REMEMBER FOR LIFE: Holocaust Survivors' Stories of Faith and Hope Rabbi Brad Hirschfield
ISBN: 978-0-8276-0875-7 Price: $18.00 Binding: Cloth, 6"x9", 120 pages Publication date: November 9, 2007 TORAH THROUGH TIME: Understanding Bible Commentary Shai Cherry ISBN: 978-0-8276-0848-1 Price: $25 Binding: Paper; 208 pages; 6" x 9" Publication Date: October 1, 2007 Nearly 60 years after Kristallnacht, Rabbi advocates for new way to remember the Holocaust What does it mean to "remember for life"? In his new book, Rabbi Brad Hirschfield challenges the way we remember the Holocaust suggesting that a traumatic past must be collectively remembered in a way that nourishes the future. Created as an accompaniment to the weekly Torah portion, REMEMBER FOR LIFE: Holocaust Survivors' Stories of Faith and Hope is a collection of 71 survivor stories, emphasizing decency and kindness in the dark days of the Holocaust. This powerful little book is a reminder that we can learn how to lead more meaningful, ethical, and joyful lives from even the most painful times. The Methodist woman who fasted on Yom Kippur in solidarity with the Jewish girl she was hiding; the American soldier who discovered the purpose of his service in liberating a concentration camp; the jokes and smiles exchanged between camp inmates in a world of unpredictable hatred and terror, REMEMBER FOR LIFE recalls those small instances in which humanity triumphed over evil. By arranging stories to coincide with the cycle of the Torah and the Jewish holidays, REMEMBER FOR LIFE connects Holocaust remembrance to ongoing Jewish learning. These compelling stories ensure that survivors of the Holocaust will be remembered by future generations, for life, in their own words. RABBI BRAD HIRSCHFIELD is President of CLALThe National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership, based in New York City. Co-host of the popular weekly radio show, Hirschfield and Kula, on KXL in Portland, OR, he brings a fresh approach to the news of the day. Ranked No. 37 in the "Top 50 Rabbis in America" listed in Newsweek, he conceived and is featured in a landmark TV series, Building Bridges: Abrahamic Perspectives on the World Today, now in season II, airing on Bridges television (American Muslim Network TV). A popular media analyst, he is a regular on Court TV, and has been a guest on ABC-TV's "Nightline UpClose" (the only rabbi ever featured), PBS-TV's "Frontline" and "Religion & Ethics Newsweekly," NPR radio, and is frequently quoted in the press. He is the author of the forthcoming book, You Don't Have To Be Wrong For Me To Be Right: Finding Faith Without Fanaticism (Harmony, Jan. '08). An Orthodox rabbi, he received his ordination from the Metivta where he served as Assistant Dean, and his M.A. from the Jewish Theological Seminary of America where he taught in the Department of Talmud and Rabbinics. How They Read the Bible: New Book Traces the Development of Jewish Biblical Commentary Modern readers of the Hebrew Bible are never alone. Our understanding of the ancient text is informed by a cacophony of voices from the past, each responding to the teachers who came before them and offering a new approach to challenging passages. This record of Biblical commentary, more than 2000 years old, not only illuminates our contemporary understanding of the Bible but sheds light on the Jewish experience in history. What can we learn about Jewish communities of the past by how they interpreted the Bible? What does our own reading of the Bible tell us about ourselves? In TORAH THROUGH TIME, master teacher Shai Cherry explores these questions by systematically examining the biblical commentary of some of the greatest Jewish scholars of the last two millennia, and asks how a person's worldview influences his or her reading of the Hebrew Bible. The creation of humanity and the rivalry between Cain and Abel are among the stories the author examines as he looks at how different minds wrestle with the same text and produce startlingly different interpretations. "Cherry's skill as an educator shines throughout this volume. Lucid and engaging... this book should play a significant role in the renaissance of Jewish learning that is now taking place." - Marc Z. Brettler, Dora Golding Professor of Biblical Studies, Department of Near Eastern and Judaic Studies, Brandeis University and author of How to Read the Bible. SHAI CHERRY holds a doctorate in Jewish Thought and Theology from Brandeis University. He served as the Mellon Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at Vanderbilt University, and he taught Jewish philosophy at the University of Judaism, Jewish biblical interpretation at the Academy of for Jewish Religion, and Judaism and Darwinism at UCLA. He is currently completing his studies at the American Jewish University (formerly University of Judaism) for rabbinic ordination. 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