Divorce Is A Mitzvah

Author : Perry Netter
Publisher : Jewish Lights Publishing
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781580231725

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Divorce is a Mitzvah by Perry Netter Pdf

If your marriage must come to an end, do it the right way--with wisdom, practicality and understanding. What does Judaism tell you about divorce? What guidance, strength and insight can Judaism provide? In this first-of-its-kind handbook, Perry Netter--divorcé, father, congregational rabbi and pastoral counselor--shows how wholeness can be found in the midst of separation and divorce. With a title drawn from the words of the eleventh-century biblical commentator known as Rashi, Divorce Is a Mitzvah provides practical wisdom, information and strength from a Jewish perspective for those experiencing the challenging life-transition of divorce. Drawing on wisdom from centuries of biblical and rabbinic teachings, as well as modern psychological research, Netter offers suggestions for transitioning through the stages of separation and building a new life. This indispensable guide for people in crisis--and the family members, friends and counselors who interact with them--shows us how to transform a traumatic time of life into one of growth, right behavior and greater spiritual understanding.

Author : Harold S. Kushner
Publisher : Anchor
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2007-08-21
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781400033362

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Overcoming Life's Disappointments by Harold S. Kushner Pdf

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “No human relationship is without betrayal, irritation and annoyance, but Kushner makes clear that it’s what we do about such obstacles that matter” (Los Angeles Times Book Review) in this best-selling guide to being your best self, even when things don’t turn out as you’d hoped. The beloved author of When Bad Things Happen to Good People, Rabbi Harold S. Kushner here turns to the experience of Moses to find the requisite lessons of strength and faith—the lessons that teach us how to overcome the disappointments that life inherently brings. We can learn how to meet all disappointments with faith in ourselves and the future, and how to respond to heartbreak—how to weather the disillusionment of dreams unfulfilled, the pain of a lost job, divorce or abandonment, illness, and more—with understanding rather than bitterness and despair. With Kushner’s signature warmth, Overcoming Life’s Disappointments is a book of spiritual wisdom—as practical as it is inspiring.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9998391938

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Jewish Community and Children of Divorce by Anonim Pdf

Author : Moses Mielziner
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1884
Category : Divorce
ISBN : OXFORD:N12917792

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The Jewish Law of Marriage and Divorce in Ancient and Modern Times by Moses Mielziner Pdf

Author : Kathleen E. Jenkins
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2014-06-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780813563480

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Sacred Divorce by Kathleen E. Jenkins Pdf

Even in our world of redefined life partnerships and living arrangements, most marriages begin through sacred ritual connected to a religious tradition. But if marriage rituals affirm deeply held religious and secular values in the presence of clergy, family, and community, where does divorce, which severs so many of these sacred bonds, fit in? Sociologist Kathleen Jenkins takes up this question in a work that offers both a broad, analytical perspective and a uniquely intimate view of the role of religion in ending marriages. For more than five years, Jenkins observed religious support groups and workshops for the divorced and interviewed religious practitioners in the midst of divorces, along with clergy members who advised them. Her findings appear here in the form of eloquent and revealing stories about individuals managing emotions in ways that make divorce a meaningful, even sacred process. Clergy from mainline Protestant denominations to Baptist churches, Jewish congregations, Unitarian fellowships, and Catholic parishes talk about the concealed nature of divorce in their congregations. Sacred Divorce describes their cautious attempts to overcome such barriers, and to assemble meaningful symbols and practices for members by becoming compassionate listeners, delivering careful sermons, refitting existing practices like Catholic annulments and Jewish divorce documents (gets), and constructing new rituals. With attention to religious, ethnic, and class variations, covering age groups from early thirties to mid-sixties and separations of only a few months to up to twenty years, Sacred Divorce offers remarkable insight into individual and cultural responses to divorce and the social emotions and spiritual strategies that the clergy and the faithful employ to find meaning in the breach. At once a sociological document, an ethnographic analysis, and testament of personal experience, Sacred Divorce provides guidance, strategies and answers to readers looking for answers and those looking to heal.

Author : Reuven P. Bulka
Publisher : Ivy League Pub.
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Psychology
ISBN : STANFORD:36105008647104

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Jewish Divorce Ethics by Reuven P. Bulka Pdf

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Author : Steven Bayme,Gladys Rosen
Publisher : KTAV Publishing House, Inc.
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0881254959

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The Jewish Family and Jewish Continuity by Steven Bayme,Gladys Rosen Pdf

The Jewish family in America is by and large a reflection of the general American family. With the rise of divorce and the increasing preference for alternative life styles, the traditional Jewish family, like its American counterpart, is under increasing challenge. When the effects of intermarriage and a lower-than-average birth rate are added in, the continuity of the Jewish family and Jewish life is under even greater threat. The essays in this volume, by distinguished scholars and social-policy theorists, assess the situation and prescribe policy measures to minimize the adverse affects of these trends when necessary or possible. Among the questions addressed are adoption, divorce, abortion, feminism, and pornography. It is the hope of the editors and contributors alike that their work will not only aid in preserving the American Jewish family, but will have wider resonance as well.

