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Explorations Expanded (Bereishit)

Author : Ari D. Kahn
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781947857292
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (572 download)

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Download or read book Explorations Expanded (Bereishit) written by Ari D. Kahn and published by . This book was released on 2019-10-10 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore Sefer Bereishit and discover breathtaking layers of originality and profundity. Gain new insights into the stories you thought you knew so well in this new-old compilation of creative yet scholarly essays. Distinguished scholar and educator Rabbi Ari Kahn presents a series of strikingly original interpretive essays on the weekly parsha. Drawing upon the vast reservoir of rabbinic literature-from Talmud to Midrash, from Zohar to the Chasidic masters-Rabbi Kahn combines the mystical explorations of Kabbalah with a highly intellectual and broad-minded approach to Torah study, masterfully applying psychology, literary analysis, and Jewish historical perspective to even the most esoteric midrashim. Explorations: Expanded is an exhilarating journey that sheds new light on some of the most difficult narratives of the biblical text.PRAISE FOR PREVIOUS WORKSFuses information, interpretation and insight.-Rabbi Aharon LichtensteinInteresting and exciting - gourmet food for thought.-Rabbi Zev LeffRabbi Ari Kahn has proven himself to be both a profound thinker and gifted communicator.-Rabbi Noah WeinbergMy friend and colleague Rabbi Ari Kahn is gifted with the natural ability to extract-combine-create Torah that provokes mind and heart to reach new levels of awe and appreciation.-Rabbi Yitzchak Berkovitz

Explorations

Author : Ari D. Kahn
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 548 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Explorations written by Ari D. Kahn and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Explorations Expanded (Bereishit)

Author : Kahn D. Ari
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781947857308
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (573 download)

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Download or read book Explorations Expanded (Bereishit) written by Kahn D. Ari and published by . This book was released on 2019-10-20 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Samuel David Luzzatto (1800-1865), known by his Hebrew acronym Shadal, was the leading Italian Jewish scholar of the 19th century. A linguist, educator, and religious thinker, he devoted his talents above all to the interpretation of the Bible. As a master of Hebrew grammar and usage, he focused on the plain meaning of the text. Although he was a devout believer in the divinity, unity, and antiquity of the Torah, Shadal approached the text in a remarkably free spirit of inquiry, drawing upon a wide variety of sources, ancient and contemporary, Jewish and non-Jewish. As a result, his interpretations may strike even the modern reader as fresh and novel.Shadal sets the tone with his very first comment on the Book of Genesis (Bereshit):"The wise understand that the intent of the Torah is not to teach of the natural sciences, but that the Torah was given only to direct humankind on the path of righteousness and justice?. Therefore it is not proper for the Torah scholar to force the Scriptures from their literal meaning to make them conform with the natural sciences, nor is it proper for the critic to deny the Divine origin of the Torah if he finds things in its stories that do not conform with scientific research."Shadal's treatment of Genesis, as well as the other books of the Torah, consisted of his Italian translation of the text and his Hebrew-language commentary. Here is an all-English version of both the text translation and the commentary, first published in 1998 but now revised and updated to reflect new and newly available sources of information and the latest Shadal-related scholarship.

The Ethics of Genesis

Author : Abba Engelberg
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780692285077
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (85 download)

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Download or read book The Ethics of Genesis written by Abba Engelberg and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Ethics of Genesis raises ethical questions that emerge from the stories of the first Biblical book. Many people learn these stories when they are too young to ask about their ethical implications. When we revisit these questions in adulthood, we often find the conventional answers are insufficient or require elaboration.Rabbi Dr. Abba Engelberg presents original answers, based on traditional and modern sources, to some of the troubling ethical questions raised in Genesis, including:* Did innocent people drown in the flood?* Did Abraham sacrifice Sarah's honor to save his own life?* Would Abraham slaughter his own son after lecturing against child-sacrifice?* Was Jacob devious with Esau, Laban and even his own father Isaac?* How could the brothers behave so brutally toward Joseph?* Was Joseph's behavior as vindictive as it appears to be?* Why are only two women among the seventy who entered Egypt?* Did the brothers and Joseph ever really reconcile?The author also presents in-depth discussions of ethical issues such as:* The role of repentance in the stories of Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel, Joseph and his brothers.* The Biblical work ethic as reflected in Jacob's behavior.* The religious attitude toward physical beauty. * Decision making based on utility, benevolence, and justice. * When one is permitted to lie.* The Biblical attitude toward hunting.

