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Have you ever wondered what it means to be a
Jew? Why Judaism is still relevant in the
modern world? What Judaism says about such
topics as faith...covenant...chosen
people...ethics...mitzvah observance...kashruth...love...G-d...sin...holiness...
pleasure...Shabbos...prayer...Torah...food...countless
other matters?
David wondered, too. So he had some probing
conversations with his rabbi. David asks the
questions you would - the answers will
enlighten you and put your mind into high
gear.
In these conversations between David and the
rabbi, Judaism becomes exciting and
stimulating, a joyous adventure of mind and
body. It makes demands and offers rewards. And
most of all, it is as fresh today as it was
thousands of years ago.
With knowledge, erudition, humor, good taste,
tolerance, and elegant expression, David's
rabbi gives shape and meaning to Judaism. His
beginning and end is the Torah and its eternal
tradition; his idiom is David's, his setting
is our world. To those who think that Judaism
is long on ritual and short on logic, the
rabbi shows how it is a seamless whole, with
the commandments flowing from the central core
of faith and values. Far from being
other-worldly or esoteric, Judaism is
practical and constructive, obsessed only with
the mission of perfecting people and their
world through service to their Creator.
Especially today, when Jewry is so divided
within itself, when both interest in authentic
Judaism and estrangement from all its
traditional forms are reaching new heights,
this work is needed. And it responds to the
need. Few books are simultaneously so
important, useful, and enjoyable.
About the Author
Rabbi Emanuel Feldman is one of the most
respected and successful figures in the
history of the American rabbinate. In over
thirty-five years in Atlanta, he virtually
created one of America's finest Orthodox
communities. He is Editor-in-Chief of
Tradition, a scholarly quarterly, author of
three books and of over a hundred articles in
such journals as Saturday Review and The New
Republic; former adjunct professor at Emory
University Law School; and Senior Lecturer at
Bar Ilan University. Author, editor, graceful
writer, incisive thinker, and superb
commentator - Rabbi Feldman distills a
lifetime of accumulated wisdom and experience
in this masterful book. |
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