Portrait Of An American Rabbi In His Own Words
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Portrait Of An American Rabbi In His Own Words
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Author : Rabbi Lance J. Sussman Ph.D.
language : en
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Release Date : 2023-06-14
Portrait Of An American Rabbi In His Own Words written by Rabbi Lance J. Sussman Ph.D. and has been published by Xlibris Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-06-14 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
It is important to bear in mind that Sussman has also been a true credit to the Reform rabbinate. He has taught thousands of congregants over the decades. He imparted his love for the Jewish people and its past from the pulpit, under the marriage canopy, and even at the funeral bier. These attainments must never be minimized or overlooked. One of Isaac Mayer Wise’s students memorialized a noteworthy incident that occurred during a class that Wise was teaching. Wise suddenly began to feel ill and decided to end the class early. As Wise began to step down from his teaching platform, a well-meaning rabbinical student jumped up from his seat, grabbed his teacher’s arm and said, “May I help you down, Doctor?” The famous rabbi shifted his glance and said in a voice loud enough for the rest of the class to hear: “Never help a person down, my boy, a rabbi must always help people up!” This is how Rabbi Dr. Sussman has led in the various communities he served over the past four decades. He has been a learned rabbi who never lost sight of his obligation to help people up. Rabbi Dr. Gary P. Zola Executive Director Emeritus, American Jewish Archives Ackerman Family Distinguished Professor, HUC-JIR From “To The Readers,” written for the AJA Festschrift in honor of Rabbi Dr. Lance J. Sussman, 2024
Portrait Of A Reform Rabbi Continuity And Change
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Author : Rabbi Lance J. Sussman Ph.D.
language : en
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Release Date : 2024-09-11
Portrait Of A Reform Rabbi Continuity And Change written by Rabbi Lance J. Sussman Ph.D. and has been published by Xlibris Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-09-11 with Religion categories.
I am a Jew because I believe that Judaism understands that between mercy and justice there is a path of righteousness. I am a Jew because I believe the “saving of a life” is an urgent mitzvah. I am a Jew because I believe Judaism believes that education is an urgent mitzvah. I am a Jew because Judaism rejects the belief that it is superior to other traditions and makes its claim on me only because it is already mine. I am a Jew because in Judaism all of God’s children are equally God’s children and every life is sacred. I am a Jew because Judaism believes that existence is not an accident and has meaning. I am a Jew because Judaism recognizes holiness in everything beautiful, kind, and just in this world. I am a Jew because Judaism is my spiritual home, and from my home, I can share in the beauty and delights of all creation. I am a Jew because Judaism believes in personal responsibility, forgiveness, and hope. I am a Jew because Judaism values my humanity above my ethnicity and enables me to become a better person by becoming a better Jew. I am a Jew because Judaism recognizes that the world is not complete and that all of us have deep responsibilities in completing it and thereby complete ourselves as human beings and as Jews. — Rabbi Lance J. Sussman, Ph.D.
American Rabbi
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Author : Steven T. Katz
language : en
Publisher: NYU Press
Release Date : 1997-03
American Rabbi written by Steven T. Katz and has been published by NYU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997-03 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
American Rabbi provides a comprehensive and insightful assessment of Rabbi Jacob Agus' standing as a notable Jewish thinker. The volume brings together original writings by a range of distinguished contributors to consider the main aspects of Agus' life and work in detail and to flesh out the broad and repercussive themes of his corpus. Taken as a whole, they present a broad and substantial picture of a remarkable American Rabbi and scholar, illuminating Agus' committment to Jewish people everywhere, his profound and unwavering spirituality, his continual reminders of the very real dangers of pseudo-messianism and misplaced romantic zeal, and his willingness to take politically and religiously unpopular stands. Formulated as a companion volume to The Essential Agus, which presents selections of Agus' own writings, the contributors' analyses are based on specific selections of Agus' work which appear in The Essential Agus. Though each volume stands on its own, they are closely interconnected and readers will benefit from consulting both works.
American Rabbis Second Edition
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Author : David J. Zucker
language : en
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Release Date : 2019-06-21
American Rabbis Second Edition written by David J. Zucker and has been published by Wipf and Stock Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-06-21 with Religion categories.
This book is a broad-brush approach describing the realities of life in the American rabbinate. Factual portrayals are supplemented by examples drawn from fiction—primarily novels and short stories. Chapters include: ♣Rabbinic Training ♣Congregational Rabbis and Their Communities ♣Congregants’ Views of Their Rabbis ♣Women Rabbis [also including examples from TV and Cinema] ♣Assimilation, Intermarriage, Patrilineality, and Human Sexuality ♣God, Israel, and Tradition This book draws upon sociological data, including the recent Pew Research Center survey on Jewish life in America, and presents a contemporary view of rabbis and their communities. The realities of the American rabbinate are then compared/contrasted with the ways fiction writers present their understanding of rabbinic life. The book explores illustrations from two hundred novels, short stories, and TV/cinema; representing well over 135 authors. From the first real-life women rabbis in the early 1970s to today’s statistics of close to 1,600 women rabbis worldwide, major changes have taken place. Women rabbis are transforming the face of Judaism. For example, this newly revised second edition of American Rabbis: Facts and Fiction reflects a fivefold increase in terms of examples of fictional women rabbis, from when the book was first published in 1998. There is new and expanded material on some of the challenges in the twenty-first century, women rabbis, human sexuality/LGBTQ matters, trans/post/non-denominational seminaries, and community-based rabbis.
