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 Living a spiritual life in the tradition of the Jewish faith, does not mean mindless adherence to outdated dogma.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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... knew – relative, friend or neighbor – had trouble, my father became physically ill. He felt their pain as deeply as if it were his own. He consoled and comforted them and, when he could, helped them financially. After a while I ...
... knew that Harris Goldstein was a phenomenal storyteller. Not only were the kids listening, but most of the adults had gathered around and were listening too. A woman walked over and greeted us. “Hello, you must be Mr. and Mrs. Grossman ...
... knew about before.” He looked up, over the kids, at the parents, who were standing behind the chairs that the kids were sitting on. “As for you parents, I'm going to be teaching adult Hebrew school classes at least once a month. I've ...
... knew less than even I did. The majority wanted to learn about the spiritual, ethical teachings of Judaism first, and the factual, historical basis later. I wanted to do it the other way around. I felt I was already a pretty ethical ...
... knew us. I ordered eggs and home fries, Warren ordered pancakes, and Bonnie ordered, uh, toast. Just toast, no butter. And juice. She was on one of her diets again. That's something she and Phyllis had in common. Diets. I dug into my ...