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Torah Today A Renewed Encounter with Scripture

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ISBN-10: 0292706723

ISBN-13: 9780292706729

Edition: 2nd 2005

Authors: Pinchas H. Peli, Harold M. Schulweis

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"Even though the first edition was published in 1987, Torah Today is still relevant to the modern reader....It should have a wide readership in the Jewish and Christian worlds." Harold Liebowitz, Professor of Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures, University of Texas at Austin "I have no doubt that Torah Today deserves to be reprinted. It is academically reliable, readable, and it reflects an authentic voice of Jewish tradition." Steven Fine, Jewish Foundation Professor of Judaic Studies, University of Cincinnati The central element of Jewish worship is the yearly cycle of reading the first five books of the Bible, the Five Books of Moses, called the Torah in Hebrew. Torah Today , a…    
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List price: $27.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Publication date: 11/1/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 276
Size: 5.51" wide x 8.50" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English

Rabbi Harold M. Schulweis , one of the most respected spiritual leaders and teachers of his generation, has been a rabbi at Valley Beth Shalom in Encino, California, for close to forty years. He is the founding chairman of the Jewish Foundation for the Righteous, an organization that identifies and offers grants to those non-Jews who risked their lives to save Jews threatened by the agents of Nazi savagery. He is also the founder of Jewish World Watch, which aims to raise moral consciousness within the Jewish community. Synagogues and other religious institutions are now supporting this effort across the country.Rabbi Schulweis is the author of many books, including: Conscience: The Duty to…    

Foreword: Dialogue with Torah
Preface
Genesis
A Weekly Renewal
The Noahide Laws
In Quest of an Ideal
It's the Style That Counts
The Test
All's Well That Ends Well
Between Two Dreams
Planning for a Confrontation
Every Generation-Its Dreamers
The Return of the Assimilated Jew
Scoundrel's Haven
Grandchildren and Jews
Exodus
The Beginning of the End
The Road to Freedom
Trial and Error
Language of Faith
Welcoming Outside Advice
Blind Obedience Is Not Enough
Partnership Offer
The Caring Heart
A Political Lesson
Two Sanctuaries
Open to Public Scrutiny
Leviticus
The Significance of Sacrifice
Balancing Fire and Light
Why Kashrut?
The Mystery of Birth
The Lethal Tongue
Life and Death
All You Need Is Love
At the End of the Road
When Torah and Land Meet
Strength and Peace
Numbers
True People's Army
What a Blessing
On Complaining
Pompous Delegation, Tragic End
Disastrous Mutiny
Time for a Change
The Seven Books of Moses
Choosing a Leader
Sharing the Responsibility
Facing Reality
Deuteronomy
A Time for Action, Another for Words
First Refusenik
The Strangers
The Art of Giving
The Pursuit of Justice
Generation Gap
The Gift of Joy
Choosing Life
Strong and of Good Courage
Pride and Prejudice
The Last Blessing
Guide to Values and Topics