The heart of Torah. Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy / Volume 2, Essays on the weekly Torah portion :

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In The Heart of Torah, Rabbi Shai Held s Torah essays two for each weekly portion open new horizons in Jewish biblical commentary. Held probes the portions in bold, original, and provocative ways. He mines Talmud and midrashim, great writers of world literature, and astute commentators of other reli...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Held, Shai, 1971- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : Lincoln : Jewish Publication Society ; University of Nebraska Press, [2017]
Temas:
Bible. > Pentateuch > Commentaries.
Bible. > Pentateuch
RELIGION > Biblical Studies > Old Testament.
RELIGION > Judaism > Theology.
Commentaries
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; A Note on Translations; Introduction; LEVITICUS; Va-yikra' No. 1. Order amid Chaos: Connecting to Leviticus; Va-yikra' No. 2. The Fall and Rise of Great Leaders: Or, What Kind of Leaders Do We Need?; Tsav No. 1. No Leftovers: The Meaning of the Thanksgiving Offering; Tsav No. 2. Buying God Off: Jeremiah and the Problem of Religious Hypocrisy; Shemini No. 1. Is Vegetarianism a Biblical Ideal?; Shemini No. 2. Of Grief Public and Private: Moses and Aaron Face the Unimaginable.
  • Tazria' No. 1. Living on the Boundary: The Complexity and Anxiety of ChildbirthTazria' No. 2, Metsora' No. 1. Struggling with Stigma: Making Sense of the Metzora; Metsora' No. 2. Life- Giving, Death-Dealing Words; 'Aḥarei Mot No. 1. Yom Kippur: Purifying the Tabernacle and Ourselves; 'Aḥarei Mot No. 2, Kedoshim No. 1. The Holiness of Israel and the Dignity of the Disabled; Kedoshim No. 2. Loving Our Neighbor: A Call to Emotion and Action; 'Emor No. 1. Covenantal Joy: What Sukkot Can Teach Us; 'Emor No. 2. Between Grief and Anticipation: Counting the Omer
  • Be-har No. 1. Another World to Live In: The Meaning of ShabbatBe-har No. 2, Be- ḥukkotai No. 1. God's Unfathomable Love; Be-ḥukkotai No. 2. Standing Tall: Serving God with Dignity; NUMBERS; Be-midbar No. 1. Divine Love and Human Uniqueness; Be-midbar No. 2. A Torah for All? Universalism and Its Dangers; Naso' No. 1. On Channeling and Receiving Blessing; Naso' No. 2. The Risk of Relationality: Or, Why Confession Matters; Be-ha'alotekha No. 1. It's Not about You: Or, What Moses Knew; Be-ha'alotekha No. 2. After Pain, Prayer: What Moses (and Job) Can Teach Us
  • Shelaḥ No. 1. The Tragedy (and Hope) of the Book of NumbersShelaḥ No. 2. (Don't) Follow Your Heart and Your Eyes: Between Numbers and Ecclesiastes; Koraḥ No. 1. Every Jew a High Priest? The Meaning of Tzitzit and the Sin of Korah; Koraḥ No. 2. Giving, Taking, and the Temptations of Leadership; Ḥukkat No. 1. When Everything Starts to Look the Same: Moses's Failure; Ḥukkat No. 2. Putting Down Ancient Grudges (and Learning Kindness): Between Israel and Edom; Balak No. 1. The Lampooned Prophet: On Learning From (and With) Balaam; Balak No. 2. Not There Y
  • Pinḥas No. 1. When Zealotry Metastasizes: The Passionate Self- Regard of PinhasPinḥas No. 2. Between Zealotry and Self- Righteousness: Or, Was Elijah the Prophet Fired?; Mattot No. 1. Cattle, Cattle Everywhere: The Failure of Reuben and Gad; Mattot No. 2, Mase'ei No. 1. Serving God in All We Do: Israel's Journeys and Resting Places; Mase'ei No. 2. Do Not Murder! Shedding Innocent Blood and Polluting the Land; DEUTERONOMY; Devarim No. 1. "Do Not Be Afraid of Anyone": On Courage and Leadership; Devarim No. 2. A Bolt from the Blue: Or, When God Falls in Love

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