The tent of Avraham : gleanings from the David Cardozo Academy / edited by Nathan Lopes Cardozo.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lopes Cardozo, Nathan T.

Mekhon Ḳardozo.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Judaism--21st century.

Judaism.

God (Judaism).

Bible. Old Testament--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Bible. Old Testament.

Bratslav Hasidim.

Hasidism.

Jewish law.

Physical Description:

232 pages ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Jerusalem ; New York : Urim Publications, [2012]

Summary:

The Tent of Avraham is an anthology of essays on a variety of Jewish topics of academic, personal, and spiritual nature. Contributors include Jewish thinkers, professors, and rabbis, all of whom have taught at or are affiliated with the David Cardozo Academy in Jerusalem. Original insights into the Jewish tradition, many of the articles include amore personal and emotional struggle with elements of Judaism, capturing the essence of the David Cardozo Academy.

About The David Cardozo Academy

Founded in 2000, the David Cardozo Academy seeks to revitalize the Jewish tradition and restore the relevance of Judaism as a force of authentic, non-dogmatic observance in which Jews find pride in the Torah and its great moral and spiritual teaching. With a keen eye on the latest developments in intellectual discourse and general culture, the Academy empowers rabbis, educators, and community leaders to communicate and develop the Jewish tradition in the language of the new millennium.

The Academy offers fresh analysis on the ideology behind Jewish law and faith in the form of books, articles, audio and video media, and weekly e-mail essays, as well as classes and lectures throughout the State of Israel, Europe, South Africa, and North America The Academy's core programs in Israel include: the Cardozo-Kagan Jewish Leadership Program; a Think Tank forum of Jewish thinkers, educators, and leaders; the Jerusalem Lecture Series addressing topics rarely discussed publicly in observant Jewish circles. Book jacket.

Contents:

Beth Midrash of Avraham Avinu: tentative thoughts towards a Jewish religious renaissance / Nathan Lopes Cardozo

Notes on the concept of Imitatio dei / Norman Lamm

Command, coercion and modernity / Francis Nataf

Middle way: the Maharal on Hashgachah / Yitzchok Adlerstein

Rabbi Nachman x 2: the unreflexive self / Yehuda Gellman

Eretz Yisrael in the thought of Rabbi Nachman of Breslav / Alon Goshen-Gottstein

Patriarch and king: two models of repentance / Zvi Grumet

Kevod HaBeriyot and human dignity in the halachah / Alan Kimche

Yaʼakov's scar / William Kolbrener

Maimonides the modern? Self and sensibility in the twelfth century / Elliott Malamet

Philosophy, poetry, and the Bible / Yehuda Schnall

Torah from the heart: Chassidic insights into spiritual education / Eliezer Shore

Jewish approach to the quality of the environment / Avraham Wijler and Akiva Wolff.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9789655241143

9655241149

OCLC:

802325074