Finding a Spiritual Home: How a New Generation of Jews Can Transform the American Synagogue - Brossura

Schwarz, Sidney

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ISBN 10: 1580231853 ISBN 13: 9781580231855

Casa editrice: Jewish Lights Pub, 2003

Riassunto

The Jewish community has lost some of the most sensitive spiritual souls of this generation. They are Jews who were looking for God and found spiritual homes outside of Judaism. Their journeys traversed the Jewish community, but nothing there beckoned them. The creation of synagogue-communities in which the voices of seekers can be heard and their questions can be asked will challenge many loyalist Jews. It will upset and enrage them. But it would also enrich them.
—from Chapter 18

In this fresh look at the spiritual possibilities of American Jewish life, Rabbi Sidney Schwarz presents the framework for a new synagogue model—the synagogue community—and its promise to transform our understanding of the synagogue and its potential for modern Judaism.

Schwarz profiles four innovative synagogues—one from each of the major movements of Judaism—that have had extraordinary success with their approach to congregational life and presents practical ways to replicate their success.

Includes a discussion guide for study groups and book clubs as well as a new afterword by the author describing developments in synagogue change projects since the book was first published.

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Recensione

"An extraordinary book. A clarion call for spiritual leadership in a post ethnic age." (Rabbi Lawrence A. Hoffman, Hebrew Union College, New York; co founder, Synagogue 2000: Institute for the Synagogue of the Twenty First Century)

"Schwarz, an outstanding community builder and creative figure in American Jewry, has written a thoughtful, insightful treatment of the synagogue, its limits and its real potential to sustain a new generation of Jews. If you care about the future of Jewry, you want to read this book." (Rabbi Irving Greenberg, president, Jewish Life Network; author, The Jewish Way)

"With stories both of individuals and synagogues, Sidney Schwarz shows that old religious structures can indeed become alive with new spiritual meaning, sensitive to generational change. His is an encouraging, beautifully written account of congregations in positive transition at once inspiring and instructive." (Wade Clark Roof, author, A Generation of Seekers: The Spiritual Journeys of the Baby Boom Generation and Spiritual Marketplace)

"Finding a Spiritual Home is one of the most thoughtful and provocative books I have ever encountered. This is the right book at the right time." (Jonathan Woocher, executive vice president, Jewish Education Service of North America; author, Sacred Survival: The Civil Religion of American Jews)

". . . A must read. Schwarz s account of several new paradigm synagogues working on the cutting edge of Jewish spirituality is richly detailed and the personal stories of seekers and their paths into Judaism are compelling." --(Ron Wolfson, University of Judaism; co founder, Synagogue 2000: Institute for the Synagogue of the Twenty First Century)

Product Description

Like countless others of their generation, many contemporary American Jews have abandoned the religion of their birth to search for a spiritual home in other traditions. Some find their way back to the faith of their heritage, but why do so many find that the synagogue has not met their needs? In this fresh look at the spiritual possibilities of American Jewish life, Rabbi Sidney Schwarz presents the framework for a new synagogue model - the synagogue community - and its promise to transform our understanding of the synagogue and its potential for modern Judaism. Schwarz profiles four innovative synagogues - one from each of the major movements of Judaism - that have had extraordinary success with their approach to congregational life and presents practical ways to replicate their success.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Jewish Lights Pub
• Data di pubblicazione: 2003
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1580231853
• ISBN 13: 9781580231855
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 304
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile