Since the turn of the millennium, rapid advances in technology, globalized markets, and atomized politics instigated in the American and Israeli Jewish communities questions about the morals of food consumption. Contemporary issues such as workers' rights, animal welfare, environmental protection, among others, intersect with basic Jewish food ethics: while Jewish communities respect ancient laws, they also appreciate the importance of progress and look forward to a more repaired world. In these pages, readers will have the unique opportunity to delve into the minds of the brightest Modern Orthodox thinkers of the current generation. The contributions contained in Kashrut & Jewish Food Ethics are rich in detail and offer new paradigms for the practical observance of kashrut that have swirled in the ether for generations.

Since the turn of the millennium, rapid advances in technology, globalized markets, and atomized politics instigated in the American and Israeli Jewish communities questions about the morals of food consumption. Contemporary issues such as workers' rights, animal welfare, environmental protection, among others, intersect with basic Jewish food ethics: while Jewish communities respect ancient laws, they also appreciate the importance of progress and look forward to a more repaired world. In these pages, readers will have the unique opportunity to delve into the minds of the brightest Modern Orthodox thinkers of the current generation. The contributions contained in Kashrut & Jewish Food Ethics are rich in detail and offer new paradigms for the practical observance of kashrut that have swirled in the ether for generations.

In The Soul of Activism, author and activist Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz, gives a unique re-examination of the power of interfaith spirituality to fuel the fires of progressive activism. 'Religion' in the public sphere has been claimed by far-right ideologues while progressives, turned off by the hypocrisy of the religious influence on contemporary policy, have lost out on the experience of religious community. As a result, progressives are losing control of political discourse because they neither grasp nor trust the universal and invigorating language and practice of religion when expressed productively for social justice. Progressive activists must find these missing spiritual tools, cultivate compassion, and lead affirmative change in their communities.

We live in a time of great uncertainty. The bonds that connect all people have seemingly broken down, substituted by feckless partisan demagoguery and endless distractions from social media & pop culture. Our foremost concern is to rectify the problems within society to make the world a more just and peaceful place. Through the lens of Torah, the guiding light of the Jewish people since time immemorial, Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz explores the many paths that lead to a more just world.

In Torah Of The Street, Torah Of The Heart, Rabbi Yanklowitz tackles contemporary issues of great consequence, including: the need for more organ donations, abolishing the death penalty and solitary confinement, action to stop the Syria crisis, combating hate in society, and more!

By accepting a place for a Divine role in social change and moral development, we can ensure that the world we envision for our child and grandchildren is the world we can live in today.

With topics ranging from Jewish theology to interfaith relations, labor fairness and prescription drugs, to illegal immigration and women's rights, this new volume of compelling and thought-provoking essays by Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz leaves no stone unturned. In a society where cynicism and apathy are becoming commonplace, Rabbi Shmuly argues for meaningful activism. When the underprivileged are exploited, Yanklowitz calls for justice. Not one to shy away from controversial issues, Rabbi Yanklowitz takes on subjects that affect modern Jews, indeed all citizens of the world, bringing unique insight in how to remedy problems prevalent around the globe. By turning to and connecting the expanse of secular and religious philosophy, Rabbi Yanklowitz produces a work that gives readers a chance to reach for heavens and bring them down to earth.