Judaism for the world : reflections on God, life, and love / Arthur Green.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Green, Arthur, 1941- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Judaism--21st century.

Judaism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (406 pages)

Place of Publication:

New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, [2020]

Summary:

An internationally recognized scholar and theologian shares a Jewish mysticism for our times Judaism, one of the world’s great spiritual traditions, is not addressed to Jews alone. In this masterful book, Arthur Green calls out to seekers of all sorts, offering a universal response to the eternal human questions of who we are, why we exist, where we are going, and how to live. Drawing on over half a century as a Jewish seeker and teacher, he shows us a Judaism that cultivates the life of the spirit, that inspires an inward journey leading precisely toward self-transcendence, to an awareness of the universal Self in whose presence we exist. As a neo-hasidic seeker, he is both devotional and boldly questioning in his understanding of God and tradition. Engaging with the mystical sources, he translates the insights of the Hasidic masters into a new religious language accessible to all those eager to build an inner life and a human society that treasures the divine spark in each person and throughout Creation.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

To the Reader

Acknowledgments

Neo- Hasidism: A Judaism for Monists

How I Practice Judaism—and Why

How I Pray

Barukh Atah: Reflections on the Prayer Book

The Seeker Returns

All about Being Human: The Commandment to Remember

Judaism as a Path of Love

Seasons: A Reflection on the Jewish Year

Shabbat: A New Introduction

Rosh Hashanah: A Season of Rebirth

Yom Kippur: Learning to Respond

Sukkot: Dwelling in God’s Shade

Simḥat Torah: The Word as Tree of Life

Ḥanukkah: All about the Light

Purim: Living in an Upside- Down World

Pesaḥ: Some Questions of My Own

Shavu‘ot: Speaking in Thunder

Tish‘ah be- Av: Struggles with Sacred Space

Creation: Awakening to God’s World

Religion and Environmental Responsibility: An Address to Jews and Christians

Judaism as Counterculture

Wandering Jews

Scholarship Is Not Enough

Dear Brothers and Sisters: A Letter to Israelis

American Jews after Pittsburgh . . . and Monsey . . . and . . . : Where Do We Stand?

Jewish Mysticism and Its Healing Power

My Own Jewish Education: A Memoir

My Rabbinate: A Fiftieth- Anniversary Reflection

Pilgrimage 2019

Glossary of Hebrew and Yiddish Terms

Notes

Inde x

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-300-25600-0

OCLC:

1193036037