Being Jewish Today : Confronting the Real Issues (Hardcover)

Preface: Our starting point: journeying through a shared world PART ONE - BEING BOTH JEW AND JEWISH TODAY: YOU CAN'T IGNORE THE CONTEXT 1 The particular journey 2 The shared context PART TWO - BEING A JEW TODAY: IDENTITY AND PEOPLEHOOD 3 Israel as People 4 Israel as Land PART THREE - JUDAISM TODAY: LIGHT AND WEIGHT 5 Torah: Judaism's unique selling point 6 Covenant theology: Halakhah, law 7 Covenant theology: Aggadah, ethics PART FOUR - JEWISH FAITH TODAY: GOD, SUFFERING AND SILENCE 8 Fragments after the devastation 9 My God, my god - what kind of God are you? 10 Life beyond death: Individual survival and messianic hope Glossary Jewish thinkers contributing to this book Notes Acknowledgements Index A Note on the Author Cover Artwork: Mark Rothko, Untitled, c.1950-2