{"title":"Rabbi Robert N. Levine","description":"\u003cp\u003eRABBI ROBERT N. LEVINE, D.D., served as Senior Rabbi of Congregation Rodeph Sholom in New York City for three decades, from 1991 to 2021. His books include \u003cem\u003eWhat God Can Do For You Now\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWhere Are You When I Need You?\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThere Is No Messiah—and You're It\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLevine received his ordination from the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in 1977 and his Doctor of Divinity in 2002. His awards include the New York Board of Rabbis' Maria and Joel Finkle Prize for Rabbi of the Year, the International Humanitarian Award from the World Union for Progressive Judaism, and induction into the Manhattan Jewish Hall of Fame in 2020.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLevine has served as President of the New York Board of Rabbis and chaired the Catholic-Jewish Dialogue with the Archdiocese of New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRabbi Robert N. Levine’s books are published by Jewish Lights, an imprint of Turner Publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/books-new-releases\"\u003eNew Releases\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/award-winning-books\"\u003eAward-Winning Books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"there-is-no-messiah-and-youre-it","title":"There Is No Messiah—and You're It: The Stunning Transformation of Judaism's Most Provocative Idea","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA challenge to each of us to take personal responsibility for repairing the world. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e            \u003cp\u003e\"We are taught that every one of us is                 created in the divine image. All of us can be holy through                 imitating God…. So, you don’t have to look around                 or look away. You don’t have to wait for someone to come                 and do what you were put on this earth to do in the first                 place. Judaism empowers you, as one of God’s anointed                 ones, to do more than you ever dreamed possible.\" \u003cbr\u003e—from Chapter 1 \u003c\/p\u003e            \u003cp\u003eThe coming of the messiah is anticipated                 by millions of people of many faiths as the ultimate salve for                 our spiritual lives and as a way to finally make the world a                 better place. \u003c\/p\u003e            \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThere Is No Messiah…and You’re                 It \u003c\/i\u003eexamines the history of                 messianic hope and anticipation, its evolution in Judaism and                 Jewish history, and other interpretations of                 “messiah” that shed new light on what it means to                 usher in the “kingdom of God.” This fascinating                 book is our call to see ourselves as the fulfillment of, not                 the anticipators of, messianic change. \u003c\/p\u003e            \u003cp\u003eDrawing from the Bible, the Talmud,                 rabbinic sources, and modern-day scholars, Rabbi Robert Levine                 provides us with an accessible, fascinating understanding of                 messianic vision, as well as false messiahs throughout Jewish                 history. He challenges the powerful idea of messiah that has                 survived in the heart, soul, and ethos of the Jewish people,                 and reveals the immediacy of the messianic presence in our                 day—in our own lives. \u003c\/p\u003e            \u003cp\u003eCompelling and controversial, \u003ci\u003eThere Is No Messiah…and You’re It\u003c\/i\u003e inspires us to embody the noblest values of  Jewish tradition—prayer, study, \u003ci\u003emitzvoth,\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e tzedakah\u003c\/i\u003e—and                 embrace our own messianic potential to heal the world. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eWe earn a commission for purchases made through the following links.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1580232558\/ref=nosim?tag=tpcecomm-20\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Amazon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003c!-- bookshop-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/book\/9781580232555\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Bookshop.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/bookshop-buylink --\u003e","brand":"Rabbi Robert N. 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