Rabbi Jeshua. An Eastern Story
Author: James Edwin Thorold Rogers
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Published: 2024-05-03
Total Pages: 210
ISBN-13: 3385450993
DOWNLOAD EBOOKReprint of the original, first published in 1881.
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Remix Judaism
Author: Roberta Rosenthal Kwall
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2020-02-14
Total Pages: 268
ISBN-13: 1538129566
DOWNLOAD EBOOKRemix Judaism: Preserving Tradition in a Diverse World offers an eloquent and thoughtful new vision for all Jews seeking a sense of belonging in a changing world, regardless of their current level of observance. Kwall sets out a process of selection, rejection, and modification of rituals that allow for a focus on Jewish tradition rather than on the technicalities of Jewish law. Her goal is not to sell her own religious practices to readers but, rather, to encourage them to find their own personal meaning in Judaism outside the dictates of Commandment by broadening their understanding of how law, culture and tradition fit together. In Remix Judaism, Kwall inspires her audience to be intentional and mindful about the space they allocate for these elements in defining their individual Jewish journeys and identities.
JESUS
Author: Rabbi David Zaslow
Publisher: Paraclete Press
Published: 2013-10-01
Total Pages: 274
ISBN-13: 161261437X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis bold, fresh look at the historical Jesus and the Jewish roots of Christianity challenges both Jews and Christians to re-examine their understanding of Jesus’ commitment to his Jewish faith. Instead of emphasizing the differences between the two religions, this groundbreaking text explains how the concepts of vicarious atonement, mediation, incarnation, and Trinity are actually rooted in classical Judaism. Using the cutting edge of scholarly research, Rabbi Zaslow dispels the myths of disparity between Christianity and Judaism without diluting the unique features of each faith. Jesus: First Century Rabbi is a breath of fresh air for Christians and Jews who want to strengthen and deepen their own faith traditions.
Abraham Joshua Heschel
Author: Julian E. Zelizer
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2021-10-26
Total Pages: 329
ISBN-13: 0300262353
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA biography of the rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel, who became a symbol of the marriage between religion and social justice “When I marched in Selma, I felt my legs were praying.” So said Polish-born American rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel (1907–1972) of his involvement in the 1965 Selma civil rights march alongside Martin Luther King Jr. Heschel, who spoke with a fiery moralistic fervor, dedicated his career to the struggle to improve the human condition through faith. In this new biography, author Julian Zelizer tracks Heschel’s early years and foundational influences—his childhood in Warsaw and early education in Hasidism, his studies in late 1920s and early 1930s Berlin, and the fortuitous opportunity, which brought him to the United States and saved him from the Holocaust, to teach at Hebrew Union College and the Jewish Theological Seminary. This deep and complex portrait places Heschel at the crucial intersection between religion and progressive politics in mid-twentieth-century America. To this day Heschel remains a symbol of the fight to make progressive Jewish values relevant in the secular world.
Moral Grandeur and Spiritual Audacity
Author: Abraham Joshua Heschel
Publisher: Macmillan
Published: 1997-05-16
Total Pages: 468
ISBN-13: 9780374524951
DOWNLOAD EBOOKGathers essays by the Jewish scholar, activist, and theologian about Judaism, Jewish heritage, social justice, ecumenism, faith, and prayer.
Second Exodus
Author: Martin K. Barrack
Publisher:
Published: 1999-01-01
Total Pages: 388
ISBN-13: 9780965712521
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAni Maamin
Author: Joshua Berman
Publisher: Maggid
Published: 2020-02-20
Total Pages:
ISBN-13: 9781592645381
DOWNLOAD EBOOKJesus the Messiah in the Hebrew Bible
Author: Eugen J. Pentiuc
Publisher: Paulist Press
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 212
ISBN-13: 9780809143467
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOld Testament prophecy and the New Testament fulfillment of Jesus the Messiah. Intended as primarily a pastoral work, based on theology and biblical exegesis, it contains' homelitic outlines and samples. Also included are the church Fathers' writings on the most important issues of hermeneutics. This book is a work of exegesis and biblical theology entwined with pastoral guidance. It will be a useful tool for both ministers and faithful in their quest of Christ in the Old Testament.
A Kosher Christmas
Author: Joshua Eli Plaut
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Published: 2012-10-24
Total Pages: 231
ISBN-13: 0813553814
DOWNLOAD EBOOKChristmas is not everybody’s favorite holiday. Historically, Jews in America, whether participating in or refraining from recognizing Christmas, have devised a multitude of unique strategies to respond to the holiday season. Their response is a mixed one: do we participate, try to ignore the holiday entirely, or create our own traditions and make the season an enjoyable time? This book, the first on the subject of Jews and Christmas in the United States, portrays how Jews are shaping the public and private character of Christmas by transforming December into a joyous holiday season belonging to all Americans. Creative and innovative in approaching the holiday season, these responses range from composing America’s most beloved Christmas songs, transforming Hanukkah into the Jewish Christmas, creating a national Jewish tradition of patronizing Chinese restaurants and comedy shows on Christmas Eve, volunteering at shelters and soup kitchens on Christmas Day, dressing up as Santa Claus to spread good cheer, campaigning to institute Hanukkah postal stamps, and blending holiday traditions into an interfaith hybrid celebration called “Chrismukkah” or creating a secularized holiday such as Festivus. Through these venerated traditions and alternative Christmastime rituals, Jews publicly assert and proudly proclaim their Jewish and American identities to fashion a universally shared message of joy and hope for the holiday season. See also: http://www.akosherchristmas.org
Embracing Auschwitz
Author: Joshua Hammerman
Publisher:
Published: 2020-05-14
Total Pages: 238
ISBN-13: 9781934730898
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Judaism of Sinai and the Judaism of Auschwitz are merging, resulting in new visions of Judaism that are only beginning to take shape. Each of the chapters of this book outlines an aspect of this work-in-progress, this Torah of Auschwitz, and we will see just how the ways of Sinai are being recast, the old wells re-dug. Jewish survival will not be assured until the grandchildren of survivors and others of their generation can begin to take the darkness of the Shoah and turn it into a song, absorbing the absurdity of a silent God while loving life nonetheless. "Compelling and provocative." --Yossi Klein Halevi, author, Letters to My Palestinian Neighbor "Eye opening and thought provoking." --U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal "A powerful meditation on what Judaism could be in this time." -- Peter Beinart, author, The Crisis of Zionism "Hammerman's brave new vision challenges us and demands our attention." -- Gary Rosenblatt, Editor At Large, The Jewish Week "Should be read by every Jew who cares about Judaism." -- Rabbi Dr. Irving "Yitz" Greenberg, author, The Jewish Way
