The Jewish Center

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1928
Category : Jewish community centers
ISBN : WISC:89077224012

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The Jewish Center by Anonim Pdf

Author : David Kaufman
Publisher : UPNE
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Jewish community centers
ISBN : 0874518938

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Shul with a Pool by David Kaufman Pdf

The evolution of an American institution that reflects the unique tension between Judaism and Jewishness.

Author : Judah M. Cohen
Publisher : UPNE
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2012-02-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781611683097

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Through the Sands of Time by Judah M. Cohen Pdf

An enlightening look at a unique and remarkable Jewish community

Author : Israel Zinberg
Publisher : KTAV Publishing House, Inc.
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : History
ISBN : 0870682415

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A History of Jewish Literature: The Jewish center of culture in the Ottoman empire by Israel Zinberg Pdf

Author : Zev Eleff
Publisher : Toby Press
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2018-04-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1592644953

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A Century at the Center by Zev Eleff Pdf

In 1917, a group of visionaries broke ground on an institution that would ultimately change the landscape of Jewish life in America. The idea of The Jewish Center was nothing less than revolutionary. The sermons and articles in this volume are intended to tell a small part of the story that has unfolded over the course of these past one hundred years. To grapple with the tensions of tradition and modernity; to integrate the values of our mesora with the very best of Western civilization; to use Torah and mitzvot as a guide to navigate the complexities of contemporary life: These were among the ambitions of the founders of the Jewish Center. The world has changed substantially in the past century, but their goals have not.In conjunction with the yearlong Centennial celebration of The Jewish Center, this volume presents in print for the first time a collection of sermons delivered by the rabbis of The Jewish Center over the course of its first century. They reveal a great deal about the culture, history, and faith of The Jewish Center. They reflect on historic events, the advances within Orthodox Judaism and life on New York's Upper West Side. The scholarly essays that follow in the second part of the volume provide yet another window into The Center's extraordinary past.

Author : Hayim Herring
Publisher : Alban Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Judaism
ISBN : 1566994268

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Tomorrow's Synagogue Today by Hayim Herring Pdf

In today's synagogue, the overall mission of the congregation is not necessarily a given. Tomorrow's Synagogue Today offers creative scenarios to stretch the imagination about how more synagogues could become vibrant centers of Jewish life and how congregational leaders can begin to chart a course toward achieving that goal.

Author : Shira Weiss
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2017-08-07
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780190684433

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Joseph Albo on Free Choice by Shira Weiss Pdf

Scripture is replete with narratives that challenge a variety of philosophical concepts; including morality, divine benevolence, and human freedom. Free choice, a significant and much debated concept in medieval philosophy, continues to be of great interest to contemporary philosophers and others. However, scholarship in biblical studies has primarily focused on compositional history, philology, and literary analysis, not on the examination of the philosophy implied in biblical texts. In this book, Shira Weiss focuses on the Hebrew Bible's encounter with the philosophical notion of free choice, as interpreted by the fifteenth-century Spanish Jewish philosopher Joseph Albo in one of the most popular Hebrew works in the corpus of medieval Jewish philosophy: Albo's Examining narratives commonly interpreted as challenging human freedom--the Binding of Isaac, the Hardening of Pharaoh's Heart, the Book of Job, and God's Choice of Israel--Albo puts forward innovative arguments that preserve the concept of free choice in these texts. Despite the popularity of The Book of Principles, Albo has been commonly dismissed as an unoriginal thinker. As a result, argues Weiss, the major original contribution of his philosophy-his theory of free choice as explained in unique exegetical interpretations-has been overlooked. This book casts new light on Albo by demonstrating both the central importance of his views on free choice in his philosophy and the creative ways in which they are presented.

Author : Susan G. Solomon
Publisher : Princeton Architectural Press
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1568982267

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Louis I. Kahn's Trenton Jewish Community Center by Susan G. Solomon Pdf

The Building Studies series examines important buildings through original documents, detailed text, photography, and drawings in an affordable format.

