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Author Schwarz, Sid.

Title Judaism and justice : the Jewish passion to repair the world / Sidney Schwarz ; foreword by Ruth Messinger.

Publication Info. Woodstock, Vt. : Jewish Lights Pub., [2006]
©2006
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 Colchester, Cragin Memorial Library - Adult Department  296.3 SCHARZ, SID    Check Shelf
Description xxvi, 312 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-305) and index.
Contents Introduction -- The purpose of Judaism -- The Exodus-Sinai continuum of Jewish life -- Genesis : Abraham and "the call" -- Exodus : embracing the covenant -- Leviticus : roadmap to a more perfect world -- Numbers : from wilderness to prophecy -- Deuteronomy : how central is God? -- Sinai applied : seven core values of the rabbinic tradition -- The American Jewish community and the public square -- Jews and the struggle for civil rights -- Soviet Jewry : a cause of our own -- Protecting and defending the state of Israel -- What is a Jewish issue? -- Beyond self-interest -- Social justice takes root -- Reconciling Exodus and Sinai -- Conclusion : responding to "the call".
Subject Justice (Jewish theology)
Justice -- Biblical teaching.
Social justice -- Religious aspects -- Judaism.
Jewish ethics.
ISBN 1580233120
9781580233125
Standard No. 9781580233125
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