Messiah and the Jews - Couverture souple

Glickman, Rabbi Elaine Rose

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1580236901 ISBN 13 : 9781580236904

Editeur : Jewish Lights Publishing, 2013

Synopsis

Explores an astonishing range of primary and secondary sources about this 3000-year-old tradition, explaining these teachings' significance for Jews of the past-and infusing them with new meaning for the modern reader, both Jewish and non-Jewish.

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À propos des auteurs

Rabbi Elaine Rose Glickman is a noted teacher, speaker and author whose work includes the National Jewish Book Award finalist Sacred Parenting: Jewish Wisdom for Your Family's Early Years; Living Torah; B'chol L'vavcha and Haman and the Jews. Her essays, sermons and poetry are widely published, and she is a featured guest on the syndicated television talk show Daytime.

Rabbi Elaine Rose Glickman is available to speak on the following topics:

• What Does Judaism Teach about the Messiah--and Why Should I Care?
• What Do Jews Believe about the Messiah? A Brief Introduction for Christians
• Why You Should Believe in the Messiah--and Maybe Already Do
• Warriors, Battles and the End of Days: The Apocalypse in Jewish Tradition
• Women in Messianic Literature
• Suffering and Redemption in Jewish Tradition
• A Messianic Map: Sites of Apocalyptic Significance in Modern Israel
• Is the State of Israel a Sign of the Messiah?
• The Resurrection of the Dead in Jewish Tradition
• The Failure of Liberal Jewish Messianism
• Experiencing the Messiah
• How to Bring the Messiah

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Neil Gillman, rabbi and PhD, is professor of Jewish philosophy at The Jewish Theological Seminary in New York, where he has served as chair of the Department of Jewish Philosophy and dean of the Rabbinical School. He is author of Believing and Its Tensions: A Personal Conversation about God, Torah, Suffering and Death in Jewish Thought; The Death of Death: Resurrection and Immortality in Jewish Thought, a finalist for the National Jewish Book Award and a Publishers Weekly "Best Book of the Year"; The Way Into Encountering God in Judaism; The Jewish Approach to God: A Brief Introduction for Christians; Traces of God: Seeing God in Torah, History and Everyday Life (all Jewish Lights) and Sacred Fragments: Recovering Theology for the Modern Jew, winner of the National Jewish Book Award.

Rabbi Judith Z. Abrams, PhD, an award-winning Jewish educator, is widely recognized for making the study of Judaism and its sacred texts accessible and relevant to our everyday lives. She is the founder and director of Maqom: A School for Adult Talmud Study (www.maqom.com) and a recipient of the Covenant Award for outstanding performance in the field of Jewish education. She teaches through the ALEPH rabbinic program and is author of Learn Talmud and Talmud for Beginners, among other books about Talmud and prayer. She is a popular speaker on the topics of Jewish learning and sacred literature.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Jewish Lights Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2013
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1580236901
• ISBN 13: 9781580236904
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 192
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible