Jewish Values and Challenges
Author | : Israel Moses Sieff (Baron Sieff) |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 5 |
Release | : 1966 |
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ISBN | : |
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Author | : Israel Moses Sieff (Baron Sieff) |
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Total Pages | : 5 |
Release | : 1966 |
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Author | : Richard H. Schwartz |
Publisher | : Lulu.com |
Total Pages | : 387 |
Release | : 2012-02-01 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1105336468 |
In the five decades since Richard Schwartz first became a religious Jew, he has watched the mainstream Jewish community shift more and more to the Right, often abandoning the very values that originally attracted him to Orthodox Judaism. In this soul-searching book, Schwartz examines the ways in which he believes his religion has been "stolen" by partisan politics, and offers practical suggestions for how to get Judaism back on track as a faith based on peace and compassion. Tackling such diverse issues as U.S. politics, Israeli peace issues, the misuse of the Holocaust, antisemitism, U.S. foreign policy, Islamophobia, socialism, vegetarianism, environmentalism, Schwartz goes where many Jews fear to go -- and challenges us to re-think current issues in the light of positive Jewish values. (With photos, notes, action ideas, resource lists, and annotated bibliography. Also includes appendix materials with Rabbi Yonassan Gershom.)
Author | : Michael Ben-Avie |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 283 |
Release | : 2015-12-01 |
Genre | : Psychology |
ISBN | : 3319219332 |
This volume interweaves concepts and methods from psychology and other social sciences with Jewish ideas and practices in order to address contemporary social issues. This volume brings together pioneering research from scholars in such fields as psychology, education, and religious studies. The authors integrate insights from Jewish texts and practices with the methods and concepts of the social sciences to create interventions that promote the well-being of children, adults, families, communities, and society. Divided into three sections – Education, Psychological Well-Being, Society and Beyond– this book shows how this integrationist approach can deepen our understanding and generate new insights around pressing social challenges to impact positive change in the lives of people and communities.
Author | : Moshe Halbertal |
Publisher | : A&C Black |
Total Pages | : 199 |
Release | : 2007-12-11 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0826496679 |
This collection of essays, authored by scholars of the Shalom Hartman Institute, addresses three critical challenges posed to Judaism by modernity: the challenge of ideas, the challenge of diversity, and the challenge of statehood, and provides insights and ideas for the future direction of Judaism.
Author | : Levi Meier |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 232 |
Release | : 1991 |
Genre | : Case studies |
ISBN | : |
This book integrates the foundations of the values of the Jewish heritage with the actual experiences of patients. Through clinical guidelines and anecdotes, the reader will gain insight into complex issues involving life, death, pain, suffering, illness and health as they affect patients, health care providers and family members. The book discusses contemporary issues such as AIDS, hospice and Baby M based on the value system of the Jewish heritage. It is unique in that it combines the personal reflections of patients with expert discussions of psychological and medical aspects of these issues. Includes a contribution by the winner of the 1991 Templeton Prize for Progress in Religion.
Author | : Shmuly Yanklowitz |
Publisher | : Derusha Publishing |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2012 |
Genre | : Jewish ethics |
ISBN | : 9781935104148 |
We make religion irrelevant when we lock it up in the house of prayer - when we keep religion away from the streets. If we want Judaism to matter in today's world, we must respond - deeply - to society's call. The Torah is a living tradition that we need to bring to the most urgent social issues of our time. We must fully enter the public arena, recognizing that our common responsibilities transcend our particular paths. The essence of spiritual life shines at the core of all the crude and harsh realities we see every day - and when we ignore these realities, we are like blind fish completely unaware of the very water in which they swim. Jewish Ethics & Social Justice is a collection of sweeping meditations on how to make Judaism universally relevant again. Explore hot social issues - global hunger, prison reform, worker rights, and more - through the eyes of the Jewish ethical tradition. Learn about the core values of Jewish activism - discover a deeper connection to the timeless issu
Author | : Richard Schwartz |
Publisher | : Lantern Books |
Total Pages | : 385 |
Release | : 2023-08-15 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1590567072 |
Judaism and Global Survival 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 more so 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.
Author | : Mary L. Zamore |
Publisher | : CCAR Press |
Total Pages | : 370 |
Release | : 2019-05-21 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 088123334X |
The newest addition to the CCAR Press Challenge and Change series, this anthology creates a rich and varied discussion about ethics and money. Our use of and relationship with money must reflect our religious values—this book aims to start a comprehensive conversation about how Judaism can guide us in this multi-faceted relationship.
Author | : |
Publisher | : Khairur Rahim Ahmad Hilme |
Total Pages | : 27 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : Arab-Israeli conflict |
ISBN | : 9789838614009 |
Author | : Seth M. Limmer |
Publisher | : CCAR Press |
Total Pages | : 394 |
Release | : 2019 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0881233196 |
This foundational new book reminds us of our ancient obligation to bring justice to the world. The essays in this collection explore the spiritual underpinnings of our Jewish commitment to justice, using Jewish text and tradition, as well as contemporary sources and models. Among the topics covered are women's health, LGBTQ rights, healthcare, racial justice, speaking truth to power, and community organizing.