| A Year with Martin Buber: Wisdom on the Weekly Torah Portion Contributor(s): Ross, Dennis S. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0827614659 ISBN-13: 9780827614659 Publisher: Jewish Publication Society OUR PRICE: $22.46 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2021 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Biblical Studies - Old Testament - General - Religion | Judaism - Sacred Writings - Religion | Inspirational |
| Dewey: 222.107 |
| LCCN: 2021007572 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 8" W x 9" (0.90 lbs) 320 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The teachings of the great twentieth-century Jewish thinker Martin Buber empower us to enter a spiritual dimension that often passes unnoticed in the daily routine. In A Year with Martin Buber, the first Torah commentary to focus on his life's work, we experience the fifty-four weekly Torah portions and eleven Jewish holidays through Buber's eyes. While best known for the spiritual concept of the I-Thou relationship between people, Buber graced us with other fundamentals, including Over Against, Afterglow, Will and Grace, Reification, Inclusion, and Imagine the Real. And his life itself--for example, Buber's defiance of the Nazis, his call for Jewish-Arab reconciliation, and his protest of Adolf Eichmann's execution--modeled these teachings in action. Rabbi Dennis S. Ross demonstrates Buber's roots in Jewish thought and breaks new ground by explaining the broader scope of Buber's life and work in a clear, conversational voice. He quotes from the weekly Torah portion; draws lessons from Jewish commentators; and sets Buber's related words in context with Buber's remarkable life story, Hasidic tales, and writing. A wide variety of anecdotal illustrations from Buber as well as the author's life encourages each of us to "hallow the everyday" and seek out "spirituality hiding in plain sight." |