A River Flowed from Eden

Author : Ari D. Kahn
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780692445303
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (453 download)

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Download or read book A River Flowed from Eden written by Ari D. Kahn and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A River Flowed from Eden is the perfect addition to your Shabbat table. Rabbi Ari Kahn has collected 54 of his thought-provoking short essays, one for each of the weekly Torah portions, in a volume that is sure to spark interest and meaningful discussion. Rabbi Kahn's newest volume raises existential and philosophical issues and culls contemporary messages from the sacred, timeless text of the Torah while retaining fidelity to rabbinic tradition. In the words of Rabbi Aharon Lichtenstein, Rabbi Kahn's writings are "rooted in text and rooted in values." Written in accessible, engaging language, each essay examines a single idea from the weekly Torah reading. Grappling with the challenges presented by the text, the trials and tribulations of Judaism's founding mothers and fathers, and the philosophical underpinnings of observance, Rabbi Kahn illuminates the remarkably contemporary issues of morality and faith, society and sanctity contained in each Torah portion.

The Good in Nature and Humanity

Author : Stephen R. Kellert
Publisher : Island Press
ISBN 13 : 1610910761
Total Pages : 277 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (19 download)

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Download or read book The Good in Nature and Humanity written by Stephen R. Kellert and published by Island Press. This book was released on 2013-04-10 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scientists, theologians, and the spiritually inclined, as well as all those concerned with humanity's increasingly widespread environmental impact, are beginning to recognize that our ongoing abuse of the earth diminishes our moral as well as our material condition. Many people are coming to believe that strengthening the bonds among spirituality, science, and the natural world offers an important key to addressing the pervasive environmental problems we face.The Good in Nature and Humanity brings together 20 leading thinkers and writers -- including Ursula Goodenough, Lynn Margulis, Dorion Sagan, Carl Safina, David Petersen, Wendell Berry, Terry Tempest Williams, and Barry Lopez -- to examine the divide between faith and reason, and to seek a means for developing an environmental ethic that will help us confront two of our most imperiling crises: global environmental destruction and an impoverished spirituality. The book explores the ways in which science, spirit, and religion can guide the experience and understanding of our ongoing relationship with the natural world and examines how the integration of science and spirituality can equip us to make wiser choices in using and managing the natural environment. The book also provides compelling stories that offer a narrative understanding of the relations among science, spirit, and nature.Grounded in the premise that neither science nor religion can by itself resolve the prevailing malaise of environmental and moral decline, contributors seek viable approaches to averting environmental catastrophe and, more positively, to achieving a more harmonious relationship with the natural world. By bridging the gap between the rational and the religious through the concern of each for understanding the human relation to creation, The Good in Nature and Humanity offers an important means for pursuing the quest for a more secure and meaningful world.

Judaism Reclaimed

Author : Shmuel Phillips
Publisher : Mosaica Press
ISBN 13 : 9781946351784
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (517 download)

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Download or read book Judaism Reclaimed written by Shmuel Phillips and published by Mosaica Press. This book was released on 2019-07-07 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Kabbalistic Mirror of Genesis

Author : David Chaim Smith
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 162055464X
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (25 download)

