Friday, January 13, 2006

Shabbat Message from Rabbi Gartenberg

New Faces of Judaism

January 13, 2006; 13, Tevet 5766

Shabbat Torah Portions: Concluding Portion: Vayehi Genesis 47:28 - 50:26; New Portion: Shemot Exodus 1:1 - 6:1

Around the Table: Sources for Conversation at Your Shabbat Table from Rabbi Dov Gartenberg's 'Rabbiblog'

The Impact of Chabad: Link to the Rabbiblog Link to Second Piece

Summary: I share with you my admiration of Chabad for its remarkable outreach work along with some reflections about the challenges it poses to our Jewish community and Jewish continuity. The piece was inspired by a piece written by Gary Rosenblatt, editor of the New York Jewish Week.

Recommended Reading: I strongly recommend Yochanan Muff's The Personhood of God for anyone seeking to make sense of the impact of the biblical tradition on Judaism in particular and Western civilization in general. It is a work of depth and profundity written with clarity and page after page of insight. I will refer to it in future writings.

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