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 Living a spiritual life in the tradition of the Jewish faith, does not mean mindless adherence to outdated dogma.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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... there has been so much written about the topics I cover, I can't be 100 percent sure. There are several people who inspired me to write The Reluctant Jew, but above all, there are three. First, Rabbi Mark Blazer, who led our synagogue ...
... there's room in Judaism for a thousand points of view. There'd better be. As the joke goes: Ask two Jews the same question and how many responses will you get? Answer: “Keep counting.” And when asked: “Do you really believe in God?” a ...
... there's no street number.” I looked at her. “Where's Dutch Hollow Road?” Alyson, my eight-year-old, chimed in, “Why do we have to join a synagogue anyway?” I almost told her the truth. We had moved to the Town of Warwick from Forest ...
Michael Grossman. “See,” Alyson said, “there's cars in the parking lot and people.” “Is this the Jewish Centre?” I ... There were high ceilings crisscrossed with pine beams, soaring arches, inviting corners, casual chairs at tables for ...
... there were still only eleven of them, but this time, the eleven included my two kids. That concerned me. The group was so small it was hard to think of it as a real school, especially without Rabbi Goldstein. However, there were no ...