Called "enriching" and "profoundly moving" by Elie Wiesel, The Jewish Way is a comprehensive and inspiring presentation of Judaism as revealed through its holy days. In thoughtful and engaging prose, Rabbi Irving Greenberg explains and interprets the origin, background, interconnections, ceremonial rituals, and religious significance of all the Jewish holidays, including Passover, Yom Kippur, Purim, Hanukkah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, and Israeli Independence Day. Giving detailed instructions for observance--the rituals, prayers, foods, and songs--he shows how celebrating the holy...
Called "enriching" and "profoundly moving" by Elie Wiesel, The Jewish Way is a comprehensive and inspiring presentation of Judaism as revealed ...
The author writes: "The focus of this book is on Judaism as it expresses itself in the Jewish holidays. Through these days Judaism is most visible and most easily accessible. But this is meant to be more than a book about the holidays; rather, it is a book about the Jewish way through life and history. To celebrate the holidays is to relive by reliving the Jewish way. Over the centuries Jewish thought and values have been crystallized in religious behavior. Judaism's underlying structures of meaning--the understanding of the world, the direction of history, the values of life--have come to...
The author writes: "The focus of this book is on Judaism as it expresses itself in the Jewish holidays. Through these days Judaism is most visible and...
Consisting of conversations between renowned Jewish thinker and teacher Rabbi Irving (Yitz) Greenberg and Shalom Freedman, this book presents the major themes of Rabbi Greenberg's work and thought and addresses the most challenging questions facing Jewish people today.
Consisting of conversations between renowned Jewish thinker and teacher Rabbi Irving (Yitz) Greenberg and Shalom Freedman, this book presents the majo...
Rabbi Greenberg s book makes an invaluable contribution to interfaith conversation. He calls for Christians and Jews to come together in their continuously evolving partnership with God dual covenants that demand openness to each other, learning from each other, and a respect for the distinctiveness of the ongoing validity of each other. Now, when the resurgence of anti-Semitism poses a threat to Jews here and around the world, this powerful book presents a new opportunity to heed the call first put forward by Rabbi Greenberg nearly four decades ago: a call for people of all faiths and...
Rabbi Greenberg s book makes an invaluable contribution to interfaith conversation. He calls for Christians and Jews to come together in their cont...
