The Rabbi’s Wife
The Rabbi’s Wife

Author: Shuly Rubin Schwartz

Publisher: NYU Press

Published: 2007-09

Total Pages: 326

ISBN-13: 0814740537

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2006 National Jewish Book Award, Modern Jewish Thought Long the object of curiosity, admiration, and gossip, rabbis' wives have rarely been viewed seriously as American Jewish religious and communal leaders. We know a great deal about the important role played by rabbis in building American Jewish life in this country, but not much about the role that their wives played. The Rabbi’s Wife redresses that imbalance by highlighting the unique contributions of rebbetzins to the development of American Jewry. Tracing the careers of rebbetzins from the beginning of the twentieth century until the present, Shuly Rubin Schwartz chronicles the evolution of the role from a few individual rabbis' wives who emerged as leaders to a cohort who worked together on behalf of American Judaism. The Rabbi’s Wife reveals the ways these women succeeded in both building crucial leadership roles for themselves and becoming an important force in shaping Jewish life in America.

The Rabbi's Wife
The Rabbi's Wife

Author: Tanya Zajdel

Publisher:

Published: 2020-02-22

Total Pages: 270

ISBN-13:

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A young, beautiful rabbi's wife finally escapes her abusive marriage and leaves her orthodox Jewish life behind, along with her two children. Unbeknownst to Tanya, this was just the beginning of her experiences with violent organized crime, sexual assault and unsolved mystery. This memoir follows Tanya's evolution from a victimized rabbi's wife to a sexually liberated huntress, sleeping with powerful men, investigating her own rape case and battling the criminal and civil legal systems until she finally finds what she is looking for. In an attempt to heal from her trauma and escape single motherhood, Tanya periodically runs away to the uninhabitable ends of the earth where she stumbles upon strange and dangerous adventures in the wild. She forges new friendships in India, the Amazon rainforest and Indonesia with strangers who help her on her journey to post-traumatic growth and self-repair. But what really happened to Tanya on those dark nights behind locked doors? If the truth only lies in the evidence that can be procured, then perhaps nobody will ever know... "Tanya's words excite and incite, they surely give you the courage to live your life to the full." - BERYL WAJSMAN, PRESIDENT, INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS OF MONTREAL.

The Committed Marriage
The Committed Marriage

Author: Esther Jungreis

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 2014-08-19

Total Pages: 204

ISBN-13: 0062376926

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Taking in the wisdom contained on these pages, we realize that marriage is a perfect venue for working out the purpose of our lives. — Spirituality and Health magazine

The Rabbi
The Rabbi

Author: Noah Gordon

Publisher: Open Road Media

Published: 2012-06-05

Total Pages: 575

ISBN-13: 1453263772

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The New York Times–bestselling novel that follows the life and career of a rabbi as he journeys through America: “A rewarding reading experience.” —Los Angeles Times Michael Kind is raised in the Jewish cauldron of 1920s New York, familiar with the stresses and materialism of metropolitan life. Turning to the ancient set of ethics of his Orthodox grandfather, with a modern twist, he becomes a Reform rabbi. As insecure and sexually needy as any other young male, he serves as a circuit-rider rabbi in the Ozarks, and then as a temple rabbi in the racially ugly South, in a San Francisco suburb, in a Pennsylvania college town, and finally, in a New England community west of Boston. Along the way he falls deeply in love with and marries the daughter of a Congregational minister; she converts to Judaism and they have two complex, interesting children. Noah Gordon’s picture of a brilliant and talented religious counselor—who at times is as bereft and uncertain as any of his congregants—is a deeply moving and very satisfying novel.

The Rabbi’s Wife
The Rabbi’s Wife

Author: Shuly Rubin Schwartz

Publisher: NYU Press

Published: 2007-09-01

Total Pages: 327

ISBN-13: 0814786901

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2006 National Jewish Book Award, Modern Jewish Thought Long the object of curiosity, admiration, and gossip, rabbis' wives have rarely been viewed seriously as American Jewish religious and communal leaders. We know a great deal about the important role played by rabbis in building American Jewish life in this country, but not much about the role that their wives played. The Rabbi’s Wife redresses that imbalance by highlighting the unique contributions of rebbetzins to the development of American Jewry. Tracing the careers of rebbetzins from the beginning of the twentieth century until the present, Shuly Rubin Schwartz chronicles the evolution of the role from a few individual rabbis' wives who emerged as leaders to a cohort who worked together on behalf of American Judaism. The Rabbi’s Wife reveals the ways these women succeeded in both building crucial leadership roles for themselves and becoming an important force in shaping Jewish life in America.

One God Clapping
One God Clapping

Author: Alan Lew

Publisher: Jewish Lights Publishing

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 337

ISBN-13: 1580231152

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From Zen Buddhist practitioner to rabbi, East meets West in this firsthand account of a spiritual journey. Rabbi Alan Lew is known as the Zen Rabbi, a leader in the Jewish meditation movement who works to bring two ancient religious traditions into our everyday lives. One God Clapping is the story of his roundabout yet continuously provoking spiritual odyssey. It is also the story of the meeting between East and West in America, and the ways in which the encounter has transformed how all of us understand God and ourselves. Winner of the PEN / Joseph E. Miles Award Like a Zen parable or a Jewish folk tale, One God Clapping unfolds as a series of stories, each containing a moment of revelation or instruction that, while often unexpected, is never simple or contrived. One God Clapping, like the life of the remarkable Alan Lew himself, is a bold experiment in the integration of Eastern and Western ways of looking at and living in the world.

The Sacred Calling
The Sacred Calling

Author: Rebecca Einstein Schorr

Publisher: CCAR Press

Published: 2016-05-17

Total Pages: 609

ISBN-13: 0881232807

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Women have been rabbis for over forty years. No longer are women rabbis a unique phenomenon, rather they are part of the fabric of Jewish life. In this anthology, rabbis and scholars from across the Jewish world reflect back on the historic significance of women in the rabbinate and explore issues related to both the professional and personal lives of women rabbis. This collection examines the ways in which the reality of women in the rabbinate has impacted on all aspects of Jewish life, including congregational culture, liturgical development, life cycle ritual, the Jewish healing movement, spirituality, theology, and more. Published by CCAR Press, a division of the Central Conference of American Rabbis