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Rabbi Sharon Brous: Passover Themes

By Sharon Brous — 2011

The idea that it's possible to move from slavery to freedom and from darkness to light and from despair to hope-that is the greatest Jewish story every told, says Rabbi Sharon Brous of IKAR, a Jewish spiritual community in Los Angeles.

14:52 min

The Book of Jewish Values: A Day-by-Day Guide to Ethical Living

Telushkin speaks to the major ethical issues of our time, issues that have, of course, been around since the beginning. He offers one or two pages a day of pithy, wise, and easily accessible teachings designed to be put into immediate practice.

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Joseph Telushkin
2000
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What Was Albert Einstein’s True Relationship to Judaism—and Zionism?

By speaking out against anti-Semitism and lending his brand to institutions like the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Einstein became a standard-bearer for the Diaspora.

Article
Paul Berger
2015
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The Kitchen: A New Take on Jewish Practice

The idea to create something that filled a gap, that met needs that weren’t being met.

Article
Emma Silvers
2011
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Beyond Jewish Triumphalism

Patheos spoke to Reb Zalman Schachter-Shalomi recently on how he sees the evolution of Judaism over the past one hundred years and what he foresees for the next one hundred years.

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Patheos
2010
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‘I’ve Spent My Life Studying These Books That Say Decency Actually Matters’

Progressive clergy are pushing a new movement that’s unapologetically political—and deeply rooted in textual traditions.

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Emma Green
2017
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Maimonides and the Book that Changed Judaism: Secrets of the Guide for the Perplexed

A publishing sensation long at the top of the best-seller lists in Israel, the original Hebrew edition of Maimonides and the Book That Changed Judaism has been called the most successful book ever published in Israel on the preeminent medieval Jewish thinker Moses Maimonides.

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Micah Goodman, Yedidya Sinclair (translator)
2015
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That’s Funny, You Don’t Look Buddhist: On Being a Faithful Jew and a Passionate Buddhist

In this landmark book, esteemed Buddhist teacher Sylvia Boorstein addresses this incisive question in a warm, delightful and personal way.

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Sylvia Boorstein, Stephen Mitchell (foreword)
1998
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Jewish Spirituality: A Brief Introduction for Christians

Jewish spirituality is an approach to life that encourages us to become aware of God's presence and purpose, even in unlikely places. “This world and everything in it is a manifestation of God’s presence,” says Rabbi Lawrence Kushner.

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Rabbi Lawrence Kushner
2001
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The Book of Miracles: A Young Person's Guide to Jewish Spiritual Awareness

From the miracle at the Red Sea to the miracle of waking up this morning, this intriguing book introduces young people to a way of spiritual thinking to last a lifetime.

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Rabbi Lawrence Kushner
1997
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Honey from the Rock, Special Anniversary Edition

An insightful and absorbing introduction to the ten gates of Jewish mysticism and how they apply to daily life. "There is a place that is as far from here as breathing out is from breathing in. For the word is very near to you.

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Rabbi Lawrence Kushner
1999
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