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 Living a spiritual life in the tradition of the Jewish faith, does not mean mindless adherence to outdated dogma.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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... Living your whole life in New York City, you don't notice things like that. It's almost like living in Israel where, whether you belong to a synagogue or not, you're an authentic Jew just by being there. “We're joining a synagogue,” I ...
... living off a few large bequests and endowments. But those gifts had been given twenty-five to thirty years before by some of the founding members, and were just about gone. JCC was now, by any standard, almost dead broke. I was very ...
... Living on a big college campus had given them experience they hadn't had before in relating to and socializing not only with Jews, but with students who were Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, and even Bahai or Sikh. I discovered, however, that ...
... living over there?” I relaxed. “Not bad,” I answered. “I love it. There's millions of people everywhere and tons of things to do. But,” trying to make a joke, “not much water skiing. Ever been there yourself?” “Naaw, but I've been to ...
... living room around the tree and there were at least sixty Christmas presents stacked beneath it. Sure enough, after a minute or two, Wiley's dad appeared in full Santa Claus costume. He shouted, “Merry Christmas, everybody,” walked ...