In 1980, Sholom Groesberg changed his life's course. He resigned as
dean of engineering at Widener University in order to pursue a
career in the rabbinate. Accepted at the Academy for Jewish
Religion, he was ordained in 1984. Ten years later Rabbi Groesberg
encountered the Jewish Renewal movement Its approach to creating an
authentic identity within the context of living as a Jew resonated
strongly within him. He became an ardent adherent of the movement.
"Jewish Renewed: A Journey" is a combination academic study and
personal memoir written for the educated lay reader. It traces the
movement's history, explicates its ideology and practices, and
examines the future challenges facing the movement Among others,
this book will interest:
History buffs*****Educators*****Spiritual
seekers*****Environmentalists Alienated Jews seeking a
"home"*****Practitioners in the helping professions
This book will also appeal to those of a philosophical bent
searching for answers to questions of Ultimate Concern; answers
that invest our lives with meaning
"Why bother to be Jewish?
Can secularism and religiosity be bridged?
Why do new religious movements survive-or fail?
Are the Kabbalah's teachings relevant to contemporary times?
How can a modernist Jew conceptualize the significance of
God?
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