Joy, Despair, and Hope - Hardcover

Feld, Rabbi Edward

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1498215327 ISBN 13: 9781498215329

Publisher: Wipf and Stock, 2013

Synopsis

About the Contributor(s): Rabbi Edward Feld is the senior editor of Mahzor Lev Shalem (2010) and the author of The Spirit of Renewal: Finding Faith after the Holocaust (1994). He has served as Rabbi-in-Residence at the Jewish Theological Seminary and as Hillel Director and Chaplain to the College at Princeton University and Smith and Amherst Colleges. As the Educational Director of Rabbis for Human Rights he developed a curriculum for teaching "Judaism and Human Rights."

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About the Author:

Rabbi Edward Feld is the senior editor of Mahzor Lev Shalem (2010) and the author of The Spirit of Renewal: Finding Faith after the Holocaust (1994). He has served as Rabbi-in-Residence at the Jewish Theological Seminary and as Hillel Director and Chaplain to the College at Princeton University and Smith and Amherst Colleges. As the Educational Director of Rabbis for Human Rights he developed a curriculum for teaching ''Judaism and Human Rights.''

Review:

Feld takes up some of the best-loved psalms. By his thoughtful, discerning exposition, he shows why they are the best loved among us, and why they continue as such durable vehicles for contemporary faith. Feld's exposition evidences to the Christian reader how deeply Jews and Christians share the richness of this poetry of faith.
--Walter Brueggemann, Columbia Theological Seminary (emeritus)

In these personal readings of fifteen psalms, Feld wears his considerable erudition lightly. The book has much of value to say about how to appreciate the psalms as poetry. More than that, it invites readers to see the psalms as windows into the human condition that can resonate as deeply with our own experiences as they do with the author's.
--Judith Plaskow, Manhattan College (emeritus)

With erudition and a keen poetic sensitivity, Edward Feld explores a diverse selection of psalms, unlocking layers of meaning in these ancient, rich, and complex texts. He insightfully shows how the psalms work and why they should matter to contemporary readers.
--Andrea L. Weiss, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion

Rabbi Feld has a profound understanding of pathways to spiritual striving. Joy, Despair, and Hope deciphers psalms in a way that makes these prayers accessible to people of all backgrounds and all affiliations--indeed, of all faiths. It is tender, soft, and powerfully uplifting.
--Rabbi Avi Weiss, Yeshivat Chovevei Torah Rabbinical School --Wipf and Stock Publishers

About this edition

• Publisher: Wipf and Stock
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1498215327
• ISBN 13: 9781498215329
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 168