Jewish priorities Sixty-five proposals for the future of our people
Book - 2023
"Imagine having the entire Jewish people over for dinner--and hosting a raucous, creative, riveting debate about their collective future. Jewish Priorities offers, for the first time, a wide-ranging, ambitious, and genuinely "pan-Jewish" conversation. Encompassing more than sixty top authors from around the Jewish world--Israelis and Diaspora writers; younger influencers and veteran opinion leaders; rabbinic and communal leaders, journalists and scholars, and literary and cultural figures, ranging from secular to ultra-Orthodox--each contributor offers a different priority for the Jewish people. In the process, Jewish Priorities captures the tremendous breadth, depth, and passionate commitment that has long defined this uniqu...e community in history. These essays are all original and come from some of our greatest luminaries--thought leaders like Natan Sharansky, Dara Horn, Yossi Klein Halevi, Ruth Wisse, Shaul Magid, David Wolpe, Fania Oz-Salzberger, and many more. Their topics vary widely, from Zionism and antisemitism to education and philanthropy; from the Holocaust to Jewish intimacy; from the quest for God to the failure of Jewish institutions, to the best way to study the Torah in an age of viral videos. Jewish Priorities offers an unprecedented snapshot of the cultural, political, and religious currents driving an entire generation of Jews--but also the deepest aspirations and dreams of this beautiful, unique people at a pivotal moment in our history."
- Subjects
- Genres
- Essays
- Published
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New York [New York] ; Nashville [Tennessee] :
Wicked Son Books, an imprint of Post Hill Press
[2023]
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 509 pages ; 24 cm
- ISBN
- 9781637587447
- Introduction: A new "Torah" for our time / David Hazony
- Toward a green Zionism : rediscovering Herzl's environmentalist vision / Yosef Israel Abramowitz
- Cultivating commitment : a four point plan for stronger personal ties with Israel / Sally Abrams
- TikTok and the Talmud : how to connect young people with our ancient wisdom / Miriam Anzovin
- The politics of the Mizrahi mother : a proven path to living with our differences / Avishay Ben Haim
- Confront the new Cossacks : a Jewish political survival guide / David L. Bernstein
- The tyranny of "identity" : why DIY Judaism is no substitute for tradition / Mijal Bitton
- Stay sexy : how to rediscover Jewish intimacy / Chana Boteach
- The narrow bridge : embracing the in-betweens that make us human / Neshama Carlebach
- Proud Jew in the NBA : how keeping Kosher made me a better basketball player / Omri Casspi
- Rescue our recipes : cultivating Jewish joy through our culinary traditions / Jake Cohen
- Toward a united front : why we still need consensus-building institutions / William C. Daroff
- The power of soft words : relationships, rather than public campaigns, repair the world / Shlomo Elkan
- Say yes to tribalism : the need for solidarity in an atomistic age / Rachel Fish
- Move to Israel : a third way for the anxious Diaspora Jew / Blake Flayton
- Our biblical birthright : reclaiming the Land-of-Israel narrative / Yishai Fleisher
- Teach the idea of the Jewish people : protect young Jews from the intellectual assault on their identity / David Gedzelman
- Reinvent Jewish giving : the case for "return on investment" philanthropy / Mark Gerson
- We are all refugees : Jewish lessons for a world on the move / Roya Hakakian
- How to fix "Tikkun Olam" : why Judaism can't be reduced to Universalist Activism / Ammiel Hirsch
- Praise the living Jews : an alternative to Holocaust education / Dara Horn
- The key to continuity : how to forge new links across generations / Laura Janner-Klausner & Ally Goldberg
- Needed: more Jews : why we should actively promote conversion / Tal Keinan
- The mountain of spices : recovering the erotic core of Judaism / Benjamin Kerstein
- The Jewish spiritual quest : finding God in the Twenty-first century / Yossi Klein Halevi
