The traditional Jewish thought and modernity. The collection of philosophical essays by Dr. H. Lamb, the author of numerous publications in leading Jewish philosophical and scientific publications, the rector of the famous New York "Yeshiva University" is designed for those who want to understand the various aspects of Jewish thought in its interaction with modernity. The author gives in-depth study of the Jewish tradition, by comparing the views of the Jewish sages of different ages with social and scientific thought of our time.
Faith, like life itself, paradoxically weak and at the same time strong. She is gentle and sometimes collapsing due to the weaker infection doubts. It is flexible and does not give up, stubborn and strong, somehow she manages to survive the most difficult circumstance Islands. Wounded, injured, even humiliated, she often gets better and regains its integrity, their health and dignity. Expelled from one place, it blooms in the other.
Awareness of the fragility and firmness of faith constitutes the very heart of this book, the task of which illustrate the clash of religious faith with modern life and civilization. This is the faith of ancient Israel, which came from the patriarchs through Moses and the Talmud to the present day ...
This book is for anyone who wants to understand the various aspects of Jewish thought in its interaction with modernity. The author carries out in-depth study of the Jewish tradition, by comparing the views of the Jewish sages of different ages with social and scientific thought of our time.
Dr. Norman Lamb, the author of many books and articles in leading Jewish philosophical and scientific publications - headed by the famous New York "Yeshiva University."
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction Chapter 1. Faith and Doubt Chapter 2. Theme of unity: monism for modern people Chapter 3. Two versions of the synthesis Chapter 4. Man and the Universe Chapter 5. The religious significance of extraterrestrial life- Chapter 6. Ecology in Jewish law and theology Chapter 7. Jewish ethics leisure Chapter 8. Scholarship and piety Chapter 9. Moral Revolution: Jewish evolution Chapter 10. Self-incrimination in law and psychology: The Fifth Amendment and Halacha Chapter 11. Privacy in the law and theology Chapter 12. Suffering and Literature
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