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Download or read book The Kabbalistic Mirror of Genesis written by David Chaim Smith and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-09-17 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A bold line-by-line reexamination of the first 3 chapters of Genesis that reveals the essential nature of mind and creativity • Deconstructs each line of Genesis chapters 1-3 with esoteric methods derived from the oral teachings of the Kabbalah • Reveals the sefirot, the Tree of Life, as the Divine blueprint of the creative process • Explains how Genesis reveals the Divinity of mind and consciousness Hidden within the first three chapters of Genesis rests one of the greatest jewels of Western mystical literature. For millennia religious literalism has dominated our understanding of the Bible, imprisoning its subtle inner wisdom within the most coarse and superficial aspects of the narrative. Generations have been led to believe that Genesis 1-3 is only a primitive proto-cosmic history, a mythological explanation of the human moral disposition, a religious fairy tale. But by accepting the text as pure kabbalistic metaphor, the mystical content of Genesis springs forth, revealing the Divine nature of creativity as well as a new understanding of the human mind. Deconstructing each line of Genesis 1-3 with esoteric methods derived from the oral teachings of the Kabbalah, David Chaim Smith reveals how the ten sefirot, collectively known as the Tree of Life, are not simply a linear hierarchy. They are a unified interdependent whole with ten interactive functions, forming the template through which creative diversity manifests. Through acts of creation and creativity, the mind expresses its Divine nature. Through our Divine creative power, we are able to touch upon Ain Sof (the infinite), the lifeblood of all creative expression. Smith’s line-by-line examination of Genesis 1-3 reveals a complete model not only of Divine creativity but also of the predicament of the human mind, of the Divine nature of consciousness as well as our inability to recognize the mind’s Divinity. With this new interpretation, which removes the concept of a Creator God, we are able to transcend the contrasting notions of “being” and “non-being” at the heart of conventional habits of perception and awaken a new mystical understanding of Unity and the fathomless depth of Divinity.

Joseph Smith's New Translation of the Bible

Author : Kent P. Jackson
Publisher : Shadow Mountain
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 888 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Joseph Smith's New Translation of the Bible written by Kent P. Jackson and published by Shadow Mountain. This book was released on 2004 with total page 888 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume--the work of a lifetime--brings together all the Joseph Smith Translation manuscript in a remarkable and useful way. Now, for the first time, readers can take a careful look at the complete text, along with photos of several actual manuscript pages. The book contains a typographic transcription of all the original manuscripts, unedited and preserved exactly as dictated by the Prophet Joseph and recorded by his scribes. In addition, this volume features essays on the background, doctrinal contributions, and editorial procedures involved in the Joseph Smith Translation, as well as the history of the manuscripts since Joseph Smith's day.

The Soul of the Stranger

Author : Joy Ladin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781512600667
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (6 download)

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Download or read book The Soul of the Stranger written by Joy Ladin and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Evocative readings of the Torah through the lens of transgender experience, exploring the ways trans perspectives can enrich our understanding of religious texts, traditions, and God

The Gift of Rest

Author : Joseph I. Lieberman
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1451627319
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (516 download)

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Download or read book The Gift of Rest written by Joseph I. Lieberman and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-08-07 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the importance of observing the Jewish Sabbath as both a practical and spiritual exercise, and provides guidelines for properly incoporating the Sabbath into everyday life.

The First Book of Moses, Called Genesis

Author :
Publisher : Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 9780802136107
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (361 download)

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Download or read book The First Book of Moses, Called Genesis written by and published by Grove/Atlantic, Inc.. This book was released on 1999 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hailed as "the most radical repackaging of the Bible since Gutenberg", these Pocket Canons give an up-close look at each book of the Bible.

Playing On: Re-staging the Passion after the Death of God

Author : Mirella Klomp
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004442944
Total Pages : 269 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (44 download)

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Download or read book Playing On: Re-staging the Passion after the Death of God written by Mirella Klomp and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2020-09-25 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Playing On: Re-staging the Passion after the Death of God, Mirella Klomp shows how the Dutch playfully rediscover Christian heritage. Engaging theologically with a public Passion play, she demonstrates how precisely a production of Jesus' last hours carves out a new and unexpected space for God in a (post-)secular culture.

Kabbalah and Ecology

Author : David Mevorach Seidenberg
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1316240770
Total Pages : 421 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (162 download)

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Download or read book Kabbalah and Ecology written by David Mevorach Seidenberg and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2015-04-06 with total page 421 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kabbalah and Ecology is a groundbreaking book that resets the conversation about ecology and the Abrahamic traditions. David Mevorach Seidenberg challenges the anthropocentric reading of the Torah, showing that a radically different orientation to the more-than-human world of nature is not only possible, but that such an orientation also leads to a more accurate interpretation of scripture, rabbinic texts, Maimonides and Kabbalah. Deeply grounded in traditional texts and fluent with the physical sciences, this book proposes not only a new understanding of God's image but also a new direction for restoring religion to its senses and to a more alive relationship with the more-than-human, both with nature and with divinity.

