Rabbi Israel Meir Lau's Books

Out of the Depths

The Story of a Child of Buchenwald Who Returned Home at Last

By: Rabbi Israel Meir Lau

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Out of the Depths

The Story of a Child of Buchenwald Who Returned Home at Last

By: Rabbi Israel Meir Lau

Israel Meir Lau, one of the youngest survivors of Buchenwald, was just eight years old when the camp was liberated. Descended from a 1,000-year unbroken chain of rabbis, he grew up to become Chief Rabbi of Israel. Out of the Depths is his inspiring account of life in one of the Nazis' deadliest concentration camps, and how he managed to survive. Lau, who lost most of his family in the Holocaust, also chronicles his life after the war, with that once-lost boy of eight now a brilliant, charismatic, and world-revered figure who has visited with countless global leaders.

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Union Square & Company

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1454942630

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9781454942634

Evolving Halakhah

A Progressive Approach to Traditional Jewish Law

By: Rabbi Dr. Moshe Zemer

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Evolving Halakhah

A Progressive Approach to Traditional Jewish Law

By: Rabbi Dr. Moshe Zemer

An essential reference work for any thinking student of religion. Innovative and provocative, Evolving Halakhah affirms the system of traditional Jewish law, Halakhah, as a developing and moral structure, flexible enough to accommodate the changing realities of each generation. In this accessible analysis of Halakhah, Moshe Zemer issues a clarion call to follow the ancient and modern principles of evolving Halakhah, which demands ethical deeds, the discovery of holiness in the Commandments, a critical approach to the Tradition, and responsibility of the entire Community of Israel. These principles are viewed as the framework in which the other commandments are applied. To Jews who sometimes see no choices but those of fundamentalist rigidity on the one hand, or total rejection of tradition on the other, Zemer argues instead for awareness of the inherent flexibility of the halakhic system. Halakhah, he argues, has had many voices, and has changed to meet every generation’s needs. Equipped with this view, liberal Jews can reclaim their tradition from a conservative rabbinic establishment that all too often—especially in Israel—has seen the voice of strictness as more authentic than the voice of lovingkindness. The product of Zemer’s thirty-five years of work in the Israel Movement of Progressive Judaism, Evolving Halakhah includes chapters on matters ranging from personal status, especially marriage and conversion, through the “political” Halakhah of a response to the intifada. It shows that the traditional framework for understanding the Torah’s commandments can be the living heart of Jewish life for all Jews—including Reform, Reconstructionist, Conservative, and Modern Orthodox.

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510

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Turner Publishing Company

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1580236545

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9781580236546

Pirkei Avot

A Social Justice Commentary

By: Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz

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Pirkei Avot

A Social Justice Commentary

By: Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz

Pirkei Avot is the urtext of Jewish practical wisdom. In many ways, the words of Pirkei Avot were the first recorded manifesto of social justice in Western civilization. This commentary explores text through a lens of contemporary social justice and moral philosophy, engaging both classical commentators and modern thinkers.

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368

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CCAR Press

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0881233234

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9780881233230

Shepherd of Jerusalem

A Biography of Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook

By: Rabbi Dov Peretz Elkins

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Shepherd of Jerusalem

A Biography of Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook

By: Rabbi Dov Peretz Elkins

Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook was one of the outstanding rabbinic figures of the twentieth century. Chief Rabbi of Palestine until his death in 1935, he served as a reconciling force between many battling factions and separated ideologies in the early days of the Zionist movement. Rabbi Kook had a unique ability, through his warmth, compassion, and deep sense of humanness, to make harmony out of seemingly irreconcilable differences. One of the many remarkable things about Rabbi Kook was his close friendship with non-Orthodox communities, including young secular Zionist pioneers and struggling, idealistic kibbutz founders. His sense of Klal Yisrael (the fellowship of Jews) transcended ideological boundaries. The sainted teacher’s poetry and prayers are recited today in synagogues of all shades of opinion throughout America. A mystic, philosopher, and deeply religious spirit of the modern age, Rabbi Kook’s best known saying is “We must renew the old and sanctify the new.” This, in essence, sums up his approach to the creative melding of past, present, and future. Young and old alike will delight in this enthralling life of one who was scholarly and pious in unusual proportions, yet constantly active in the daily personal, social, and political problems of the first half of the twentieth century.

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136

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AuthorHouse

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1467032786

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9781467032780

Gates of Wisdom

How Rabbi Yehonatan Eybeshitz Created "Am Yisrael Chai" & His Other Life Stories

By: Rabbi Yacov Barber

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How Rabbi Yehonatan Eybeshitz Created "Am Yisrael Chai" & His Other Life Stories

By: Rabbi Yacov Barber

Discover the how & why of "Am Yisrael Chai," created by Rabbi Yehonatan Eybeshitz, which became the phrase of defiance for the Jewish People. Lose yourself in the stories that made Rabbi Eybeshitz a legend in his own time!

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Out of the Depths

Out of the Depths

Evolving Halakhah

Evolving Halakhah

Pirkei Avot

Pirkei Avot

Shepherd of Jerusalem

Shepherd of Jerusalem

Gates of Wisdom

Gates of Wisdom

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