Research Catalog

Title

On being free / Adin Steinsaltz ; selected and with a foreword by Arthur Kurzweil.

Author

Steinsaltz, Adin.

Publication

Northvale, N.J. : Jason Aronson, [1995], ©1995.

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Additional Authors

Kurzweil, Arthur.

Description

xiii, 246 pages; 24 cm

Summary

• On Being Free is a collection of illuminating essays written by one of the leading rabbis of the twentieth century. In this new volume Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz explores such topics as the fate of the Jewish people, the causes of assimilation, sin and atonement, and mysticism. He also devotes a section of the book to a study of the five Megillot of the Bible, drawing out the messages these Megillot contain for the modern Jew.
• The reader also has the unique opportunity of listening in on two candid conversations in which Rabbi Steinsaltz highlights the role of divine revelation in Judaism, unravels the secret of the tenacity of the Jewish religion, and discusses the steps man must take in order to truly "hear" God.
• Those familiar with the work of Adin Steinsaltz will once again be delighted to find that many of his essays that have formerly been published in a variety of sources - as well as many unpublished works - are now together in one volume. Readers will encounter in this book a master teacher who, while deeply rooted in the most traditional form of Judaism, is extremely effective at shedding light on the meaning of Jewish existence for the newcomer.
• On Being Free serves as an important forum for one of the great Jewish teachers of our time.

Uniform Title

Works. Selections. English. 1995

Alternative Title

Works. 1995

Subjects

• Jewish meditations
• Judaism
• Bible > Five Scrolls > Meditations

Contents

1. "The Time Is Short and the Work Is Great" -- 2. On Being Free -- 3. Freedom without Content -- 4. The First Step -- 5. The Question of Jewish Identity -- 6. Sin and Atonement -- 7. Homecoming -- 8. Man Was Created One -- 9. Modern Man and His Prayer -- 10. Prayer Education -- 11. The Five Megillot: An Introduction -- 12. Ruth: The Hidden Spring -- 13. The Song of Songs -- 14. Ecclesiastes -- 15. The Lamentations of Jeremiah -- 16. Esther: A Mission in the Harem -- 17. The Motif of Light in the Jewish Tradition -- 18. Mysticism in the Jewish Tradition -- 19. "And His Tender Mercies Extend over All His Works" (Psalm 145:9) -- 20. After the Bright Light of Revelation: A Conversation with Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz -- 21. The Command Is to Hear: An Interview with Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz.

ISBN

1568213271

LCCN

94031951

OCLC

• 30915424
• ocm30915424

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries