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The Jewish woman next door : repairing the world one step at a time /
The women profiled in this collection of absorbing essays-some known throughout the world, others known only within their own communities-all share one key trait: whether religious or secular, they are driven by their commitment to Judaism to engage in acts of kindness. In profiling women such as Ru...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Jerusalem, Israel :
Urim Publications,
2015.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Title Page; Half Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Foreword by Louis Flancbaum, M.D.; Introduction; Chapter 1. Pidyon Sh'vuyim / Redeeming Captives; Ruth Gruber; Barbara Ribacove Gordon; Alice Sardell; Chapter 2. Tzedakah / Righteousness; Naomi Eisenberger; Jenny Kaplan, z"l; Eileen Sklaroff; Chapter 3. Hachnasat Orchim / Welcoming Guests; Bessie Fishman Newell, z"l and Rachel Bess Levine; Sylvia Ruskin; Wendy Kay; Chapter 4. Bikkur Chollim / Visiting the Sick; Barbara Sarah; Zella Goldfinger and Chava Rose; Joan Posnick; Chapter 5. V'ahavta L'reyacha / Loving One's Neighbor; Eve Stern.
- Myriam GummermanStanlee Stahl; Chapter 6. Lo Ta'amod al Dam Re'echa / Do Not Stand Idly by While the Blood of Your Neighbor is Being Shed; Maxine Uttal; Linda Storfer; Claire Ginsburg Goldstein; Chapter 7. Talmud Torah / The Study of Torah; Sarah Labkowski; Judith Helfand; Marla Berkowitz; Chapter 8. Kavod Hamayt, Nichum Avaylim / Honoring the Dead and Comforting the Bereaved; Rena Halpern Kieval; Leatrice Rabinsky; Ronnie Shonzeit; Chapter 9. Ahavat Zion / Zionism and Love of the Land of Israel; Stephanie Stein; Judith Darsky; Toni Wortman; Chapter 10. Rodef Shalom / The Pursuit of Peace.
- Letty Cotton PogrebinPaula Rackoff; Maureen Kushner; Acknowledgments; About the Author.