Jewish perspectives on theology and the human experience of disability / Judith Z. Abrams, William C. Gaventa, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Abrams, Judith Z.

Gaventa, William C.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

People with disabilities--Religious aspects--Judaism.

People with disabilities.

Disabilities--Religious aspects.

Disabilities.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (281 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Haworth Pastoral Press, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A re-examination of Jewish scripture and teachings about disabilitiesFew people are untouched by the issue of disability, whether personally or through a friend or relative. Jewish Perspectives on Theology and the Human Experience of Disability shares moving insights from around the world and across the broad spectrum of Judaism on how and why the Jewish community is incomplete without the presence and participation of the disabled. Authors representing each of the three main movements of Judaism?Orthodox, Conservative, and Reform?examine theology, scripture, ethics, practical theo

Contents:

Cover; Title; Copyright Page; Contents; Foreword; Introduction; OPENING CONTEMPLATION: 'Im ani kan, hakol kan If I Am Here, All Is Here: A Contemplation on ""Defects""and ""Wholeness""; ACROSS THE RELIGIOUS SPECTRUM: ORTHODOX, CONSERVATIVE AND REFORM: Jewish Theological Approaches to the Human Experience of Disability: A Primer for Rabbis and Rabbinical Students; The Participation of Jews Who Are Blind in the Torah Service; Reform Responsa Concerning Persons with Disabilities; SCHOLARLY APPROACHES: Misconceptions About Disabilities in the Hebrew Bible

What the Rabbis Heard: Deafness in the MishnahTHEOLOGY IN PRACTICE: Judaism, Theology and the Human Rights of People with Disabilities; ""L'Dor v' Dor,"" From Generation to Generation: One Community's Response to Jewish Genetic Diseases; Executive Summary: Minneapolis Jewish Community Inclusion Program for People with Disabilities Research Report; What Does Being Jewish Mean to You? The Spiritual Needs of Jewish People with Learning Disabilities and Their Families; Marriage and Parenthood Among Persons with Intellectual Disability in Jewish Law

The Participation of Disabled Women in the Rules of NiddahLegal Aspects of Parenthood Among Persons with Intellectual Disability in Israel; The Sages, People with Disabilities, and Adaptive Technology; CONCLUDING CONTEMPLATION: Jacob Who Loves the Sabbath; BOOK REVIEWS: Judism and Disability: Portrayals in Ancient Texts from the Tanach Through the Bavli, by Judith Z. Abrams; Disability in Jewish Law, by T. C. Marx; Resource Collections; Index

Notes:

Co-published simultaneously as Journal of religion, disability & health, v. 10, no. 3/4, 2006.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-136-45351-2

0-203-05186-6

1-283-84102-9

1-136-45344-X

9780203051863

OCLC:

819635859