruttenberg
Publisher: NYU Press
Published: 2009-06-01
Total Pages: 306
ISBN-13: 0814776345
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn this unique collection of essays, some of today’s smartest Jewish thinkers explore a broad range of fundamental questions in an effort to balance ancient tradition and modern sexuality In the last few decades a number of factors—post-modernism, feminism, queer liberation, and more—have brought discussion of sexuality to the fore, and with it a whole new set of questions that challenge time-honored traditions and ways of thinking. For Jews of all backgrounds, this has often led to an unhappy standoff between tradition and sexual empowerment. Yet as The Passionate Torah illustrates, it is of critical importance to see beyond this apparent conflict if Jews are to embrace both their religious beliefs and their sexuality. With incisive essays from contemporary rabbis, scholars, thinkers, and writers, this collection not only surveys the challenges that sexuality poses to Jewish belief, but also offers fresh new perspectives and insights on the changing place of sexuality within Jewish theology—and Jewish lives. Covering topics such as monogamy, inter-faith relationships, reproductive technology, homosexuality, and a host of other hot-button issues, these writings consider how contemporary Jews can engage themselves, their loved ones, and their tradition in a way that’s both sexy and sanctified. Seeking to deepen the Jewish conversation about sexuality, The Passionate Torah brings together brilliant thinkers in an attempt to bridge the gap between the sacred and the sexual. Contributors: Rebecca Alpert, Wendy Love Anderson, Judith R. Baskin, Aryeh Cohen, Elliot Dorff, Esther Fuchs, Bonna Haberman, Elliot Kukla, Gail Labovitz, Malka Landau, Sarra Lev, Laura Levitt, Sara Meirowitz, Jay Michaelson, Haviva Ner-David, Danya Ruttenberg, Naomi Seidman, and Arthur Waskow.
Author: Yocheved Debow
Publisher:
Published: 2021
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781602804500
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Avraham Peretz Friedman
Publisher: Compass Books
Published: 2014-02-25
Total Pages: 139
ISBN-13: 0976196603
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Shmuley Boteach
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2023-09-26
Total Pages: 330
ISBN-13: 1510779906
DOWNLOAD EBOOKGreat sex consists entirely of motions, Kosher Sex consists of motions that elicit lasting emotions. Great sex is an undertaking of two separate bodies, Kosher Sex is two halves of the same whole. Twenty-five years ago, Rabbi Shmuley Boteach's celebrated international bestseller Kosher Sex changed how we view and approach sex, marriage, erotic attraction, and personal relationships by drawing on traditional Jewish wisdom. Based on his extensive experience counseling individuals and couples, the author breaks down sexual taboos and openly yet respectfully discusses the meanings, emotions, and hidden power of sex. With his unique anecdotal style, Rabbi Boteach illustrates each and every point, using real couples who have discovered the joys of "kosher sex"—sex that blends passion and lovers—and suggests revolutionary ways of synthesizing the best that each has to offer. When half of all marriages fail and one third are sexless and platonic, Kosher Sex has an astonishing and electrifying impact.
Author: David Biale
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Published: 2023-09-01
Total Pages: 334
ISBN-13: 0520920066
DOWNLOAD EBOOKContradictory stereotypes about Jewish sexuality pervade modern culture, from Lenny Bruce's hip eroticism to Woody Allen's little man with the big libido (and even bigger sexual neurosis). Does Judaism in fact liberate or repress sexual desire? David Biale does much more than answer that question as he traces Judaism's evolving position on sexuality, from the Bible and Talmud to Zionism up through American attitudes today. What he finds is a persistent conflict between asceticism and gratification, between procreation and pleasure. From the period of the Talmud onward, Biale says, Jewish culture continually struggled with sexual abstinence, attempting to incorporate the virtues of celibacy, as it absorbed them from Greco-Roman and Christian cultures, within a theology of procreation. He explores both the canonical writings of male authorities and the alternative voices of women, drawing from a fascinating range of sources that includes the Book of Ruth, Yiddish literature, the memoirs of the founders of Zionism, and the films of Woody Allen. Biale's historical reconstruction of Jewish sexuality sees the present through the past and the past through the present. He discovers an erotic tradition that is not dogmatic, but a record of real people struggling with questions that have challenged every human culture, and that have relevance for the dilemmas of both Jews and non-Jews today.
Author: Paul Michael Yedwab
Publisher: Behrman House Publishing
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780807407639
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAre you looking for a high school curriculum that brings to life issues directly related to your students? Would you like to help your students improve their text skills?ÔøΩSex in the TextÔøΩmay be your answer.
Author: Behrman House
Publisher: Behrman House, Inc
Published: 2005-06
Total Pages: 230
ISBN-13: 9780867050868
DOWNLOAD EBOOKParts I through IV of Teaching Tefilah contain fifteen chapters, each dealing with a section of the worship service or a topic related to prayer. Part V, new in this expanded revised edition, contains six new essays reflecting on recent trends in Jewish worship.