A Heart of Many Rooms: Celebrating the Many Voices Within Judaism

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Jewish Lights Publishing, 2001 - Religion - 298 pages
From the perspective of traditional Judaism, how can we understand the varieties of twentieth-century Jewish practice? How should believing Jews relate to people of other faiths? Hartman argues for a covenantal appreciation of the rebirth of the State of Israel which allows all people of different faith commitments to feel at home and respected within the social and political realities of Israel." "Anyone concerned with and committed to the future of Judaism will benefit from this penetrating yet accessible analysis of traditional Judaic thought and practice.
 

Contents

JUDAISM AS AN INTERPRETIVE TRADITION
3
THEJOY OF TORAH
37
ATRADITIONAL RESPONSE
57
REFLECTIONS ON
71
CREATING A SHARED SPIRITUAL LANGUAGE
93
IN SEARCH OFA GUIDING VISION FORJEWISH EDUCATION
115
CELEBRATING RELIGIOUS DIVERSITY
135
A HEROIC WITNESS TO RELIGIOUS PLURALISM
169
AN OPEN LETTER TO A REFORM RABBI
193
ZIONISM AND THE CONTINUITY OF JUDAISM
219
WIDENING THE SCOPE OF COVENANTAL CONSCIOUSNESS
235
THE TRANSFORMATION
247
AUSCHWITZ OR SINAI? IN THE AFTERMATH
259
YESHAYAHU LEIBOWITZS VISION OF ISRAEL
267
Index
297
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A world-renowned philosopher and social activist, Dr. David Hartman (z"l) was the founder and president emeritus of the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem. Named after his late father, the Institute is dedicated to developing a new understanding of classical Judaism that provides moral and spiritual direction for Judaism's confrontation with modernity.Formerly professor emeritus at Hebrew University in Jerusalem, he received his rabbinic ordination from Yeshiva University's theological seminary in New York City. He is the author of many award-winning books, including From Defender to Critic: The Search for a New Jewish Self; The God Who Hates Lies: Confronting and Rethinking Jewish Tradition; A Heart of Many Rooms: Celebrating the Many Voices within Judaism, finalist for the National Jewish Book Award and a Publishers Weekly "Best Book of the Year"; and Love and Terror in the God Encounter: The Theological Legacy of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik (all Jewish Lights). His classic works A Living Covenant: The Innovative Spirit in Traditional Judaism (Jewish Lights) and Maimonides: Torah and Philosophic Quest both were winners of the National Jewish Book Award.

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