Looking Forward Looking Back
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Author : Jana Pohl
language : en
Publisher: Rodopi
Release Date : 2011
Looking Forward Looking Back written by Jana Pohl and has been published by Rodopi this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with History categories.
How is the life-altering event of migration narrated for children, especially if it was caused by Anti-Semitism and poverty? What of the country of origin is remembered and what is forgotten, and what of the target country when the migration is imagined there a century later? Looking Forward, Looking Back examines today’s representation of Jewish mass migration from Eastern Europe to America around the turn of the last century. It explores the collective story that emerges when American authors look back at this exodus from an Eastern European home to a new one to be established in America. Focusing on children’s literature, it investigates a wide range of texts including young adult literature as well as picture books and hence sheds light on the dynamics of the verbal and the visual in generating images of the self and other, the familiar and the strange. This book is of interest to scholars in the field of imagology, children’s literature, cultural studies, American studies, Slavic studies, and Jewish studies.
The Literary World
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1897
The Literary World written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1897 with Literature categories.
Portraits Of Adult Jewish Learning
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Author : Diane Tickton Schuster
language : en
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Release Date : 2022-06-16
Portraits Of Adult Jewish Learning written by Diane Tickton Schuster and has been published by Wipf and Stock Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-06-16 with Religion categories.
What do we mean by "adult Jewish learning"? Where is contemporary adult Jewish learning taking place? What kinds of learning matter to adult Jewish learners in the twenty-first century? Portraits of Adult Jewish Learning boldly tackles these questions through the exploration of various learners' experiences in diverse circumstances: couples exploring a Jewish museum, actors co-creating a Jewish-themed play, social justice activists consolidating their Jewish values and identities, Jewish preschool educators visiting Israel, Jewish and non-Jewish staff at a Jewish social service agency studying traditional texts together, Latinx converts seeking to understand "how to be a good Jew," members of a Torah study group producing their own commentaries, Jewish community leaders coming to terms with the challenges of Jewish pluralism. Using the social science methodology of portraiture, the authors provide nuanced detail about the wide range of participants, settings, subject matter, and ways of meaning making that characterize adult Jewish learning today. Viewing these narratives side by side enables readers to think "outside the frame" about programming, curricula, pedagogies, and contexts that encourage meaningful adult learning. This book will capture the imagination of educational leaders, clergy, policymakers, philanthropists, teachers, and adult learners, and will spark conversation about how to enrich the field of adult Jewish learning overall.
The Prairie Schooner Anthology Of Contemporary Jewish American Writing
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Author : Hilda Raz
language : en
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Release Date : 1998-01-01
The Prairie Schooner Anthology Of Contemporary Jewish American Writing written by Hilda Raz and has been published by U of Nebraska Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998-01-01 with Literary Criticism categories.
A vivid collection, bringing together a wide selection of contemporary poets, essayists, and fiction writers, that demonstrates the continuing vitality of Jewish American writing. The collection embraces tradition and innovation and is as diverse as it is consistently stimulating, sure to become required reading for enthusiasts of contemporary American literature.
The Jewish American Paradox
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Author : Robert H Mnookin
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2018-11-27
The Jewish American Paradox written by Robert H Mnookin and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-11-27 with Social Science categories.
Who should count as Jewish in America? What should be the relationship of American Jews to Israel? Can the American Jewish community collectively sustain and pass on to the next generation a sufficient sense of Jewish identity? The situation of American Jews today is deeply paradoxical. Jews have achieved unprecedented integration, influence, and esteem in virtually every facet of American life. But this extraordinarily diverse community now also faces four critical and often divisive challenges: rampant intermarriage, weak religious observance, diminished cohesion in the face of waning anti-Semitism, and deeply conflicting views about Israel. Can the American Jewish community collectively sustain and pass on to the next generation a sufficient sense of Jewish identity in light of these challenges? Who should count as Jewish in America? What should be the relationship of American Jews to Israel? In this thoughtful and perceptive book, Robert H. Mnookin argues that the answers of the past no longer serve American Jews today. The book boldly promotes a radically inclusive American-Jewish community -- one where being Jewish can depend on personal choice and public self-identification, not simply birth or formal religious conversion. Instead of preventing intermarriage or ostracizing those critical of Israel, he envisions a community that embraces diversity and debate, and in so doing, preserves and strengthens the Jewish identity into the next generation and beyond.
Year Book Of The Central Conference Of American Rabbis
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Author : Central Conference of American Rabbis
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1898
Year Book Of The Central Conference Of American Rabbis written by Central Conference of American Rabbis and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1898 with Jews categories.
Containing the proceedings of the convention...