Taking hold of Torah : Jewish commitment and community in America / Arnold M. Eisen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Eisen, Arnold M., 1951-

Series:

Helen and Martin Schwartz lectures in Jewish studies

The Helen and Martin Schwartz lectures in Jewish studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Judaism--20th century.

Judaism.

Judaism--United States.

United States.

Jews--Cultural assimilation--United States.

Jews.

Jews--Cultural assimilation.

Physical Description:

xv, 186 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [1997]

Summary:

Jews, like other Americans, have both benefited and suffered from the fraying of traditional loyalties that has come to characterize modern American culture. Arnold M. Eisen relates a major issue or theme in his vision for the renewal of Jewish communities to each of the five books of the Torah. What is the meaning and purpose of Jewish tradition? What is the significance of faith and covenant? What are the contemporary uses of ritual? What should a new agenda for politics in American Jewish life include? What legacy is to be left to future generations? This encouraging work is essential reading for anyone concerned with questions of Jewish faith and the future of Judaism in America.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [173]-177) and index.

ISBN:

0253333148

OCLC:

36372317