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OverviewWhat do Jewish texts and traditions have to say to our contemporary society in crisis? This fascinating treatise confronts the most pressing issues of twenty-first-century America-including health care, criminal justice, labour, and the environment-by bringing classical Jewish sources into striking dialogue with contemporary policy debates and the real-life stories of working people. The results are often unexpected. Written by one of the leading young voices in the arena of social justice, it offers a relevant and urgent guide to applying Judaism to contemporary life, while making a powerful argument for Jewish participation in the worlds public square. This invigorating look at religion and public policy will appeal to Jews seeking to understand contemporary issues through a Jewish lens; to social change agents asking how to connect their work and ideals with their Jewish heritage; and to anyone interested in the vital question of what religion can and should mean in the world today. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Jill JacobsPublisher: Jewish Lights Publishing Imprint: Jewish Lights Publishing Dimensions: Width: 15.30cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.001kg ISBN: 9781580233941ISBN 10: 1580233945 Pages: 276 Publication Date: 16 April 2009 Audience: General/trade , General Replaced By: 9781580234252 Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ix Foreword by Rabbi Elliot N. Dorff, PhD xi Preface by Simon Greer xvii INTRODUCTION The Search for an Integrated Judaism 1 1 A VISION OF ECONOMIC JUSTICE 9 2 ESSENTIAL TERMS Tikkun Olam, Tzedek, and Prophetic Judaism 24 3 DEFINING POVERTY AND THE POOR 49 4 SUFFICIENT FOR ONE'S NEEDS The Collection and Allocation of Tzedakah 79 5 SERVANTS TO SERVANTS OR SERVANTS TO GOD Workers, Employers, and Unions 97 6 THEY SHALL TREMBLE NO MORE Housing and Homelessness 132 7 I WILL REMOVE ILLNESS FROM WITHIN YOUR MIDST The Provision of Health Care 159 8 THE CITY AND THE GARDEN Environmental Sustainability for the Twenty-first Century 179 9 WHEN YOUR BROTHER IS FLOGGED Crime, Punishment, and Rehabilitation 192 CONCLUSION Judaism in the Public Sphere 214 Notes 222 Glossary 247 Suggestions for Further Reading 251 Index 252ReviewsAuthor Information"Rabbi Jill Jacobs is the rabbi-in-residence of the Jewish Funds for Justice. She has been voted to the Forward newspaper's list of fifty influential Jews, and to the Jewish Week's list of ""thirty-six under thirty-six.""" Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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