Overview
""All beginnings require that you unlock new doors.""--Rabbi Nachman of Bratslav In this short and inspiring text, Rabbi David J. Wolpe addresses all who seek to enlarge the spiritual side of their lives. For those considering a return to the faith of their forebears, for those drawn to conversion, Why Be Jewish? is a learned, graceful, and welcoming introduction beckoning readers into the heart of this venerable and enduring religion.
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Author: Rabbi David J Wolpe
Publisher: St Martin's Press
Imprint: St Martin's Press
Dimensions:
Width: 12.70cm
, Height: 1.30cm
, Length: 19.80cm
Weight: 0.136kg
ISBN: 9780805039276
ISBN 10: 0805039279
Pages: 128
Publication Date: 15 September 1995
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Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
A sensitive portrait of Judaism for those who wish to know more about faith, religion, and spirituality. The Dallas Morning News A clear and welcoming primer. Booklist David Wolpe has written a touching, loving tone poem about Judaism, capturing the melody of its central ideas, the feeling and the experience of living as a Jew, the ethical challenge of seeing the world Jewishly and acting it out in life. Rabbi Irving Greenberg A sensitive portrait of Judaism for those who wish to know more about faith, religion, and spirituality. -- The Dallas Morning News A clear and welcoming primer. -- Booklist David Wolpe has written a touching, loving tone poem about Judaism, capturing the melody of its central ideas, the feeling and the experience of living as a Jew, the ethical challenge of seeing the world Jewishly and acting it out in life. --Rabbi Irving Greenberg
A sensitive portrait of Judaism for those who wish to know more about faith, religion, and spirituality. --The Dallas Morning News A clear and welcoming primer. --Booklist David Wolpe has written a touching, loving tone poem about Judaism, capturing the melody of its central ideas, the feeling and the experience of living as a Jew, the ethical challenge of seeing the world Jewishly and acting it out in life. --Rabbi Irving Greenberg A sensitive portrait of Judaism for those who wish to know more about faith, religion, and spirituality. The Dallas Morning News A clear and welcoming primer. Booklist David Wolpe has written a touching, loving tone poem about Judaism, capturing the melody of its central ideas, the feeling and the experience of living as a Jew, the ethical challenge of seeing the world Jewishly and acting it out in life. Rabbi Irving Greenberg A sensitive portrait of Judaism for those who wish to know more about faith, religion, and spirituality. -- The Dallas Morning News A clear and welcoming primer. -- Booklist David Wolpe has written a touching, loving tone poem about Judaism, capturing the melody of its central ideas, the feeling and the experience of living as a Jew, the ethical challenge of seeing the world Jewishly and acting it out in life. --Rabbi Irving Greenberg
A sensitive portrait of Judaism for those who wish to know more about faith, religion, and spirituality. --The Dallas Morning News A clear and welcoming primer. --Booklist David Wolpe has written a touching, loving tone poem about Judaism, capturing the melody of its central ideas, the feeling and the experience of living as a Jew, the ethical challenge of seeing the world Jewishly and acting it out in life. --Rabbi Irving Greenberg
Author Information
David J. Wolpe is widely known for his acclaimed books: Teaching Your Children About God, In Speech and In Silence, and The Healer of Shattered Hearts. Ordained in 1987, he is Assistant to the Chancellor of the Jewish Theological Seminary.
