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Book SynopsisThis collection of essays was inspired by the desire to create a suitable tribute to Dr. Irving Greenberg. Dr. Greenberg has been one of the truly major figures in the American Jewish community for the past forty years. A community activist and a theologian of distinction, he has influenced not only the practical direction of Jewish life, especially through his work with the leadership of Jewish Federations throughout the country, but also the shape of contemporary Jewish thought through his writings on the Holocaust, the State of Israel, and traditional Jewish themes. The outstanding list of authors who have contributed to this volume, writing on central issues in traditional and modern Jewish thought and history, are a testimony to Dr. Greenberg''s repercussive presence and theological contribution. Those interested in the contemporary American Jewish community and the nature and shape of modern Jewish thought at the beginning of the new millennium will find this a valuable, thought-
Table of ContentsChapter 1 Acknowledgments Chapter 2 1. Dr. Irving Greenberg: A Biographical Introduction Chapter 3 2. Intra-Aggadic Control of Theological Freedom: A Speculation Chapter 4 3. Has the Holocaust Been a Turning Point in Christian Theology About Judaism? Chapter 5 4. Amalek, Zionism and Belief in the Messiah: Further Reflections on Jewish Faith and Jewish Power Chapter 6 5. Colleagues and Friends: Letters between Rabbi Samuel Belkin and Rabbi William G. Braude Chapter 7 6. Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Lyady as an Educator Chapter 8 7. The Jewish Outreach Enterprise: Rhetoric and Reality Chapter 9 8. The Kippah Comes to America Chapter 10 9. Jewish Religious Thought and Practice during the Holocaust Chapter 11 10. The Murder of Jewish Children during the Holocaust Chapter 12 11.Mah Tovu as a Psychological Introduction to Prayer Chapter 13 12. "Interpreting Rabbinic Religion through the Lens of the Three Eras" Chapter 14 13. Yavneh and Irving Greenberg: Envisioning a Jewish Educational Revolution Chapter 15 14. The Message of the Gog Pericope, Ezekiel Chapters 38-39 Chapter 16 15. The Fate of Hope in a Time of Renewed Antisemitism Chapter 17 16. It is 2008: Are We One Jewish People? Chapter 18 17. Rebbe Israel of Kozhenitz Chapter 19 Bibliography Chapter 20 Contributors
