A re-examination of Jewish scripture and teachings about
disabilities Few people are untouched by the issue of disability,
whether personally or through a friend or relative. Jewish
Perspectives on Theology and the Human Experience of Disability
shares moving insights from around the world and across the broad
spectrum of Judaism on how and why the Jewish community is
incomplete without the presence and participation of the disabled.
Authors representing each of the three main movements of
JudaismOrthodox, Conservative, and Reformexamine theology,
scripture, ethics, practical theology, religious education, and
personal experience to understand and apply the lessons and wisdom
of the past to issues of the present. Authors from Israel, the
United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia reflect on their
theological understandings of specific disabilities and on
disability as a whole. Jewish Perspectives on Theology and the
Human Experience of Disability re-examines tradition, teachings,
and beliefs to shatter stereotypes of Judaism and common
interpretations of scripture. This unique book addresses several
disabilities (blindness, deafness, intellectual disabilities,
autism, learning disabilities), and a wide range of topics,
including human rights and disabilities, Jewish laws concerning
niddah, misconceptions about disabilities in the Hebrew Bible,
Jewish community programs to include people with disabilities, and
the need to educate American Jews about Jewish genetic diseases.
Jewish Perspectives on Theology and the Human Experience of
Disability examines: three methods that allow Jews who are blind to
participate in the Torah service the spiritual needs of people with
learning disabilities the attitude of Jewish Law toward marriage
and parenthood on people with intellectual disabilities how the
rabbis of the Mishnah incorporated Greco-Roman beliefs about the
connections between hearing, speech, and intelligence into Jewish
law a sampling of opinions issued on matters concerning
disabilities by the Responsa Committee of the Central Conference of
American Rabbis how the Jewish sages have made participation by
people with disabilities possible and much more Jewish Perspectives
on Theology and the Human Experience of Disability also includes
reviews of Judaism and Disability: Portrayals in Ancient Texts from
the Tanach through the Bavil and Disability in Jewish Law, as well
as comprehensive resource collections. This book is an essential
read for clergy and lay leaders involved in the support of people
with disabilities, for the families of people with disabilities,
and for anyone working with the disabled.
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