Offerings of the Heart: Money, Values, and Faith in Community

Author:   Rabbi Shawn Israel Zevit
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Edition:   2nd edition
ISBN:  

9798216382065


Pages:   176
Publication Date:   16 April 2026
Format:   Hardback
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Offerings of the Heart: Money, Values, and Faith in Community


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Offerings of the Heart. This phrase sets the tone for the Jewish spiritual perspective that money is a tool for actualizing God’s presence in the world. Building on this core value and setting aside the financial/spiritual split with which many congregational leaders operate, Rabbi Shawn Zevit brings the depth and breadth of Jewish teachings on money and the spiritual life to all faith communities. This book provides texts and tools to help clergy, staff, and lay leaders of congregations of any faith approach financial and other resources as core means to build and maintain whole and holy lives in a communal setting. Zevit demonstrates how faith communities can create values-based approaches to developing and managing financial and human resources that are rooted in the very sacred traditions, principles, and impulses that bring us together. Fully revised and updated, this 20th anniversary edition of a classic incorporates the insights and practices of a wide range of Orthodox, Conservative, and Reformed congregations in addition to Reconstructionist congregations. It also addresses the growing “free will dues” practice.

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Author:   Rabbi Shawn Israel Zevit
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Bloomsbury Academic
Edition:   2nd edition
ISBN:  

9798216382065


Pages:   176
Publication Date:   16 April 2026
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Foreword by Rabbi Mordechai Liebling Preface Acknowledgments 1. The Jewish Way: Text, Tradition, and Today 2. Living the Vision: Mission and Values 3. Money as a Spiritual Tool: Planning and Budgeting 4. Sustaining Sacred Community: From the Half-Shekel to Contemporary Dues 5. Organizing Money: Capital Campaigns and Fund-Raising 6. Tzedakah: Justice Through Giving 7. Money, Values, and Community: A Case Study Epilogue. Towards a Beginning: A Closing Prayer Appendix 1. Sample Lesson in Money and Values Appendix 2. Sample Self-Assessed Dues Notes Glossary Further Resources

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Rabbi Shawn Israel Zevit is a dynamic and widely known spiritual leader, activist, liturgist, teacher, singer, author, consultant, and Jewish Men’s work leader. He is a 1998 graduate of The Reconstructionist Rabbinical College and is co-founder and co-director of the Davvenen Leaders Training Institute, which trains Jewish Spiritual Directors in the ALEPH Hashpa’ah Training Program. Shawn serves as lead rabbi at Congregation Mishkan Shalom in Philadelphia.

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