The History Of The Musar Movement 1840 1945
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Author | : Lester Samuel Eckman |
Publisher | : Schreiber, Shengold Publishing |
Total Pages | : 188 |
Release | : 1975 |
Genre | : Religion |
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This book attempts to determine the impact of the Mussar Movement, with emphasis on Rabbi Israel Salanter and his key disciples on the moral, spiritual, educational, social, and political life of the Jews in light of Jewish and Eastern European history of the time. Dr. Eckman has presented well the Mussar Movement which offers a legacy of greate personalities, significant contributions, noble deeds, and great works of rabbinic and ethical literature. It is a work of paramount importance and relevant for our times. Bibliography/Index.
Author | : Alan Unterman |
Publisher | : Scarecrow Press |
Total Pages | : 277 |
Release | : 2010-11-15 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 081087508X |
The Historical Dictionary of the Jews presents the history of the Jewish people and their religious culture in a way that makes clear how and why this small, ancient people have survived nearly four millennia and managed to play such an important role in the world-well out of proportion to their population. The Jews trace their origins far back in history to the early tribes of Judah and Moses. Over the centuries, they spread across much of the Western world, as well as into parts of Africa and Asia, until they were crushed by the Holocaust and were forced to find refuge in the United States and the new state of Israel. Because of that horrific event, of the estimated 15 million Jews living today, approximately six million reside in Israel, with almost the same number living in the United States, making these two countries the main center of Jewish life today. This ready reference tells the history of the Jewish people through a detailed chronology, an introductory essay, an extensive bibliography, and over 200 cross-referenced dictionary entries on significant persons, places, events, institutions, and aspects of culture, society, economy, and politics. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the Jewish people.
Author | : Robert Seitz Frey |
Publisher | : University Press of America |
Total Pages | : 188 |
Release | : 1985 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780819146342 |
In the context of an account of the authors' own conversion to Judaism as a result of study of the Holocaust, discusses moral and theological problems arising from the Holocaust and the need for a reorientation of Christian and Western thought.
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Total Pages | : 872 |
Release | : 1976 |
Genre | : Judaism |
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Author | : Kalman Dubov |
Publisher | : Kalman Dubov |
Total Pages | : 214 |
Release | : |
Genre | : Social Science |
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The ultra-orthodox Jewish world divides the world into two distinct realities; the sphere within and the sphere without. The internal sphere, which I refer to as the Sphere of Holiness is maintained in a sacrosanct manner so that the Sphere of Secularity does not intrude and contaminate the other sphere. The range of figurative walls maintaining these two spheres affects the consciousness and reality of every ultra-orthodox Jew so that this construct is continually brought to conscious awareness. Every member of those who maintain this lifestyle is urged to continually be reminded and reinvigorated in this awareness. Examples of such awareness begin with ultra-orthodox schooling. A child begins religious studies that are exclusive with secular studies either ignored or completed in a way that denies credence or importance. In New York State, the education law contains vague language regarding how a child is to be educated. This vagueness allows those in charge of that school to largely circumvent traditional pedagogy. As the child advances in religious studies, the lack of external exposure coupled with the intensity of study requirements ensures the young man does not stray into forbidden areas that might endanger his sacred standing in the community and be enticed by the larger world. Such study intensifies with each passing grade and year until he is fully conversant with ancient Jewish law and traditions after nearly twenty years of such study. At the same time, however, he will a functional illiterate in the lingua franca of his home country. His female counterpart will not be exposed to such traditional studies because her role is to be the mother and home caretaker, not the scholar. The Jewish tradition not to teach girls and women similar to men derives from the Talmud and the legal determination of Maimonides. This mindset has continued for hundreds of years and is unlikely to change. Despite this limitation on women's education, through Jewish history, exceptional women achieved a high scholarship to the acclaim of their entire community, including men. In fact, one woman, a singular exception, became a Chassidic Rebbe amidst fierce opposition. A modern exception to such a study curriculum is Chabad. Because it has a messianic outreach program, the Chabad couple who establish a Chabad House in diverse cities and countries and are often the only ones running the program, the woman must have the training to lead and know the deeper aspects of Judaism. This book is not only about women's education, but it represents the larger dynamics in how the ultra-orthodox Jewish world bifurcates the reality of its members so that any intrusion from that external world remains in place. An example of such limitation is the ultra-orthodox public denunciations against the use of the internet, use of computers, as against the smartphone unless these devices are programmed so that 'surfing' is not possible. The future of these communities, on a trajectory of high fertility, ensures their future growth. As they populate the United States and other countries, replenishing the numbers lost in the Holocaust, their exposure to and awareness of the world at large will remain extremely limited.
Author | : Hillel Goldberg |
Publisher | : KTAV Publishing House, Inc. |
Total Pages | : 388 |
Release | : 1982 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 9780870687099 |
Author | : Library of Congress. Copyright Office |
Publisher | : Copyright Office, Library of Congress |
Total Pages | : 1608 |
Release | : 1976 |
Genre | : Copyright |
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Author | : Ira Stone |
Publisher | : Wipf and Stock Publishers |
Total Pages | : 270 |
Release | : 2013-05-14 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1725232782 |
"Love your neighbor" is the central obligation of Jewish life. Mussar, a late nineteenth-century Jewish renewal movement, focused on this precept as a means of self-improvement and spiritual growth. Through the practical applications of Mussar, one can learn how to awaken to a spirituality that is compassionate, moral, and generous. In this book, Rabbi Ira Stone provides a contemporary theological framework for understanding Mussar and describes how participation in a Mussar group can offer support and guidance for this powerful spiritual practice.
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Total Pages | : 140 |
Release | : 1991 |
Genre | : Jews |
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Author | : Emanuel S. Goldsmith |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 318 |
Release | : 1976 |
Genre | : Architecture |
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Deals comprehensively with the formative years of the Yiddish language and cultural movement that has, throughout this century, affected Jewish life.