An Understanding of Judaism

Rayner, John D.

ISBN 10: 157181972X / ISBN 13: 9781571819727

Published by Berghahn Books, Providence, RI, 1997

About this Item

Signed by John Rayner on the front end paper:"All good wishes, John Rayner"; just a bit of edge wear to card covers; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: An Understanding of Judaism
• Publisher: Berghahn Books, Providence, RI
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 157181972X
• ISBN 13: 9781571819727
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: American First.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket as Issued
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Book Type: Book

About this title

Synopsis

This is the first of two volumes of edited sermons spanning the greater part of the second half of the twentieth century, and the first major collection of sermons from a Liberal Jewish point ofview produced in Britain since Claude G. Montefiore's Truth in Religion of 1906. It combines forthrightly radical thinking with spirituality, love of Jewish tradition, and an abundance of carefully documented quotations from classical Jewish sources. This combination yields many fresh insights into the interpretation of Scripture, as examined in Part I, and the significance ofthe Jewish festivals dealt with in Part II, and brings out the relevance of both to present-day intellectual and social issues. Both Parts will be found to contain many original ideas, novel formulations, and occasional touches of humour.

About the Author

John D. Rayner (1924-2005) graduated from Emmanuel College, Cambridge and Hebrew Union College Jewish Institute of Religion, Cincinnati. He was Emeritus Rabbi of the Liberal Jewish Synagogue, London, Hon. Life-President of the Union of Liberal and Progressive Synagogues, and Lecturer in Liturgy at Leo Baeck College, London.