Rabbi Arthur O. Waskow, Rabbi Phyllis O. Berman

Freedom Journeys (eBook, ePUB)

The Tale of Exodus and Wilderness across Millennia

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

How does the story of the Exodus echo in our own generation and in our own lives?

"For us to hear the Oneness of God, we must grow into a place where the cosmic and the political are deeply the same truth."
-from Part V

The story Jews retell on Passover is about rising up against tyranny, about the triumph of the God who sides with the despised against a resplendent emperor. Exploring how this tale applies to our own time enriches the ancient account-and it expands and transforms the community for which Exodus is a collective family story.

Exodus is not only the saga of the escape from slavery, but also a story of courage, celebration, rebirth and community from which people of all faith traditions have learned and can continue to learn. Calling us to relearn and rethink the Passover story, Rabbi Arthur O. Waskow and Rabbi Phyllis O. Berman share:

The enduring spiritual resonance of the Hebrews' journey for our own time
Social justice, ecological and feminist perspectives on the Exodus
How the Passover story has been adapted and used by African American as well as Christian and Muslim communities to provide insight and inspiration.

With contributions by

Dr. Vincent Harding: "Exodus in African America: A Great Camp Meeting"

Dr. S. Ayse Kadayifci-Orellana: "Exodus in the Qur'an: Mercy, Compassion, and Forgiveness"

Ched Myers and Russell Powell: "Exodus in the Life and Death of Jesus"

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Turner Publishing Company
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Februar 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781580235808
• Artikelnr.: 49989872

Autorenporträt

Rabbi Arthur O. Waskow is recognized as one of the leading thinkers of the Jewish renewal movement. He has been at the forefront of creating Jewish renewal theory, practice and institutions. He founded and directs The Shalom Center, and is a Pathfinder of ALEPH: Alliance for Jewish Renewal, an international network. He is founder and editor of the journal New Menorah, and helped found the Fabrangen Cheder and the National Havurah Committee. His previous books include Godwrestling; Godwrestling-Round 2: Ancient Wisdom, Future Paths, which was named "Best Religion Book of the Year"; The Freedom Seder; Seasons of Our Joy; Freedom Journeys: The Tale of Exodus and Wilderness across Millennia; Torah of the Earth: Exploring 4,000 Years of Ecology in Jewish Thought, Vol. 1: Biblical Israel and Rabbinic Judaism; Torah of the Earth: Exploring 4,000 Years of Ecology in Jewish Thought, Vol. 2: Zionism and Eco-Judaism; and Down-to-Earth Judaism. He is the co-editor of Trees, Earth, Torah: A Tu B'Shvat Anthology (Jewish Publication Society).

He and his wife, Phyllis Berman, who is also a leader of Jewish renewal, often join to speak, teach new forms of prayer and lead retreats and workshops in many Jewish and interreligious settings. Together they wrote Tales of Tikkun: New Jewish Stories to Heal the Wounded World.

Waskow lives in the Philadelphia area. He has two grown children of his own, is "associate parent" for two others and has one son-in-law and one daughter-in-law.
Rabbi Arthur O. Waskow is available to speak on the following topics:

• Freedom Journeys across Millennia
• Jewish Wisdom on the Earth and Human Earthlings
• Praying with Our Legs: Social Action Rooted in Spiritual Commitment
• Transformative Judaism
• The Flow of Jewish Time

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Inhaltsangabe

Preface: Why Should We Relearn the Story? xv
PART I: From Nomadic Freedom to Imperial Slavery 1
1. Entering the Tight and Narrow Place 3
2. Controlling the Family 7
3. Controlling the Realm 11
PART II: Midwives and Moses 15
4. From Benevolent Despot to Vindictive Tyrant 19
5. Giving Birth to Freedom 22
6. Drawn Forth, Drawing Forth 32
7. The Fiery Voice at the Burning Bush 36
8. Toward Freedom-or Toward Death? 45
PART III: From the Palace to the Sea 53
9. Facing Pharaoh 55
10. Who Hardened Pharaoh's Heart? 60
11. Brickmakers' Union Number One 65
12. Recalling the Past, Transforming the Future 69
13. The Sea of Ending and Beginning 72
PART IV: From the Sea to Sinai 75
14. The Taste of Freedom 77
15. Before the Sinai Marriage 82
16. The Wordless Torah of the Wordless Mountains 86
17. Sinai: The Universe Says "I" 88
PART V: Encountering Wilderness, Creating Community 93
18. Carrying the Sacred Space 95
19. The Green Menorah 101
20. Sacred Time: The Seventh Day 103
21. Sacred Time: The Seventh Year 111
22. Transforming Our Festivals and Our Lives 117
23. In the Dangerous Doorways 121
24. Sacred Clothing, Holy Body, Naked Torah 124
25. Two Kinds of Holy Light 127
26. Food, Our Innards, and God's Inwardness 130
27. Strange Fire, All-Consuming Commitment 132
28. The Emerging Torah of Same-Sex Sexuality 134
PART VI: Death, Rebellion, and War 139
29. Into the Earth 141
30. Staring Death in the Face 144
31. Meeting Brings Disaster, and a Cure 147
32. To Remember, to Blot Out 152
33. From Genocide to Purification 157
34. Dying Leader, Dying Generation 162
PART VII: Across the River 167
35. Living on the Edge 169
36. Wind, Rain, Sun, Soil, Seed Are One 173
37. The Land Shall Not Become Mitzrayyim 177
38. Soldier, Go Home! 180
39. Moses as Prophetic Model 183
40. Joshua Meets God's General 185
PART VIII: Across Millennia 187
41. The Rabbis Cross Their Own Red Sea 189
42. The Rabbis Climb Their Own Mount Sinai 195
43. The Rabbis Sing the Song of Songs: Love as Freedom 198
44. Exodus in the Life and Death of Jesus
Ched Myers and Russell Powell 203
45. Exodus in the Qur'an: Mercy, Compassion, and Forgiveness
S. Ayse Kadayifci-Orellana 210
46. Exodus in African America: A Great Camp Meeting
Vincent Harding 217
47. Freedom Journey for the Planet? 225
Acknowledgments 237
Notes 239
Suggestions for Further Reading 240
About the Authors 244
About the Contributors 247