Author : Philip Reuben Goldstein
Publisher : New York : Bloch Publishing Company
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1964
Category : Community centers, Jewish
ISBN : UOM:39015016431671

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Centers in My Life by Philip Reuben Goldstein Pdf

Author : Anthony J. Saldarini
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1994-05-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780226734217

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Matthew's Christian-Jewish Community by Anthony J. Saldarini Pdf

The most Jewish of gospels in its contents and yet the most anti-Jewish in its polemics, the Gospel of Matthew has been said to mark the emergence of Christianity from Judaism. Anthony J. Saldarini overturns this interpretation by showing us how Matthew, far from proclaiming the replacement of Israel by the Christian church, wrote from within Jewish tradition to a distinctly Jewish audience. Recent research reveals that among both Jews and Christians of the first century many groups believed in Jesus while remaining close to Judaism. Saldarini argues that the author of the Gospel of Matthew belonged to such a group, supporting his claim with an informed reading of Matthew's text and historical context. Matthew emerges as a Jewish teacher competing for the commitment of his people after the catastrophic loss of the Temple in 70 C.E., his polemics aimed not at all Jews but at those who oppose him. Saldarini shows that Matthew's teaching about Jesus fits into first-century Jewish thought, with its tradition of God-sent leaders and heavenly mediators. In Saldarini's account, Matthew's Christian-Jewish community is a Jewish group, albeit one that deviated from the larger Jewish community. Contributing to both New Testament and Judaic studies, this book advances our understanding of how religious groups are formed.

Author : Jack Kugelmass
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : History
ISBN : 0231103077

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The Miracle of Intervale Avenue by Jack Kugelmass Pdf

Located in the ravaged urban landscape of the South Bronx, the Intervale Jewish Center is the last synagogue still in regular use in a rapidly changing neighborhood. This unique congregation represents the struggle of individuals to maintain their dignity, independence, and faith over the years. In The Miracle of Intervale Avenue, Jack Kugelmass tells the inspiring story of a community that continues to see the area as its own, as a place they steadfastly refuse to abandon despite a major shift in the ethnic demography of the South Bronx and an increase in violent crime. The Miracle of Intervale Avenue is the story of Moishe Sacks, the Intervale Jewish Center's charismatic leader, acting rabbi, master baker, and storyteller. But it is also the larger story of a small community of primarily elderly Jews and of the human quest for meaning in the face of death. A classic ethnography of American Jewish life, The Miracle of Intervale Avenue has now been brought up to date. In a new closing chapter and epilogue, Kugelmass shows how the congregation has adapted to the radical changes in the neighborhood, bringing closure to this poignant work. Now with 38 photographs of the community over the years, the book covers the slow economic resurgence of the South Bronx and discusses the revitalizing effect of the congregation's new members, including blacks and Latinos.

Author : JCC Manhattan,Katja Goldman,Lisa Rotmil,Judy Bernstein Bunzl
Publisher : Grand Central Life & Style
Page : 641 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2015-03-24
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9781455554362

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The Community Table by JCC Manhattan,Katja Goldman,Lisa Rotmil,Judy Bernstein Bunzl Pdf

A compendium of Jewish recipes, both modern and classic, from the flagship location of the national organization that celebrates community and embraces diversity. Across the continent, JCCs are cultural epicenters of modern Jewish life. The buildings are hives of activity; at any given moment, hundreds of people of all ages, backgrounds, interests, and opinions gather to engage in a myriad of activities. And nothing says community more than food. While sitting down to enjoy a meal together is undeniably bonding, working together to prepare it is even more so. Now, three chefs who are longstanding members of the JCC Manhattan share classic recipes such as Weekly Challah, Latkes Four Ways, and Pumpkin Rugelach, plus an inspiring selection of contemporary dishes with a farm-to-table emphasis and international flavors: Fig and Fennel Bread, Iraqi Lamb Burgers, Brussels Sprouts with Pomegranate and Citrus Glaze, and much more. Holiday menu suggestions and a complete chart grouping recipes by dietary restriction (meat, pareve, dairy) are included as well. With anecdotal contributions from JCCs all around the country, this cookbook highlights the JCC's vibrant, eclectic community-and celebrates all of its many flavors.

