Over four decades ago, the pre-eminent Jewish theologian, Abraham Joshua Heschel, warned of a "second Holocaust" - a spiritual genocide against Judaism that American Jews were perpetrating on themselves. By engaging in assimilation and secularization, he argued, Jews were losing their religious identity and, through it, their identity as a people. In Faith Finding Meaning, Byron L. Sherwin makes the case for a return to Jewish theology as a foundation for restoring Jewish authenticity and for reversing self-destructive assimilationist trends. Rather than focusing on the abstract...
Over four decades ago, the pre-eminent Jewish theologian, Abraham Joshua Heschel, warned of a "second Holocaust" - a spiritual genocide against Judais...
Over four decades ago, the pre-eminent Jewish theologian, Abraham Joshua Heschel, warned of a "second Holocaust" - a spiritual genocide against Judaism that American Jews were perpetrating on themselves. By engaging in assimilation and secularization, he argued, Jews were losing their religious identity and, through it, their identity as a people. In Faith Finding Meaning, Byron L. Sherwin makes the case for a return to Jewish theology as a foundation for restoring Jewish authenticity and for reversing self-destructive assimilationist trends. Rather than focusing on the abstract...
Over four decades ago, the pre-eminent Jewish theologian, Abraham Joshua Heschel, warned of a "second Holocaust" - a spiritual genocide against Judais...
Learn how to live life inspired by the timeless wisdom of Jewish ethical values.
"The works that comprise Jewish ethical literature are self-help manuals in the art form of life. Their primary goal is not to inform but to transform their readers . No human emotion, no human conflict, no moral problem eludes their grasp." from the Introduction
Jewish ethical literature is a genre that has been centuries in the making and yet the wisdom and guidance offered in these classic texts has transcended the gap between ancient and medieval worlds and our own...
Learn how to live life inspired by the timeless wisdom of Jewish ethical values.
Learn how to live life inspired by the timeless wisdom of Jewish ethical values.
"The works that comprise Jewish ethical literature are self-help manuals in the art form of life. Their primary goal is not to inform but to transform their readers . No human emotion, no human conflict, no moral problem eludes their grasp." from the Introduction
Jewish ethical literature is a genre that has been centuries in the making and yet the wisdom and guidance offered in these classic texts has transcended the gap between ancient and medieval worlds and our own...
Learn how to live life inspired by the timeless wisdom of Jewish ethical values.
A handbook of Jewish ethical values and literature. Life as an art form--an invitation to Jewish ethical living.
"It is the human task to complete God's unfinished artistic masterpiece--the human person." --from the Introduction
The classic texts of Jewish ethical literature--works little-known to most of us--are now readily available for personal study. This one-of-a-kind book brings the genre of Jewish ethical literature from its origins in the ancient and medieval worlds, straight into our 21st-century lives.
An invitation into a history rich with...
A handbook of Jewish ethical values and literature. Life as an art form--an invitation to Jewish ethical living.
