Being Jewish
The Spiritual and Cultural Practice of Judaism Today
$41.05
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
1 October 2007
Summary
Increasing numbers of Jews are returning to their religious roots in a search for meaning, eager to explore a heritage that is deeply embedded in history and at the same time rapidly changing. But what is Judaism today? And what does it mean – culturally, spiritually, and ritually – to be Jewish in the twenty-first century?
In Being Jewish, Ari L. Goldman offers eloquent, thoughtful answers to these questions through an absorbing exploration of modern Judaism. A bestselling a…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781416536024 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1416536027 |
| Author: | Ari L. Goldman |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster |
| Imprint: | Simon & Schuster |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 1 October 2007 |
| Weight: | 361g |
| Dimensions: | 235mm x 156mm x 23mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
“To those who wish to learn more about Jewishness, tradition and modernity, let them read Ari Goldman’s superb and stimulating volume.”– Elie Wiesel
“To those who wish to learn more about Jewishness, tradition and modernity, let them read Ari Goldman’s superb and stimulating volume.” – Elie Wiesel“Ari Goldman gives us a marvelous guide to being Jewish, emphasizing the joy rather than the ‘oy.’ Goldman speaks to the heart as well as the mind and provides an eclectic road map through the diversity of Jewish life.” – Alan M. Dershowitz
About The Author
Ari L. Goldman
ARI L. GOLDMAN, one of the nation’s leading religion journalists, was a reporter for The New York Times for twenty years. He left the Times in 1993 to teach journalism at Columbia University, where he has trained a new generation of religion writers. Professor Goldman was educated at Yeshiva University, Columbia, and Harvard. He is the author of the bestselling memoir The Search for God at Harvard and the widely acclaimed Living a Year of Kaddish. Goldman has been a Fulbright Professor in Israel and a Skirball Fellow at Oxford University in England. He lives in New York with his wife and their three children.
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