| Spiritual Activism: A Jewish Guide to Leadership and Repairing the World Contributor(s): Weiss, Avraham (Author), Dershowitz, Alan (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 1580233554 ISBN-13: 9781580233552 Publisher: Jewish Lights Publishing OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2008 Annotation: Perhaps the most fundamental principle in Judaism is that every person is created in the image of God. Just as God gives and cares, so too do we have the natural capacity to be giving and caring. When we work to ignite this divine spark in those around us, and inspire them to do good for others, we engage in spiritual activism. In this provocative and challenging guidebook, renowned activist Rabbi Avi Weiss outlines the principles of spiritual activism and shows you how you can use your own divine spark to join God in partnership to repair this imperfect world. He explains the foundations of spiritual activism as rooted in Torah, the different approaches for such work, and how you can recognize the situations that are appropriate for your spiritual activist efforts. Along with the why and how, Weiss guides you in designing strategies, creating alliances and developing leadership styles that offer the greatest chance of achieving your goals. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Judaism - Theology |
| Dewey: 296.36 |
| LCCN: 2008003136 |
| Physical Information: 0.94" H x 6.48" W x 9.17" (1.11 lbs) 214 pages |
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| Publisher Description: "Avi doesn't only talk the talk, or even walk the walk. He writes the instruction manual. This book shows a way, perhaps not the only way but one indispensable way, of being an activist on behalf of the Jewish people. Read it and learn." n this age of perpetual strife and conflict, we need now more than ever to find out how to be proactive in repairing our broken world. Rabbi Avraham Weiss's provocative and challenging guidebook will show you just that--and so much more. With easy-to-follow steps, accessible explanations of the principles of spiritual activism and an exploration into the foundations of spiritual activism as rooted in the Torah, Weiss offers more than simply a user manual--he provides an in-depth approach to changing your role in the world. Topics include: |
Contributor Bio(s): Weiss, Avraham: - Rabbi Avraham Weiss is the founder and president of Yeshivat Chovevei Torah, the Modern and Open Orthodox Rabbinical School in New York. He is also the senior rabbi of the Hebrew Institute in Riverdale. Most recently, he founded Yeshivat Mahara't, an Orthodox school ordaining women to become spiritual leaders. Rabbi Weiss was named one of the fifty most influential rabbis in America by Newsweek magazine. He is the author of Spiritual Activism: A Jewish Guide to Leadership and Repairing the World (Jewish Lights). Dershowitz, Alan: -Alan M. Dershowitz is the Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law at Harvard Law School and author of many books. Dershowitz, Alan: -Alan M. Dershowitz is the Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law at Harvard Law School and author of many books. |