{"product_id":"floating-takes-faith-ancient-wisdom-for-a-modern-world","title":"Floating Takes Faith: Ancient Wisdom for a Modern World","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWe are taught to study, to learn, and to let ourselves grow Jewishly. But where does being the \"people of the book\" get us in the real world?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid Wolpe's collection of essays responds to this question by exploring how Jewish values, such as scholarship and compassion, together with Jewish practice, enhance an individual's private and public life. How does Shabbat help deflect us from the pressures of the societal rat-race? How can Jewish learning subdue political unrest? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRabbi Wolpe draws the lessons of this collection from a variety of religious and historical sources, finding the importance of Israel in a Robert Frost poem, the nature of God in the words of Beowulf, and parenting lessons in the fatherly techniques of King David. The essays address diverse topics ranging from assimilation to Zionism to Jewish concepts of life and death.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRabbi Wolpe asks the questions, sometimes profound, sometimes light-hearted, that challenge us to consider how we live as Jews, how our Jewish lives are influenced by our secular surroundings, and how we can develop our Jewish souls by continuing to learn from new sources while remaining open to spiritual growth. Some of these questions include: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIs it wrong to admire Kant, Voltaire, and Roald Dahl if they were anti-Semitic?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow can we reconcile our American family traditions with our Jewish family traditions?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn an evolutionary debate, do God and Steven Pinker stand behind opposite podiums?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDo we need such a thing as a Jewish home? A Jewish homeland?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy does Walt Whitman think we should stay awake during the rabbi's sermon?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat lessons of aging gracefully can we learn from Rabbi Akiba and Grandma Moses?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn ideal gift for teachers, Confirmation students, grads, and new families that join the congregation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rabbi David J. Wolpe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Behrman House Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 179\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.10h x 9.10w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780874417333\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWolpe, Rabbi David J.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Named \"The Most Influential Rabbi in America\" by \u003cem\u003eNewsweek \u003c\/em\u003eand one of the \"50 Most Influential Jews in the World \" by \u003cem\u003eThe\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eJerusalem Post\u003c\/em\u003e, David Wolpe is the Max Webb Emeritus Rabbi of Sinai Temple. Rabbi Wolpe has taught at Harvard, the Jewish Theological Seminary, the American Jewish University, Hunter College, and UCLA. Rabbi Wolpe has published widely, including in \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWashington Post, Time, Newsweek and The\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eAtlantic\u003c\/em\u003e. Rabbi Wolpe is the author of eight books, including the national bestseller \u003cem\u003eMaking Loss Matter: Creating Meaning in Difficult Times.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Behrman House Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":53323826331946,"sku":"9780874417333","price":29.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1022\/4553\/1946\/files\/img_f4d50306-d314-4420-a214-f8d81a024632.jpg?v=1793058343","url":"https:\/\/delvanta.shop\/products\/floating-takes-faith-ancient-wisdom-for-a-modern-world","provider":"Whitmore Lane","version":"1.0","type":"link"}