02739nam 2200661Ia 450 991096429890332120240313031116.097866139105789781283598125128359812497808032445970803244592(CKB)2670000000241861(EBL)1021443(OCoLC)812926586(SSID)ssj0000711319(PQKBManifestationID)12259861(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000711319(PQKBWorkID)10682165(PQKB)11236489(MiAaPQ)EBC1021443(Au-PeEL)EBL1021443(CaPaEBR)ebr10602444(CaONFJC)MIL391057(Perlego)4519010(EXLCZ)99267000000024186120120130d2012 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrThe future of the Jewish people in five photographs /Peter S. TemesLincoln University of Nebraska Pressc20121 online resource (214 p.)Description based upon print version of record.9780803239791 0803239793 Includes bibliographical references.Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Illustrations; Introduction: Eyeh Asher Eyeh; 1. How Does It Feel?; 2. How Much Change Can Judaism Stand?; 3. The First and Second Photographs; 4. The Third Photograph; 5. The Fourth Photograph; 6. The Fifth Photograph; Coda: Jews for What?; NotesThreatened by the love of would-be friends as well as the hatred of long-established enemies, the Jewish people face a number of critical questions about the future. What matters more: the number of Jewish people, or the qualities of the Jewish soul? Does asking, "Is it good for the Jews?" diminish the more profound question, "Is it good?" Should the Torah be seen as the unchanging anchor of faith or as a starting place for continual reinvention? Does Judaism hold within it a universal and inclusive ethic?These questions take on more and more significance as Jewish neighborhoods contJewsCivilizationJewsIdentityJewsUnited StatesIdentityJudaismJewsCivilization.JewsIdentity.JewsIdentity.Judaism.305.892/4073Temes Peter S.1966-1808536MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910964298903321The future of the Jewish people in five photographs4358825UNINA