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Eliezer Schweid's career as philosopher, scholar, educator and
public intellectual has spanned the history of the State of Israel
from the pre-war Yishuv period to the present. In these essays he
recalls his formative years in the Zionist youth and the Hebrew
University. He reflects on the existential loneliness of the modern
Jew. He examines the perennial problem of theodicy through a Jewish
lens in its broadest human parameters. Finally, he offers a
challenging critique of the postmodern culture of the "global
village," in which the marketplace and skepticism have crowded out
humane values rooted in the traditions of historical culture.
Like Spinoza in his "Theological-Political Treatise", Schweid helps
us grasp the potential for seeing radically new messages in this
oldest of books, "The Bible." The American Founding Fathers
realized that "The Bible" offers strong support for the doctrine of
popular sovereignty. Socially, it offers a message of
egalitarianism, especially in the provisions of the Jubilee. It is
hardly an accident that two modern political movements found mottos
ready at hand from the 25th chapter of Leviticus: 'Proclaim liberty
throughout the land unto all the inhabitants thereof' (from the
Liberty Bell), and 'The land shall not be sold in perpetuity'
(motto of the Jewish National Fund). More broadly, Schweid helps us
to appreciate the broader message of the narrative of creation and
settlement of the land in its ecumenical and planetary dimensions.
The world is God's creation whose resources are to be deployed as
necessary for the sustenance and needs-fulfilment of all people and
all creatures equally - a message very much relevant to the
ecological crisis facing us all at the present time.
This classic work by early-20th-century Jewish humanist and scholar
Isaac Heinemann surveys the crucial phases of Jewish thought
concerning correct conduct as codified in the commandments.
Heinemann provides his own systematic insights about the
intellectual, emotional, pedagogical, and pragmatic reasoning
advanced by the major Jewish thinkers. This book, translated here
for the first time, covers Jewish thinkers from the Bible, rabbis
and Hellenistic philosophers through the Middle Ages and the
Renaissance, including Saadiah, Halevi, Maimonides, Albo, and many
others. Heinemann addresses such questions as: What were the
Biblical, rabbinic, medieval, and modern rationales offered for the
commandments in the course of Jewish thought?
The vast majority of intellectual, religious, and national
developments in modern Judaism revolve around the central idea of
'Jewish culture'. This book is the first synoptic view of these
developments that organises and relates them from this vantage
point. The first Jewish modernisation movements perceived culture
as the defining trait of the outside alien social environment to
which Jewry had to adapt. To be 'cultured' was to be
modern-European, as opposed to medieval-ghetto-Jewish. In short
order, however, the Jewish religious legacy was redefined
retrospectively as a historical 'culture', with fateful
consequences for the conception of Judaism as a human and not only
a divinely mandated regime.The conception of Judaism-as-culture
took two main forms: an integrative, vernacular Jewish culture that
developed in tandem with the integration of Jews into the various
nations of western-central Europe and America, and a national
Hebrew culture which, though open to the inputs of modern European
society, sought to develop a revitalised Jewish national identity
that ultimately found expression in the revival of the Jewish
homeland and the State of Israel. This is a large, complex story in
which the author describes the contributions of Mendelssohn,
Wessely, Krochmal, Zunz, the mainstream Zionist thinkers
(especially Ahad Ha-Am, Bialik, and A.D. Gordon), Kook, Kaplan, and
Dubnow to the formulation of the various versions of the modern
Jewish cultural ideal.
The Hebrew Bible forms the central point from which all Jewish
philosophers begin their task of coming to terms with our present
day society. This is the bedrock upon which Israeli philosopher
Eliezer Schweid bases his two-volume book, newly translated from
the original Hebrew. Each generation of thinkers has reimagined and
reinterpreted the Bible's lessons. Schweid traces the intellectual
footsteps of some of history's most preeminent Jewish philosophers,
beginning with Spinoza and Mendelssohn, down through early
twentieth century thinkers such as Franz Rosenzweig. Then,
contemplating a post-war world cut away from its philosophical
moorings, Schweid comes to grips with the crossroads at which our
society finds itself today, and bends his own intellect to the
time-honored task of reminding his contemporaries of the Bible's
continued relevance in guiding our moral and ethical outlook.
