Breaking the Tablets - Jewish Theology After the Shoah

Informationen zum Autor By David Weiss Halivni - Edited by Peter Ochs Klappentext How is it possible, after the Shoah, to declare one's faith in the God of Israel? Breaking the Tablets is David Weiss Halivni's eloquent and insightful response to this question. Halivni, Auschwitz survivor and one of the greatest Talmudic scholars of the past century, declares that at this time of God's near absence, Jews can still observe the words of the Torah and pray for God to come near again. Zusammenfassung How is it possible! after the Shoah! to declare one's faith in the God of Israel? Halivni! Auschwitz survivor and one of the greatest Talmudic scholars! declares that at this time of God's near absence! Jews can still observe the words of the Torah and pray for God to come near again. This book addresses the question. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Prologue: Between Sinai and Auschwitz 2 Editor's Introduction 4 Chapter One: Prayer in the Shoah 6 Chapter Two: Restoring Scripture 8 Chapter Three: Breaking the Tablets and Begetting the Oral Law 10 Chapter Four: Between Auschwitz and Sinai

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• Autori: David Weiss Halivni
• Con la collaborazione di: Peter Ochs (Editore)
• Editore: Rowman and Littlefield
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.08.2007
• EAN: 9780742552203
• ISBN: 978-0-7425-5220-3
• Pagine: 144
• Dimensioni: 146 mm x 222 mm x 19 mm
• Categoria: Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Religione: tematiche generali, opere di consultazione