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The Way Into Tikkun Olam (Repairing the World) (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

An accessible introduction to the Jewish concept of our responsibility
to care for others and repair the world.

For everyone who wants to understand the meaning and significance of tikkun olam (repairing the world) in Jewish spiritual life, this book shows the way into an essential aspect of Judaism and allows you to interact directly with the sacred texts of the Jewish tradition.

Guided by Dr. Elliot N. Dorff, Rector and Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the University of Judaism, this comprehensive introduction explores the roots of the beliefs and laws that are the basis of the Jewish commitment to improve the world. It looks at the various motivations that the sacred texts provide for caring for others, the ways the Jewish tradition seeks to foster such concerns in our social and family relationships, and the kind of society that Jews should strive to create as partners with God.

• What tikkun olam is. Ancient idea? New concept? The underlying theory has developed over time and branched into related terms and concepts that Judaism has used over thousands of years to describe the duties we now identify as acts of tikkun loam.
• Why we engage in acts of tikkun loam. Reasons include, but go far beyond, a general humanitarian feeling that we might have or the hope that if we help others, others will be there to help us.
• How we repair the world. The concrete expressions of tikkun olam in our families, our communities, the wider Jewish community, and the world at large help shape one of the most important aspects of the Jewish tradition.

By illuminating Judaism's understanding of the components of an ideal world, and the importance of justice, compassion, education, piety, social and familial harmony and enrichment, and physical flourishing for both the individual and society, we see how this ancient quest for a world with all these elements helps us define Jewish identity and mission today.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Turner Publishing Company
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Januar 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781580237123
• Artikelnr.: 49988666

Autorenporträt

Rabbi Elliott N. Dorff, PhD, is the author of many important books, including The Way Into Tikkun Olam (Repairing the World), a finalist for the National Jewish Book Award, and The Jewish Approach to Repairing the World (Tikkun Olam): A Brief Introduction for Christians. An active voice in contemporary interfaith dialogue, he is Rector and Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the American Jewish University (formerly the University of Judaism), and chair of the Academy of Judaic, Christian and Muslim Studies. Rabbi Elliot N. Dorff, PhD, is available to speak on the following topics: * Jewish Medical Ethics * Conservative Judaism * Jewish and American Law * Finding God in Prayer * A Jewish Approach to Poverty Click here to contact the author.

Inhaltsangabe

About The Way Into Timeline Preface Acknowledgments Introduction 1 Part
One: Tikkun Olam in Theory 1. The Meaning and Significance of Tikkun Olam
2. Why Should I Care? 3. Religion and Ethics Part Two: Tikkun Olam for
Individuals and Society 4. How We Talk to Each Other 5. Helping the Poor 6.
Ransoming and Surrendering Captives 7. Accompanying and Supporting People
inTimes of Need and Joy Part Three: Tikkun Olam within Families 8. Duties
of Spouses to Each Other 9. Filial Duties 10. Parental Duties Forward:
Envisioning an Ideal World, Shaped by Tikkun Olam Notes Glossary
Suggestions for Further Reading Index