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The Jewish Way: Living the Holidays | 
 enlarge | Author: Irving Greenberg
Publisher: Jason Aronson
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 203803
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 463
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.8
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 6 x 1.3
ISBN: 0765760274
Dewey Decimal Number: 296.43
EAN: 9780765760272
ASIN: 0765760274
Publication Date: May 28, 1998
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Beautifully written introduction to Judaism January 3, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a lovely, beautifully written introduction to Judaism that this Catholic found absolutely fascinating. I grew up in an overwhelmingly Jewish neighborhood and was well aware of the vastly different culture that was expressed around me. Rabbi Greenberg's explication of his faith is insightful, passionate, and, in places, just plain fun. He grounds the book in the weekly and yearly liturgical cycle. The book reads like a series of sermons on the meaning of the Sabbath, and the meaning of the greater and lesser feasts of the Jewish liturgical year. I was repeatedly struck by how similar to my own Catholic faith is the stance of the believer before God, even as to the changing nuances of the various feasts throughout the year. Highly recommended.
An outstanding and inspiring guide October 14, 2004
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This is more than the usual guide to the holidays. It is written by one of the pre-eminent Jewish thinkers of our time, and therefore rich in insight and wisdom. Rabbi Greenberg's great love of the Jewish tradition and the Jewish people pervades the work.
To read it is to learn and to be inspired to higher prayer and holier service of G-d on the holidays.
I love this book January 28, 2004
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
I am a Christian, and I read this book years ago. Since then it has become a standard on my shelf. If I want inspiration, especially the Jewish view of Sabbath, I pick up this book and read the parts I have highlighted. My heart continues to be stirred by its contents.
Definitely the Jewish way November 15, 2002
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
A wonderful overview of Shabbat and the Jewish holidays. I use it as a refresher before every holiday and recommend it as a resource for friends wanting to learn more.
 reasonably well done July 28, 2002
10 out of 12 found this review helpful
A sometimes eloquent, sometimes dry introduction to the Jewish holidays and how they fit in with broader Jewish theology. I especially liked Greenberg's chapter on Shabbos (in which he suggests that Shabbos is intended to be a play-acting of an utopian future, just as Passover is a play-acting of the Exodus from Egypt). A minor quibble: Greenberg's discussion of differing streams of Judaism is inconsistent. Sometimes, he is punctilious in comparing Conservative and Reform views to traditional Judaism; other times, he doesn't bother -- not a problem for the more knowledgeable reader, but perhaps a trap for the unwary. Also, his apparent view that Zionism has triumphed and that anti-Semitism is not a huge problem is a bit dated -- but one could reasonably say the same about most books written by Jewish intellectuals after 1948 and before Sept. 11.
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