Judaism And Global Survival
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Judaism And Global Survival
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Author : Richard H. Schwartz
language : en
Publisher: Lantern Books
Release Date : 2002
Judaism And Global Survival written by Richard H. Schwartz and has been published by Lantern Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Judaism and social problems categories.
This book discusses the challenges facing humanity and the Jewish teaching related to these challenges, in order to Galvanize Jews to help repair the world, as required by Jewish law.
Judaism And Global Survival
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Author : Richard H. Schwartz
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2023-09
Judaism And Global Survival written by Richard H. Schwartz and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-09 with Nature categories.
Judaism and Global Survival presents basic Jewish teachings on peace, justice, compassion, sharing, love of neighbors, environmental sustainability, and others, and urges that they be applied in order to reduce climate change and other environmental threats and help shift our imperiled planet onto a sustainable path. This important book discusses the challenges facing humanity and the Jewish teachings related to these challenges, in order to galvanize Jews to help repair the world (tikkun olam), as required by Jewish law. It argues that we don't need to discover new values and approaches to address current global threats. What is needed is a rediscovery and application of basic Jewish teachings and mandates, such as to pursue peace and justice, to love our neighbors as ourselves, and to act as co-workers with God in protecting and preserving the world. Judaism and Global Survival is meant to be a wake-up call, the strongest that one can make, on the urgency of addressing climate threats and other environmental threats, and the importance of Jews applying Jewish values in addressing these threats. Among the issues discussed in the book are the following: Jews are to guardians of the earth, partners and co-workers with God in working toward tikkun olam, the healing repair and proper transforming of the world; climate change is an existential threat to the world and the only hope to avert a climate catastrophe is through a major shift to plant-based diets, as that would enable reforestation of the vast areas now used for animal agriculture, reducing atmospheric CO2 to a much safer level; vegetarianism, and even mores veganism, is the diet most consistent with Jewish teachings on preserving our health, treating animals with compassion, protecting the environment, conserving natural resources, and helping hungry people.
The World Crisis And Jewish Survival
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Author : Abba Hillel Silver
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1941
The World Crisis And Jewish Survival written by Abba Hillel Silver and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1941 with Antisemitism categories.
The Global Architecture Of Survival
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Author : George L. Fouke Ph.D.
language : en
Publisher: Author House
Release Date : 2014-06-30
The Global Architecture Of Survival written by George L. Fouke Ph.D. and has been published by Author House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-06-30 with History categories.
Human civilization is in danger politically, economically, culturally and environmentally, of a final, tragic collapse. New ideas and resolutions are needed now as never before in history. Dr. Fouke has built upon Sir Henry Maine's formula for how societies progress from "Societies of Status" to "Societies of Contract." He has added a third stage: the Society of Dignity. While the Society of Contract preaches merit and ability, the Society of Dignity would expand on that to include the worth and dignity of every individual. Historically, not everyone is successful in the Society of Contract--the disabled, minorities, those born into poverty, the luckless. A Society of Dignity is a Society of Contract with Purpose. It represents affirmative rights for all, including a minimum standard of living--dignified and humane work, healthcare, education, freedom from hunger, freedom from discrimination--and these human rights are for all, regardless of merit and ability. The Society of Dignity is one that takes seriously the notion that "I am my brother's keeper," one that takes seriously the notion that "as you do unto the least of these, you do unto me." Using as a case-study Jewish history and culture, and the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict as a refracting lens, Dr. Fouke examines what a Society of Dignity would look like, and how we might achieve such a society in as many parts of the world as possible. His message is an urgent plea, because the economic, social, political and environmental deterioration of world civilization has become too obvious to ignore. It is clear that we need a new architecture of survival, and Dr. Fouke's unique interdisciplinary, pragmatic and positive perspective is just the kind of realistic idealism that is called for.
Choosing Survival
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Author : Bernard Susser
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 1999-06-24
Choosing Survival written by Bernard Susser and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-06-24 with Religion categories.
Throughout history, the persecutions of the Jewish people have been central to their identity and to the cohesion of their religion and cultural heritage. But now, with the success of the Jewish State of Israel and the prosperity of Jews in the United States, the collective sufferings that have forged the Jewish identity are disappearing. The compelling question Bernard Susser and Charles Liebman ask in Choosing Survival is: Will this success paradoxically prove fatal to Judaism? Susser and Liebman paint a disturbing portrait of the decline of Judaism in both Israel and the United States and the various--and mainly ineffective--efforts to reverse that decline. In Israel, as Jews are increasingly drawn to cosmopolitan Western culture, Jewishness is in danger of being reduced merely to communal folkways, while political tensions between religious and secular Jews threaten to pull the state apart. In the U.S., assimilation and secularization is even harder to resist. Efforts to strengthen Jewish identity by claiming the U.S. is still anti-Semitic and by pointing to the Holocaust and the threats to Israel's survival have not worked. The authors do, however, see a hopeful sign in Jewish Orthodoxy which, while not a viable solution to the problem, is successfully passing on its tenets and practices and attracting many non-Orthodox Jews. They identify several aspects of Orthodoxy that can be emulated by all Jews and hold the best hope for Jewish survival--its reverence for study, its ability to set and maintain boundaries, and its deep belief in community. For anyone concerned about the fate of Judaism and what it means to be Jewish, Choosing Survival is an impassioned, troubling, and essential book.
