A Jewish Understanding of the WorldIn this second volume of Liberal Jewish sermons spanning the greater part of the second half ofthe twentieth century, the author again combines a radically progressive stance with Jewish commitment and seeks to understand contemporary history from a "prophetic" point of view. His comments cover a wide range of topics, including Jewish continuity, Progressive Judaism, Zionism and the State of Israel, world events, social issues, and Jewish-Christian relations. This volume, as well as the first one, offers fascinating reading for Jews and non-Jews alike. |
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... task even harder is that present - day society is in a state of confusion and disarray . It has for some time been engaged in the wholesale questioning of all the beliefs and values that were in the past held sacred or taken for granted ...
... task even harder is that present - day society is in a state of confusion and disarray . It has for some time been engaged in the wholesale questioning of all the beliefs and values that were in the past held sacred or taken for granted ...
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... task : to snap out of our lethargy , to break the silence of the apathetic majority , to proclaim our faith with conviction , to bring to the forces of light a dedication commen- surate with that enjoyed by the forces of darkness . The ...
... task : to snap out of our lethargy , to break the silence of the apathetic majority , to proclaim our faith with conviction , to bring to the forces of light a dedication commen- surate with that enjoyed by the forces of darkness . The ...
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... , result from it . All we can hope for is a renewal of the Covenant in the hearts of indi- viduals : the rediscovery , in other words , that when our ancestors stood at Mount Sinai they took upon themselves a task 20 Jewish Continuity.
... , result from it . All we can hope for is a renewal of the Covenant in the hearts of indi- viduals : the rediscovery , in other words , that when our ancestors stood at Mount Sinai they took upon themselves a task 20 Jewish Continuity.
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John D. Rayner. stood at Mount Sinai they took upon themselves a task which was important then and , being unfinished , is important still , not only for ourselves but for humanity . The response to that challenge cannot be commanded ...
John D. Rayner. stood at Mount Sinai they took upon themselves a task which was important then and , being unfinished , is important still , not only for ourselves but for humanity . The response to that challenge cannot be commanded ...
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... task of p , ' The Sanctification of the Name ' : to witness to the glory of God and the worth of their faith in God by the moral qual- ity of their lives . Repairers of the Breach Ordination of four graduates of Leo 24 The Chain of ...
... task of p , ' The Sanctification of the Name ' : to witness to the glory of God and the worth of their faith in God by the moral qual- ity of their lives . Repairers of the Breach Ordination of four graduates of Leo 24 The Chain of ...
Contents
The Lessons of the Assassination of Yitzhak Rabin | 93 |
THE WIDER WORLD | 97 |
World Events War and Peace after Sputnik | 99 |
The Space Age | 100 |
A World without Walls | 101 |
John F Kennedy | 102 |
Farewell to Freedom | 103 |
DDay and the Spirit of Judaism | 105 |
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Spirit | 34 |
Miriams Well | 37 |
Progressive Judaism Swimming against the Stream | 39 |
The Next Chapter | 40 |
Form and Spirit in Jewish Worship | 41 |
Towards a More Excellent Judaism | 44 |
The Importance of Being Liberal | 48 |
Enlightenment | 52 |
Preaching the Text with Integrity | 55 |
The Negations of Liberal Judaism | 58 |
Counting the Commandments | 60 |
Zionism and the State of Israel The Middle East Conflagration and the Loyalties of the British Jew | 63 |
Winning the Peace | 65 |
Miracles and Mandates | 66 |
Rejoice with Trembling | 68 |
Zionism Reconsidered | 71 |
Towards Peace in the Middle East | 75 |
Let Us Walk in the Light of the Eternal One | 78 |
A Holy War? | 81 |
And a Time for Peace | 84 |
The End of a Nighbnare | 87 |
The Shadow of Hebron | 89 |
Comets and Blessings | 108 |
Welcome Back to Freedom | 111 |
Prophecy and Contemporary History | 115 |
Reunification | 118 |
Darkness and Light | 120 |
By My Spirit says the God of Hosts | 123 |
Liberty to All | 127 |
Social Issues City of Righteousness | 131 |
Towards a Pluralistic Society | 135 |
Peace and Judaism | 138 |
Fertility and Morality | 141 |
AIDS | 145 |
Organ Transplants | 148 |
Rights and Duties | 151 |
Food for Thought | 155 |
Praying for Peace | 157 |
Nationalism | 161 |
Towards a Moral Highway Code | 163 |
Seek Peace and Pursue It | 167 |
Judaism and Christianity Towards a New Civilisation | 169 |
Women Judaism and Paul | 174 |
Two Nativities | 178 |
Gods Servant | 182 |
Towards a New Relationship with our Christian Neighbours | 186 |
The Founder of Christianity | 189 |
Children of the Covenant? | 193 |
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