Etz Hayim Study Companion.
New York: The Rabbinical Assembly, The United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism, The Jewish Publication Society, 2005. Softbound. Octavo, paper covers, 394 pp. Very Good. Item #51104
ISBN: 0827608225
Foreword by David Wolpe. Introduction by Blumenthal. The essays have been organized into meaningful topic groups that probe the following subjects:
* Is the Torah Really God's Word? * Understanding the Bible in Its Historical Context * Biblical Models of Character and Leadership * Making the Bible Meaningful and Relevant in Every Age * Prayer and Ritual Mitzvot. Articles are "A Note on the Spirituality of Texts," Michael Fishbane, "Midrash," David Wolpe, "Traditional Methods of Bible Study," Benjamin Edidin Scolnic, "Modern Methods of Bible Study," Scolnic, "Biblical and Rabbinic Perspectives," Daniel Gordis, "Medieval and Modern Theories of Revelation," Elliot N. Dorf, "The Nature of Revelation and Mosaic Origins," Jacob Milgrom, "The God of Israel," Howard Avruhm Addison, "The Covenant and the Election of Israel," David L. Lieber, "Reward and Punishment," Harvey Meirovich, "Eschatology," Neil Gilman, "Civil and Criminal Law," Ben Zion Bergman, "Midrash and Legal Process," Joel Roth, "Medieval and Modern Halakhah," Dorff, "Biblical Concepts of Holiness," Baruch A. Levine, "Justice," Dorff, "Marriage and Family," Gilbert S. Rosenthal, "Women," Judith Hauptman, "Education," Hanan A. Alexander, "Ecology," David M. Gordis, "Land of Israel," Benjamin J. Segal, "Dealing with Strangers: Relations with Gentiles at Home and Abroad," Joel Renbaum, "War and Peace," Michael Graetz, "Biblical Prayer," Reuven Hammer, "Shabbat and the Holidays," Joel Roth, "Dietary laws," Edward L. Greenstein, "T'fillin and M'zuzot," Jeffrey H. Tigay, "Tzitzit (Tassels)," Milgrom, "Matriarchs and Patriarchs," Debra R. Orenstein, "Moses: Man of Israel, Man of God," Stephan P. Garfinkel, "Priests and Levites in the Bbible and Jewish Life," Baruch Frydman-Kohl, "Prohpecy and Prophets," Shalom M. Paul, "Israelite Society in Transition," Gordon Freeman, "Bbiblical Archaeology," Lee I. Levine, "Ancient Near Eastern Mythology," Robert Wexler, "Biblical and Ancient Near Eastern Law," Nahum M. Sarna, "Sacrifices," Gordon Tucker, "The Torah Scroll," Stuart Kelman, "Torah Reading," Lionel Moses, "Haftarah," Michael Fishbane, "Hazak Hazak V'nithazzek," Tigay.
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