Eliezer Schweid is Professor Emeritus of Jewish Thought at the
Hebrew University. He has published 40 books in both general and
specific areas of Jewish thought of all periods, and has commented
frequently on the relevance of the legacy of Jewish thought to
contemporary issues of Jewish and universal human concern. He is
the recipient of the distinguished Israel Prize and two honorary
doctorates.
The fundamental book of Eliezer Schweid is a modern interpretation
of "The Bible" as narrative and law that can reopen the dialogue of
contemporary Jews with "The Bible," from which a dynamic Jewish
culture can continue to draw its inspiration. The approach draws at
the same time from the philosophical modernism of Hermann Cohen,
the dialogical philosophy of Buber, the religious phenomenology of
Heschel, and the insights of contemporary Biblical scholars,
including literary analysts of "The Bible." Schweid helps us to
appreciate the broader message of the narrative of creation and
settlement of the land in its ecumenical and planetary dimensions.
The world is God's creation whose resources are to be deployed as
necessary for the sustenance and needs - fulfilment of all people
and all creatures equally - a message very much relevant to the
ecological crisis facing us all at the present time.
The Hebrew Bible forms the central point from which all Jewish
philosophers begin their task of coming to terms with our present
day society. This is the bedrock upon which Israeli philosopher
Eliezer Schweid bases his two-volume book, newly translated from
the original Hebrew. Each generation of thinkers has reimagined and
reinterpreted the Bible's lessons. Schweid traces the intellectual
footsteps of some of history's most preeminent Jewish philosophers,
beginning with Spinoza and Mendelssohn, down through early
twentieth century thinkers such as Franz Rosenzweig. Then,
contemplating a post-war world cut away from its philosophical
moorings, Schweid comes to grips with the crossroads at which our
society finds itself today, and bends his own intellect to the
time-honored task of reminding his contemporaries of the Bible's
continued relevance in guiding our moral and ethical outlook.
Eliezer Schweid is Professor Emeritus of Jewish Thought at the
Hebrew University. He has published 40 books in both general and
specific areas of Jewish thought of all periods, and has commented
frequently on the relevance of the legacy of Jewish thought to
contemporary issues of Jewish and universal human concern. He is
the recipient of the distinguished Israel Prize and two honorary
doctorates.
The vast majority of intellectual, religious, and national
developments in modern Judaism revolve around the central idea of
'Jewish culture'. This book is the first synoptic view of these
developments that organises and relates them from this vantage
point. The first Jewish modernisation movements perceived culture
as the defining trait of the outside alien social environment to
which Jewry had to adapt. To be 'cultured' was to be
modern-European, as opposed to medieval-ghetto-Jewish. In short
order, however, the Jewish religious legacy was redefined
retrospectively as a historical 'culture', with fateful
consequences for the conception of Judaism as a human and not only
a divinely mandated regime. The conception of Judaism - as culture
- took two main forms: an integrative, vernacular Jewish culture
that developed in tandem with the integration of Jews into the
various nations of western-central Europe and America, and a
national Hebrew culture which, though open to the inputs of modern
European society, sought to develop a revitalised Jewish national
identity that ultimately found expression in the revival of the
Jewish homeland and the State of Israel. This is a large, complex
story in which the author describes the contributions of
Mendelssohn, Wessely, Krochmal, Zunz, the mainstream Zionist
thinkers (especially Ahad Ha-Am, Bialik, and A D Gordon), Kook,
Kaplan, and Dubnow to the formulation of the various versions of
the modern Jewish cultural ideal.
This classic work by early-20th-century Jewish humanist and scholar
Isaac Heinemann surveys the crucial phases of Jewish thought
concerning correct conduct as codified in the commandments.
Heinemann offers systematic insights into the intellectual,
emotional, pedagogical, and pragmatic reasoning advanced by the
major Jewish thinkers. This book, available in English for the
first time, covers Jewish thinkers from the Bible, rabbis, and
philosophers through the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, including
Saadiah, Halevi, Maimonides, and many others. Heinemann follows the
Biblical, rabbinic, medieval, and modern rationales offered for the
commandments in the course of the history of Jewish thought. Isaac
Heinemann (1876-1957) was one of the leading Jewish humanists and
scholars of the early twentieth century. His career spanned the
golden age of Jewish scholarship in central Europe and the rise of
Jewish studies in modern Israel. He was a leading authority on
Hellenistic and rabbinic knowledge, writing major studies of Philo
of Alexandria and the rabbinic lore (agada).
