Rabbi Jeffrey K. Salkin

Righteous Gentiles in the Hebrew Bible (eBook, ePUB)

Ancient Role Models for Sacred Relationships

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Who are the ancient role models for the sacred relationship
between Jews and non-Jews today?

Now more than ever, gentiles are an integral part of the Jewish community. But they are not new to the Jewish story. In fact, righteous gentiles go back to Abraham. The story of the Jewish people can't be told without them.

Noted author and educator Rabbi Jeffrey Salkin provides an informative and inspiring look at the sympathetic non-Israelite characters of the Hebrew Bible and the redemptive relationships they had with the Jewish people. Relying on biblical and extra-biblical sources, he introduces each character, drawing lessons from the life of each that will be relevant to you, whatever your faith tradition. They include the ...

• First gentile to bless a Jew
• First woman to hear the Divine voice and save a Jewish baby
• First teacher of morality to the Jews
• First gentile mother of Jewish children
• Gentile midwives who invented civil disobedience
• Mother of Moses and nurturer of the Jewish people
• Father-in-law and teacher of Moses
• First "gentile Zionist"
• Gentile warrior who fought for the Israelites
• Gentile contractor for Solomon's Temple
• Gentiles who acknowledged God and repented
• Creator of the Second Jewish Commonwealth

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Turner Publishing Company
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Februar 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781580235785
• Artikelnr.: 49988135

Autorenporträt

Rabbi Jeffrey K. Salkin is recognized as one of the most thoughtful Jewish writers and teachers of his generation. He has helped people of all ages find spiritual meaning in both the great and small moments in life.

A noted author whose work has appeared in many publications, including the Wall Street Journal, Reader's Digest, and the Congressional Record, Rabbi Salkin is editor of The Modern Men's Torah Commentary: New Insights from Jewish Men on the 54 Weekly Torah Portions; and author of Being God's Partner: How to Find the Hidden Link Between Spirituality and Your Work, with an introduction by Norman Lear; the bestseller Putting God on the Guest List: How to Reclaim the Spiritual Meaning of Your Child's Bar or Bat Mitzvah; For Kids-Putting God on Your Guest List: How to Claim the Spiritual Meaning of Your Bar or Bat Mitzvah; and Righteous Gentiles in the Hebrew Bible: Ancient Role Models for Sacred Relationships (all Jewish Lights), among other books. ¿

Rabbi Jeffrey K. Salkin is available to speak on the following topics:
. Is God on Your Guest List?
. Where Are the Men?
. While You Were Out, God Called
. The Secret War Against Israel (or, Why John Lennon Was Wrong)
. Outside the Red Tent

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword
Preface
Introduction
1. Melchizedek
The First Righteous Gentile and the First Person to Bless a Jew
2. Hagar and Ishmael
The First Woman to Hear the Divine Voice; the First Jewish Child to Be
Saved from Death
3. Tamar
The First Teacher of Morality to the Jewish People
4. Asnat
The First Gentile Mother of Jewish Children
5. Shifrah and Puah
The Righteous Midwives Who Invented Civil Disobedience
6. Bityah, Pharaoh's Daughter
The Mother of Moses and Nurturer of the Jewish People
7. Jethro
The Father-in-Law and Teacher of Moses
8. Rachav
The Prostitute Who Was the First "Gentile Zionist"
9. Yael
The Gentile Warrior Who Fought for the Israelites
10. Hiram
The Gentile "Contractor" for Solomon's Temple
11. Naaman
The Syrian General Who Acknowledged God
12. The Sailors and the Ninevites
Gentiles Who Acknowledged God; Gentiles Who Repented
13. Ruth
The Classic "Convert" to Judaism
14. Cyrus, King of Persia
The Creator of the Second Jewish Commonwealth
15. Dama ben Netinah
A Postbiblical Righteous Gentile and Exemplar of Honoring Parents
Notes
Glossary
Acknowledgments