David Hartman

A Heart of Many Rooms (eBook, ePUB)

Celebrating the Many Voices within Judaism

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

"This work is not addressed only to scholars of Judaism or theologians, but also, and primarily, to all Jews and non-Jews who would like to share the thoughts and struggles of a person who loves Torah and Halakhah, who is committed to helping make room for and celebrate the religious and cultural diversity present in the modern world, and who believes that a commitment to Israel and to Jewish particularity must be organically connected to the rabbinic teaching, 'Beloved are all human beings created in the image of God.'"
-from the Introduction

With clarity, passion, and outstanding scholarship, David Hartman addresses the spiritual and theological questions that face all Jews and all people today. From the perspective of traditional Judaism, he helps us understand the varieties of twentieth-century Jewish practice and shows that commitment to both Jewish tradition and to pluralism can create bridges of understanding between people of different religious convictions.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Turner Publishing Company
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Dezember 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781580237048
• Artikelnr.: 49989842

Autorenporträt

A world-renowned philosopher and social activist, Dr. David Hartman (z"l) is the founder and president emeritus of the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem. Named after his late father, the Institute is dedicated to developing a new understanding of classical Judaism that provides moral and spiritual direction for Judaism's confrontation with modernity.

Presently professor emeritus at Hebrew University in Jerusalem, he received his rabbinic ordination from Yeshiva University's theological seminary in New York City. He is the author of many award-winning books, including A Living Covenant: The Innovative Spirit in Traditional Judaism (Jewish Lights) and Maimonides: Torah and Philosophic Quest, both winners of the National Jewish Book Award; A Heart of Many Rooms: Celebrating the Many Voices within Judaism (Jewish Lights), finalist for the National Jewish Book Award and a Publishers Weekly "Best Book of the Year"; and Love and Terror in the God Encounter: The Theological Legacy of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik (Jewish Lights).

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction
Part I
Family And Mitzvah Within An Interpretive Tradition
1. Judaism As An Interpretive Tradition
2. The Joy Of Torah
3. Memory And Values: A Traditional Response To The Crisis Of The Modern
Family
4. Torah And Secularism: Reflections On The Active And Passive Dimensions
(Din And Rahamim) Of Jewish Spirituality
Part II
Educating Toward Inclusiveness
5. Creating A Shared Spiritual Language For Israeli And Diaspora Education
6. In Search Of A Guiding Vision For Jewish Education
Part III
Celebrating Religious Diversity
7. Celebrating Religious Diversity
8. Revelation And Creation: The Particular And The Universal In Judaism
9. Abraham Joshua Heschel: A Heroic Witness To Religious Pluralism
10. An Open Letter To A Reform Rabbi
11. Israel's Responsibility For World Jewry: Reflections On Debate About
The Conversion Law
Part IV
Religious Perspectives On The Future Of Israel
12. Zionism And The Continuity Of Judaism
13. Widening The Scope Of Covenantal Consciousness
14. Aliyah: The Transformation And Renewal Of An Ideal
15. Auschwitz Or Sinai? In The Aftermath Of The Israeli-Lebanese War
16. Yeshayahu Leibowitz¿s Vision Of Israel, Zionism, And Judaism
Index