Existing shorthand systems (Gregg, Pitman, Teeline) provide
non-alphabetical symbols or outlines to increase the writing speed.
A number of writing strokes is significantly reduced and a high
speed can be attained. However, a great deal of time must be spent
on memorization and retention is difficult if you decide to use
Gregg, Pitman, Teeline and similar symbol-based methods. On the
other hand, speedwriting methods use alphabet letters and are
easier to learn. But they require two or three strokes to write a
standard letter and can not match a writing speed attainable by
non-alphabetical shorthand. The MiniScript system is
non-alphabetical version of the EasyScript method and designed to
simplify learning and provide a high writing speed comparable to
symbol-based shorthand and. EasyScript was introduced in 1990 and
has become a viable alternative in the United States and worldwide
for those who prefer to utilize alphabet-based
speedwriting.MiniScript employs: a) a proven and popular EasyScript
alphabet-based abbreviation methodology that reduces considerably
the memorization volume by using a small set of abbreviating rules
and b) writing abbreviations with special symbols to attain writing
speeds comparable to non-alphabetical shorthand. Applying
MiniScript you will need to remember only a list of 9 special
symbols representing English alphabet. Symbols from conventional PC
keyboard such as period (.), slash (/), comma (,) are used and
require little or no training. EasyScript book is not required to
study MiniScript. A demo of EasyScript is available at our website
easyscript.com
The ComputerScript method is based on an unique and patented
concept of using 5 basic rules to abbreviate all words of full
English vocabulary. It features a quick learning and proficiency,
easy skill retention, a simple abbreviating rule and transcription
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memorisation. This user-friendly method is an easy alternative to
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When the abbreviations are entered into computer it provides
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3.5" CS disk, CS manual, ES workbook/manual and ES/CS reference
card.
The 1954 Cleveland Indians were one of the most remarkable baseball
teams of all time. Their record for most wins (111) fell only when
the baseball schedule expanded, and their winning percentage, an
astounding .721, is still unsurpassed in the American League.
Though the season ended with a heartbreaking loss to the New York
Giants in the World Series, the 1954 team remains a favorite among
Cleveland fans and beyond. Pitching to the Pennant commemorates the
'54 Indians with a biographical sketch of the entire team, from the
"Big Three" pitching staff (Mike Garcia and future Hall of Famers
Bob Lemon and Early Wynn), through notable players such as Bobby
Avila, Bob Feller, Larry Doby, and Al Rosen, to manager Al Lopez,
his coaches, and the Indians' broadcast team. There are also
stories about Cleveland Stadium and the 1954 All-Star Game (which
the team hosted), as well as a season timeline and a firsthand
account of Game One of the World Series at the Polo Grounds.
Pitching to the Pennant features the superb writing and research of
members of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR),
making this book a must for all Indians fans and baseball
aficionados.
Of all the teams in the annals of baseball, only a select few can
lay claim to historic significance. One of those teams is the 1947
Brooklyn Dodgers, the first racially integrated Major League team
of the twentieth century. The addition of Jackie Robinson to its
roster changed not only baseball but also the nation. Yet Robinson
was just one member of that memorable club, which included Carl
Furillo, Gil Hodges, Pee Wee Reese, Pete Reiser, Duke Snider, Eddie
Stanky, Arky Vaughan, and Dixie Walker. Also present was a quartet
of baseball's most unforgettable characters: co-owners Branch
Rickey and Walter O'Malley, suspended manager Leo Durocher, and
radio announcer Red Barber. This book is the first to offer
biographies of everyone on that incomparable team as well as
accounts of the moments and events that marked the Dodgers' 1947
season: Commissioner Happy Chandler suspending Durocher, Rickey
luring his old friend Burt Shotton out of retirement to replace
Durocher, and brilliant outfielder Reiser being sidelined after
running into a fence. In spite of all this, the Dodgers went on to
win the National League pennant over the heavily favored St. Louis
Cardinals. And of course, there is the biggest story of the season,
where history and biography coalesce: Jackie Robinson, who overcame
widespread hostility to become Rookie of the Year-and to help the
Dodgers set single-game attendance records in cities around the
National League.
Every morning, Lenny Levin strolls into Stumpy's restaurant in
Buffalo, New York to eat breakfast. Lenny is a member of a very
special group. Readers can join him for coffee and see what's so
"special" about this hilariously funny group.
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