| Description |
xiv, 287 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
The way into-- |
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Way into--
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 276-279) and index. |
| Contents |
Part one: Tikkun olam in theory. The meaning and significance of tikkun olam -- Why should I care? -- Religion and ethics -- Part two: Tikkun olam for individuals and society. How we talk to each other -- Helping the poor -- Ransoming and surrendering captives -- Accompanying and supporting people in times of need and joy -- Part three: Tikkun olam within families. Duties of spouses to each other -- Filial duties -- Parental duties -- Forward: Envisioning an ideal world, shaped by tikkun olam. |
| Summary |
For everyone who wants to understand the meaning and significance of tikkun olam?(repairing the world) in Jewish spiritual life, this book shows the way into an essential aspect of Judaism and allows you to interact directly with the sacred texts of the Jewish tradition. Guided by Dr. Elliot N. Dorff, Rector and Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the University of Judaism, this comprehensive introduction explores the roots of the beliefs and laws that are the basis of the Jewish. |
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Commitment to improve the world. It looks at the various motivations that the sacred texts provide for caring for others, the ways the Jewish tradition seeks to foster such concerns in our social and family relationships, and the kind of society that Jews should strive to create as partners with God. |
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Jewish ethics.
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Jewish way of life.
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Jewish families -- Conduct of life.
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Jewish ethics. (OCoLC)fst01199497
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Jewish families -- Conduct of life.
(OCoLC)fst00982766
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Jewish way of life. (OCoLC)fst00983050
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| Added Title |
Tikkun olam (repairing the world) |
| Other Form: |
Online version: Dorff, Elliot N. Way into Tikkun Olam (repairing the world). Woodtsock, Vt. : Jewish Lights Pub., ©2005 (OCoLC)624555958 |
| ISBN |
1580232698 |
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9781580232692 |
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