A distinguished Jewish leader and philanthropist argues for openness and joy to reinvigorate Judaism in America. After a lifetime of fighting the persecution of Jews, Edgar M. Bronfman has concluded that what North American Jews need now is hope, not fear. Bronfman urges North American Jewry "to build, not fight. We need to celebrate the joy in Judaism, even as we recognize our responsibility to alleviate suffering and to help heal a broken world. We need to understand Judaism as a multifaceted culture as well as a religion, and explore Jewish literature, music, and art. We need to understand our tradition of debate and questioning, and invite all to enter a conversation about our central texts, rituals, and laws. We need to open our book anew, and re-create a vital Judaism for our time." Through a reexamination of important texts and via interviews with some of the leading figures in Judaism today, Bronfman outlines a new agenda for the Jewish community in North America, one that will ensure that Judaism grows and thrives in an open society. He calls for welcome without conditions for intermarried families and disengaged Jews, for a celebration of Jewish diversity, and for openness to innovation and young leadership. Hope, Not Fear is an impassioned plea for all who care about the future of Judaism to cultivate a Jewish practice that is open to the new as it delves into the old, that welcomes many voices, and that reaches out to make the world a better place.
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This is a series of short stories from the life of the author that covers his years of growing up under four dictatorships and World War II in his natal Romania where he suffered as a Holocaust survivor. Some of the events described were pleasant and some were life-threatening. These are stories from a world far away, full of persecution, suffering, and a fight for survival. These are stories of fighting against injustice, and of the redeeming force of human dignity. His development as a physician and cancer specialist in the USA tells another set of stories of perseverance to attain an ideal. His successful medical career and noteworthy life may serve as an inspiration to young people at the beginning of their careers.
Over the years I have had to give conference addresses to tribal pastors in the Philippines. Somehow I was always given the difficult subjects to deal with such as living a miraculous life and suffering and an omnipotent God.Many of my hearers were men who had virtually nothing of what this life has to offer and served under very difficult circumstances. They had to deal with the reality of these subjacts on a daily basis.These men told me that the addresses were useful to them. Because of that I am making them available to you also.
My introduction to the sacraments explains and assesses the different understandings held by the major sections of Christianity. This book examines if the sacraments are a "means of grace" or just something we do out of obedience.
Over the years I have experienced so many blessings of provision and guidance from the Good Lord's hand, and heard similar stories from many others. I have attempted to write some of these stories from members and pastors of a small Baptist church in the middle of a potato field in rural Queensland.I asked the contributors to tell me a story of a time that the Lord drew near to you and mde his presence felt. He certainly did this in these testimonies of the walk of faith of ordinary men and women.I am certain that all churches have similar stories, it is a pity that they will be forgotten.
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