| Collation |
xii, 452 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
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text txt rdacontent |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Bibliog. |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 421-435) and index. |
| Contents |
Chapter 1. Introduction: The Jews and the Fabric of Judaism -- Torah -- God -- Land -- Mitzvah -- Messiah -- Covenant: Interaction of Elements -- Part I. Loom of History -- Chapter 2. Biblical, Hellenistic, and Talmudic Periods -- Biblical History -- Restoration and the Beginning of Post-Biblical History -- Chapter 3. Impact of Christianity -- Jesus and the Jews -- Paul and the Parting of Ways -- Split Widens -- Chapter 4. World of "Jewish Middle Ages" -- From the Age of Rome to the Age of Reason -- World of "Jewish Middle Ages" -- Sefardim -- Ashkenazim -- Renaissance and Reformation -- Eastern European Jewry -- Jews in the Middle Ages -- Blending of Cultures -- Chapter 5. Jewish Mysticism, Hasidism, and Modern Jewry -- Mysticism -- Chapter 6. Emancipation and the Modern Age in Western Europe -- What Is Emancipation? -- Jewish Religion Adapts to a New Age -- Impact of Anti-Semitism -- Chapter 7. American Destiny -- Judaism in a New Land -- Emergence of a Pluralistic Judaism -- American Jewry Today -- Jewish Organizations -- Contemporary Challenges and Societal Issues -- Chapter 8. Zionism and the State of Israel -- Significance of Zion in Jewish Consciousness -- Background and Beginnings -- Zionism -- From Blueprint to Reality -- Societal Issues in Israel -- Israel and the World -- Chapter 9. Holocaust -- Long Silence Ends -- Road Toward the Holocaust -- Lessons of the Holocaust -- Chapter 10. Jews outside Israel and North America -- Postwar Fate of the Jews -- Former USSR and Communist Countries -- South America -- Other Parts of the World -- Chapter 11. Restored Christian-Jewish Dialogue -- Judaism and the Monotheistic Religions -- New Dialogue -- Protestantism -- Dialogue with Islam -- Contacts with Eastern Religions -- Appendix. Quotations from the French Bishops' Statement -- Part II. Wellsprings of the Jewish Spirit -- Chapter 12. Tanakh -- Torah -- Nevee-im -- Ketuvim -- Apocrypha -- Jewish Apocalyptic Literature and Its Impact -- Tradition and Biblical Criticism -- Chapter 13. Of Oral Torah -- Masters of the Talmud -- Organization of the Talmud -- Commentaries and Codes -- Chapter 14. Definitions and Symbols: God, Humanity, and Eternity -- God: Concepts and Theological Issues -- Humanity -- Supernatural Beings -- Messiah, Resurrection, and Eternal Life -- Some Symbols -- Chapter 15. Theological Issues -- Early Theologians and Philosophers -- Ages of Reason and Enlightenment -- Twentieth-Century Theology and Philosophy -- Eugene B. Borowitz: Evolution in History -- The Problem of the Contemporary Jew -- Chapter 16. Attempts at Holocaust Theology -- Part III. Life As Mitzvah -- Chapter 17. Prayer and the House of the Lord -- Life As Mitzvah -- Berakhah (Benediction) -- Prayer and Its Structure -- House of the Lord -- Chapter 18. Mitzvah of Physical Consecration: Dietary Laws -- Prohibited Foods -- Restrictions on Permitted Foods -- Chapter 19. Sabbath, Day of Re-creation -- Prohibition of Work -- Observance of the Sabbath -- Personal Reflections -- Chapter 20. Jewish Calendar and Holy Days -- Jewish Calendar -- Rosh Hashanah -- Yom Kippur, Day of Atonement -- Sukkot: Covenant of Nature and Society -- Rosh Hodesh: The Beginning of a Month -- Hanukkah -- Other Days of Observance -- Pessah (Passover) -- Birth and Covenant of Freedom -- Period of Counting -- Modern Days of Popular Observance -- Shavuot, Covenant of Torah -- Three Pilgrimage Festivals -- General Rules for Holy Day Observance -- Summer Days of Mourning -- Variations -- Chapter 21. Years of Life -- Jewish Home and Jewish Names -- Joining the Household of Israel -- Bar Mitzvah and Bat Mitzvah -- Marriage -- Sickness and Death -- Variations in Mourning Practices -- Chapter 22. Position of Women -- Contemporary Jewish Women Face Tradition -- Women in the Bible -- Women and the Laws of Torah -- Women Fashion a Spiritual Life -- Women on the Move -- Demands, Achievements, and Challenges -- Chapter 23. Retrospect and Prospect -- American Jews As "Goy" -- Jews As "Am" -- The Need to Restore the Covenant -- On the Jewish Condition -- Outside Pressures -- Challenge of the Future. |
| Note |
Gift of Rabbi Stuart and Ella Altshuler. |
| Subject |
Judaism.
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| ISBN |
053454634X |
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9780534546342 |
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