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: 1580234186 ISBN-13: 9781580234184 Publisher: Jewish Lights Publishing OUR PRICE: $15.29 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2010 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Religion | Judaism - Theology |
Dewey: 296.36 |
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.5" W x 8.6" (0.75 lbs) 214 pages |
Themes: - Religious Orientation - Jewish |
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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): Dershowitz, Alan: - Alan M. Dershowitz is the Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law at Harvard Law School and author of many books. 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. |