The great prophets gave flesh to the bones of The Law. They showed us that, beyond simply doing what is right, we should aspire to greatness. They showed us how our daily interactions with elements... More > of the world around us - whether human, animal or the very soil beneath our feet - must be infused with a thirst for justice and a love for all creation. But the principles and attitudes to which they hint - ever at risk of becoming lost beneath the sheer weight of their breadth and subtlety - are clarified and organized by the various collections of midrash.
While remaining passionately loyal to traditional Jewish thinking, this book offers new thoughts about specific - and often well known - midrashic passages, along with more general guidance.
Now it's time to learn...< Less
The great prophets gave flesh to the bones of The Law. They showed us that, beyond simply doing what is right, we should aspire to greatness. They showed us how our daily interactions with elements... More > of the world around us - whether human, animal or the very soil beneath our feet - must be infused with a thirst for justice and a love for all creation. But the principles and attitudes to which they hint - ever at risk of becoming lost beneath the sheer weight of their breadth and subtlety - are clarified and organized by the various collections of midrash. While remaining passionately loyal to traditional Jewish thinking, this book offers new thoughts about specific - and often well known - midrashic passages, along with more general guidance.< Less
Essays on key themes from the book of Isaiah.
"Social Injustice: When Leadership Fails"
"Jews in a Non-Jewish World"
"Isaiah and the Messianic Era"
and others.
Also... More > includes a chapter-by-chapter summary and a thematic index of Isaiah.< Less
Essays and CAD-generated images on the historical and religious significance of Jerusalem's Temple (the "Bais Hamikdash"). What was the Temple meant to accomplish? What made it so central... More > to Jewish culture that, thousands of years since it's loss, the Mikdash still looms large?
The insights into the Temple's structure and history you will find in "Mikdash" should help answer those questions, or at least get you started on your own course of study.< Less
