An Ode to Joy : Judaism and Happiness in the Thought of Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks and Beyond

• Autore: Brown Erica
• Pubblicazione: Cham : , : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2024; ©2023
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (381 pages)
• Soggetto topico: Happiness - Religious aspects; Judaism
• Altri autori: WeissShira
• Nota di contenuto: Foreword: This is the day God has made, let us celebrate and rejoice in it -- Foreword: Building Bridges -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Part I: Personal Reflections: Rabbi Sacks and Joy -- Chapter 2: Rabbi Sacks and Joy: A Personal Reflection -- Chapter 3: Joy as Challenge: Personal Reflections on Working with Rabbi Sacks -- Chapter 4: Beethoven’s Last Sonata -- Chapter 5: The Language of the Soul -- Part II: Joy in the Bible -- Chapter 6: “What Good Is That?” Happiness and the Emotional Range of Ecclesiastes -- Chapter 7: Joy to Shushan: The Book of Esther’s Radical Cocktail of Happiness -- Chapter 8: Odes to Joy in Sonnets and Psalms -- Chapter 9: Flowing with Joy -- Chapter 10: Joy and Trembling -- Sukkot -- The Fragile Sukka -- The Bound Lulav -- The Rejoicing of the Water-Drawing -- The Reading of Kohelet -- The Confrontation with Western Culture -- Part III: Joy in Rabbinic Literature -- Chapter 11: Reflections on the Human Experience of Joy -- Chapter 12: All for the Best: Rabbi Akiva’s Theodicy of Joy -- Chapter 13: Inclusive Joy: On Maimonides’ Definition of Meaningful Happiness -- The Inclusive Joy of Holidays -- The Restive Joy of the Sabbath -- Chapter 14: Show Me Those Pearly Whites: Divine and Human Smiling
• Sommario/riassunto: This book explores the concept of joy in Judaism, as articulated by Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks. It delves into Rabbi Sacks' teachings on joy, examining how it is not simply the absence of pain but a state to be cultivated alongside life's challenges. The work highlights Rabbi Sacks' belief in joy as a skill requiring practice and attention to life's details. The editors, Erica Brown and Shira Weiss, compile reflections on how joy is created through sharing and building connections with others, bridging gaps within Jewish communities and across different faiths. The book is intended for those interested in Jewish thought, philosophy, and the teachings of Rabbi Sacks.
• Titolo autorizzato: An Ode to Joy
• ISBN: 3-031-28229-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910770252403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II