Who By Fire, Who By Water

Un'taneh Tokef
Herausgeber: Hoffman, Rabbi Lawrence A.

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Produktbeschreibung

The most controversial prayer of the Jewish New Year-what it means, who wrote it, why we say it. Thought-provoking and inspiring discussions from a wide range of perspectives on all aspects of this prayer that defies easy understanding.

Produktdetails

• Prayers of Awe Nr.1
• Verlag: Jewish Lights
• Seitenzahl: 274
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juli 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 449g
• ISBN-13: 9781580236720
• ISBN-10: 1580236723
• Artikelnr.: 38424016

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments ix Prayers of Awe, Intuitions of Wonder 1 Rabbi Lawrence A. Hoffman, PhD Un'taneh Tokef as Poetry and Legend 13 Rabbi Lawrence A. Hoffman, PhD The Legend of Rabbi Amnon 26 Translated by Rabbi Lawrence A. Hoffman, PhD Un'taneh Tokef : Translation 29 Dr. Joel M. Hoffman Un'taneh Tokef : Behind the Translation 33 Dr. Joel M. Hoffman PART I THE MORAL CHALLENGE OF UN'TANEH TOKEF: CAN THE PRAYER EVEN BE SALVAGED? 1. The Exodus and the Elephant 51 Rabbi Tony Bayfield, DD 2. Awe-full Thoughts on Words a Melody Cannot Save 55 Rabbi Andrew Goldstein, PhD 3. Is Un'taneh Tokef Palatable? 60 Rabbi Delphine Horvilleur 4. From Text to Life to Text: The Un'taneh Tokef Feedback Loop 63 Rabbi Noa Kushner 5. A Rationalist
s View 67 Rabbi Charles H. Middleburgh, PhD 6. Universalism versus Martyrdom: Un
taneh Tokef and Its Frame Narrative 72 Rabbi Marc Saperstein, PhD 7. Somehow Linked to God 77 Rabbi Daniel G. Zemel PART II REINTERPRETING UN
TANEH TOKEF FOR OUR TIME 8. A Biblical Perspective 83 Dr. Marc Brettler 9. God as the Ultimate Writer 88 Dr. Erica Brown 10. "How Was Your Flight?" 93 Dr. Joel M. Hoffman 11. Passing before God: The Literary Theme of Un
taneh Tokef 98 Rabbi Elie Kaunfer 12. The Poetics of Prayer: How Un
taneh Tokef Means What It Means 103 Dr. Reuven Kimelman 13. Death without Dying 109 Rabbi Lawrence Kushner 14. Laminated in the Book of Life? 113 Rabbi Ruth Langer, PhD 15. Un
taneh Tokef through Israeli Eyes 117 Rabbi Dalia Marx, PhD 16. The Litmus Test of Belief 122 Rabbi Rachel Nussbaum 17. Meditations on the Poetry of Un
taneh Tokef 126 Rabbi Margaret Moers Wenig, DD 18. Who by Fire: Contemporary Personal and Literary Reflections 131 Dr. Wendy Zierler PART III UN
TANEH TOKEF AND THE LIMITATIONS OF THE HUMAN CONDITION 19. Stark and Inescapable 139 Merri Lovinger Arian 20. At the Edge of the Abyss 142 Rabbi Sharon Brous 21. The Answer Is "Me!" 145 Rabbi Edward Feinstein 22. The Dance between Fate and Destiny 151 Rabbi Karyn D. Kedar 23. Empowering Human Beings to Challenge Fate 155 Rabbi Asher Lopatin 24. Who by Common Trial 160 Catherine Madsen 25. A Text in Context 164 Rabbi Jonathan Magonet, PhD 26. The Power of Vulnerability 169 Rabbi Or N. Rose 27. Mortal Matters: The Faith of Un
taneh Tokef 172 Rabbi David Stern 28. Turning Fate into Destiny 177 Rabbi Avraham Weiss 29. Death Rehearsal 182 Rabbi David J. Wolpe PART IV UN
TANEH TOKEF AND ITS CALL FOR SANCTITY, TRANSFORMATION, AND RENEWAL 30. The Power of the Thin Whisper of Silence 187 Rabbi Ruth Durchslag, PsyD 31. Evoking Fear, Prescribing Hope: From Suffering to Service 191 Rabbi Elyse D. Frishman 32. The Four Holinesses of Un
taneh Tokef : A Halakhic Understanding 196 Rabbi Daniel Landes 33. Trembling with Angels: The Power of Rehearsal 201 Liz Lerman 34. The Eternal and the Ephemeral: The Stark Contrasts of Un
taneh Tokef 206 Rabbi Aaron Panken, PhD 35. Theology or Anthropology? 211 Rabbi Sandy Eisenberg Sasso 36. "How Awesome and Dreadful: God Is Enthroned and Rules with Love" 216 Rabbi Jonathan P. Slater, DMin 37. God
s Hands 221 Rabbi Brent Chaim Spodek and Ruth Messinger 38. The Call to Turn Inward 225 Rabbi David A. Teutsch, PhD 39. Shattered Pottery
Unshattered Hope 229 Rabbi Gordon Tucker, PhD 40. Everything Has Consequences 232 Dr. Ellen M. Umansky 41. The Seven Questions Yoüre Asked in Heaven 235 Dr. Ron Wolfson Notes 240 Glossary 247