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Taking Hold of Torah
Jewish Commitment and Community in America
Arnold M. Eisen
A personal meditation on the meaning of Judaism today and a
vision for revitalizing Jewish community and tradition in
America.
"Arnold M. Eisen offers a personal plea for and a vision of the
revitalizing of American Judaism through a renewed relationship to
Jewish tradition and the strengthening of Jewish communities."
Jewish Book News
..".required reading for Jewish communal professionals, Taking
Hold of Torah] spells out the discontents and dreams of the baby
boomers and their children who are reinventing Jewish communal life
for the modern world." Jewish Exponent
"Melding autobiography with biblical exegesis, philosophical
speculation and a program for Jewish educational reform, the book
is an unbuttoned riff on what's ailing modern Jews." Forward
..".a personal story of a modern Jew trying to make sense of
Judaism in a time when Jews can choose whether and how to be
Jewish...." The Jewish Advocate
Jews, like other Americans, have both benefitted and suffered
from the fraying of traditional loyalties that has come to
characterize modern American culture. In each of the five chapters,
Arnold M. Eisen examines a major issue or theme related to his
vision for the renewal of Jewish communities in terms of one of the
five books of the Torah. What is the meaning and purpose of Jewish
tradition? What is the significance of faith and covenant? What are
the contemporary uses of ritual? What should a new agenda for
politics in American Jewish life include? What legacy is to be left
to future generations? This encouraging work is essential reading
for anyone concerned with questions of Jewish faith and the future
of Judaism in America.
Arnold M. Eisen is Professor and Chair of Religious Studies at
Stanford University, a frequent speaker on issues related to
contemporary Jewish life before lay and scholarly audiences
throughout North America, and an active participant in communal
discussions concerning the future of American Judaism. His
publications include The Chosen People in America (Indiana
University Press) and Rethinking Modern Judaism: Ritual,
Commandment, Community, winner of a Koret Jewish Book Award.
The Helen and Martin Schwartz Lectures in Jewish Studies
Contents:
Introduction
1. Genesis: Taking on Tradition
2. Exodus: History, Faith, and Covenant
3. Leviticus: Ritual and Community
4. Numbers: Politics in the Wilderness
5. Deuteronomy: Legacies"
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