- Argue like a Jew : rediscovering the Rabbinic art of disagreement / William Kolbrener
- Separation of Challah : an ancient ritual opens the door to our mothers' wisdom / Lihi Lapid
- Embrace the chaos : affirming the edgy, creative, crazy side of being Jewish / Nolan H. Lebovitz
- Against prestige addiction : stop seeking validation from those who hate us / Liel Leibovitz
- To die as a Jew : living well in the face of mortality / Melanie Levav
- Why exile matters : how to rebuild Diaspora culture without using Israel as a crutch / Shaul Magid
- The virtue of inclusivity : we all have something to contribute to the mosaic / Manishtana
- An end to Ashkenormativity : let's put bagels-and-lox Jewishness behind us / Hen Mazzig
- An Aggadic Jew : liberate the power of Jewish storytelling / Ruby Namdar
- Un-hijack human rights : how a movement founded by Jews can be restored / Hillel C. Neuer
- Deep roots make strong branches : build our future by investing in our common heritage / Irina Nevzlin
- Expand the Abraham Accords : cracking the code of existence / Houda Nonoo
- Make fun of everything : why humor is the key to Jewish pride / Claudia Oshry
- Strong individuals make strong communities : why we can't have one without the other / Fania Oz-Salzberger
- Tzedakanomics : the power of the Haredi social safety net / Eli Paley
- Saving the Jewish-Progressive Alliance : why we must fight for the soul of the Left / Carly Pildis
- Study the Talmud the old-fashioned way : forget viral videos. find a teacher. open a book / Uri Pilichowski
- Why Jews need a common language : a plan for universal Hebrew literacy / Vardit Ringvald
- Only the Jews can save Europe : why we shouldn't quit the Continent / Simone Rodan-Benzaquen
- The Satmar art of not giving a f*ck : hidden in Brooklyn, a surprisingly vibrant communal model / Armin Rosen
- Zionists are made, not born : the fight for Israel's image can be won. here's how / Roz Rothstein
- Raising inquisitive children : educate kids to ask better questions / Jodi Rudoren
- Thou shalt be beautiful : the forgotten Jewish ideal / Lizzy Savetsky
- Don't take democracy for granted : why we must not be politically complacent / Dahlia Scheindlin
- Wanted: a Jewish Tolkein : why we need a new mythology / Joe Schwartz
- Strengthen the Christian-Jewish Alliance : the urgency of overcoming our prejudice / Faydra L. Shapiro
- The right way to commemorate the Holocaust : by using it to reclaim our nationhood / Natan Sharansky & Gil Troy
- The jewel in the crown of Jewish education : the power of history to shape our kids' identity / Laura Shaw Frank
- Let's get back to smashing idols : the worship of power is more dangerous than ever / Scott A. Shay
- A Western wall for everyone ; why was I arrested for praying at the Kotel? / Hallel Silverman
- Liberate our institutions : a new organizational paradigm / Andres Spokoiny
- A new pantheon of heroes : without stories of courage and sacrifice, we can't have Jewish pride / Michael Steinhardt
- The power of "no" : Judaism began with an act of refusal. we still have a lot more refusing to do / Bret Stephens
- The case for Jewish guilt : why feeling bad about our non-observance is crucial for passing the torch / David Suissa
- How to beat the new Antisemitism : it's not about human rights. it's about Soviet propaganda / Izabella Tabarovsky
- Ignore the globalists : why Jewish nationalism drives them up a wall / Gadi Taub
- Zionism as therapy : how the Movement's founding texts offer an answer to today's bullies / Einat Wilf
- On moral confidence : how the Diaspora lost its Jewish spine, and how to get it back / Ruth R. Wisse
- Respect your opponents : in great disputes, there is no solitary truth / David Wolpe
- A cure for Diaspora delusions : what we can learn about ourselves from Soviet immigrants / Alex Zeldin
- The city of our dreams : why Tel Aviv is the model for Jewish life in the Twenty-first century / Neri Zilber
- Afterword: Is this a Jewish book? A Jewish publisher's priorities / Adam Bellow.