{"product_id":"repentance-the-meaning-and-practice-of-teshuvah-9781580237185","title":"Repentance: The Meaning and Practice of Teshuvah","description":"This candid and comprehensive probe into the nature of moral transgression and spiritual healing examines both the practical and philosophical dimensions of \u003cem\u003eteshuvah\u003c\/em\u003e, Judaism's core religious-moral teaching on repentance, and its value for us today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNewman, Louis E.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr. Louis E. Newman\u003c\/b\u003e is the John M. and Elizabeth W. Musser Professor of Religious Studies at Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota. He is author of \u003cem\u003ePast Imperatives: Studies in the History and Theory of Jewish Ethics\u003c\/em\u003e;\u003cem\u003e An Introduction to Jewish Ethics\u003c\/em\u003e; and the \u003cem\u003eLifeLights\u003c\/em\u003e(TM) pastoral care booklet \u003cem\u003eDoing Teshuvah: Undoing Mistakes, Repairing Relationships and Finding Inner Peace \u003c\/em\u003e(Jewish Lights). Dr. Newman is available for scholar-in-residence weekends and repentance workshops.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDr. Louis Newman is available to speak on the following topics: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRepentance: It's Easier Than You Think, It's Harder Than You Imagine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCurses and Stumbling-blocks: How to Relate to the Vulnerable among Us\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJudaism and Politics: Is Torah Liberal or Conservative?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhistle-blowing: Am I My Brother's (and Sister's) Keeper?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Narrative and the Normative: The Value of Stories for Jewish Ethics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchulweis, Harold M.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRabbi Harold M. Schulweis\u003c\/strong\u003e, one of the most respected spiritual leaders and teachers of his generation, has been a rabbi at Valley Beth Shalom in Encino, California, for close to forty years. He is the founding chairman of the Jewish Foundation for the Righteous, an organization that identifies and offers grants to those non-Jews who risked their lives to save Jews threatened by the agents of Nazi savagery. He is also the founder of Jewish World Watch, which aims to raise moral consciousness within the Jewish community. Synagogues and other religious institutions are now supporting this effort across the country.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRabbi Schulweis\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of many books, including: \u003cem\u003eConscience: The Duty to Obey and the Duty to Disobey\u003c\/em\u003e (Jewish Lights), \u003cem\u003eApproaches to the Philosophy of Religion, For Those Who Can't Believe, Finding Each Other in Judaism, In God's Mirror, \u003c\/em\u003eand two books of original religious poetry and meditation--\u003cem\u003eFrom Birth to Immortality \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e Passages in Poetry\u003c\/em\u003e. His \u003cem\u003eEvil and the Morality of God\u003c\/em\u003e is regarded as a classic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKedar, Karyn D.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRabbi Karyn D. Kedar\u003c\/strong\u003e teaches matters of the spirit to groups throughout the U.S. She is senior rabbi at Congregation B'nai Jehoshua Beth Elohim in the Chicago area, and the inspiring author of \u003cem\u003eThe Bridge to Forgiveness: Stories and Prayers for Finding God and Restoring Wholeness; Our Dance with God: Finding Prayer, Perspective and Meaning in the Stories of Our Lives\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eGod Whispers: Stories of the Soul, Lessons of the Heart\u003c\/em\u003e and contributed to \u003cem\u003eMay God Remember: Memory and Memorializing in Judaism\u003c\/em\u003e--Yizkor; \u003cem\u003eWho by Fire, Who by Water\u003c\/em\u003e--Un'taneh Tokef and \u003cem\u003eAll These Vows\u003c\/em\u003e--Kol Nidre (all Jewish Lights).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jewish Lights Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50357110309138,"sku":"9781580237185","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_55b9af5c-0c8a-410b-9538-1182021e01b8.jpg?v=1728317648","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/repentance-the-meaning-and-practice-of-teshuvah-9781580237185","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}