Down-To-Earth Judaism: Food, Money, Sex, and the Rest of Life - Hardcover

Waskow, Arthur,

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0688118402 ISBN 13: 9780688118402

Publisher: William Morrow and Company, 1995

Synopsis

A spiritual guide to modern Judaism traces the history of Judaism while offering prayers, ceremonies, and celebrations that take the present-day world into account, from women's equality to changing religious boundaries. 15,000 first printing. Tour.

About this title

About the Author:

Rabbi Arthur Waskow is a pathfinder of ALEPH: Alliance for Jewish Renewal. He founded and directs the Shalom Center, a division of ALEPH devoted to Jewish thought and practice to protect the earth. His other books include Seasons of Our Joy and Godwrestling - Round II~ He lives in Philadelphia with his wife, Phyllis Ocean Berman.

From Library Journal:

In his inimitable style, Waskow (Becoming Brothers, Free Pr., 1993) discusses the practical aspects of life?eating, sex, earning a living, and leisure?within a religious context. While he extrapolates from traditional Jewish sources, his interpretations, as in his many previous books, are heavily influenced by mysticism, psychosocial theories, and current ecological movements. He is deeply troubled by the imbalance between men and women that he sees as part of Judaism, showing that women did not share in shaping the religion. Another major theme is the relationship between humans and the ecosystem; Waskow propounds new meanings for the premise that the earth is God's creation. Fluidity is the keynote to his approach, and this is the antithesis of organized religions. Provocative, stimulating, and controversial, his book is recommended because it raises serious religious issues, not because it offers solutions.?Carol R. Glatt, VA Medical Ctr. Lib., Philadelphia
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About this edition

• Publisher: William Morrow and Company
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0688118402
• ISBN 13: 9780688118402
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 402