A Jewish Understanding of the WorldIn this second volume of Liberal Jewish sermons spanning the greater part of the second half ofthe twentieth century, the author again combines a radically progressive stance with Jewish commitment and seeks to understand contemporary history from a "prophetic" point of view. His comments cover a wide range of topics, including Jewish continuity, Progressive Judaism, Zionism and the State of Israel, world events, social issues, and Jewish-Christian relations. This volume, as well as the first one, offers fascinating reading for Jews and non-Jews alike. |
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... instance , the Jews . Racially , we are a mixed bunch , almost as mixed as humanity as a whole . Genetically , we are pre - determined to become human beings rather than monkeys or saddlebacks ; we are not pre - determined to become ...
... instance , the Jews . Racially , we are a mixed bunch , almost as mixed as humanity as a whole . Genetically , we are pre - determined to become human beings rather than monkeys or saddlebacks ; we are not pre - determined to become ...
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... instance , observes : ' Kingdoms come and king- doms go , but Israel endures for ever ' ( Eccles . R. 1 : 4 ) ; and today being the first of Nisan , we shall soon recite again the words of the Passover Haggadah : ' God's promise has ...
... instance , observes : ' Kingdoms come and king- doms go , but Israel endures for ever ' ( Eccles . R. 1 : 4 ) ; and today being the first of Nisan , we shall soon recite again the words of the Passover Haggadah : ' God's promise has ...
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... instances , to keep Jews within the fold . With the Emancipation , the external pressures ceased . Jews were now free , even invited , to enter Gentile society and to adopt its ways . The internal pressures also diminished . For instance ...
... instances , to keep Jews within the fold . With the Emancipation , the external pressures ceased . Jews were now free , even invited , to enter Gentile society and to adopt its ways . The internal pressures also diminished . For instance ...
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... instance , we are profoundly convinced , as we are , that God would not wish us to discriminate against women , or to pray for the restoration of the sacrificial cult , then we can't just set aside these convictions because they run ...
... instance , we are profoundly convinced , as we are , that God would not wish us to discriminate against women , or to pray for the restoration of the sacrificial cult , then we can't just set aside these convictions because they run ...
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... instance , when Moses or- dained Joshua , ho , he laid his hands upon him ' ( Num . 27:23 ) . But therefore , too , it came to mean ' to rely upon ' ; and in that sense it may express the reliance we place on our graduates to carry on ...
... instance , when Moses or- dained Joshua , ho , he laid his hands upon him ' ( Num . 27:23 ) . But therefore , too , it came to mean ' to rely upon ' ; and in that sense it may express the reliance we place on our graduates to carry on ...
Contents
The Lessons of the Assassination of Yitzhak Rabin | 93 |
THE WIDER WORLD | 97 |
World Events War and Peace after Sputnik | 99 |
The Space Age | 100 |
A World without Walls | 101 |
John F Kennedy | 102 |
Farewell to Freedom | 103 |
DDay and the Spirit of Judaism | 105 |
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Spirit | 34 |
Miriams Well | 37 |
Progressive Judaism Swimming against the Stream | 39 |
The Next Chapter | 40 |
Form and Spirit in Jewish Worship | 41 |
Towards a More Excellent Judaism | 44 |
The Importance of Being Liberal | 48 |
Enlightenment | 52 |
Preaching the Text with Integrity | 55 |
The Negations of Liberal Judaism | 58 |
Counting the Commandments | 60 |
Zionism and the State of Israel The Middle East Conflagration and the Loyalties of the British Jew | 63 |
Winning the Peace | 65 |
Miracles and Mandates | 66 |
Rejoice with Trembling | 68 |
Zionism Reconsidered | 71 |
Towards Peace in the Middle East | 75 |
Let Us Walk in the Light of the Eternal One | 78 |
A Holy War? | 81 |
And a Time for Peace | 84 |
The End of a Nighbnare | 87 |
The Shadow of Hebron | 89 |
Comets and Blessings | 108 |
Welcome Back to Freedom | 111 |
Prophecy and Contemporary History | 115 |
Reunification | 118 |
Darkness and Light | 120 |
By My Spirit says the God of Hosts | 123 |
Liberty to All | 127 |
Social Issues City of Righteousness | 131 |
Towards a Pluralistic Society | 135 |
Peace and Judaism | 138 |
Fertility and Morality | 141 |
AIDS | 145 |
Organ Transplants | 148 |
Rights and Duties | 151 |
Food for Thought | 155 |
Praying for Peace | 157 |
Nationalism | 161 |
Towards a Moral Highway Code | 163 |
Seek Peace and Pursue It | 167 |
Judaism and Christianity Towards a New Civilisation | 169 |
Women Judaism and Paul | 174 |
Two Nativities | 178 |
Gods Servant | 182 |
Towards a New Relationship with our Christian Neighbours | 186 |
The Founder of Christianity | 189 |
Children of the Covenant? | 193 |
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