Why Judaism Matters: Letters of a Liberal Rabbi to his Children and the Millennial Generation
Presented in the form of letters from a rabbi to his sons, Why Judaism Matters is common sense guidance and a road map for a new generation of young men and women who find Jewish orthodoxy, tradition, issues, and beliefs impenetrable in 21st Century society. By intimately illustrating how the tenets of Judaism still apply in our modern world, Rabbi John Rosove gives heartfelt direction to the sons and daughters of reform Jews everywhere.
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Book details
- Author
- John Rosove
- Imprint
- Jewish Lights, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Formats
- Paperback, Hardcover
- Subjects
- Religion › Judaism › Reform
Religion › Judaism - Topics
- Reform Judaism · Jewish spirituality · Jewish theology · modern Jewish life · intergenerational letters · millennials and religion · Jewish identity
- ISBN-13
- 9781683367055 (Paperback)9781683367062 (Hardcover)
About the author
RABBI JOHN L. ROSOVE is Rabbi Emeritus of Temple Israel of Hollywood, where he served as Senior Rabbi from 1988 to 2019. His recent books include Why Israel and its Future Matters and Why Judaism Matters: Letters of a Liberal Rabbi to his Children and the Millennial Generation.
Rosove received the World Union for Progressive Judaism International Humanitarian Award in 2002. He holds a Doctor of Divinity from Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion (2004) and was ordained by HUC-JIR in New York in 1979.
When not writing, Rosove serves as national co-chair of the Rabbinic and Cantorial Cabinet of J Street and is a past national chair of the Association of Reform Zionists of America. These commitments to progressive Jewish life and Zionist advocacy form the foundation of his writing.
John lives in Los Angeles.