PORTRAIT OF A REFORM RABBI: CONTINUITY AND CHANGE - Softcover

Sussman Ph.D., Rabbi Lance J.

 
9798369426852: PORTRAIT OF A REFORM RABBI: CONTINUITY AND CHANGE
Softcover
ISBN 13: 9798369426852
Publisher: Xlibris US, 2024

Synopsis

I am a Jew because I believe that Judaism understands that between mercy and justice there is a path of righteousness. I am a Jew because I believe the “saving of a life” is an urgent mitzvah. I am a Jew because I believe Judaism believes that education is an urgent mitzvah. I am a Jew because Judaism rejects the belief that it is superior to other traditions and makes its claim on me only because it is already mine. I am a Jew because in Judaism all of God’s children are equally God’s children and every life is sacred. I am a Jew because Judaism believes that existence is not an accident and has meaning. I am a Jew because Judaism recognizes holiness in everything beautiful, kind, and just in this world. I am a Jew because Judaism is my spiritual home, and from my home, I can share in the beauty and delights of all creation. I am a Jew because Judaism believes in personal responsibility, forgiveness, and hope. I am a Jew because Judaism values my humanity above my ethnicity and enables me to become a better person by becoming a better Jew. I am a Jew because Judaism recognizes that the world is not complete and that all of us have deep responsibilities in completing it and thereby complete ourselves as human beings and as Jews. — Rabbi Lance J. Sussman, Ph.D.

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Publisher
Xlibris US
Publication date
2024
Language
English
ISBN 13 
9798369426852
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
330