Author : Jenny Tango
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : 0738513148

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The Jewish Community of Staten Island by Jenny Tango Pdf

In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, a small group of Jewish immigrants carved out their own vibrant community in Staten Island. Jewish settlers clustered around the Arietta Street, St. George, Bergen Point, and Perth Amboy ferries and built seven synagogues and a Jewish community center. Jewish dry goods, candy, hardware, and men's furnishings stores sprung up along the major shopping areas of Jersey Street and Richmond Avenue. As the Jewish population grew, it expanded into new developments in Willowbrook, Eltingville, and Arden Heights and was able to support a Jewish elementary school.

Author : Seymour Martin Lipset
Publisher : Transaction Publishers
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2024-07-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1412817021

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American Pluralism and the Jewish Community by Seymour Martin Lipset Pdf

In a landmark volume of new essays destined to reshape the parameters of future discourse on American Jews and their relationships to major ideologies and organization of our time, Lipset has brought together many of the finest social analysts of Jewish life—both in the United States and overseas. Indeed, Canadian and Israeli perspectives add a comparative dimension that increases the special value of this book. S. N. Eisenstadt calls attention in his opening chapter to the thrust of the volume as a whole: a focus on the most distinguishing aspect of the American Jewish experience—the incorporation of Jews into all arenas and aspects of American life, and the effects of such incorporation on the structuring of Jewish life and self-perception. The work emphasizes the burgeoning of Jewish institutions, the visibility and acceptability of such institutions, and the changing Jewish definition of their collective identity. The work is conceived of as Festschrift, essays in honor of Earl Raab. Thus, the work has a community dimension that typifies Raab's work. The four essays in the final segment—"California is Different"—will come as a pleasant bonus in a work that otherwise features the more global dimensions of Jewish life in America. The first section on the "North American Community" features essays by S. N. Eisenstadt, Nathan Glazer, Arnold Eisen, Chaim Waxman, and Morton Weinfield. The second section on "Politics" contains contributions by Irving Kristol, Carl Sheingold, Eyton Gilboa, and Alan Fisher. The third segment is on "Jewish Community Life" with essays by Daniel Elezar, Larry Ruben, and Arnold Dashevsky. This is, in short, a major collective statement by scholars long associated with the subject. It will be of interest to political scientists and sociologists interested in ethnic studies and Jewish life in America.

Author : Mark Oppenheimer
Publisher : Knopf
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2021-10-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780525657194

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Squirrel Hill by Mark Oppenheimer Pdf

A piercing portrait of the struggles and triumphs of one of America's renowned Jewish neighborhoods in the wake of unspeakable tragedy that highlights the hopes, fears, and tensions all Americans must confront on the road to healing. Squirrel Hill, Pittsburgh, is one of the oldest Jewish neighborhoods in the country, known for its tight-knit community and the profusion of multigenerational families. On October 27, 2018, a gunman killed eleven Jews who were worshipping at the Tree of Life synagogue in Squirrel Hill--the most deadly anti-Semitic attack in American history. Many neighborhoods would be understandably subsumed by despair and recrimination after such an event, but not this one. Mark Oppenheimer poignantly shifts the focus away from the criminal and his crime, and instead presents the historic, spirited community at the center of this heartbreak. He speaks with residents and nonresidents, Jews and gentiles, survivors and witnesses, teenagers and seniors, activists and historians. Together, these stories provide a kaleidoscopic and nuanced account of collective grief, love, support, and revival. But Oppenheimer also details the difficult dialogue and messy confrontations that Squirrel Hill had to face in the process of healing, and that are a necessary part of true growth and understanding in any community. He has reverently captured the vibrancy and caring that still characterize Squirrel Hill, and it is this phenomenal resilience that can provide inspiration to any place burdened with discrimination and hate.