Research Catalog

Title

The Shema : spirituality and law in Judaism as exemplified in the Shema, the most important passage in the Torah / Norman Lamm.

Author

Lamm, Norman.

Publication

Philadelphia, Pa. : Jewish Publication Society, 1998.

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Details

Description

xii, 222 pages; 24 cm

Summary

Explores the relationship between spirituality and law in Judaism. it also represents an extensive commentary on the words of the Shema, drawing upon a wide range of traditional sources and the author's own reflections.

Subject

• Shema
• Judaism > Liturgy
• Gebet
• Judentum
• Sjema Jisraeel
• Wetten
• Spiritualiteit
• Gebet
• Judentum

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-211) and index.

Contents

The Shema -- Pt. I. The First Verse -- 1. Spirituality, Law, and the Shema -- 2. "Hear": To Listen, To Listen To -- 3. "Israel": The People or the Person? -- 4. "The Lord Is Our God": Names Make a Difference -- 5. "The Lord Is One": The Eschatological Interpretation -- 6. "The Lord Is One": All and Only -- 7. "The Lord Is One": The Kabbalistic Interpretations -- 8. "One" and Contemporary Science -- 9. "Blessed Be the Name of His Glorious Kingdom Forever and Ever": The Interloping Verse -- Pt. II. The Second Verse -- 10. Maimonides on "You Shall Love" -- 11. Maharal on "You Shall Love" -- 12. R. Shneur Zalman on "You Shall Love" -- 13. R. Zadok Hakohen of Lublin on "You Shall Love" -- 14. R. Samuel David Luzzatto on "You Shall Love" -- 15. Does God Need Our Love? -- Pt. III. Verses 3-6 -- 16. "With All Your Heart and All Your Soul and All Your Might" -- 17. The Torah, The Heart, and Education. Appendix. A Halakhic Analysis of the Shema.

ISBN

• 0827606559
• 9780827606555

LCCN

98040891

OCLC

• ocm39906150
• 39906150
• SCSB-508036

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library