A Heart of Many Rooms: Celebrating the Many Voices within Judaism
"This work is not addressed only to scholars of Judaism or theologians, but also, and primarily, to all Jews and non-Jews who would like to share the thoughts and struggles of a person who loves Torah and Halakhah, who is committed to helping make room for and celebrate the religious and cultural diversity present in the modern world, and who believes that a commitment to Israel and to Jewish particularity must be organically connected to the rabbinic teaching, 'Beloved are all human beings created in the image of God.'"
—from the Introduction
With clarity, passion and outstanding scholarship, David Hartman addresses the spiritual and theological questions that face all Jews and all people today. From the perspective of traditional Judaism, he helps us understand the varieties of twentieth-century Jewish practice and shows that commitment to both Jewish tradition and to pluralism can create bridges of understanding between people of different religious convictions.
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Book details
- Author
- David Hartman
- Imprint
- Jewish Lights, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Pages
- 352
- Formats
- Hardcover, Paperback
- Subjects
- Religion › Judaism
- Topics
- Jewish theology · Torah · religious diversity · Jewish spirituality · Halakhah · Israel · rabbinic thought
- ISBN-13
- 9781580230483 (Hardcover)9781580231565 (Paperback)
About the author
DAVID HARTMAN was the founder and president emeritus of the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem and the author of many books, including From Defender to Critic: The Search for a New Jewish Self, The God Who Hates Lies: Confronting and Rethinking Jewish Tradition and A Heart of Many Rooms: Celebrating the Many Voices within Judaism.
Hartman’s A Living Covenant: The Innovative Spirit in Traditional Judaism and Maimonides: Torah and Philosophic Quest were both winners of the National Jewish Book Award. A Heart of Many Rooms was a finalist for the National Jewish Book Award and a Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year. He held rabbinic ordination from Yeshiva University’s theological seminary in New York City and served as professor emeritus at Hebrew University in Jerusalem.