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Author : Jonathan D Sarna
Release : 2008-08-26
Genre : Literary Collections
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 463/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis A Time to Every Purpose by : Jonathan D Sarna
Download or read book A Time to Every Purpose written by Jonathan D Sarna. This book was released on 2008-08-26. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the Jewish past, present and future through the prism of their holidays.
Author : Jonathan D Sarna
Release : 2009-02-23
Genre : Religion
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 664/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis A Time to Every Purpose by : Jonathan D Sarna
Download or read book A Time to Every Purpose written by Jonathan D Sarna. This book was released on 2009-02-23. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the turn of the twenty-first century, the central question confronting Jewish leaders in America is simple: Why be Jewish? Jonathan D. Sarna, acclaimed scholar of American Judaism, believes that "Why be Jewish?" is the wrong question. Judaism, he believes, is not so much a "why" as a way -- a way of life, a way of marking time, a way of relating to the environment, to human beings, to family, and to God. Judaism is experienced through doing -- doing things Jewish, doing things for fellow Jews in need, doing things as a Jew to improve the state of the world. The more Judaism one does, the more one comes to appreciate what Judaism is. Using the Jewish calendar as his starting point, Sarna reflects on the major themes of Jewish life as expressed in a full year of holidays -- from Passover in the spring to Purim eleven months later. Passover, for instance, yields a discussion of freedom; Shavuot, a discussion of Torah; Yom Kippur, the role of the individual within the Jewish community; Chanukah, issues of assimilation and anti-assimilation. An essential brief introduction -- or reintroduction -- to the major practices of Jewish life as well as the many complexities of the American Jewish experience, this book will be essential reading for American Jews and the perfect gift for the holiday season.
Author : Todd D Rakoff
Release : 2009-06-30
Genre : Law
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 522/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis A Time for Every Purpose by : Todd D Rakoff
Download or read book A Time for Every Purpose written by Todd D Rakoff. This book was released on 2009-06-30. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sunday is more like Monday than it used to be. The Fourth of July is more like the third. Although time is a feature of the natural world, it is at the same time not natural, but given its meaning by human action and, in our contemporary world, primarily through the law. Rakoff argues that legal regulation of the law has become weaker, with unfortunate results for both individuals and families.
Author : Todd D. Rakoff
Release : 2002-10-18
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 103/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis A Time for Every Purpose by : Todd D. Rakoff
Download or read book A Time for Every Purpose written by Todd D. Rakoff. This book was released on 2002-10-18. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rakoff traces the law's effect on our use of time and discovers that the structure of our time is gradually changing. Though subtle, the law's structure establishes the terms by which society allocates its efforts, coordinates its many players, establishes the rhythms of life, and indeed gives meaning to the time in which we live.
Author : Eliezer Segal
Release : 2015-06-08
Genre : Religion
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 208/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis A Time for Every Purpose by : Eliezer Segal
Download or read book A Time for Every Purpose written by Eliezer Segal. This book was released on 2015-06-08. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Time for Every Purpose continues the series of collections of Eliezer Segal’s witty, insightful, and informative articles about the Jewish sacred calendar that originally appeared in his “From the Sources” column in the Calgary Jewish Free Press between 2011 and 2015. As always, the author strives to maintain a balance between accurate scholarship and entertaining readability as he introduces his readers to fascinating aspects of the Jewish festivals and holy days -- and how they evolved in ongoing dialogue with historical changes, geographical diversity, and intellectual challenges. The articles are written from a sympathetic but non-dogmatic perspective by a recognized authority on the academic study of Judaism.
