A record of Carmel College, a Jewish Public School in England from 1948 to 1997 when it closed. The author is the son of the founder and was himself Heasmaster and Principal from 1971 to 1984.
A record of Carmel College, a Jewish Public School in England from 1948 to 1997 when it closed. The author is the son of the founder and was himself H...
What does it mean to be Jewish? Is Judaism strictly a religion, or has it become a culture? Can it have elements of both? What is the role of Judaism on the modern world's complicated stage?
Jews of all backgrounds, from the orthodox to the secular, are asking these hard questions. Jeremy Rosen, a rabbi who leads a Persian Jewish community in Manhattan, is a thought leader in this constantly evolving dialogue. His new book, "Commitment and Controversy: Living in Two Worlds," compiles his blog posts, essays, and papers to offer readers a comprehensive picture of his insights on modern...
What does it mean to be Jewish? Is Judaism strictly a religion, or has it become a culture? Can it have elements of both? What is the role of Judai...
While many people shy away from talking about politics or religion in polite company, author Jeremy Rosen has made religious discourse and education his life's work. An Orthodox Jewish rabbi and professor of religion at institutions around the world, Rosen sets out to make a case for the utility of religion in societies...and its ability to function as a uniting, rather than dividing, force on Earth.
In accessible language and grounded in years of academic study, Rosen asks important questions about the aim of world religions and what they attempt to achieve, before offering reasons why...
While many people shy away from talking about politics or religion in polite company, author Jeremy Rosen has made religious discourse and educatio...
Throughout human history, religious questions have too often alienated or divided people. Ask any two individuals who God is, and they'll give you two different answers. So is it even possible to discuss God, faith, and religion-topics that are so personal-in an open and reasonable manner?
In his intriguingly sensible and progressive book "Can We Talk About God?," author and rabbi Jeremy Rosen invites readers of all beliefs, and disbeliefs, to consider foundational spiritual questions, such as: Can we prove God exists? What do we mean when we say we believe? What is a soul? Does prayer...
Throughout human history, religious questions have too often alienated or divided people. Ask any two individuals who God is, and they'll give you ...
How do genres develop? In what ways do they reflect changing political and cultural trends? What do they tell us about the motivations of publishers and readers? Combining close readings and formal analysis with a sociology of literary institutions and markets, Minor Characters Have Their Day offers a compelling new approach to genre study and contemporary fiction. Focusing on the booming genre of books that transform minor characters from canonical literary texts into the protagonists of new works, Jeremy Rosen makes broader claims about the state of contemporary fiction, the...
How do genres develop? In what ways do they reflect changing political and cultural trends? What do they tell us about the motivations of publishers a...