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Subject: New Titles of Jewish Thought - from Urim Publications
Jewish Thought – from Urim Publications
Urim is pleased to announce the publication of new quality books of
Jewish thought. These titles are available through Baker and Taylor,
directly from the distributor Lambda
(Tel: 718-972-5449 fax: 718-972-6307) or from booksellers.
Exodus and Emancipation: Biblical and African-American Slavery
by Kenneth Chelst
Hardcover, 446 pages (includes a dozen pages of b/w photos and an index)
ISBN 13: 978-965-524-020-7
publication: 2009
A new perspective on the saga of the Jewish people’s enslavement and
departure from Egypt by comparing it with the African-American slave
experience in the United States, their emancipation and subsequent
fight for dignity and equality. The comparison is designed to enrich
the reader’s understanding of both experiences. Both peoples suffered
centuries-long oppression, with the African-American slave population
at the time of emancipation in the 1860s roughly double that of the
Israelites at the biblical Exodus.
Chelst dives deeply into the Biblical narrative, using classical and
modern commentaries to explore the social, psychological, religious,
and philosophical dimensions of the slave experience and mentality. He
draws on slave narratives, published letters, eyewitness accounts,
recorded interviews of former slaves, together with historical,
sociological, economic and political analyses of this era. He explores
the five major needs of every long-term victim, and journeys through
these five stages with the Israelite and the African-American slaves
towards physical and psychological freedom. He weaves the two sets of
narratives into a rich multi-dimensional collage of parallel and
contrasting experiences.
Dr. Kenneth Chelst, a distinguished academic, and a wide-ranging and
profound scholar of Jewish thought has produced a compelling and
utterly original study comparing the biblical account of the enslaved
Israelites with the experience of African-American slavery. Dr.
Chelst, it would seem, has read and considered everything of
consequence that has been written on both subjects, and Exodus and
Emancipation is filled with page after page of stunning and
illuminating insights.
-Rabbi Joseph Telushkin
Halakhic Man, Authentic Jew: Modern Expressions of Orthodox Thought
From Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik and Rabbi Eliezer Berkovits
by Ira Bedzow
Hardcover, 191 pages
ISBN 13: 978-965-524-029-0
publication: 2009
A comparative study of the thought of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik and
Rabbi Eliezer Berkovits about what constitutes a model Jew and the
understanding and presentation of Halakha in a modern era.
With intellectual honesty and disarming humility, Bedzow sheds much
light on the complex interplay of Orthodoxy and modernity. Any
thinking Jew will be delighted by this sophisticated and insightful
study.
–Henry Abramson, Ph.D., Dean of Academic Affairs, Touro College South
Shabbat: The Right Way
by Rabbi J. Simcha Cohen
Hardcover, 203 pages
ISBN 13: 978-965-524-021-4
publication: 2009
Rabbi J. Simcha Cohen provides both the answers to questions on
Shabbat observance and a look at the process by which the answers are
derived. He also analyzes contemporary, controversial Shabbat issues.
There are many books that address questions of Shabbat observance.
Shabbat: The Right Way differs in that it provides definitive
direction as well as openly sharing the analysis. For the person
seeking to understand Jewish law, this book offers the opportunity to
learn why Jews do certain things. For those already familiar with
halachah, this book will serve as a springboard for deeper study, and
all readers will come away with a sense of what is at the heart of
Judaism.
The Path of Torah: The Introduction to Ha'amek She'elah
by Rav Naftali Tzvi Yehuda Berlin (The Netziv)
Translated and Annotated by Rabbi Elchanan Greenman
Hardcover, 394 pages
ISBN 13: 978-965-524-030-6
publication: 2009
Darkah Shel Torah, also known as Kadmas Ha’amek, was originally
published as a preface to the Netziv’s magnum opus, Ha’amek Sh’alah.
This work, consisting of three sections, strives to demonstrate how
the true path of Torah becomes realized through the proper application
of analysis and the development of the proper character and attitude
for discovering God’s truth. With such an approach, the Jew becomes
closest to God through the study of Torah, as both the Jewish Nation
and the Torah emanate from the same Divine source.
To facilitate understanding, this translation contains numerous
footnotes that cite the Netziv’s other works, the sources he used, as
well as explanations of the Netziv’s numerous references. Summaries
have been provided to guide the reader in the more difficult chapters.
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