The Reluctant JewAuthorHouse, 2 de mar. de 2007 - 376 páginas Even if you are agnostic or hard-core atheist there is a dazzling, thought-expanding, bright side to religion you may have overlooked. Living a spiritual life in the tradition of the Jewish faith, does not mean mindless adherence to outdated dogma. Judaism, instead, can be a source of exhilarating wonder, an inspiration to justice, and an impetus to ever increasing knowledge. Nowadays, even many who profess to be the most pious among us realize that when asked, What is God?, they must answer logically, even scientifically, to be persuasive. Theyre aware that any religion, to be convincing, other than to die-hard adherents, can not be at odds with reason and blindly insist only it speaks the truth. The field, therefore, is wide open. Each of us can attempt to journey towards a concept of God that makes sense, celebrates the discoveries of science, and will, hopefully, imbue the traveler with wonderment at the astonishing beauty in the world that too often lays hidden from us. Join Michael Grossman in his journey to the heart of Judaism, which places much more emphasis on "what people do" than on "what they believe," and in the process, an understanding of all the worlds great faiths. |
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... JCC's cantor, Brenda Weinberg. Yes! Despite its desperate financial condition, JCC had a rabbi and a cantor. Although we were very small and very broke, we were the only congregation in the area that had both. I hoped my kids and I ...
... JCC's Hebrew school director. Other than president, no job at the synagogue had so many headaches and required so much time and effort. Joanne and Gary communicated their love for the synagogue to their daughter, Sarah, who later became ...
... at the synagogue. Not yet! If Susan had her way, he and the rest of us would've already been on the board of trustees. JCC's active membership was so small that she was always desperate to 12 Chapter Four Temple Wife.
... JCC's charm never failed to make everyone who entered smile. We always seemed to get just enough new members to keep going. That was one of the weird things about the place. Given our financial limitations, another thing that was weird ...
... JCC's very small Hebrew school, a few of whom were in their thirties but most in their mid-forties or even fifties, no one thirty-five or younger had joined the congregation in years. That would have to change, or JCC would simply fade ...