A Faithful Heart.A Faithful HeartBenjamin Levy UAHC UAHC Union of American Hebrew Congregations Press 633 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017-6778 0807407542, $13.95 www.uahcpress.com 1-888-489-8242 Very highly recommended as informed and informative reading, "A Faithful heart: Preparing For The High Holy Days" by Benjamin Levy (the Rabbi of the Monroe Township Jewish Center in Spotswood, New Jersey Spotswood is a Borough in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 7,880. The ZIP code is 08884. ) is a study text for students of Judaism which is based on The Midrash (Maaseh Avraham Avinu). Specific chapters focus on God's uniqueness, unity, and might. Other chapters deal with idolatry Idolatry Aaron responsible for the golden calf. [O.T.: Exodus 32] Ashtaroth Canaanite deities worshiped profanely by Israelites. [O.T. and spiritual survival, what it means to be 'God's Servant', as well as the efficacy of prayer and good intentions. Of special note is the postscript 'A Rabbinic rab·bin·i·cal also rab·bin·ic adj. Of, relating to, or characteristic of rabbis. [From obsolete rabbin, rabbi, from French, from Old French rabain, probably from Aramaic Response to the Challenges of Jewish Survival'. Founded on impeccable scholarship, "A Faithful Heart" is completely accessible to the non-specialist general reader with an interest in Judaism and spirituality. |
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