Judaism and Justice: The Jewish Passion to Repair the World, Paperback - Sidney Schwarz

From Judaism's rich history of prophetic justice comes an inspiring call to action.Why is it that Jews are so involved in causes dedicated to justi...

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Reducere. Here, for the first time, is a collection of short speeches by the charismatic doctor and social activist Paul Farmer. One of the most passionate a...

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An accessible introduction to the Jewish understanding of the natural world and the key concepts central to Jewish environmentalism. At a time of g...

Offers the first comprehensive history of the period when the US created the legislative, legal, and administrative structures for environmental pr...

Whether depicting humans battling aliens or a brave geologist saving lives as a volcano erupts, science-fiction films are an exciting visual and se...

An introduction to Jewish worship, festivals, home ceremonies and rites of passage, beautifully illustrated throughout.

Most people understand Judaism to be the Torah and the Torah to be Judaism. However, in The Invention of Judaism, John J. Collins persuasively argu...

Break the Surface of Spiritual Boredom to Find the Reservoir of Meaning WithinWe need to be bored. When we get bored and take responsibility for ou...

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Reducere. Techniques explained by the masters--for today's spiritual seeker Meditation is designed to give you direct access to the spiritual. Whether it's t...

Reducere. Can we re-imagine our relationship to the earth--using theviewpoints and texts of the last four millennia? Human responses to the natural world str...

Reducere. Can we re-imagine our relationship to the earth--using theviewpoints and texts of the last four millennia? Human responses to the natural world str...

Drawing on her lifelong journey to know her family's history, a leading Christian activist recovers the beauty of her heritage, exposes the brokenn...

Reducere. This is the book that American Jews and particularly American Reform Jews have been waiting for: a clear and informed call for further reform in th...

The authoritative biography of Henrietta Szold, founder of Hadassah, introduces a new generation to a remarkable leader who fought for women's righ...

A biochemist by profession, a polymath by inclination and erudition, Yeshayahu Leibowitz has been, since the early 1940s, one of the most incisive ...

Reducere. Justice in the City argues, based on the rabbinic textual tradition, especially the Babylonian Talmud, and utilizing French Jewish philosopher Emma...

Reducere. A publishing sensation long at the top of the best-seller lists in Israel, the original Hebrew edition of Maimonides and the Book That Changed Juda...

Is Judaism a religion, a culture, a nationality--or a mixture of all of these? In How Judaism Became a Religion, Leora Batnitzky boldly argues that...

The idea of a Jewish Church has been banned from the Christian horizon for almost two millennia. But things are changing. Since the middle of the 7...

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Reducere. Explore the connections between God, wilderness and Judaism. This comprehensive how-to guide to the theory and practice of Jewish wilderness spirit...

Reducere. Widely considered the genesis of the Reconstructionist Movement, Kaplan's Judaism as a Civilization represents a watershed moment in modern Judaism...

Reducere. "Bardan was teethed on the riches and beauty and orderliness of Orthodox Judaism. When God led her yet deeper into the riches and fullness of Catho...

Reducere. DescriptionExploring the world of the Second Temple period (539 BCE-70 CE), in particular the vastly diverse stories, commentaries, and other docum...

David Flusser was an incredibly prolific scholar of ancient Judaism, and his contributions to Dead Sea Scrolls research and apocalyptic literature ...

Gershom Scholem was the master builder of historical studies of the Kabbalah. When he began to work on this neglected field, the few who studied th...

Reducere. A window into the Jewish idea of responsibility to care for the world--written especially for Christians. The concept of repairing the world (tikku...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: MR Lawrence E. PiercePhotographer: MS Margit LiederIllustrator: MR Adrian HorvathYou may not have realized it yet, but surv...

Reducere. This volume is a compelling invitation to meditate on the deeper meaning of the fourteen verses of Psalm 27. During the month of Elul and the High ...

What does it mean to wonder in awe or terror about the world? How do you philosophically understand Judaism? In How to Measure a World?: A Philosop...

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Reducere. Winner of the 2016 National Jewish Book Award in the category of Education and Jewish IdentityThe Jewish world is changing before our eyes. The tra...

Reducere. Explore the wisdom and traditions of the Jewish faith and examine what they mean for Christians. "In this extraordinary book, Rabbi Evan Moffic tak...