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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

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Hope, Not Fear: A Path to Jewish Renaissance

Hope, Not Fear: A Path to Jewish Renaissance

Zasloff, Beth
Bronfman, Edgar M.

Paperback

JudaismGeneral Sociology

Publisher Price: $19.99

ISBN10: 0312598890
ISBN13: 9780312598891
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Published: Oct 26 2010
Pages: 240
Weight: 0.49
Height: 0.67 Width: 5.61 Depth: 8.21
Language: English

A distinguished Jewish leader and philanthropist argues for openness and joy to reinvigorate Judaism in America.

After a lifetime of fighting the persecution of Jews, Edgar M. Bronfman has concluded that what North American Jews need now is hope, not fear. Bronfman urges North American Jewry to build, not fight. We need to celebrate the joy in Judaism, even as we recognize our responsibility to alleviate suffering and to help heal a broken world. We need to understand Judaism as a multifaceted culture as well as a religion, and explore Jewish literature, music, and art. We need to understand our tradition of debate and questioning, and invite all to enter a conversation about our central texts, rituals, and laws. We need to open our book anew, and re-create a vital Judaism for our time.

Through a reexamination of important texts and via interviews with some of the leading figures in Judaism today, Bronfman outlines a new agenda for the Jewish community in North America, one that will ensure that Judaism grows and thrives in an open society. He calls for welcome without conditions for intermarried families and disengaged Jews, for a celebration of Jewish diversity, and for openness to innovation and young leadership. Hope, Not Fear is an impassioned plea for all who care about the future of Judaism to cultivate a Jewish practice that is open to the new as it delves into the old, that welcomes many voices, and that reaches out to make the world a better place.

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