9780789034458

Book Description: Taylor Francis Inc, United States, 2007. Paperback. Book Condition: New. 212 x 153 mm. Brand New Book with Free Worldwide Delivery. A re-examination of Jewish scripture and teachings about disabilitiesFew people are untouched by the issue of disability, whether personally or through a friend or relative. Jewish Perspectives on Theology and the Human Experience of Disability shares moving insights from around the world and across the broad spectrum of Judaism on how and why the Jewish community is incomplete without the presence and participation of the disabled. Authors representing each of the three main movements of Judaism--Orthodox, Conservative, and Reform--examine theology, scripture, ethics, practical theology, religious education, and personal experience to understand and apply the lessons and wisdom of the past to issues of the present.Authors from Israel, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia reflect on their theological understandings of specific disabilities and on disability as a whole. Jewish Perspectives on Theology and the Human Experience of Disability re-examines tradition, teachings, and beliefs to shatter stereotypes of Judaism and common interpretations of scripture. This unique book addresses several disabilities (blindness, deafness, intellectual disabilities, autism, learning disabilities), and a wide range of topics, including human rights and disabilities, Jewish laws concerning niddah, misconceptions about disabilities in the Hebrew Bible, Jewish community programs to include people with disabilities, and the need to educate American Jews about Jewish genetic diseases.Jewish Perspectives on Theology and the Human Experience of Disability examines: three methods that allow Jews who are blind to participate in the Torah service the spiritual needs of people with learning disabilities the attitude of Jewish Law toward marriage and parenthood on people with intellectual disabilities how the rabbis of the "Mishnah" incorporated Greco-Roman beliefs about the connections between hearing, speech, and intelligence into Jewish law a sampling of opinions issued on matters concerning disabilities by the Responsa Committee of the Central Conference of American Rabbis how the Jewish sages have made participation by people with disabilities possible and much moreJewish Perspectives on Theology and the Human Experience of Disability also includes reviews of "Judaism and Disability: Portrayals in Ancient Texts from the Tanach through the Bavil" and "Disability in Jewish Law," as well as comprehensive resource collections. This book is an essential read for clergy and lay leaders involved in the support of people with disabilities, for the families of people with disabilities, and for anyone working with the disabled. Bookseller Inventory # AA69780789034458

Bookseller & Payment Information | More Books from this Seller | Ask Bookseller a Question

Book Description: Taylor & Francis Group. Book Condition: New. pp. 290. Bookseller Inventory # 7550456

Bookseller & Payment Information | More Books from this Seller | Ask Bookseller a Question

Book Description: Taylor and Francis(Routledge), 2007. Paperback. Book Condition: New. (290 pages) This item is printed on demand. Please allow up to 10 days extra for printing & delivery. A re-examination of Jewish scripture and teachings about disabiities Few peope are untouched by the issue of disabiity, whether personay or through a friend or reative. Jewish Perspectives on Theoogy and the Human Experience of Disabiity shares moving insights from around the word and across the broad spectrum of Judaism on how and why the Jewish community is incompete without the presence and participation of the disabed. Authors representing each of the three main movements of JudaismOrthodox, Conservative, and Reformexamine theoogy, scripture, ethics, practica theoogy, reigious education, and persona experience to understand and appy the essons and wisdom of the past to issues of the present. Authors from Israe, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Austraia refect on their theoogica understandings of specific disabiities and on disabiity as a whoe. Jewish Perspectives on Theoogy and the Human Experience of Disabiity re-examines tradition, teachings, and beiefs to shatter stereotypes of Judaism and common interpretations of scripture. This unique book addresses severa disabiities (bindness, deafness, inteectua disabiities, autism, earning disabiities), and a wide range of topics, incuding human rights and disabiities, Jewish aws concerning niddah, misconceptions about disabiities in the Hebrew Bibe, Jewish community programs to incude peope with disabiities, and the need to educate American Jews about Jewish genetic diseases. Jewish Perspectives on Theoogy and the Human Experience of Disabiity examines: three methods that aow Jews who are bind to participate in the Torah service the spiritua needs of peope with earning disabiities the attitude of Jewish Law toward marriage and parenthood on peope with inteectua disabiities how the rabbis of the Mishnah incorporated Greco-Roman beiefs about the connections between hearing, speech, and inteigence into Jewish aw a samping of opinions issued on matters concerning disabiities by the Responsa Committee of the Centra Conference of American Rabbis how the Jewish sages have made participation by peope with disabiities possibe and much more Jewish Perspectives on Theoogy and the Human Experience of Disabiity aso incudes reviews of Judaism and Disabiity: Portrayas in Ancient Texts from the Tanach through the Bavi and Disabiity in Jewish Law , as we as comprehensive resource coections. This book is an essentia read for cergy and ay eaders invoved in the support of peope with disabiities, for the famiies of peope with disabiities, and for anyone working with the disabed. Foreword Introduction (Rabbi Judith Abrams) OPENING CONTEMPLATION Im ani kan hako kan : If I Am Here A Is Here: A Contempation on Defects and Whoeness (Rabbi Bradey Shavit Artson) ACROSS THE RELIGIOUS SPECTRUM: ORTHODOX, CONSERVATIVE, AND REFORM Jewish Theoogica Approaches to the Human Experience of Disabiity: A Primer for Rabbis and Rabbinica Students (Waace Greene) The Participation of Jews Who Are Bind in the Torah Service (Rabbi Danie S. Nevins) Reform Responsa Concerning Persons with Disabiities (Responsa Committee of the Centra Conference of American Rabbis with an Introduction by Rabbi Judith Z. Abrams) SCHOLARLY APPROACHES Misconceptions About Disabiities in the Hebrew Bibe (Rabbi Judith Z. Abrams) What the Rabbis Heard: Deafness in the Mishnah (Bonnie L. Gracer) THEOLOGY IN PRACTICE Judaism, Theoogy and the Human Rights of Peope with Disabiities (Meinda Jones) LDor vDor , From Generation to Generation: One Communitys Response to Jewish Genetic Diseases (Becca Hornstein) Executive Summary: Minneapois Jewish Community Incusion Program for Peope with Disabiities Research Report (Caire Buchwad) What Does Being Jewish Mean to You The Spiritua Needs of Jewish Peope with Learning Disabiities and Their Famiies (Eve Kuhr Hersov) Marriage and Parenthood Among Persons with Inteectua Disabiity in Jewish Law (Isack Kan. Bookseller Inventory # AG078903445X

Bookseller & Payment Information | More Books from this Seller | Ask Bookseller a Question

Book Description: Haworth Pr Inc, 2007. Paperback. Book Condition: Brand New. 1st edition. 266 pages. 8.25x6.00x0.75 inches. In Stock. Bookseller Inventory # __078903445X

Bookseller & Payment Information | More Books from this Seller | Ask Bookseller a Question