An Understanding of JudaismBerghahn Books, 1997 - Počet stran: 234 This is the first of two volumes of edited sermons spanning the greater part of the second half of the twentieth century, and the first major collection of sermons from a Liberal Jewish point ofview produced in Britain since Claude G. Montefiore's Truth in Religion of 1906. It combines forthrightly radical thinking with spirituality, love of Jewish tradition, and an abundance of carefully documented quotations from classical Jewish sources. This combination yields many fresh insights into the interpretation of Scripture, as examined in Part I, and the significance ofthe Jewish festivals dealt with in Part II, and brings out the relevance of both to present-day intellectual and social issues. Both Parts will be found to contain many original ideas, novel formulations, and occasional touches of humour. |
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The Myth of the Garden of Eden 3742 | 3 |
Never Again? | 9 |
Abraham and Sodom | 17 |
The Birthright of a Jew | 24 |
Esaus Kiss | 33 |
The Spirit of Nachshon | 41 |
The Jews had Light | 47 |
Loving the Stranger | 54 |
Signposts of Repentance | 81 |
Good God? | 89 |
Season of Freedom | 97 |
Season of Revelation | 127 |
Season of Sorrow | 140 |
Season of Atonement | 164 |
Season of Gladness | 196 |
Season of Dedication | 219 |
Eldad and Medad | 61 |
The Spirit that Affirms | 69 |
Jews and NonJews | 78 |
Season of Levity | 230 |