Description
Book SynopsisA personal meditation on the meaning of Judaism, and a vision for revitalising Jewish community and tradition in America.
Trade Review"... persuasive... Eisen's aspirations strike a note of hope and longing." --Hadassah Magazine "[Eisen] offers the reader not an academic volume but a personal struggle in a lifelong journey ... a truly helpful book ..." --Jewish Book World "This encouraging work is essential reading for anyone concerned with issues of Jewish faith and the future of Judaism in America." --Jewish Book News "Arnold M. Eisen offers a personal plea for--and a vision of--the revitalising of American Judaism through a renewed relationship to Jewish tradition and the strengthening of Jewish communities." --Jewish Book News " ... required reading for Jewish communal professionals, Taking Hold of Torah spells out the discontents and dreams of the baby boomers and their children who are reinventing Jewish communal life for the modern world." --Jewish Exponent "Melding autobiography with biblical exegesis, philosophical speculation and a program for Jewish educational reform, the book is an unbuttoned riff on what's ailing modern Jews." - Forward " ... a personal story of a modern Jew trying to make sense of Judaism in a time when Jews can choose whether and how to be Jewish ..." --The Jewish Advocate
Table of ContentsIntroduction
1. Genesis: Taking on Tradition
2. Exodus: History, Faith, and Covenant
3. Leviticus: Ritual and Community
4. Numbers: Politics in the Wilderness
5. Deuteronomy: Legacies
