There shall be no needy : pursuing social justice through Jewish law & tradition / Jill Jacobs ; foreword by Elliot N. Dorff ; preface by Simon Greer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jacobs, Jill, 1975-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social justice--Religious aspects--Judaism.

Social justice.

Judaism and social problems--United States.

Judaism and social problems.

Judaism--20th century.

Judaism.

Rabbinical literature--History and criticism.

Rabbinical literature.

Jewish ethics.

United States.

Physical Description:

xix, 257 pages ; 24 cm

Edition:

Hardcover edition.

Place of Publication:

Woodstock, Vt. : Jewish Lights Pub., 2009.

Summary:

Confront the most pressing issues of twenty-first-century America in this fascinating book, which brings together classical Jewish sources, contemporary policy debate and real-life stories.

Rabbi Jill Jacobs, a leading young voice in the social justice arena, makes a powerful argument for participation in the American public square from a deeply Jewish perspective, while deepening our understanding of the relationship between Judaism and such current social issues as:

Poverty and the Poor

Collection and Allocation of Tzedakah

Workers, Employers and Unions

Housing the Homeless

The Provision of Health Care

Environmental Sustainability

Crime, Punishment and Rehabilitation

By creating a dialogue between traditional texts and current realities, Jacobs presents a template for engagement in public life from a Jewish perspective and challenges us to renew our obligations to each other.

Contents:

A vision of economic justice

Essential terms: tikkun olam, tzedek, and prophetic Judaism

Defining poverty and the poor

Sufficient for one's needs: the collection and allocation of tzedakah

Servants to servants or servants to God: workers, employers, and unions

They shall tremble no more: housing and homelessness

I will remove illness from within your midst: the provision of health care

The city and the garden: environmental sustainability for the twenty-first century

When your brother is flogged: crime, punishment, and rehabilitation.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 222-246) and index.

ISBN:

9781580233941

1580233945

OCLC:

286438617