Share the rich Sabbath experiences of a diverse group of prominent Jewish thinkers. Noted author and anthologist Rabbi Dov Peretz Elkins has mined every vein of Jewish experience to produce a collection of spiritual essays, poetry, and meditations on the transcendent meaning of the seventh day. He culls from a wealth of sources ranging from the traditional to the radical, including among his forty selections works by Sue Levi Elwell, Blu Greenberg, Lawrence Kushner, Michael Lerner, Alicia Suskin Ostriker, W. Gunther Plaut, Gershom G. Scholem, and Elie Wiesel. Sections of the collection explore Shabbat in Classical Texts, Shabbat as the Ultimate Mitzvah, Jews Celebrate Shabbat, and Shabbat in Modern Thought.
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Rabbi Dov Peretz Elkins is one of America's leading congregational rabbis, and is a prominent internationally-known speaker and author, winner of the National Jewish Book Award. Dr. Elkins is Rabbi Emeritus of The Jewish Center of Princeton, NJ. He co-authored Chicken Soup for the Jewish Soul, among his 35 books and hundreds of published articles. His most recent book is Jewish Stories from Heaven and Earth (Jewish Lights). He has spoken and led training workshops for synagogues, Federations, JCCs and other Jewish organizations in North America, Europe and Israel. His books have been read by thousands throughout the world. He was a member of the Committee on Jewish Law and Standards of the Rabbinical Assembly. He and his wife Maxine live in Princeton, NJ, and travel often to see their children and 9 grandchildren.
Dr. Elkins' web sites are www.JewishGrowth.org, www.WisdomofJudaism.org, and www.Eco-Judaism.org. His email address is DPE@JewishGrowth.org.
Dr. Elkins' web sites are www.JewishGrowth.org, www.WisdomofJudaism.org, and www.Eco-Judaism.org. His email address is DPE@JewishGrowth.org.
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A SHABBAT READER is certain to become the standard reference work on the theme of the Jewish sabbath. This book is a must.A SHABBAT READER is the latest contribution by the indispensable Jewish anthologist, Rabbi Dov Peretz Elkins. (Elkins, by the way, is co-editing JEWISH CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE SOUL, to be published this summer). A SHABBAT READER contains numerous essays by some of the leading voices on the contemporary Jewish scene, from the scholarly to the contemplative, including Orthodox, Conservative, Reform, Reconstructionist and Renewal leaders. (Kudos, by the way, are due to the UAHC Press for including opinions by such a diverse group). Also included are many important female voices: don't miss the thoughtful, very special piece--never published before--by Harvard undergraduate Ilana Kurshan.No synagogue or home library should be without this book. It would be of particular value in college classes and for adult education.This is one of the most important Jewish books of the decade. Get it.
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Moses would not recognize the Shabbat of Rabbi Akiva, nor would Akiva have understood the Shabbat observance of Rabbi Joseph Caro or, centuries later, of Chaim Nachman Bialik. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Eshet Hayil, New York, Valiant Woman, Babylonian Talmud Shabbat, Divine Presence, Yom Kippur, Erev Shabbat, Reform Jews, Abraham Joshua Heschel, Adonai Eloheinu, Baruch Ata, Book of Proverbs, Holy One, Jewish Sabbath, Ten Commandments, Eastern Europe, Five Poems, Isaac Luria, Kabbalat Shabbat, Lecha Dodi, Middle Mountain, Orthodox Jew, Ahad Ha'am, Babylonian Talmud Besah, Div School New!
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- The Fourth Commandment: Remember the Sabbath Day by Francine Klagsbrun in Back Matter
- Jewish Guided Imagery: A How-To Book for Rabbis, Educators & Group Leaders by Dov Peretz Elkins in Back Matter
- The Reform Judaism Reader: North American Documents by Michael A. Meyer in Back Matter
- Vision of Judaism: Wrestling with God (Visions of Reality) by Dan Cohn-Sherbok in Back Matter
- The Jewish Home: A Guide for Jewish Living by Daniel B. Syme on page 209
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