Best Contemporary Jewish WritingMichael Lerner Jewish culture, identity, and spirituality through the eyes of the brightest and best authors Best Contemporary Jewish Writing is a treasure trove of short stories, poetry, and essays from such renowned contributors as Naomi Wolf, U.S. Senator Joseph Lieberman, William Safire, and Marge Piercy. Dive into this rich arrayof writing and you ll see that the Jewish experience reflects universal themes. The writers in this collection have something to say to Jews, not only to those struggling with their Jewish identity, and also to the wider world. Whether your main interest is in poetry or politics, spirituality or cultural identity, social healing or individual transformation, you ll find Best Contemporary Jewish Writing to be a collection that inspires, excites, and provokes. It also reflects the diversity of thought, opinion, and sensibility of today s best known Jewish thinkers and writers. This volume is the first in the much anticipated annual series "Best Jewish Writing." |
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... Torah , into my gayness . Still , the se- crecy and the shadowy existence of the closet are morally repugnant and emotionally draining . I cannot remain forever in darkness . I thank God that for the time being , the Torah still sheds ...
... Torah , into my gayness . Still , the se- crecy and the shadowy existence of the closet are morally repugnant and emotionally draining . I cannot remain forever in darkness . I thank God that for the time being , the Torah still sheds ...
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... Torah . Deuteronomy ( 26:12 ) ordained that Jews give ten percent of their earnings to the poor every third year , and an additional unspecified percentage of their harvest annually ( Leviticus 19 : 9-10 ) . The Torah also tried to ...
... Torah . Deuteronomy ( 26:12 ) ordained that Jews give ten percent of their earnings to the poor every third year , and an additional unspecified percentage of their harvest annually ( Leviticus 19 : 9-10 ) . The Torah also tried to ...
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... Torah time and time again seems to engage in senseless acts of murder and cru- elty . My visceral response is " this is not the God I know . " The Torah portion we read on Yom Kippur - Leviticus 16 - is one of those passages . This ...
... Torah time and time again seems to engage in senseless acts of murder and cru- elty . My visceral response is " this is not the God I know . " The Torah portion we read on Yom Kippur - Leviticus 16 - is one of those passages . This ...
Contents
KENNETH KOCH | 3 |
Reversion and What Kind of Times Are These | 17 |
YEHUDA AMICHAI | 79 |
Copyright | |
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Wrestling with God and Men: Homosexuality in the Jewish Tradition Steven Greenberg Limited preview - 2004 |