Author : Nathalie S. Friedman,Theresa F. Rogers
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 31 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Children of divorced parents
ISBN : 0874950511

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The Jewish Community and Children of Divorce by Nathalie S. Friedman,Theresa F. Rogers Pdf

Author : Natasha Díaz
Publisher : Ember
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2020-08-11
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780525578253

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Color Me In by Natasha Díaz Pdf

A powerful coming-of-age novel, pulled from personal experience, about the meaning of friendship, the joyful beginnings of romance, and the racism and religious intolerance that can both strain a family to the breaking point and strengthen its bonds. Growing up in an affluent suburb of New York City, sixteen-year-old Nevaeh Levitz never thought much about her biracial roots. When her Black mom and Jewish dad split up, she relocates to her mom's family home in Harlem and is forced to confront her identity for the first time. Nevaeh wants to get to know her extended family, but because she inadvertently passes as white, her cousin thinks she's too privileged, pampered, and selfish to relate to the injustices African Americans face on a daily basis. In the meantime, Nevaeh's dad decides that she should have a belated bat mitzvah instead of a sweet sixteen, which guarantees social humiliation at her posh private school. But rather than take a stand, Nevaeh does what she's always done when life gets complicated: she stays silent. Only when Nevaeh stumbles upon a secret from her mom's past, finds herself falling in love, and sees firsthand the prejudice her family faces does she begin to realize she has her own voice. And choices. Will she continue to let circumstances dictate her path? Or will she decide once for all who and where she is meant to be? "Absolutely outstanding!" --Nic Stone, New York Times bestselling author of Dear Martin

Author : G. Ellinson
Publisher : Feldheim Publishers
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1992-09
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1583301488

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Women and Mitzvot by G. Ellinson Pdf

A study of Rabbinic and midrashic sources.

Author : Rabbi Daniel Friedman
Publisher : Mosaica Press
Page : 173 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2022-12-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781957579481

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The Transformative Daf- Volume 7 Nedarim 2 by Rabbi Daniel Friedman Pdf

What if each and every word of the Gemara was life-changing? What if we could see how every single Talmudic debate, every scenario, every idea impacts the way we view ourselves and the world around us? When you first open up The Transformative Daf, you discover a whole new way of looking at the Gemara. No example is random. No debate is tangential. Beneath the surface discussion of every sugya lies an eternal moral message. But then you examine the abundant sources in The Transformative Daf and you realize that this approach is not new at all. Building on classic works such as Ben Yehoyada, Maharsha, Iyun Yaakov, and various Torah commentaries, it’s clear that Rabbi Friedman builds on a rich Torah tradition of deriving meaning and application for daily life. Whether you are baki b’Shas or new to Gemara, every page of The Transformative Daf will inspire you with a lesson for life that is insightful, meaningful, and transformative!

Author : Michael Hilton
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2014-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780827611672

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Bar Mitzvah by Michael Hilton Pdf

The Jewish coming-of-age ceremony of bar mitzvah was first recorded in thirteenth-century France, where it took the form of a simple statement by the father that he was no longer responsible for his thirteen-year-old son. Today, bar mitzvah for boys and bat mitzvah for girls are more popular than at any time in history and are sometimes accompanied by lavish celebrations. How did bar mitzvah develop over the centuries from an obscure legal ritual into a core component of Judaism? How did it capture the imagination of even non-Jewish youth? Bar Mitzvah, A History is a comprehensive account of the ceremonies and celebrations for both boys and girls. A cultural anthropology informed by rabbinic knowledge, it explores the origins and development of the most important coming-of-age milestone in Judaism. Rabbi Michael Hilton has sought out every reference to bar mitzvah in the Bible, the Talmud, and numerous other Jewish texts spanning several centuries, extracting a fascinating miscellany of information, stories, and commentary.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Taschen
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Talmud
ISBN : 1583309098

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Insights to the daf. by Anonim Pdf

Author : Rabbi Goldie Milgram, DMin
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2011-06-24
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781580234757

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Meaning & Mitzvah by Rabbi Goldie Milgram, DMin Pdf

Delve deeper into spiritual practice to find the power and meaning waiting there for you. “Spiritual practice reveals that the Garden of Eden is right where you are standing and helps you to be here, now. Therefore, Jewish spiritual practices cultivate joy, hope, resilience and understanding so that you can undertake your soul’s work in this lifetime with vision, passion and integrity.” from the Introduction This innovative guidebook makes accessible Judaism’s spiritual pathways, principles and applications, and empowers you to test their value within your own life. Each chapter provides step-by-step, recipe-like guides to a particular Jewish practice or group of practices, gives examples of how they might unfold inside your life, and shows how each can help refuel your spirit throughout the day. You’ll discover: Prayer practices for embracing the body and creation with awe, limbering up your mind, and preparing for compassionate action How to draw sustenance from the Great Mystery, the inexplicable and unknowable Source of Life How to mine the Torah’s stories, commentaries, symbols and metaphors for meaning Ways to develop your Hebrew vocabulary so you can formulate your own interpretations of sacred text How to explore and practice mitzvot as meaningful, compelling parts of your spiritual life How to view the Jewish people as a precious human resource and as a model for resilience ... and much, much more.

Author : Rabbi Peter S. Knobel, PhD
Publisher : CCAR Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2017-12-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780881233025

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Navigating the Journey by Rabbi Peter S. Knobel, PhD Pdf

This completely revised and updated classic resource serves as an introduction to the Jewish life cycle. The first part of the book uses a question and answer format to introduce ideas about moments in the Jewish life cycle, including birth, Jewish education, bar/bat mitzvah, the Jewish home, marriage, divorce, conversion, death, and mourning. With new essays on topics such as mitzvah, infertility, the ketubah, b'rit milah, welcoming converts, tzedakah, Jewish voices on sexuality, and more, by rabbis and scholars such as Rabbis Aaron Panken, Rachel Mikva, Amy Schienerman, A. Brian Stoller, Lisa Grushcow, Mary Zamore, and Elyse Goldstein. This is the essential resource you've been waiting for!