Crisis, Covenant and Creativity Jewish Thoughts for a Complex World
by Lopes Cardozo, NathanFormat: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2005-10-01
Publisher(s): Urim Publications
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Summary
Crisis, Covenant and Creativity deals with some of the most widely discussed issues in contemporary Jewish religious life. How do religious people deal with tolerance of different beliefs? How can devout living lead to a greater awareness of the mystery and beauty of life? What is the meaning of Jewish authenticity and identity in light of anti-Semitism?
Author Biography
Nathan Lopes Cardozo is the founder and Dean of the David Cardozo Academy in Jerusalem which is dedicated to educating a new generation of Rabbis, teachers, and Jewish thinkers based on his philosophy.
Table of Contents
| Introduction | 7 | (4) | |
| 1. Halacha as Symphony | 11 | (24) | |
| 2. Tolerance and the Jewish Tradition | 35 | (24) | |
| 3. Shabbat Consciousness, Seven Days a Week | 59 | (23) | |
| 4. Jean Paul Sartre, Anti-Semitism and Jewish Identity | 82 | (22) | |
| 5. Why the Kashrut Laws Were Given So Late | 104 | (22) | |
| 6. Religious Authenticity and Wonder in and Beyond Halacha | 126 | (23) | |
| 7. On Halacha as the Art of Amazement | 149 |
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