This outstanding anthology of 13 essays by esteemed leaders of the Reform rabbinate re-examines the role of mitzvot in liberal Judaism as viewed through philosophical, experiential, and practical contexts.
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Niles Elliot Goldstein is a rabbi and the award-winning author or editor of nine books. He served as the founding rabbi and spiritual leader of The New Shul in Manhattan's Greenwich Village for over a decade (1999-2009), and he is now its Rabbi Emeritus. Niles has written for Newsweek, the Los Angeles Times, and many other publications, and he has been featured in Time, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The Christian Science Monitor, and other national venues, as well as on radio and television. Niles served as a U.S. Army chaplain and for the past 15 years has worked with the federal law enforcement community. His passion for adventure travel has taken him from the steppes of Central Asia and Mongolia to the dog mushing trails of Alaska and the Arctic. To unwind, Niles hikes, rides horses, and practices the martial arts (he holds a black belt in karate). Niles lectures all over the country and speaks on various topics in the areas of spirituality and religion. He currently lives in Chicago, Illinois.
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Since the onset of modern Jewish life, Jews have grappled with the basic question of who should decide how to observe Judaism: traditional rabbinical authorities, the individual, or the "community"? Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Reform Judaism, Reform Jews, American Jews, Written Torah, Oral Torah, American Jewish, Mount Sinai, American Judaism, United States, Central Conference of American Rabbis, Franz Rosenzweig, Gates of Prayer, World War, American Jewry, Messianic Age, Schocken Books, Ten Commandments, Columbus Platform, Eugene Borowitz, Jewish Publication Society of America, New World, Rachel Adler, Divine Presence, Immanuel Kant, Jacob Rader Marcus New!
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Since the onset of modern Jewish life, Jews have grappled with the basic question of who should decide how to observe Judaism: traditional rabbinical authorities, the individual, or the "community"? Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Reform Judaism, Reform Jews, American Jews, Written Torah, Oral Torah, American Jewish, Mount Sinai, American Judaism, United States, Central Conference of American Rabbis, Franz Rosenzweig, Gates of Prayer, World War, American Jewry, Messianic Age, Schocken Books, Ten Commandments, Columbus Platform, Eugene Borowitz, Jewish Publication Society of America, New World, Rachel Adler, Divine Presence, Immanuel Kant, Jacob Rader Marcus New!
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- God at the Edge: Searching for the Divine in Uncomfortable and Unexpected Places by Niles Goldstein in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Gonzo Judaism: A Bold Path for Renewing an Ancient Faith by Niles Goldstein in Front Matter
- Mishlei: A Modern Commentary on Proverbs (Modern Commentary On) by Kerry M. Olitzky Leonard S. Kravitz on page 213
- Judaism in America (Columbia Contemporary American Religion Series) by Marc Lee Raphael in Back Matter
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