{"product_id":"choosing-hope-the-heritage-of-judaism-9780827615205","title":"Choosing Hope: The Heritage of Judaism","description":"Throughout our history, Jews have traditionally responded to our trials with hope, psychologist David Arnow says, because we have had ready access to Judaism's abundant reservoir of hope. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The first book to plumb the depths of this reservoir, \u003ci\u003eChoosing Hope\u003c\/i\u003e journeys from biblical times to our day to explore nine fundamental sources of hope in Judaism: \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eTeshuvah\u003c\/i\u003e--the method to fulfill our hope to become better human beings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eTikkun Olam\u003c\/i\u003e--the hope that we can repair the world by working together\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbraham and Sarah--models of persisting in hope amid trials\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExodus--the archetype of redemptive hope\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCovenant--the hope for a durable relationship with the One of Being\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJob--the \"hard-fought hope\" that brings a grief-stricken man back to life\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWorld to Come--the sustaining hope that death is not the end\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIsrael--high hope activists work to build a just and inclusive society for all Israelis\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJewish Humor--\"hope's last weapon\" in our darkest days \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e Grounded in a contemporary theology that situates the responsibility for creating a better world in human hands, with God acting through us, \u003ci\u003eChoosing Hope\u003c\/i\u003e can help us both affirm hope in times of trial and transmit our deepest hopes to the next generation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Arnow\u003c\/b\u003e is a scholar of the festival of Passover. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eCreating Lively Passover Seders\u003c\/i\u003e and coeditor of \u003ci\u003eMy People's Passover Haggadah\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of Nebraska Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50448943546642,"sku":"9780827615205","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_530b06e1-9d4f-4e11-9a8d-898c4d12528e.jpg?v=1729742124","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/choosing-hope-the-heritage-of-judaism-9780827615205","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}