Choosing Hope
Jewish Publication Society (Verlag)
9780827615205 (ISBN)
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.
The first book to plumb the depths of this reservoir, Choosing Hope journeys from biblical times to our day to explore nine fundamental sources of hope in Judaism:
Teshuvah-the method to fulfill our hope to become better human beings
Tikkun Olam-the hope that we can repair the world by working together
Abraham and Sarah-models of persisting in hope amid trials
Exodus-the archetype of redemptive hope
Covenant-the hope for a durable relationship with the One of Being
Job-the “hard-fought hope” that brings a grief-stricken man back to life
World to Come-the sustaining hope that death is not the end
Israel-high hope activists work to build a just and inclusive society for all Israelis
Jewish Humor-“hope’s last weapon” in our darkest days
Grounded in a contemporary theology that situates the responsibility for creating a better world in human hands, with God acting through us, Choosing Hope can help us both affirm hope in times of trial and transmit our deepest hopes to the next generation.
David Arnow is a scholar of the festival of Passover. He is the author of Creating Lively Passover Seders and coeditor of My People’s Passover Haggadah.
Acknowledgments
Introduction
What Hope Is and Why It Matters
Judaism as a Reservoir of Hope
Difficulty Tapping Jewish Sources of Hope
A Way toward Hope
About This Book
Making the Most of This Book
Notes on Translation and Gender
1. Repentance: The Gateway to Hope
Introduction
A Theology for Looking in the Mirror
Prayer and Hope
The Season of Teshuvah
Seasonal Rituals
Conclusion
2. Tikkun Olam: Turning Hope into Action
Introduction
Biblical Roots in Ecclesiastes
Rabbinic Origins in the Mishnah
An Intertextual Reading of the Sages and Ecclesiastes
Aleinu’s Hope of Repairing the World
Tikkun Olam in the Mysticism of Isaac Luria
Tikkun Olam Today
Conclusion
3. Abraham and Sarah: Living in Hope
Introduction
Hope in God and Abraham’s Relationship
Hope amid Abraham and Sarah’s Trials
The Binding of Isaac as a Story of Hope
Conclusion
4. The Exodus: Hope at the Heart
Introduction
Brueggemann’s Archetypical Tale of Hope
Exodus as the Jewish Master Story
Despair versus Hope in Midrash and Commentary
Putting Exodus Memories into Practice
Conclusion
5. The Covenant: Hope in Israel’s Relationship with God
Introduction
Covenantal Hope in the Morning Liturgy
Covenantal Hope and the Ancient Trials of History
The Post-Holocaust Conversation
Conclusion
6. The Book of Job: Hope for Vindication
Introduction
Reframing Job
Verses of Despair, Verses of Hope
Hope for Vindication
Conclusion
7. Jewish Eschatology: Hopes for the World to Come
Introduction
The Road to Resurrection in the Bible
The Rise of the Rabbis and the Triumph of Resurrection
The Messiah of the Rabbis
Maimonides on the Messiah and the Afterlife
Reform Judaism’s Hopes for the Afterlife
Humans Fulfilling Hopes for Immortality?
Conclusion
8. Israel: Hope in the Homeland
Introduction
Zionist Hope
Fulfilling the Hopes of Statehood
Reuven Rivlin’s Israeli Hope
Snapshots of Israeli Hope: Israeli Activists Speak
Conclusion
9. Jewish Humor: The Currency of Hope
Introduction
Humor and Hope
The Beginning of Jewish Laughter
Waiting for the Messiah
The Schlemiel
Laughing and Hoping in Hell
God Laughs Too
Conclusion
Final Thoughts
A Succinct Jewish Theology of Hope
Finding Hope in Our Ancient Texts
Hope Means Work
Transmitting Our Heritage of Hope
Notes
Bibliography
Subject Index
Index of Texts
| Erscheinungsdatum | 11.02.2022 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | JPS Essential Judaism |
| Zusatzinfo | 2 indexes |
| Verlagsort | Philadelphia |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Judentum |
| ISBN-13 | 9780827615205 / 9780827615205 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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