Jewish Survival
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Author : Ernest Krausz
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2023-04-14
Jewish Survival written by Ernest Krausz and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-04-14 with Social Science categories.
These essays address Jewish identity, Jewish survival, and Jewish continuity. The authors account for and analyze trends in Jewish identification and the reciprocal effects of the relationship between the Diaspora and Israel at the end of the twentieth century.Jewish identification in contemporary society is a complex phenomenon. Since the emancipation of Jews in Europe and the major historic events of the Holocaust and the establishment of the State of Israel, there have been substantial changes in the collective Jewish identity. As a result, Jewish identity and the Jewish process of identification had to confront the new realities of an open society, its economic globalization, and the impacts of cultural pluralism. The trends in Jewish identification are toward fewer and weaker points of attachment: fewer Jews who hold religious beliefs with such beliefs held less strongly; less religious ritual observance; attachment to Zionism and Israel becoming diluted; and ethnic communal bonds weakening. Jews are also more involved in the wider society in the Diaspora due to fewer barriers and less overt anti-Semitism. This opens up possibilities for cultural integration and assimilation. In Israel, too, there are signs of greater interest in the modern world culture. The major questions addressed by this volume is whether Jewish civilization will continue to provide the basic social framework and values that will lead Jews into the twenty-first century and ensure their survival as a specific social entity.The book contains special contributions by Professor Julius Gould and Professor Irving Louis Horowitz and chapters on "Sociological Analysis of Jewish Identity"; "Jewish Community Boundaries"; and "Factual Accounts from the Diaspora and Israel."
Being Jewish In A Gentile World
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Author : Ronald A. Brauner
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1995
Being Jewish In A Gentile World written by Ronald A. Brauner and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Religion categories.
There is no doubt that America has been the single greatest sustained experience for the Jewish people in almost 4000 years of history. The political, social, religious, and economic freedoms of American democracy have no parallel. And yet, all is not well. While American Jews are not threatened by corrosive antisemitism, pogroms and malevolence, they are endangered, in a paradoxical way, by American culture. Many important Jewish values, concepts, traditions and perceptions do not find expression in the Gentile world. Successive generations of Jews growing up in America are losing their sense of Jewish substance through acculturation with language and values which are alien to real Jewishness. The greatest challenge confronting contemporary Jewish life is identifying and holding on to those principles which define Jews and Judaism as unique.
Beyond Survival
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Author : Dow Marmur
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1982
Beyond Survival written by Dow Marmur and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1982 with Jewish way of life categories.
Sacred Survival
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Author : Jonathan S. Woocher
language : en
Publisher: Bloomington : Indiana University Press
Release Date : 1986
Sacred Survival written by Jonathan S. Woocher and has been published by Bloomington : Indiana University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986 with History categories.
Beyond Survival
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Author : Terry Bookman
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2019-05-15
Beyond Survival written by Terry Bookman and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-05-15 with Religion categories.
BeyondSurvival challenges the current agenda, assumptions, mind-set, and sacred cows of the Jewish establishment, which has largely accepted as a given and become resigned to its communal decline. Instead, BeyondSurvival offers an alternative vision for the Jewish future—a paradigm shift, one in which individuals can find an open and accepting community that joyously and creatively celebrates their sacred way of life. A future in which we can all grow and thrive. BeyondSurvival begins by taking an in-depth look at the obstacles that currently prevent our growth as a people. This is the survival agenda that has served the Jewish community well in the past but now needs to be laid to rest. Change is never easy, but Rabbi Bookman, drawing from his decades of experience as a pulpit rabbi and innovator, shows the reader the path to surmount them. In each successive chapter, BeyondSurvival looks at the opportunities that are in front of us—from active conversion; emerging Jewish communities around the globe; a new understanding of intermarriage; a realigned relationship of mutuality with a pluralistic Israel; a post-modern understanding of Jewish identity; reimagined synagogues and reinvigorated Jewish institutions; and a community that is truly an open door to all. In the afterword, Rabbi Bookman suggests how this can all take shape, positing that a thriving Jewish community can be actualized only when we all thrive. Against all the inertia, resignation, negativity and pessimism that pervades our world, BeyondSurvival is a breath of fresh air, hope, and practical, achievable direction for a bright future that we can create together.