A Letter in the Scroll: Understanding Our Jewish Identity and Exploring the Legacy of the World's Oldest Religion - Hardcover

Sacks, Rabbi Jonathan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0743201086 ISBN 13: 9780743201087

Publisher: Free Press, 2000

Synopsis

The Chief Rabbi of Britain explores rapidly evolving ideas about "Jewish identity" and offers his own blueprint on how to live according to the Torah in the twenty-first century. 17,500 first printing.

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About the Author

Rabbi Jonathan Sacks has been the Chief Rabbi of Britain and the Commonwealth since 1991. Educated at Cambridge and Oxford, he has held professorial chairs and congregational pulpits in England, Israel, and the United States. The author of eleven previous books, including Arguments for the Sake of Heaven and The Politics of Hope, he lives in London, England.

Reviews

Sacks, Chief Rabbi of Britain, writes eloquently about Judaism in a highly personal essay that was originally presented as a wedding gift to his children. His words speak directly to all Jews about what it means to be Jewish, why it is important to maintain a Jewish identity, and the value of the Jewish way of life. Raising themes such as the relationship between God and man, the idea of covenantal morality, and the problem of ambivalence and assimilation, Sacks formulates his thesis: that over the millennia, Jews have come to define themselves by their disasters, expulsions, persecutions, and holocausts, not their survival and strength. In a clear, steady style that can also soar, Sacks explains why this disaster-driven thinking denies the beauty and strength of Judaism. Important ideas explained in a highly accessible manner. Ilene Cooper
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Edition details

• Publisher: Free Press
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0743201086
• ISBN 13: 9780743201087
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 272