Hanukkah thoughts and opinions by such contemporary Jewish thinkers as David Harman, Irving Greenberg, Chaim Potok, Daniel Gordis, and the Lubavitcher Rabbi. Includes modern Jewish profiles in courage of Janusz Korczak; The King of Children in the Warsaw Ghetto, Chana Szenes: The Heroine Flown Into Hungary, an Yoni Netanyahu: The Hero of Entebbe.
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This is an adult celebration book, with pluralistic perspectives that help explain how different communities and denominations within Judaism find their particular identity symbolized in the light of the Menorah. This book is a product of the Hartman Institute, the leading institute of Jewish pluralism in the world. Rabbi David Hartman, its founder and director, is one of the leading religious forces within Judaism today.
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Rabbi Walter S. Wurzburger is Adjunct Professor of Philosophy at Yeshive University, and has headed both the Rabbinical Council of America and the Synagogue Council of America during his illustrious career. He has received both the National Rabbinic Leadeship Award and the SamuelBelkin Literary Award.
Rabbi Wurzburger is the author of Ethics of Responsibility: Pluralistic Approaches to Covenantal Ethics and co-editor of A Treasury of Tradition. He is Rabbi Emeritus of Congregation Shaaray Tefila in Lawrence, New York where he and his wife reside.
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Incredible treasury of info, the BEST anthology I've found,
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This review is from: A Different Light : The Big Book of Hanukkah (Paperback)
Whether you are Orthodox, Reform, Conservative, etc...you can't do better than this anthology which provides a collection of essays, photos and historical info covering Hannukah. I thought I knew at least all the BASIC info about Hannuka but this book made me realize I'd just begun to tap the surface of information about this holiday.
From competing ideas about the rituatl of candle lighting, the shared narrative of the Maccabees, Hasidic rebbes and their views,e tc...this book covers it all! There are sections on how Hannukah has been interpreted and celebrated (or not) by various Jewish communities, a collection of historical information, opinions form historians, rabbis, scientist and Kabbalists. There are also profiles of some of the greatest Jewish heroes. The photos and illustrations are excellent and could be used in classes or seminars. Whether you are gathering information for your children or for adults, you should be able to find something to add excitment and valuable info to your holiday celebration. You'll definitely have plenty of ideas to spark conversation and share various opinions.
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Elias Bickerman, Middle Ages, State of Israel, Albert Einstein, Greek Syrian, Shield of David, Chana Szenes, Marshall Meyer, United States, Alexander the Great, New York, Rabbi Meir, Saul Alinsky, Second Temple, World War, Martin Luther King, Ben Ychuda, Eretz Yisracl, Father Andre, King Antiochus, King David, Noam Zion, Theodor Herzl, Antiochus Epiphancs, Bar Kochba New!
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- The Chemical History of a Candle by Michael Faraday on page 204, and page 206
- Chemical History by Michael Faraday on page 204, and page 206
- In the Light of the Menorah: Story of a Symbol by Yael Israeli on page 0
- The Temple Bombing by Melissa Fay Greene on page 255
- Reveille for Radicals by Saul Alinsky on page 263
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