"We can battle insensitivity, immorality and dishonesty in our lives individually and collectively as a people. We have a wonderful road map in the Torah and its traditions. It is time to think seriously about our reputation in the world and what we can do to enhance it, not because we want to look good but because we want to be good." --from Chapter 6.
What should we do when we see other Jews behaving badly?
Most Jews are good, upstanding people who live by a strong moral code and follow Isaiah's words to be a light to others. But when Jews in the public sphere make headlines for being caught in scandals, their actions can provoke anger, shame and a sense of betrayal in the larger Jewish community.
In this insightful and timely book, Jewish scholar Dr. Erica Brown presents an intentional, disciplined framework to explore the emotions provoked in the Jewish community by reports of Jews committing crime. She proposes that we transform our sense of shame into actions that inspire and sustain a moral culture. Drawing from the Hebrew Bible, Talmud and our centuries-long Jewish commitment to ethics, she outlines ways you can activate and operate your personal moral compass, and shows how you can empower yourself with sacred obligation, responsibility, kindness and knowledge to increase Jewish pride.
Описание: The 1980s saw the peak of a moral panic over fantasy role-playing games such as Dungeons and Dragons. This book explores both the history and the sociological significance of this panic. It is suitable for those with an interest in religion, popular culture, and social behavior, both in the classroom and beyond.
Автор: Pierre Willis J. Название: Whatsoever Things Are True Volume II ISBN: 144159132X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781441591326 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 8870.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Read this book to your own inner child or to any child, or let children read to themselves. It will lift the spirits of both reader and audience, even if they're one and the same. Keep it handy and read it often as a reminder of just how delightfully precious you really are. I dare you not to smile before you reach the end each time.
Описание: An intimate history of the Holocaust that casts new light on our understanding of victimhood and survival.
Автор: Weisel Mindy Название: Daughters of Absence ISBN: 0988439034 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780988439030 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 3127.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: In May 1933, a young man named Rudolf Schwab fled Nazi-occupied Germany. His departure allegedly came at the insistence of a close friend who later joined the Party. Schwab eventually arrived in South Africa, one of the few countries left where Jews could seek refuge, and years later, resumed a relationship in letters with the Nazi who in many ways saved his life. From Things Lost: Forgotten Letters and the Legacy of the Holocaust is a story of displacement, survival, and an unlikely friendship in the wake of the Holocaust via an extraordinary collection of letters discovered in a forgotten trunk.Only a handful of extended Schwab family members were alive in the war’s aftermath. Dispersed across five continents, their lives mirrored those of countless refugees who landed in the most unlikely places. Over years in exile, a web of communication became an alternative world for these refugees, a place where they could remember what they had lost and rebuild their identities anew. Among the cast of characters that historian Shirli Gilbert came to know through the letters, one name that appeared again and again was Karl Kipfer. He was someone with whom Rudolf clearly got on exceedingly well—there was lots of joking, familiarity, and sentimental reminiscing. ""That was Grandpa’s best friend growing up,"" Rudolf’s grandson explained to Gilbert; ""He was a Nazi and was the one who encouraged Rudolf to leave Germany. . . . He also later helped him to recover the family’s property."" Gilbert takes readers on a journey through a family’s personal history wherein we learn about a cynical Karl who attempts to make amends for his ""undemocratic past,"" and a version of Rudolf who spends hours aloof at his Johannesburg writing desk, dressed in his Sunday finest, holding together the fragile threads of his existence. The Schwab family’s story brings us closer to grasping the complex choices and motivations that—even in extreme situations, or perhaps because of them—make us human.In a world of devastation, the letters in From Things Lost act as a surrogate for the gravestones that did not exist and funerals that were never held. Readers of personal accounts of the Holocaust will be swept away by this intimate story.
Автор: Gushurst-Moore Andre Название: Glory in All Things: St Benedict & Catholic Education Today ISBN: 162138506X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781621385066 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 2476.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: In Glory in All Things, Andre Gushurst-Moore shows how even today-nay, especially today-the Rule of Benedict offers valuable guidance on the means and ends of education, the proper conduct of leaders, the virtues needed for the happy life, the elements of a well-ordered curriculum, and the unfolding of one`s vocation in prayer and service.
Автор: Keyser John Название: Make Things Better: The Path to Success in Business ISBN: 1098323122 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781098323127 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 1786.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Описание: The theme of this book is that whatever our field, we are in a people business, and healthy relationships with our people are vitally important. It is said that managers focus on numbers, while leaders focus first on their people. Just as leaders make things better, so too may anyone and everyone within a company. We, of course, must do our job very well, and to advance we must be a great teammate, and be alert to how our company could improve and to help make that happen. We want ideas to flow up. The various chapters discuss important principles and practices of highly effective leadership and that conversations are the work of a leader. This certainly includes one-on-one conversations, which is how we develop and maintain healthy and productive working relationships. Communicate frequently and clearly, treat people with respect, kindness, and dignity, and we will have an enthusiastic and engaged team. We all can be successful and still prioritize our faith, family, friends, and our well-being.
Описание: Christians read the Jewish Scriptures in the light of what God did in Jesus the Christ. This ACCS volume on Exodus through Deuteronomy bears ample witness to this new way of reading these ancient texts. Varied in texture and nuance, the interpretations included in this volume display a treasure house of ancient wisdom, speaking with eloquence and intellectual acumen to the church today.
This study offers fresh insight into the place of (non)violence within Jesus' ministry, by examining it in the context of the eschatologically-motivated revolutionary violence of Second Temple Judaism.
The book first explores the connection between violence and eschatology in key literary and historical sources from Second Temple Judaism. The heart of the study then focuses on demonstrating the thematic centrality of Jesus’ opposition to such “eschatological violence” within the Synoptic presentations of his ministry, arguing that a proper understanding of eschatology and violence together enables appreciation of the full significance of Jesus’ consistent disassociation of revolutionary violence from his words and deeds.
The book thus articulates an understanding of Jesus’ nonviolence that is firmly rooted in the historical context of Second Temple Judaism, presenting a challenge to the "seditious Jesus hypothesis"—the claim that the historical Jesus was sympathetic to revolutionary ideals. Jesus’ rejection of violence ought to be understood as an integral component of his eschatological vision, embodying and enacting his understanding of (i) how God’s kingdom would come, and (ii) what would identify those who belonged to it.
Описание: On our tombstone after death, two dates are listed; date of birth and date of death. This is my effort to let my grandkids know what I stood for in my business and personal life represented by the line between birth and death. It will provide them and anyone interested with my personal thoughts on how I approached life in business and my family in everyday life.
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