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Seven pillars of Jewish denial : Shekinah, Wagner, and the politics of the small

Title
Seven pillars of Jewish denial : Shekinah, Wagner, and the politics of the small / Kim Chernin.
Author
Chernin, Kim
Publication
Berkeley, Calif. : North Atlantic Books, c2004.

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Description
99 p.; 18 cm.
Summary
"In this second entree in North Atlantic Books' Terra Nova series, writer Kim Chernin collects five politically astute and personally dramatic pieces originally published in Tikkun, which capture her life-long struggle to define herself in terms of feminist, Jewish, and female identity. The essays grapple with big questions - whether large or small actions are most politically significant, the place of women in Judaism, the feminine aspect of God, the Jewish attitude towards Wagner. Calling forth the moral conscience of American Judaism, the title essay is a powerful analysis of why so many American Jews "have trouble being critical of Israel" - which results in a politically disastrous silence on Israel's aggressive actions in the Middle East."--BOOK JACKET.
Series Statement
Terra nova series
Uniform Title
Terra nova series.
Subject
  • Chernin, Kim
  • Chernin, Kim > Family
  • Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883
  • Authors, American > 20th century
  • Jews > United States
  • Arab-Israeli conflict
Contents
The Politics of the Small -- In the House of the Flame Bearers -- Tales of the Goddess -- God's Bride on Pesach -- Rapture -- Goddess Activism -- A Yom Kippur Tale -- Is Wagner Good for the Jews? -- Seven Pillars of Jewish Denial.
ISBN
1556434863
LCCN
2003026350
OCLC
  • ocm53846533
  • SCSB-4873732
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries