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The Soul of Judaism
Author | : Bruce D. Haynes |
Publsiher | : NYU Press |
Total Pages | : 269 |
Release | : 2018-08-14 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9781479811236 |
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Explores the full diversity of Black Jews, including bi-racial Jews of both matrilineal and patrilineal descent; adoptees; black converts to Judaism; and Black Hebrews and Israelites, who trace their Jewish roots to Africa and challenge the dominant western paradigm of Jews as white and of European descent. The book showcases the lives of Black Jews, demonstrating that racial ascription has been shaping Jewish selfhood for centuries. It reassesses the boundaries between race and ethnicity, offering insight into how ethnicity can be understood only in relation to racialization and the one-drop rule. Within this context, Black Jewish individuals strive to assert their dual identities and find acceptance within their communities. Putting to rest the notion that Jews are white and the Black Jews are therefore a contradiction, the volume argues that we cannot pigeonhole Black Hebrews and Israelites as exotic, militant, and nationalistic sects outside the boundaries of mainstream Jewish thought and community life. it spurs us to consider the significance of the growing population of self-identified Black Jews and its implications for the future of American Jewry.
The Soul of Judaism
Author | : Bruce D Haynes |
Publsiher | : NYU Press |
Total Pages | : 376 |
Release | : 2018-08-14 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9781479800636 |
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A glimpse into the diverse stories of Black Jews in the United States What makes a Jew? This book traces the history of Jews of African descent in America and the counter-narratives they have put forward as they stake their claims to Jewishness. The Soul of Judaism offers the first exploration of the full diversity of Black Jews, including bi-racial Jews of both matrilineal and patrilineal descent; adoptees; black converts to Judaism; and Black Hebrews and Israelites, who trace their Jewish roots to Africa and challenge the dominant western paradigm of Jews as white and of European descent. Blending historical analysis and oral history, Haynes showcases the lives of Black Jews within the Orthodox, Conservative, Reconstruction and Reform movements, as well as the religious approaches that push the boundaries of the common forms of Judaism we know today. He illuminates how in the quest to claim whiteness, American Jews of European descent gained the freedom to express their identity fluidly while African Americans have continued to be seen as a fixed racial group. This book demonstrates that racial ascription has been shaping Jewish selfhood for centuries. Pushing us to reassess the boundaries between race and ethnicity, it offers insight into how Black Jewish individuals strive to assert their dual identities and find acceptance within their respective communities. Putting to rest the simplistic notion that Jews are white and that Black Jews are therefore a contradiction, the volume argues that we can no longer pigeonhole Black Hebrews and Israelites as exotic, militant, and nationalistic sects outside the boundaries of mainstream Jewish thought and community life. The volume spurs us to consider the significance of the growing population of self-identified Black Jews and its implications for the future of American Jewry.
Does the Soul Survive 2nd Edition
Author | : Rabbi Elie Kaplan Spitz |
Publsiher | : Turner Publishing Company |
Total Pages | : 279 |
Release | : 2015-02-06 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9781580238267 |
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Near-death experiences? Past-life regression? Reincarnation? Are these sorts of things Jewish? With a blend of candor, personal questioning, and sharp-eyed scholarship, Rabbi Elie Kaplan Spitz relates his own observations and the firsthand accounts shared with him by others, experiences that helped propel his journey from skeptic to believer that there is life after life. From near-death experiences to reincarnation, past-life memory to the work of mediums, Rabbi Spitz explores what we are really able to know about the afterlife, and draws on Jewish texts to share that belief in these concepts—so often approached with reluctance—is in fact true to Jewish tradition. “The increasing interest and faith in survival of the soul may grow into a cultural wave that is as potentially transformative for society as the civil rights movement and feminism. A renewed faith in ‘the soul’s journeys’ will call for a reassessment of our priorities, and will enable traditional religions to renew and transform their adherents.” —from the Introduction
Chicken Soup for the Jewish Soul
Author | : Jack Canfield,Mark Victor Hansen |
Publsiher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 400 |
Release | : 2012-09-11 |
Genre | : Self-Help |
ISBN | : 9781453280102 |
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Storytelling is a major component of Jewish tradition and this book honors that heritage with stories that celebrate the joys, sorrows and challenges of being Jewish. Some stories are timely and others are timeless, yet all are filled with heart-and, of course, love.
Jewish Views of the Afterlife
Author | : Simcha Paull Raphael |
Publsiher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 528 |
Release | : 2019-04-15 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9781538103463 |
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In the third edition of Jewish Views of the Afterlife, Rabbi Simcha Paull Raphael walks readers through the Jewish tradition of the afterlife while providing insights into spiritual care with dying and grieving individuals and families.
The Soul of the Stranger
Author | : Joy Ladin |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2019 |
Genre | : Bible |
ISBN | : 1512600660 |
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Evocative readings of the Torah through the lens of transgender experience, exploring the ways trans perspectives can enrich our understanding of religious texts, traditions, and God
Reincarnation and Judaism
Author | : DovBer Pinson |
Publsiher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 212 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9780765760647 |
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Reincarnation was, and continues to be, a fundamental tenet in Jewish belief."--BOOK JACKET.
Spiritual Judaism
Author | : David Ariel |
Publsiher | : Hyperion |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1998-09-16 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0786863064 |
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In the first comprehensive guide of its kind, a noted Judaic scholar applied Jewish spiritual principles to daily life.