Genesis: Translation and Commentary

Author : Robert Alter
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393070263
Total Pages : 382 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (93 download)

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Download or read book Genesis: Translation and Commentary written by Robert Alter and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 1997-09-17 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "[Here is] the Genesis for our generation and beyond."—Robert Fagles Genesis begins with the making of heaven and earth and all life, and ends with the image of a mummy—Joseph's—in a coffin. In between come many of the primal stories in Western culture: Adam and Eve's expulsion from the garden of Eden, Cain's murder of Abel, Noah and the Flood, the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, Abraham's binding of Isaac, the covenant of God and Abraham, Isaac's blessing of Jacob in place of Esau, the saga of Joseph and his brothers. In Robert Alter's brilliant translation, these stories cohere in a powerful narrative of the tortuous relations between fathers and sons, husbands and wives, eldest and younger brothers, God and his chosen people, the people of Israel and their neighbors. Alter's translation honors the meanings and literary strategies of the ancient Hebrew and conveys them in fluent English prose. It recovers a Genesis with the continuity of theme and motif of a wholly conceived and fully realized book. His insightful, fully informed commentary illuminates the book in all its dimensions.

Parshah Themes in Historical Perspective

Author : Rabbi Evan Hoffman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789657023402
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (234 download)

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Download or read book Parshah Themes in Historical Perspective written by Rabbi Evan Hoffman and published by . This book was released on 2021-03-28 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Parashah Themes in Historical Perspective is a two-volume collection of Rabbi Evan Hoffman's essays, arranged according to the annual Torah reading cycle. For each essay, a biblical verse or passage serves as the point of departure for an exploration of broader themes in the history of the Jewish people or the evolution of Jewish thought and practice. Classical rabbinic texts as well as external and non-canonical sources are examined in a spirit of free inquiry. The author seeks to understand the historical context in which the sages and early exegetes offered their respective interpretations. For the layman accustomed to exclusively traditional methods of interpretation, these essays offer entrée to the realm of academic Jewish studies. Scholars, too, will benefit from those essays in which the author breaks new ground. For anyone who has wondered how certain Jewish customs came to assume their current forms, or how other biblical rites ceased altogether to be operative in contemporary Judaism, this work will be of particular interest.

Entangled Worlds

Author : Catherine Keller
Publisher : Fordham Univ Press
ISBN 13 : 0823276236
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (232 download)

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Download or read book Entangled Worlds written by Catherine Keller and published by Fordham Univ Press. This book was released on 2017-08-08 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Historically speaking, theology can be said to operate “materiaphobically.” Protestant Christianity in particular has bestowed upon theology a privilege of the soul over the body and belief over practice, in line with the distinction between a disembodied God and the inanimate world “He” created. Like all other human, social, and natural sciences, religious studies imported these theological dualisms into a purportedly secular modernity, mapping them furthermore onto the distinction between a rational, “enlightened” Europe on the one hand and a variously emotional, “primitive,” and “animist” non-Europe on the other. The “new materialisms” currently coursing through cultural, feminist, political, and queer theories seek to displace human privilege by attending to the agency of matter itself. Far from being passive or inert, they show us that matter acts, creates, destroys, and transforms—and, as such, is more of a process than a thing. Entangled Worlds examines the intersections of religion and new and old materialisms. Calling upon an interdisciplinary throng of scholars in science studies, religious studies, and theology, it assembles a multiplicity of experimental perspectives on materiality: What is matter, how does it materialize, and what sorts of worlds are enacted in its varied entanglements with divinity? While both theology and religious studies have over the past few decades come to prioritize the material contexts and bodily ecologies of more-than-human life, Entangled Worlds sets forth the first multivocal conversation between religious studies, theology, and the body of “the new materialism.” Here disciplines and traditions touch, transgress, and contaminate one another across their several carefully specified contexts. And in the responsiveness of this mutual touching of science, religion, philosophy, and theology, the growing complexity of our entanglements takes on a consistent ethical texture of urgency.